canter1221

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1. Only Crusty Old Bats will remember..

   canter1221 replied to Pepper The Cat's topic in General Nursing

   I still feel those were so much cleaner! I worked at a chronic hospital and each patient had two ... One in, one autoclave do/sterile packaged & hanging above the bed ready to put in any time. As soon as it was changed the old one got sterilize...

2. Only Crusty Old Bats will remember..

   canter1221 replied to Pepper The Cat's topic in General Nursing

   Wow! Great stories-- write down more of them please :). About 10 years ago, in LTC, I had a patient who remembered the flu pandemic of 1917... She was about 6 & lived in Canada ... Remembered seeing the horse-drawn hearse go by every day. Her ...

3. Only Crusty Old Bats will remember..

   canter1221 replied to Pepper The Cat's topic in General Nursing

   Being told that, except for sterile procedures, wearing gloves was disrespectful to the patient !

4. Only Crusty Old Bats will remember..

   canter1221 replied to Pepper The Cat's topic in General Nursing

   Where and when was this?? The Ritz :)

5. Patient education in subacute/snf

   canter1221 replied to canter1221's topic in Geriatric

   It may not be the cure for this particular situation (lack of patient education preparation in lots of subacute settings), but if may help. i used to Complain about all the state surveys etc in my state, but a comment by a consulting wound doc actual...

6. Patient education in subacute/snf

   canter1221 replied to canter1221's topic in Geriatric

   Exactly-- a form to document education-- But not one single other tool available.. In a way, I wish joint commission of the states would start handing out tags for this (and for poor staffing!) then facilities /corporations with lots of facilities w...

7. Patient education in subacute/snf

   canter1221 replied to canter1221's topic in Geriatric

   This is exactly what I've experienced, but I know there has to be a way. The patients are so sick & in need, and nurses in this setting have No time leftover from the purest necessities. I was hoping some facility (or chain of them??) had decid...

8. Patient education in subacute/snf

   canter1221 replied to canter1221's topic in Geriatric

   I guess the silence is itself as answer í ½í¸€

9. Only Crusty Old Bats will remember..

   canter1221 replied to Pepper The Cat's topic in General Nursing

   The best thing about doing those bed baths is the excellent assessment opportunity-- skin mobility pain endurance mental status etc etc. plus, patients tending to reveal important social details when they had the nurse 1:1 for a dedicated block of t...

10. LTC nurse manager burnout? Midlife crisis? Psychosis??!!

    canter1221 replied to Cxy13's topic in Geriatric

    Oh I feel your pain! I was a LTC unit manager in the past-- loved many parts of the job, even care planning, working the cart *sometimes* even bathe a resident or three first off in the am if short z cna (great to do for staff morale!)... But also h...

11. Patient education in subacute/snf

    canter1221 posted a topic in Geriatric

    Hi all, Have any if you worked at s facility (subacute/SNF) that has an organized, helpful approach to patient education? Maybe a staff/patient educator combined role? Maybe sets of patient education resources (handouts, videos, etc) that are c...

12. Only Crusty Old Bats will remember..

    canter1221 replied to Pepper The Cat's topic in General Nursing

    My work place still charts in color-by-shift for anything remaining on paper :)

13. When did you last see a nurse wearing the old school garb?

    canter1221 replied to DesiDani's topic in General Nursing

    Ha! When i switched from wearing whites in about 92, I felt like I was wearing pajamas :)

14. Being forced to stay at work. (West Virginia)

    canter1221 replied to Sixtr's topic in General Nursing

    Someone should call a lawyer who knows work law in your state... In MA, if an employer mandates you to stay you must be paid for your entire time there including when on break or off duty to sleep etc...

15. Terminal Agitation

    canter1221 replied to bluegeegoo2's topic in Geriatric

    once had a youngish (50's) lady dying--badly-- breast CA; had perforated bowel & refused intervention other than pain med...took 5 days to die... terrible...despite utmost attention to trying to medicate pain away...was on huge amounts continual...