nsnan_2000

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1. Need Advice

   nsnan_2000 replied to fuzzball's topic in Geriatric

   First off, do you really want to work LTC? Yes, it is emotionally draining and frustrating at times, but if you really have a love for the elderly, it can also be very a very satisfying and rewarding career. First off, you have to do whatever it ta...

2. Sexual health and the elderly

   nsnan_2000 replied to Antikigirl's topic in Geriatric

   I think that nursing home caregivers need to be re-educated about elder sexuality. It is amazing how closeminded some people are in this day and time. It is not just that they feel uncomfortable about them having sex, I have actually heard nurses an...

3. Charting/Nurses Notes

   nsnan_2000 replied to StormyCD's topic in Geriatric

   Could you please fax me a copy of your alert charting form to try at my facility, and any other documentation inservices you might have. Our facility just went through inspection and our only flags were in documentation and charting. We are having an...

4. need advice-respect from CNA's

   nsnan_2000 replied to texas_lvn's topic in General Nursing

   I think that you have to earn the respect of your CNAs. When I first became a LPN charge nurse after graduation I had the same problems, maybe more so, because I had also worked as a CNA with some of these people. I had worked with new nurses as a CN...

5. How do I provide the care the residents need in such little time?

   nsnan_2000 replied to December716's topic in Geriatric

   I know how frustrating it can be as I was a CNA for many years before becoming a LPN. You sound like a CNA I would love to have on my team. I know that the work is incredibly hard and no matter how long you have been there, everything is never all do...