nursy_ann

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1. What should I do????

   nursy_ann replied to nursy_ann's topic in Hospice, Palliative

   Finally, the wound is so deep we can see the coccyx bone and there's an infection. The doc came and said it is ok to treat the wound he said that is what we call in french gangrene. he said the...

2. What should I do????

   nursy_ann posted a topic in Hospice, Palliative

   we have a patient in terminal illness. he has a wound at the coccyx. I decided to treat the wound but the boss (who's not a nurse) told me not to treat it. she said the doc decided not to treat it....

3. feeling guilty

   nursy_ann replied to nursy_ann's topic in General Nursing

   It would be a good idea to trade this patient but the other guy working with me decided i don't know why that he won't nurse this patient anymore. and....I don't want to talk about my situation to...

4. feeling guilty

   nursy_ann posted a topic in General Nursing

   I'm back from work and I can't sleep. I feel guilty and I need to know if it ever happened to you too.... I'm able to see a lot of things but when I see someone with MS lying in bed ....I can't act...

5. How many of you are depressed?

   nursy_ann replied to skybirdrising's topic in General Nursing

   hi I did a depression 2 years ago when I worked with ppl with alzheimer. A lack of experience made me sad about their situation. I bagan to think : Why am I treating them? I'm going to be like this...

6. need your opinion

   nursy_ann posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

   Last week one of my patient a 83 lady. who was in the unit for abdominal pain had a blood pressure:234/67 She's well known to have high BP and medication help just a little I was use to give her...

7. Corporate NH:profit vs.care....

   nursy_ann replied to iii_cessprin_ii's topic in Geriatric, LTC

   I work in a senior home for 1 year now and everytime I ask the boss (who is not a nurse nor a health professionnal) to buy incont. pad for people who are not really incontinent during the day she say...

8. Warm ups before starting your shift

   nursy_ann replied to Tookie's topic in General Nursing

   To get a job in Quebec it is a good thing if you already have a cerftification card (PDSB)---> how to move patients, and have your OMEGA card how to deal with an agressive patient. Once you get...

9. Funny things patients say !

   nursy_ann replied to TAM's topic in Nursing Humor

   I work in a psychiatric hospital with intellectual hand. ppl. One night I was in my office doing paperwork when a patient came in and showed me the phone saying "emergency pls....emergency!" When I...

10. stress of being "inferior"

    nursy_ann replied to mrosie2681's topic in General Students

    Hi I'm new here...but just wanted to say .... I'll begin my med-surgical trainning in 2 weeks...and I'm afraid of what the nurses will think of me. I had a BAD experience during my pediatric...