NurseDeltaInk RN

Freelance Health Care Writer|End-of-Life Educator

Delta Waters RN, freelance health care writer, is an End-of-Life/geriatric educator and holistic healing champion

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    Pushing Back on a "Pill for every Ill"

    NurseDeltaInk replied to Kristi Van Winkle's topic in Patient Education

    Here's a pill. And here's a pill to counteract the side effects of the first one...and so on....when I handed an elder a 30cc cup filled to the top of mostly pharmaceuticals, I choked along with them...
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    Improving Your End-of-Life Literacy

    NurseDeltaInk posted a topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Remember when you first started nursing school and didn't know what med/surg or gtts meant? I sure do, but soon nursing language became second nature. Now I can't even jot a quick sticky note to my...
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    Improving Your End-of-Life Literacy

    NurseDeltaInk replied to NurseDeltaInk's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    yes, I feel powerless when I see this happen. It's their last human experience and, for some, it seems to be an immense struggle. I have my own ideas about why this happens for some. I saw it a lot...
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    New Grad Nurse: What I Didn't See Coming

    NurseDeltaInk replied to raven_h17's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Oh, how I remember those days! Everyone who is NOT a nurse always seems to envy our schedules. But it can be super hard to work 2, off 1, work 1, off 3...etc. It leaves the body confused and our minds...
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    Improving Your End-of-Life Literacy

    NurseDeltaInk replied to NurseDeltaInk's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I love that my use of words touched your heart. What I left out of the article were all the experiences I can't quantify. It's often a very spiritual experience being in the room with the dying. I can...
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    The Dawn of the Death Doula

    NurseDeltaInk posted a topic in General Nursing

    Backstory When the Western counter-culture of the 1960s sought to radically protest dominant societal paradigms on so many fronts, the over-medicalization of the birthing process was included....
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    The Dawn of the Death Doula

    NurseDeltaInk replied to NurseDeltaInk's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for the read and comment. Let me take a moment to address your inquiry as I did just drop that in my article without explanation. First, the medical specialties of birthing and dying...
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    The Dawn of the Death Doula

    NurseDeltaInk replied to NurseDeltaInk's topic in General Nursing

    yes! It seems hospices are having one of two responses: 1. Great! patients/families can use all the help we can collectively provide them. 2. Nope! You are in OUR territory. Getting...
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    Is This Common in LTC?

    NurseDeltaInk replied to Googlenurse's topic in General Nursing

    What this nurse is saying is the sliding scale you gave us is 100-200, 200-300. If the BG is 200, do you give the lower insulin dose or the higher dose? She is correctly saying the order MUST be...
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    What is this “high flow oxygen at home”?

    NurseDeltaInk replied to FolksBtrippin's topic in General Nursing

    Each hospice patient/family is unique. Each care plan and end of life wishes are unique and can change hourly. Excellent communication with all involved is paramount. Your comments make hospice...
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    What is this “high flow oxygen at home”?

    NurseDeltaInk replied to FolksBtrippin's topic in General Nursing

    Great info above but my question is why is a hospice patient on such a high liter flow? Are they an early hospice admission and are still interacting with their support...
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    Improving Nursing Care for the Transgender Community

    NurseDeltaInk replied to nikkulele77's topic in General Nursing

    I like that perspective! Keep up the great
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    Improving Nursing Care for the Transgender Community

    NurseDeltaInk replied to nikkulele77's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for this informative article! As an older nurse, I’ve worked really hard to adjust my vocabulary in order to become more inclusive. Asking for their identified pronouns is but one of the...
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    New Grad Straight to Hospice Nursing? Think Again ...

    NurseDeltaInk posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Along the way, I've met many nursing students and new grads who have a "hospice heart.” They share their stories of witnessing a loved one die at home, having relevant experiences during this event...
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    Is 10,000 Steps the Right Amount?

    NurseDeltaInk replied to FNP2writer's topic in General Nursing

    Great info, Leanna! The ten thousand steps myth was so quickly dispensed as truth we didn’t even question it…until now! Keep up the good writing