30 residents is a lot. Where I work the limit for true LTC residents is 25, that is with no medicare charting at all. We have a wound care nurse, but we still have to do dressing on PM's. There is...
I was given phenergan IM in my deltoid during a surgery by the nurse anesthetist (sp). No I did not have any nausea post surgery, but my arm hurt for 3 weeks post-op. I actually asked the surgeon at...
I was the original poster of this and I have come to find out that certain types of disciplinary action are taken according to the residents cognitive ability. Have you ever heard of that? Both of...
The reason that I'm fearful is that she is known to be a CNA you don't mess with and is already walking on thin ice due to her attitude. When she was brought into my bosses office all she could do...
We as floor nurses are not allowed to write up anyone. If we had that type of authority, I would of sent her home that night. She is still employed there and her story is the same as mine, except...
If a CNA cusses at you (the nurse) in front of two residents, do you think that is ground for immediate termination? I think so, but instead I have to continue to work with this CNA. Not that I'm...
Could someone give me a website re: nursing care re: checking for placement, how much residual, how much H2O to flush with between meds, how much to flush with before and after meds. This information...
State is coming in for our routine survey and we were told to make sure that we know everything about peg tubes re: checking for placement and residual. If I remember correctly you put in 30 cc of...
You will find that a mass majority of nurses suffer from depression and anxiety. It's not just a nursing thing but a societal thing. Through my own personal experiences and work experiences, I've...
I'm guessing you worked LTC. If so, if anyone wanted to find a reason for any nurse to get canned they could. When you take care of way to many patients you learn to cut "safe" corners. If LTC...
In two out of the last 3 facilities I've worked at we shared a cart. I thought it was pretty much common practice since you always work short in LTC. Where I'm at now we have 4 med carts but usually...
Supervisors are added into the daily staffing? How can that be when they don't provide patient care? So in that case my facility we are over staffed everyday, due to having to many chiefs and not...