momrn50

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1. Pre-pouring meds

   momrn50 posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

   Be honest now...how many LTC nurses out there pre-pour their meds??? You know that anything you can do to save a little time helps. I am 1-11 nurse with 42 residents, 3 CNA's and a 3-9 float who does...

2. T.O. order

   momrn50 replied to jareze1's topic in Geriatric, LTC

   The facility I work at has about 10 MD's for the 42 residents on our floor. About half of them have no problem with nurses ordering UA's, X-rays, some labs. The other half have to be notified for...

3. Maximum patient load

   momrn50 posted a topic in General Nursing

   Just wondering if anyone out there knows if there is a maximum number of patients that one nurse can care for. Am working LTC in West Virginia and due to opening of a new wing at our facility, I will...

4. New pacemaker

   momrn50 posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hi all...just a few questions for anyone who knows about pacemakers...I work long term care and have seen them on several of our residents, but low and behold, after passing out several times and...

5. Ghostly experiences??

   momrn50 replied to Erin RN's topic in General Nursing

   Little old lady at a LTC facility i worked for, precious little thing, kept telling us her husband was coming after her. He had died about 3 years before. I went to check on her one night and she was...

6. Abuse Towards Nurses...

   momrn50 replied to Headhurt's topic in General Nursing

   Also work in LTC, had a lady who was constantly on the light for nothing, racial and sexual slurs, went limp on transfers and told the CNA's, "I hope you break your back." Threw things into her...

7. Dnr

   momrn50 posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

   Once again I found myself doing CPR on a 90 year old woman whose family wanted mother kept alive "no matter what". The poor lady had advanced Alzheimer's, didn't respond to verbal, basically just sat...

8. WARNING!! Discretionary subject matter!

   momrn50 replied to skybirdrising's topic in General Nursing

   I worked at a LTC facility that had an elderly married couple as residents. Mr. T was 88, Mrs. T was 86. It was common knowledge that you did not go into their room between 2:30 and 3:00 in the...

9. Just had an emotional breakdown at work.

   momrn50 replied to unikuelady's topic in General Nursing

   Melt downs?? You bet!!! Most recent one, 3 admissions and a transfer from another floor, 5 deaths in 4 days, 2 irate family members who want to know what happened to mother's pink nightgown, an MD...

10. Eden Alternative

    momrn50 replied to ktwlpn's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    the facility I work for has recently started Edenizing...we have 4 totally annoying birds and a cat that about half our residents claim they're allergic to...also one family called in state to...

11. which shift is busier?

    momrn50 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I work steady 3-11 in a LTC facility. Just noticed that the 1st of the month, all the dayturn treatments were put on afternoon turn along with all the 11-7 catheter changes. When I asked the DON why...

12. ? age limit to practice as R.N.

    momrn50 replied to illecob's topic in General Nursing

    I work almost eveyday with a wonderful nurse who is 73...she is much better and a lot more fun than some of the younger nurses I work with...in fact she is going white water rafting with her grandson...

13. Bag Balm

    momrn50 posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Does anyone else out there in LTC use Bag Balm in their facilities? Just wondering because we use it but on the can it says for animal use only. It does work on red areas, and we get it from the...

14. How do you deal with a patient slapping you?

    momrn50 replied to AmyRN1227's topic in General Nursing

    Have had chunks of hair pulled out, a black eye, a busted lip, grabbed from behind in a choke hold, kicked, scratched , bitten, gummed....reports filled out on all incidents, nothing done by...

15. obituaries

    momrn50 replied to shannonRN's topic in General Nursing

    Always read the obits first...just have to to check on former patients. I do attend funerals for my people, but mostly for their families....hard not to get