worldsoulrn

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1. ? About treating Hospice pts

   worldsoulrn replied to Schmoo1022's topic in Hospice

   Gotta love these boards! I have followed this hot topic with great interest from Oregon. A very good discussion on pain management indeed. "As a result of her own personal experience with pain management, Senator Joan Dukes sponsored Senate Bill 88...

2. Smiles for patients

   worldsoulrn replied to nurscee's topic in Hospice

   I'm sorry you feel insulted. Listening, assessing needs, empathy, teaching, and smiles are all important for the hospice patient. That is clarified well in your last post. You have received some good feedback. Don't be discouraged by some of the ...

3. Share Your Saying

   worldsoulrn replied to angelique777's topic in Humor

   "Remember that life's little things are always more important than they at first appear." "The Journey is The Reward"

4. Discharging disheveled patients from the hospital

   worldsoulrn replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in Geriatric

   Hi CapeCodMermaid, We too wondered why our residents returned from the hospital with pressure sores. Our wound care specialist advised we give the hospital as much information as possible upon admission to help prevent them. If the resident is on a...

5. Marginalization of Male Nurses

   worldsoulrn replied to earthlovers123's topic in Men

   . . . . . . . . . . .what kind of people skills should, male nurses develop to work effectively with female nurses? and what kind of people skills should female nurses develop to work effectively with male nurses? :chuckle i haven't really seen ma...

6. why are cna's treated like they are stupid and replaceable?

   worldsoulrn replied to Purple Princess's topic in Geriatric

   :yeahthat: A nurse, LPN/RN is only as good as the CNA that cares for the resident. CNAs have the hardest and the lowest paying position. I don't know anyone that works in LTC for the money. CNAs are awsome. I would choose many a CNA to care for ...

7. How do You deal with Man-Hating Female Nurses?

   worldsoulrn replied to PrisonrNurs's topic in Men

   I'm sorry. I can't see how a whole hospital could HATE MEN. What about outside of your unit? You are the only male nurse. O.K. Be your best self. Don't worry about what others may think. How you think has more to do with it than you think. _...

8. Feeling out of place in scrubs

   worldsoulrn replied to Antelope's topic in Men

   :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :roll "The Journey Is The Reward"

9. Required to wear girly scrubs

   worldsoulrn replied to SteveNNP's topic in Men

   Congratulations on the job offer! I bet the patients won't care about the color of your scrubs. (So sorry about the lavender & white) Look at it this way, when those are old and worn, you, male nurse on the unit, will have some input regardi...

10. Sexual health and the elderly

    worldsoulrn replied to Antikigirl's topic in Geriatric

    Yes! and a private area should be provided for consenting adults (that are able to make reasonable decisions) to engage in sex, personal gratification, or even to view porn, if they are so inclined. :stone _____________________________________ " The ...

11. What is on your LTC crash cart?

    worldsoulrn replied to Chad_KY_SRNA's topic in Geriatric

    Crash Cart? Don't have one. We have a room with both a portable O2 and suction machine set up with tubing, an ambu bag, and a CPR board. We dial 911 for a code and provide BLS. I agree that a defibrillator would be great. How many residents do y...

12. throw in the towel with MDS

    worldsoulrn replied to surfnbeagle's topic in Geriatric

    Hi surfnbeagle! I'm new to the board. Nice to meet you. Ask for help. Ask for training. Get your DON to send you to MDS training. Work at it for 6 months and ask to be sent again. The other MDS nurse can help you! She's probably too busy to noti...