At the faciltiy I work in, we have recently gotten a new in house physicain. He has done major cuts to some of our overmedicated residents. We have seen behaviors decrease from our residents, and our med nurses are happier too :chuckle . As an asi...
I am an ADN nurse with 4 years experience in long term care and med - surg. Personally, I would not mind wearing a uniform as long as it is practical and comfortable. Also, the facility should launder it for me!:) This would be practical too sinc...
I work in LTC, and our new physician has prescribed a few residents Marinol, which is a concentrated pill form of THC, the active ingredient in marijuana. We have found it highly effective for patients with chronic pain (mild to moderate), including...
redheadRN replied to ollikristiina's topic in General Nursing
Here in the U.S. I still have problems with ageism. I, too, am 26, and many older patients will wait until an older nurse comes in to ask any questions. So I usually will joke with them and say "Do you have any questions? I know I look young, but I...
Hee Hee... Just giggling over the "nursey" way. Wow, I was naive to the way things "should be done". Agree totally with the Clinical Applications idea.
I'm always glad to work with male nurses. Diversity makes life interesting ! Sometimes it's boring working with all women. I work in LTC, so I may have a slightly different perspective than some. One of my best friends is a male LPN. He really h...
Facilities like this exist in every state. This place should be investigated by the State you are in, and not be allowed to take in any more residents until things are fixed. However, not ALL facilities are like this. I work at a facility that has ne...
redheadRN replied to sassykitkatt's topic in General Nursing
Well I work in LTC and things always move slower for us! We still use Dakins for decubes(but there are MANY other, newer txs. we use also), we use saline for trach care, and have even been known to have our Stage 1s and Altered Skins treated with Des...
Saw a new LPN pour liquid morphine into a med cup and then go to bring it to the patient. When I stopped her, she stated thats how she's always done it! She had been working on the unit for almost a month. When I showed her how to use a fitted top ...
redheadRN replied to Marti Ann's topic in Geriatric
WOW! I didn't realize this happened in ALFs. So who becomes responsible in the event of a medication error, since these people are not licensed. If an error occurs that results in injury, who is held ultimately responsible? (Please tell me it's no...
redheadRN replied to butterflynurse's topic in Geriatric
Depends on the shift usually. I work 3 - 11, have 48 residents (hello butterfly, do I know U?) and do all charting, meds, tx's, help CNAs, etc. We have usually a gtube or two, occasionally a IV, and trach care on a smaller unit of 32 residents.
I have worked with Alzheimer's clients for five years. Remember, residents are often combative out of fear. Try to take what they are fearful of (bathing, peri care, changing clothes, redirection) out of the equation and changing it into something ...
redheadRN replied to SoldierMedic's topic in Geriatric
We just got a new MD at our facility, so things are changing. At present, we are giving a lot of Senna Tylenol Metoprolol Aspirin Depakote. By comparison, our facility really skimps on behavioral medications.:chuckle Of course, we use them, but...