motherof3sons

motherof3sons

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About motherof3sons

motherof3sons has 22 years experience and specializes in LTC.


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  1. Resident's family was visiting. His daughter was very obese....500lb range. She needed to use the bathroom and the CNA if she would help her wipe. CNA came to me to ask if she had to do this. I said no but would talk with the daughter and let he...
  2. The Boy Who Loved Justin Bieber

    No words, but wow....what a powerful story! Thanks to "Justin" for making this little boys life so much richer.
  3. My first dump and run

    Just recently we had a resident that took a sudden turn for the worse and family decided to keep her comfortable. So next day family comes in spends a few minutes with the resident. As they were leaving they told the staff, "we trust that she is i...
  4. What's the meanest thing a patient has said to you?

    Considering that I work in LTC, not surprised at some comments. But one night I finished doing LLL blood sugar and she was waiting for a CNA to get her ready for bed. So I had a few minutes and did her HS care, lotion, powder ect. Get her PJ's on a...
  5. Advice on creepy doctors?

    In addition to all of the above, I would next time he touches you in a loud voice say "You have one second to take your hands off me or I will knee you in the groin, Do you understand?" and follow thru with it. Make sure your co-workers know so tha...
  6. A Nurse's Hands

    One of my first nursing jobs, I worked with a nurse who called me "snap-back" . I was like "what? what does that mean?" She smiled and laughed---"your skin still snaps back". That was 22 years ago....not so snap back anymore. Yep, I have got som...
  7. Esme Needs Your Prayers

    Adding my prayers for restored health and healing for Esme!
  8. My ER Rant

    4yo Johnny vomited once at about 3 hours ago, now running around the ER happy as a lark! Police take handcuffs off young lady and instructs her to sit among the general population of the ER, informing that "you will sit in that chair and not threa...
  9. Most surprising/shocking/interesting thing you've seen

    Had a diabetic that had a BKA and the surgical wound became infected and mult complications. Gentleman wouldn't allow surgeons to a above knee amp. So we were doing daily dressing changes pulling the skin flap up over exposed bone, skin flap was li...
  10. Where's the infection?

    Another thought---we just had a resident have labs and her WBC was 20.7 and I first thought infection....then dug deep into her medical records and found she had CLL.
  11. To tell or not to tell!

    A nurse manager is going to want names of people that are not following protocol. Once you open that can of worms then it is difficult to get the lid on. How are you going to respond when NM says and just "who left meds on the cart unattended?" Th...
  12. Click here if you need a laugh

    What ever works for payback.....
  13. I fainted today in OR:(

    don't worry about the OR they see that more than you know. I wonder if once you start to do dressings your self if you handle it just fine. Do you have any warning you are going to faint, if so pre warn others so they can be alerted.
  14. Will I get in trouble with the State Board of Nursing

    Yes, they acted a bit overboard. More helpful would have been a nice note asking you to use X product on his lips instead of the TAO.
  15. Regarding chronic tardiness

    I tease my co-worker for being late and we can laugh about it. She tries to be on time and she has even shared that she was up on time and then started puttering in the house and one thing led to another and she is 15-20 min late. The funny thing i...