elizabeth321

Is there a more recent thread.....I am doing education for NA's and LPN's in assisted living...would love some resources.

why don't you ask her.

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You start............

This is so sad.....since when does an administrator make medical decisions....who is the charge nurse and where is the doctor. She would likely benefit from some regular analgesic and topical analgesia depending on what is causing the pain. She may even need an x-ray. Continue to advocate for this patient.

This saddens me to the core....it sounds like acceptance of the worst possible care....if it is a time factor...then why was one of the CNA's sitting behind the desk reading a paper....and to say that pain and anxiety are non emergent is short sited. To just accept and resign yourself that nothing is done by the book is totally depressing to me. We all must individually strive for excellence especially with this frail and vulnerable group...IMHO and yes I have worked LTC as an NA,RPN and RN. I know specialize in geriatrics and ER.....

Do you not have a charge nurse on your shift? That is the first place you should go...if you need to go off the unit to solve the issue it should be up to the charge nurse to do after all unit level support has been exhausted. I don't understand why so many different people are getting involved. In any event if you were told to call the supervisor and she sent an ICU nurse than you should call the supervisor back and let them know that though you were thankful to get the IV started you could have done without the rest. If the nurse was too busy to come help that is not your issue. The main issue is your lack of confidence with starting IV's. That will come. Keep trying, and maybe ask your educator for some tips or one of the nurses who are quite good. We all have days where we need a hand and it is a shame that your direct unit is not supporting and mentoring you....it goes along way with staff retention and gold standard nursing care. This site makes me very sad...I had no idea how hostile the environment is for so many of you. It really makes nurses look bad more often than not.

Do what is right for you..,,,,

None of it is easy.....they bring their own challenges and rewards. Go casual and give it a try.

I feel like I am in the twilight zone....how could anyone work when their child is in NICU? what about stress/sick leave? L

I don't care what career people pick but it should be something you are passionate about

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Didn't read other replies....I am pretty sure if you were in premed your math and science skills should be adequate for nursing If I was you I would figure out what you are passionate about.....it is hard enough when you are crazy about the idea of nursing....if not so sure....I wouldn't recommend it. Remember you don't have to get all things from work....try to get some balance in all areas of your life. As far as a career goes....you should talk to post secondary counsellors

I am mortified that any charge nurse would call a nurse to come to the desk at his request. If I was the charge nurse I would tell him to speak to me....he sounds like a man who has a serious pathology involving control and power. I would happily take him on. O tolerance for abuse of any description.

I didn't read through all the responses....first thing the person described needs to be examined by a physician. Hallucinations need to be worked up. Though they can be in the background of the person's Parkinson's disease or a component of dementia/as can the paranoid ideation about the Sinemet....all reversible causes need to be ruled out...in seniors that can include UTI's, infection, electrolyte imbalance etc. Medication compliance needs to be assessed as well.

People who have nothing to contribute to the OP why don't you move along instead of telling people to look for old threads. What is it to you? To the OP you got some helpful answers I am happy to see....all the memory enhancing meds, atypical antipsychotics, medications for constipation, and all the medications for all the co-morbidities we see in seniors....DM, HTN, CHF, CAD, OP, OA, UI to name a few.

You are very new. These skills come with experience. You recognize you are easily rattled in emergent situations. If there is someone working with you that can assist you such as a unit clerk, ask them to prepare the paper work. Don't call the doctor until you have all the info in front of you that you need. Of course until you are more experienced you won't always know what they will need. Keep pushing yourself to improve. That is all anyone can do.

People tell the story over and over to debrief....it is an excellent coping strategy....you need to debrief....when you go through something like that you have to go "through" it..it can't go around it, over it or under it......I hope you can find some help

Even though his bladder was full....he was only voiding overflow urine.....small amounts that were escaping.... catheter was not flowing either because it was plugged by blood clots or it was not in the bladder but slipped under the bladder neck

We will influence more by our actions than any smart quips.....to family and on this site...though I loved the ...... Originally Posted by SweetOldWorld And when your husband is deathly ill, the thing you need is more rice.

In all my years of nursing no patient or family has ever said a thing about my appearance....a lot of it is how I project myself. I introduce myself, I am not overly familiar and I ignore personal comments and bring it back to the patient.

What upsets me most is not spelling or grammar..... is how we represent as professional group....interesting there is no forum like this for dentists, doctors, engineers etc.

I would never work in a setting where as an RN I, was supervised by an LPN....we all have a scope of practice....and LPN's supervising RN's doesn't even make sense.

Canada rocks!

what did you end up doing>?