msnursekim

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1. Writing lots of incident reports each night, is this normal for you in LTC?

   msnursekim replied to Elektra6's topic in Geriatric

   Sounds like you are working in my fantasy facility! lol I have heard of places like this but have never really encountered one. Your residents must be really high functional. Don't be surprised when they start declining and you start having those...

2. to give pain meds or not to give meds?

   msnursekim replied to msnursekim's topic in Geriatric

   :flowersfoThanks to all of ya'll for making me feel better! I was doubting myself there for a while...good thing came from this. Have new grads on duty that read the site and have started asking me questions on how to pick up on body language with ac...

3. Writing lots of incident reports each night, is this normal for you in LTC?

   msnursekim replied to Elektra6's topic in Geriatric

   Unfortunately, in LTC it seems we have cycles or runs of falls, deaths, incident reports, etc. I think it just goes along with LTC...but 10 incident reports a week does seem like a lot but it also depends on how many residents you have declining at o...

4. Writing lots of incident reports each night, is this normal for you in LTC?

   msnursekim replied to Elektra6's topic in Geriatric

   you say, all of a sudden , you have more combative residents racking up tears and bruises? my first instinct as a 28 year veteran lpn is that you have a new employee that is agitating or abusing these residents. think about your nursing environment.....

5. to give pain meds or not to give meds?

   msnursekim replied to msnursekim's topic in Geriatric

   First of all, sorry for the caps, just easier for me to type without typos. We have to sign out tylenol just as if it was a darvocet, tyl #3, etc... because of our pharmacist. She thought it was a good idea to track use and yes they are locked up wit...

6. to give pain meds or not to give meds?

   msnursekim posted a topic in Geriatric

   I NEED SOME INPUT HERE...I'M GETTING TEASED AT WORK AND CALLED THE"TYLENOL QUEEN" BECAUSE I GIVE TYLENOL OR PAIN MED ORDERED TO MY DEMENTED PATIENTS THAT CAN'T ASK FOR THEIR PRN'S OR DON'T REMEMBER THEY HAVE PRN'S TO TAKE. I DON'T GIVE THEM JUST BECA...

7. Hourly Rate For LPNS

   msnursekim replied to thundercat LPN's topic in Geriatric

   :loveya: This topic has been so educational to me...I never knew there was such a difference in pay scales across the country for LPN's. I live in Mississippi and work in a small community LTC facility and have found that my facility is in the mid se...

8. Geriatric nurses, can you help?

   msnursekim replied to UM Review RN's topic in Geriatric

   You might try buttermilk or sweet milk with cornbread and add promod to this mixture. I know alot of people don't like buttermilk, but our little southern residents love this as an alternate with milkshakes. they get tired of the sweet taste quickly....

9. I am new and need some advise

   msnursekim replied to back2work's topic in Geriatric

   It has been my experience as a 26 year veteran LPN, that all you have to do to be a good LTC or geriatric nurse is to turn the initials around to TLC...tender loving care. Treat your residents as you would have your family member treated and you can'...