This patient lives at home and is a quadriplegic. There is only one of us present on each shift. That is why no one is available to help with repositioning. Thanks so much for your
I work with a patient that weighs 200+lbs. At night a Hoyer lift is used to get him into bed. My problem is when I try to reposition him later in the night (he has to be positioned on his side). I do...
Rainscape replied to Rainscape's topic in Geriatric, LTC
He is on Klonopin and Primidone. He sways and looks as if he could topple over with each step. Labs have been ordered. I hope that we can find a way to keep him from getting so banged up. We are not...
I'm a newly licensed nurse and just started at a ltc facility. There is a resident there that has fallen and injured himself six out of seven days. In one day he fell twice. With each fall he gets new...
I just took the LPN NCLEX this past Wednesday (Jan 30, 2008). I looked on the Ohio board of nursing website on Thurs and discovered that I passed, Woo-hoo! Yesterday (Saturday) I received a LARGE...
I just finished my clinicals and started my LPN preceptorship in a LTC facility. My question is.... In clinicals we unfortunately had just one patient to care for and write all about their drugs on...
Can anyone give me some tips on how to don sterile gloves when they come folded so strangely? I am new to this technique and have had some practice in the lab. The gloves at my clinical site are...
Rainscape replied to catamounts303's topic in MICU, SICU
I am not a nurse yet, so I can't speak as to your particular work environment. However, Bullying goes on in almost any workplace and is very upsetting. Just don't give anyone else the power to take...
Would some of the LPN nursing students mind sharing their clinical experiences? The school I attend seems to focus so much on the nurses aide portion. I have nothing against nursing assistants or the...
Hi Everyone, I just started lpn nusing at the beginning of February '06. It is the part-time program. Even though it is part-time we have sooo much studying to do. I am really surprised...thought...