fireflies_for_me

fireflies_for_me specializes in Longterm Care.

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1. Should medication aides exist?

   fireflies_for_me replied to BradleyRN's topic in Safety

   Amen to that. I work with OMTs at my facility, and do so gurdgingly. I had a 4.0 GPA when entering the nursing program and walked out of it with a 3.2 and that was studying every night and having 20 hour study groups almost every day of the weekend! ...

2. Should medication aides exist?

   fireflies_for_me replied to BradleyRN's topic in Safety

   If it were only that simple. I worked once in a facility where on my THREE halls I had 63 residents. The medication aid made a serious error with medications giving "Anna" Lanna's" medication for several days in a row which included digoxin. Anna ...

3. Peroxide usage

   fireflies_for_me replied to Keepstanding's topic in School

   Oops... I just realized the new nurse was offering opinion to the veteran! I hope that I didn't offend Carly

4. Peroxide usage

   fireflies_for_me replied to Keepstanding's topic in School

   I think that initial use of peroxide is fine depending upon what type of wound it is. The problem with peroxide is that it destroys new tissue formation so it shouldn't be used as a treatment of the wound after the initial cleansing. Carly

5. I think I just need to talk about this...

   fireflies_for_me replied to fireflies_for_me's topic in General Nursing

   I would like to thank all who have responded to this post. I did not write the MDS coordinator up for her actions. I did, however, pull her aside and talk to her about it today. She hadn't even realized that she seemed so insensitive and after tal...

6. I think I just need to talk about this...

   fireflies_for_me posted a topic in General Nursing

   I am an LPN working in longterm care. I love what I do for a living. I am currently working on my RN (at 42 years of age...lol). Today was one of the most difficult days, emotionally, for me as a nurse. This morning I admitted an elderly woman t...