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Looks like Dr. Smith's ego caught up with him.

I was also wondering about West Nile.

Are we talking about baby sitting the staff or the patients?

We have had almost the same thing happen. Family refused the alarm. (And, fyi, not all families who refuse are uninformed or uneducated, some are simply very aware of what their loved one will be...

I have actually interrupted a Dr. in the middle of his "yeah, yeah" with "I am not finished" Actually shut him up and he listened. For once. He's always real good at speed talking his order and...

My least favorite is when they just don't contact you at all, or respond to your calls or emails. At least have the courtesy to let me know you are no longer interested.

"My specific area of focus is how some nurses begin their path towards addiction while in school (via dependence on anti-depressants and/or anti-anxiety medications)." I honestly had trouble...

This. I agree 100%.

Quote from wannabe2008 In California, there isn't a ratio of nurses to patients in long term care. Instead there is a ratio of "direct care staff to patient". AM is 5 to 1, pm is 8 to 1 and noc is...

I had a doctor with a great sense of humor. Couldn't remember to write orders to DC a saline lock before dismissal. One time after I had reminded him to write that, he then also wrote "please dress...

I have IBS, and if I don't go to the bathroom when the urge hits, it's gonna be messy. I always make time for the bathroom. Meals I may have to go help someone, answer the phone, etc, but me taking...

I am an RN with 17 years of experience, and I only make $27/hr. I work in rural Nebraska, so cost of living is a little lower, but still....seeing all these higher rates makes me question how valued...

So true. And if you say anything to administration, like maybe this resident needs a psych ward and not a nursing home, well..."it's all in your approach." Until they smack the social services...