Dagwood

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1. Why is meeting the "minimum standard of care" good enough?

   Dagwood replied to stevierae's topic in Patient Safety Issues

   I personally have been on the recieving end of the "minimal" if you can even call it that standard of care. I was 19 years old and had to have an ACL repair--while strapped into bed (CPM) at 0300 the...

2. I'm getting tired of taking people to the bathroom, pericare, & empowering cna's!!

   Dagwood replied to ilovetheelderly's topic in Patient Safety Issues

   When I was working LTC as an agency CNA before nursing school (often 16 hr shifts because other staff CNA's "called in sick" all too often) I had some of those very thoughts, and I wasn't even the RN...

3. Soon to be grad facing doubts

   Dagwood posted a topic in Patient Safety Issues

   I am a ADN student completing my last semester, and while I am extremely excited to be nearing graduation, I am starting to second guess myself. I am looking for any words of wisdom for preparing for...