gigi918

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1. Starting in ALF, nervous.

   gigi918 replied to caringtouch's topic in Geriatric

   I can say that the CNAs will respect that you were a former CNA so use that to your advantage by indicating that you know how hard they work to make a good shift happen and you can relate to thier job.

2. Starting in ALF, nervous.

   gigi918 replied to caringtouch's topic in Geriatric

   I am in the same boat so I cannot really give advice but I can offer support! My personality isn't one of assertiveness and I am so new to this that my confidence is on the low side and I know they can sense that. I don't want them to run me over! ...

3. orienting: have different "opinions" on holding insulin. who do I listen to?

   gigi918 replied to gigi918's topic in Geriatric

   Thanks for the comments. I guess what I am trying to distinguish is, what level is "bottoming out". And how accurate the term even is. Is bottoming out considered anything below the low norm of like 70? It appears that since these patients regul...

4. orienting: have different "opinions" on holding insulin. who do I listen to?

   gigi918 posted a topic in Geriatric

   I am on a 2 week orientation at a 26 bed LTC facility. I have been assigned 4 different nurses to follow during this time. Each seems to have a different opinion about holding or adjusting insulin dosages per sliding scale as well as long acting insu...