Hi, It's been a long time since I've posted but I have a question that I can't find answered and I'm hoping that someone here may have the answer. If a long-term care facility needs to evacuate due...
Thanks for your response. The thing is we are writing our disaster response plan, which is why I asked. We do know about moving them, however, sometimes, things can't be done as quickly as we'd like....
Hi folks, in two weeks, I take over a job as resource nurse, not quite nurse educator, but the same thing, if you know what I mean. I've ordered Donna Wright's book "The Ultimate Guide to Competency...
Hi folks. I have a question regarding monitoring BPs in stable geriatric patients. Does your facility have guidelines on how often blood pressures should be taken on stable geri patients/residents who...
I worked for three days (24, 25, 26) and am scheduled to work this coming Friday. My back is quite tender and pain is going down the left side. This isn't unusual for me as I do have back issues, but...
Yup. It's part of the job. I'm surprised you didn't know about it when you were studying. Who is going to work the weekends if the staff doesn't? When I began nursing (in the OLD days :) ), we worked...
clemmm78 replied to TexasNurseEducator's topic in General Nursing
I never liked 12 hour shifts and avoided working in units that had them. As you say, it's not 12 hours, it's a lot more with the commute and everything. I know that many people love 'em. Not me....
clemmm78 replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing
Old habits do die hard as pointed out. We were always to check that the side rails were up unless we knew for sure that the pts were A&O x3 and mobile. It's hard to break that habit. Where I am...
re the IV - it may be running well but it sounds like it's in the tissue. Do you get any blood return? That's the only way to know if it's still in the
clemmm78 replied to Gabe's GirlLVN's topic in General Nursing
Me: You're going to have your gallbladder taken out Patient: The whole thing??? Me: do you know what dose of the medicationo you take? Patient: yes it's half a pill. Me: Which dose is the pill?...
What's stopping you from talking to her? It doesn't have to be confrontational, you just need to say something like "ok, that's old now," or "you know Jane, it's just not funny
Nope, this rarely happens with me. I'll get the odd question every so often, but it's really not very often and I'm not a new nurse; I've been a nurse for 25 years. When I am asked, if it's something...
re several people calling about the same patient: When I worked in an ICU, we had a rule that we told all families that one person should be designated as the point person for information that we were...
I've been a nurse for 25 years and I came across a situation last week that I've never seen before. I'm still waiting to see the outcome of it, but I thought I'd ask if anyone here had any ideas. The...
I did - but I also thought i'd ask here since those of us who work in the field also know. When I google in the words, I get way more than just the names of tests. Thanks
Hi folks, I've been working on a work project too long and am numb with thinking right now. Some of the easiest things are causing me to second guess myself. I have to make a list of different...
I'm doing some research and am wondering what the average age is of graduating nurses these days. What is your experience? When I graduated from nursing in the early 80s, most of us were in our early...
Many patients who have chronic pain also have family or friends who don't/won't/can't understand what they are living with. For those of you who deal with family members or if you are helping your...