LCPHrn

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1. Ethical advice needed for a new grad...

   LCPHrn replied to AnnaleaRN's topic in New Nurse

   We have 7 Nursing Assistants, 3 Restorative NACs, 2 Bathaids on Dayshift + 1-2 paid feeding assistants for NAC support. Evenings we have 6 NACs, 1-2 feeding assistants.

2. Ethical advice needed for a new grad...

   LCPHrn replied to AnnaleaRN's topic in New Nurse

   As a DON in a 68 bed facility-I feel the generalization of Nursing Home staffing offensive. I have been here 20 years. We continue to be a 5 star facility, and our staffing is ABOVE the industry norm. We have 28 Nurses, 24 of them RNs. We have had su...

3. LTC: Litle old ladies refusing care.

   LCPHrn replied to red2003xlt's topic in Men

   There was just a ruling re; this in a LTC facility on the East Coast, the NAC won a judgement against the LTC facility. He claimed it was discrimination that he as a male couldn't care for a female resident-even though it was her request. The judge...

4. Patient Confessions

   LCPHrn replied to gymnut's topic in General Nursing

   [/bFirst of all it is not your place to judge, so don't take on that responsibility. Your responsibility is to be a good nurse. Do that and then YOU will have a clear conscience]. Amen to that! You are probably taking care of all kinds of people who...

5. Aggressive Therapy

   LCPHrn posted a topic in Geriatric

   Does anyone else have a problem with over aggressive therapists? Why is it that speech therapy always wants to do swallow evals and barium swallows on everyone in the building, including those on hospice? Why is it physical therapy wants to do the...