nettie01

nettie01 has 16 years experience and specializes in Med/Surg/Respiratory/orthopaedic.

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1. Odourous wound

   nettie01 replied to nettie01's topic in Wound

   Thanks a lot! not sure what Dakin's solution is but I will look up the generic name.

2. Odourous wound

   nettie01 posted a topic in Wound

   Hello All I'm writing from New Zealand and I really appreciate the help and advice I find in this forum. We have an elderly man with dementia in our LTC unit and, besides urinating on various pieces of furniture and the floor too he has a malodourous...

3. Nurses and Dry Hands

   nettie01 replied to elementguy13's topic in General Nursing

   Hey thanks for that. I love nurses dot com. What I want to know is, is it acceptable where you work to use your bare hands to apply non-medicated moisturiser? I'm thinking, in aged care it's more "human" than using gloves. Ofcourse gloves for any br...

4. Mouth care for dying patient

   nettie01 replied to nettie01's topic in Hospice

   Thanks a lot Jackson1951!!! I started this thread in 2005 so it's a surprise to see your post. It's all still up to date. thanks again Jeanette

5. Managing symptoms for a �good death�

   nettie01 replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Hospice

   thank you for all your comments. this site continues to be helpful and interesting. jeanette new zealand:nurse:

6. Managing symptoms for a �good death�

   nettie01 replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Hospice

   :yeah:wow!! i remember you guys! i participated in this thread back in 2006! i've been trying to work out where to 'break in' with my practical issue... it's all very interesting, your thoughts. thanks.... i'm writing to you from new zealand again. ...

7. Managing symptoms for a �good death�

   nettie01 replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Hospice

   Hi Michael Interesting to read your post. I have been very stimulated in my thinking by it. Maybe my reply is off-line as I'm not talking about death anymore. If I should go elsewhere to write these things, can someone tell me? I like your c...

8. Managing symptoms for a �good death�

   nettie01 replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Hospice

   Hi Michael Thanks for your post. "Crikey" is a common Australian exclamation that has recently come into focus because one of their popular and funny conservationists died dramatically and tragically when diving near stingrays - he got stabbed in t...

9. Managing symptoms for a �good death�

   nettie01 replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Hospice

   Thanks Michael, Your post is thought provoking. I appreciated Death Of A Salesman and relate to what you're saying. It's refreshing to be able to talk about death in this forum when we're part of a "death-denying society" (Kubler-Ross); many in my i...

10. Managing symptoms for a �good death�

    nettie01 replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Hospice

    Wow! This forum is so cool! You guys are really helping me; I should come here more often. I came today to write about an event that bothered me... My patient on an acute medical ward had had a stroke and then extension and treatment had been withd...

11. Managing symptoms for a �good death�

    nettie01 replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Hospice

    Re: Managing symptoms for a “good death” Req_nurse thanks for your strong position as it stimulates thought and discussion. I'm surprised by your categorical definition of a good death; what if people don't want to be completely conscious as they d...

12. Allowed to die

    nettie01 replied to nettie01's topic in Geriatric

    oh boy! thanks for your post. i'm shocked to read about this scenario. am i cynical to wonder what the family stood to gain by the man's death? to me it's quite clear - it's not a 'grey' case as so many are. he was alert and wanted to continue l...

13. Allowed to die

    nettie01 replied to nettie01's topic in Geriatric

    hi thanks for your story. it sure does seem silly to have all that intervention. i think the hard thing for the decison-makers is knowing when to stop and then knowing that death will be the result. death is so alien to us - life is what we know ab...

14. Allowed to die

    nettie01 replied to nettie01's topic in Geriatric

    oh, i thought it was quite clearly passive euthanasia - not treating something that could be treated and so allowing nature to take its course. that's not to say that all euthanasia is bad. jeanette

15. Type II Respiratory Failure and oxygen administration

    nettie01 replied to nettie01's topic in Pulmonary

    thank you, that's helpful. jeanette