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    Fire evacuation s tandards

    clemmm78 posted a topic in General Nursing

    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...
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    Fire evacuation s tandards

    clemmm78 replied to clemmm78's topic in General Nursing

    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....
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    Looking for more resources

    clemmm78 posted a topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    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...
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    Looking for more resources

    clemmm78 replied to clemmm78's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Thanks Classicdame. I'm quite fortunate in that I studied Adult Education several years ago. Yes, adult learning is very
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    blood pressure guidelines - stable patients/residents

    clemmm78 replied to clemmm78's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Thanks.
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    blood pressure guidelines - stable patients/residents

    clemmm78 posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    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...
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    Why do I feel guilty?

    clemmm78 posted a topic in General Nursing

    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...
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    Weekend work, yuk.

    clemmm78 replied to southlandrn's topic in Louisiana Nursing

    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...
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    Anyone else frustrated with 12 hour shifts?

    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....
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    Side rails x 4 and falls

    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...
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    cathethers, and swollen hands

    clemmm78 replied to penny77's topic in General Nursing

    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
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    Proud of myself

    clemmm78 replied to mondkmondk's topic in General Nursing

    Hey, that *is* a major accomplishment. Congrats for having gotten over that
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    Dental Cleanings in Long Term Care

    clemmm78 replied to missjennmb's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    At the place I just started working at, a dentist and hygienest come in once a week and the residents are seen, I believe, every six
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    Dumbest Pt Family Statement or Question

    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?...
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    How to handle something with a certain CNA

    clemmm78 replied to mondkmondk's topic in General Nursing

    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
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    Just Because You're a Nurse

    clemmm78 replied to Jaybird310's topic in General Nursing

    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...
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    nurses with attitudes

    clemmm78 replied to cariad's topic in International Nursing

    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...
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    Foley catheter question

    clemmm78 posted a topic in General Nursing

    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...
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    Foley catheter question

    clemmm78 replied to clemmm78's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for your input. I'll be back on that unit tomorrow so I'll have a look to see what the report says.
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    Post-mortem care

    clemmm78 replied to ProfesseureTournesol's topic in General Nursing

    That's interesting. I've never heard of a time limit that you can't move a body, although we've had time limits within which we must move a
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    Foley catheter question

    clemmm78 replied to clemmm78's topic in General Nursing

    That's interesting. His urine was slightly cloudy, but not foul smelling yet. How did they get the catheter out? Cystoscopy?
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    examples of tests

    clemmm78 replied to clemmm78's topic in General Nursing

    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
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    examples of tests

    clemmm78 posted a topic in General Nursing

    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...
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    average age of a new nurse?

    clemmm78 posted a topic in General Nursing

    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...
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    Helping family understand chronic pain

    clemmm78 posted a topic in General Nursing

    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...