unmovableshortie

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1. LTC charge nurses

   unmovableshortie replied to momrn50's topic in Geriatric

   I just worked three years as teh night charge nurse in a 64 bed facility. Last month I started as teh day charge nurse in a 30 bed facility. Most days I am the only nurse on. That means pass the meds, supervise the LNA's, assess the residents, cal...

2. True ER stories

   unmovableshortie replied to kaycee's topic in Humor

   These could go in Ripley's "Believe it or Not"!!

3. Nursing homes

   unmovableshortie replied to Stacey Tortorice's topic in Geriatric

   CNA's are the "backbone" of long term care!! A reliable, competent CNA is worth his/her weight in gold. What makes it so hard for us all are the CNA's who are not reliable. Call-ins, No Shows, or always "off the unit". We've got to police ourselv...

4. What shift do you work? Why?

   unmovableshortie replied to duckie's topic in General Nursing

   I work the 11-7:30 shift in a rehab/long term care facility. I'm the Charge nurse and have to determine, "What is a true emergency for which I wake up the doctor, ambulance crew and family for; and what can I sit on until morning when everyone is wo...

5. Nursing homes

   unmovableshortie replied to Stacey Tortorice's topic in Geriatric

   Has anyone ever heard of not treating urinary tract infections unless the person has a fever? We have one physician who will not prescribe antibiotics for UTI's unless the resident has a fever. Never mind that they may be more confused and/or more ...

6. Nursing homes

   unmovableshortie replied to Stacey Tortorice's topic in Geriatric

   LNA"s or CNA"s are the "backbone" of long term care!! As a charge nurse I respect and try to mentor them. A good aide is worth her/his weight in gold!! When an aide tells me someone "doesn't look right", I believe them and go do an assessment. Th...

7. Discharged To LTC on Friday @0230...with ^ temp of 101.8???

   unmovableshortie replied to night owl's topic in Geriatric

   Just becasue some one is a DNR doesn't mean you ignore symtoms that could mean impending doom!!-unless they are "terminal". It ticks me off when i call a MD at night because someone has a temp or is in respiratory distress and I get asked, "What is ...