morte

morte LPN, LVN

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  1. hearing impaired

    morte replied to buffybuffy's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    all of you normal hearing folk need a little reality check. hearing aides are not the be all and end all of fixing hearing. and they bring problems of their own, ie as in any other prosthesis the...

  2. Stories of the pre-vaccine days

    morte replied to dinah77's topic in Disaster Preparation

    and that vaccine is no longer

  3. Stories of the pre-vaccine days

    morte replied to dinah77's topic in Disaster Preparation

    i was born in 1950, had all the childhood diseases without complication. the only person in my small town that was known to have a problem was one girl who had polio. that was it...no problem with...

  4. Hospice patient on methadone

    morte replied to Kerber's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    if the man qualifies for hospice, genuinely, who cares what he is

  5. Foot Care

    morte replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Lotions are probably not the best idea. A+D, probably. but you need to be aware that some of the issue Inzo probably a dry fungal infection. Perhaps Inzo, or something of that ilk would work....

  6. getting unwanted advice from non-nursing staff

    morte replied to onthemark's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Yup, housekeeping and food service personal are usually good sources of

  7. getting unwanted advice from non-nursing staff

    morte replied to onthemark's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    YES, AND heck

  8. Banned foods in other Countries

    morte replied to CriticalCareRN1's topic in Holistic

    so, the EU is depending on pseudoscience? do you realize how provincial that makes you

  9. Dying of starvation

    morte replied to Missingyou's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    if she is hospice, there is no reason she should have small sips to

  10. Ideal diabetic diet?

    morte replied to Libby1987's topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

    modest, consistent levels of carbs. protein per age group/activity level, fats to fill in the

  11. Does anyone else get grief from their family for choosing nursing?

    morte replied to planetoi's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I broke it, didn't have any. and try to help nephews and

  12. Approaching tough subjects with the boss

    morte replied to Butterflyxx0621's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    It is quite possible that she was only offered PER DIEM, and they "so her coming" as us New England Yanks are wont to say, ie, saw someone they could pressure into doing what they wanted them

  13. CT Supreme Court Decision: Teen can't refuse Chemo

    morte replied to SC APRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    she is locked up in a

  14. Approaching tough subjects with the boss

    morte replied to Butterflyxx0621's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    you know the saying, "we teach persons how to treat

  15. Do what I "should" or do what I want?

    morte replied to melme's topic in General Nursing

    i am wondering about a little depression from working

  16. What did I do wrong?

    morte replied to mzsuccess's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    perhaps you have no experience in the milieu that the OP is working in

  17. What did I do wrong?

    morte replied to mzsuccess's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    perhaps it depends on the phone

  18. CT Supreme Court Decision: Teen can't refuse Chemo

    morte replied to SC APRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    oops, wanted to quote, not like.....i would think the state is forbidding her from being

  19. False Documentation

    morte replied to Daytona.67's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    accessing patient info off the clock is a HIPAA

  20. Would you take a patient's blood sugar without an "order"?

    morte replied to Nola009's topic in General Nursing

    i would agree, excepting, perhaps night shift. As i said up post, you better have the numbers when you wake a doc up at 3

  21. Is 1 month enough time to prepare for the nclex?

    morte replied to 513nurse's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    i would have gone back to school instead. what where the problems keeping you from

  22. Forensics and Law Enforcement

    morte replied to TheBlackDogWaits's topic in Forensic

    i attended two posts when i was in school, neither arranged thru school. one where i worked and one at the hospital i trained at, but again thru where i worked, indirectly. the hospital i trained at...

  23. noncompliant resident in assisted living care

    morte replied to rehctelf's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    i am thinking several persons, excepting jade, have missed the point that this is ASSISTED living, not long term care or SNF. these requests sound like the person has skilled out of assisted living,...

  24. Would you take a patient's blood sugar without an "order"?

    morte replied to Nola009's topic in General Nursing

    working in long term care, yup. if you call the doc with symptoms of hypo, and you haven't done it, he/she is going to ask "why"? It should be covered in the

  25. Sure didn't expect this!

    morte replied to thegreenmile's topic in Retired Nurses

    but who is going to pay for