pansylvr523

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1. resident in pain, what to do?

   pansylvr523 replied to pansylvr523's topic in Safety

   I talked with my counterpart last night. She said they had upped the patch to125, and put her on trazadone and she is doing better. Thank you for all your suggestions. I will keep up on this and if necessary will notify the Ombudsman. Kathy

2. resident in pain, what to do?

   pansylvr523 replied to pansylvr523's topic in Safety

   No the daughter is not a medical professional. I think she is trying to save money. I told the DON that the next time I saw the daughter I would give her a peice of my mind, so maybe she should look around for a new nurse. The DON is at wits end t...

3. resident in pain, what to do?

   pansylvr523 replied to pansylvr523's topic in Safety

   The daughter is the POA so after we get the order we have to call her, then she tells us no. We are supposed to do as the daughter says. Kathy

4. resident in pain, what to do?

   pansylvr523 posted a topic in Safety

   I have worked in nursing for 27 years and have never ran across this before. Hope you can help. I work in a nursing home on nights. I have a resident called Ellen. She has a coccyx decub and back pain. She has a Fentynl 100 patch. Last night she w...