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1. Catheter Came out. Should I reinsert it?

   fergsu22 replied to fergsu22's topic in General Nursing

   The doctor at the facility acts as the PCP, so still I don't have anyone to call, and in Canada it is 911.

2. Catheter Came out. Should I reinsert it?

   fergsu22 replied to fergsu22's topic in General Nursing

   agreed

3. Catheter Came out. Should I reinsert it?

   fergsu22 replied to fergsu22's topic in General Nursing

   Of course they have a doctor, but the doctor only comes once a week and if it is not urgent, I usually leave a note for the doctor to assess them when they come in. Sorry what does PCP stand for? And the doctor is not on call, so if somethings happen...

4. Catheter Came out. Should I reinsert it?

   fergsu22 replied to fergsu22's topic in General Nursing

   I think the loop hole for LTC although is that is says RNs and Physicians must provide on-call coverage, it does not say however that a physician has to be on call as opposed to and RN. At night in LTC where I work an RN is always on call, but the ph...

5. Catheter Came out. Should I reinsert it?

   fergsu22 replied to fergsu22's topic in General Nursing

   Retirement homes in ontario are licensed under the Retirement homes act, they are separate and are not funded by the government. So it is licensed just not under and LTC regulations.

6. Catheter Came out. Should I reinsert it?

   fergsu22 replied to fergsu22's topic in General Nursing

   This is for long term care, I work in retirement which is separate in Ontario. Although I do have another job in LTC and at night there is no on call physician so there must be some kind of loop hole.

7. Catheter Came out. Should I reinsert it?

   fergsu22 replied to fergsu22's topic in General Nursing

   The balloon was actually sitting in their urethra so they had almost pulled it completely out. I deflated it to try prevent further damage. I didn't pull it out cause I was worried I would make it worse, but it didn't fall out after on its own. There...

8. Catheter Came out. Should I reinsert it?

   fergsu22 replied to fergsu22's topic in General Nursing

   welcome to free health care lol, it's a money saver, the province is in debt

9. Catheter Came out. Should I reinsert it?

   fergsu22 replied to fergsu22's topic in General Nursing

   I don't know where you're finding that source of information, but from living here my whole life, I have learned that isn't true, it is also not illegal in ontario to hire one nurse for hundreds of patients, I have over one hundred at night and there...

10. Catheter Came out. Should I reinsert it?

    fergsu22 replied to fergsu22's topic in General Nursing

    Hey JKL33, there is no doctor on call. I don't know the regulations for retirement where you're from, but I'm in Ontario and health care here at the moment is very corrupt. It is not illegal to have a retirement home without an on call doctor, and I ...

11. Catheter Came out. Should I reinsert it?

    fergsu22 replied to fergsu22's topic in General Nursing

    The physician only comes once a week on the day shift. I do have a boss that is supposed to be on call 24/7 but they didn't answer the phone. I am the only nurse for the building at night and I'm also a new nurse which is tough cause I often rely on ...

12. Catheter Came out. Should I reinsert it?

    fergsu22 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I was working overnight in a retirement home and it was reported to me that a patient had pulled out their catheter. When I went to assess them I noted that they had no output in the catheter bag and their urethra was bleeding. I drained the balloon ...