Herniated 3 discs in my lower back 2 1/2 years ago at work. Moving an expired patient from his bed to the mortician's stretcher - doing everything right...4 other people assisting, bed at the proper...
It would be really interesting to see how many motor vehicle accidents happen to pople driving home from a night shift. Even more interesting to see how many happen to people after working an overtime...
I am an RN and have been practicing in northern New York State for 24 years. 1. One of the main causes of the nursing shortage here is a lack of retention. There is not a shortage of nurses...there is...
I work in long term care. We often have residents at the end of life who have what we call "Comfort Care Orders". However, the MD must sit with the resident,family and Nurse Manager or Social Worker...
My nursing home recently moved into a new building. We also have all new furniture. All of the new beds are the type which lower down to within 8 inches from the floor. We have found that some of our...
I was in nursing for over 20 years (all in long term care where there is a ton of lifting...especially in the "old days" before No-Lift programs) before I injured my back. When my injury occurred, I...
I have had migraines since I was in my teens. I am now 46. I also have the aura (flashing lights about 5 minutes prior to the onset of pain and then a blind spot once the pain hits). I understand all...
I myself have a very long (and I would like to think impecable) background in long-term care and management (23 years). But even in the field of geriatrics, I don't think that I know everything and I...
In my 23 years in LTC I have worked at 3 different nursing homes. In all 3 the policy on nailcare was the same: Licensed nursing personnel had to do all nailcare on diabetic residents. CNAs could do...
I used to work night shift on an Alzheimer's Unit. 4o residents. On a good night maybe half of them slept in between incontinence rounds. The other half were either wandering up and down the hall,...
I know what you are talking about. I work in long term care, the residents are elderly and immunocompromised. We post signs at every entrance asking people not to visit if they have cold or flu...
My last job...long term care...worked 11p-7:30a...only nurse to 80 residents with a full med run starting at 5a...mathematically figured out at one point that in order to do meds in alloted time frame...
It is all a matter of being able to separate work from leisure. I have worked as a Supervisor and other areas of administration for many years now. I also have had several friends, good friends, that...
All you need to do is ask yourself some questions...(1) Are you there to be a nurse and care for residents or are you there to be popular and everyone's favorite? (2) Do you think that you know what...
Not uncommon at all - don't be surprised if you even saw a couple of other antihypertensives or antianginals thrown in as well sometimes when dealing with the
pkeyrn replied to gentlespirit's topic in Geriatric, LTC
After 23 years in LTC I have seen my share of slackers, workers who let others carry the brunt of the load. I have often gotten angry and upset by this. One time i particular that I remember, a male...
In our facility, the day and evening shifts are to call in a minimum of 2 hrs before they are due to be on duty. The night staff however has to call in a minimum of 4 hours before they are due in....
Does anyone know if the use of a "low bed" that goes down to within a few inches of the floor is considered a restraint in the case of a confused resident who likes to wander
in my faciility a DNR order is good for 60 days and if the dr hasnt renewed it by the time the 60 days is up, the whole process has to be put into place from step one and the resident becomes a "do...