OK, I have been in LTC over 20 years and just started a new career at a great place. It's been a while since passing meds and having a med cart, but I am beginning to believe they have magnets in them.
For the past fews days, I've been orientating on a hall that has wanderers, dementia and tons of wheelchairs. Well at any given time, I'm surrounded by 4-5 residents in wheelchairs who talk to me at the same time. Not only that but, they constantly bump the cart then pull away- just like magnets.
Well yesterday I was orientating on the other hall and would'nt you know it, not only did I have new magnetic residents, but the original ones were also attracted to this cart. The CNA's were laughing too hard to help me out, so I locked the cart and went into a patients room to give them meds.
When I came out the "crowd" managed to move that cart 2 doors down!
I was thinking it might have something to do with all those stainless/ titanium knees, hips, shoulders and plates. Just a thought.........
I get a kick out this every time I work. I have one resident who is a retired nurse with dementia and I swear she is on me like white on rice! She follows me around as I do my med pass until I tell her she is "off the clock now" and to go "home and rest!" I will probably be just like her. She makes my shift!
funnynurse
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I get a kick out this every time I work. I have one resident who is a retired nurse with dementia and I swear she is on me like white on rice! She follows me around as I do my med pass until I tell her she is "off the clock now" and to go "home and rest!" I will probably be just like her. She makes my shift!