sunflowergirl48 replied to amarilla's topic in Relations
Maybe these few pointers will help: when I am dealing with a difficult patient I find it easy to allow them to vent their problem and agree with them no matter if it is right or wrong because remember the patient is always right sometimes I allow the...
sunflowergirl48 replied to Let's help out's topic in Geriatric
Nascar Nurse I am a hospital nurse. I did not say all patients that fall need to have a CT done, but the ones that hit their heads it should be considered. I did have a patient that fell at a LTC facility a few years ago. He was brought to the hospit...
sunflowergirl48 replied to ParvulusPuella's topic in Humor
you know you are a nurse when... you sign your checks with your name and title...I do not write them all the time but whenever I do I always find myself putting my signature and title...lol leave frozen water bottles at the curb side for the garbage ...
sunflowergirl48 replied to Let's help out's topic in Geriatric
Nascar Nurse I am a hospital nurse. But, I would think if a patient falls and hits their head in a LTC facility a CT Scan should be ordered. I remember having a patient in the hospital a few years ago that fell at a LTC facility out of a wheelchair a...
sunflowergirl48 replied to Let's help out's topic in Geriatric
Nursing Care Post Fall:Assess the patient is the #1 priority of the nurse. Make sure they have not lost level of consciousness and are aware of what is going on. Make sure that they are able to move all of their extremities as before. Assess if they ...