marjoriemac LPN

:wink2: Just a wee note to say how disgusted I was recently to hear a nurse in my facility tell a resident her husband 'flying in heaven'. The lady in question was not terribly confused but probably for her own comfort liked to convince herself that ...

Whenever we have a 'full moon' it usually results in wandering naked, escape attempts, shouting at each other and raiding the biscuit barrell (and that is just the residents!).

We've had patients with real bad wounds on sacrum etc, we would normally alternate between sitting up (with appropriate pressure cushion) and being in bed with regular positional changes.

I'd say whilst both trained staff are present at handover, both shold count drugs and check the amount is correct.

I bring scissors, pens, fob watch, nail clippers, lip balm, notepad for me and a goody bag containing alcohol gel, tourniquet, spare scissors and spare nail clippers, oh and a measuring tape. My goody bag is because someone always asks for the items!

TEDS are usually applied but my gripe is with bandaging, particularly when C/A's just pull on a pair of shoes over knee to toe bandages without care to ensure the bandage stays on the toe!

Geez, 2 hourly toileting, unless anyone has been identified as always soaking every 2 hours, we generally do 4 hourly toileting, plus the continence nurse only gives each resident a quota of 5 pads a day! At night, they do hourly room checks, not wak...

The women in our home are man daft (not just the residents!!!), it is great to have male staff!

We have families that visit regularly and those that don't and those that you never see! I think it is hard to judge why people do or do not visit. I also think spending 10 minutes visiting and talking with a resident is far more worthwhile than visi...

I have never worked in an LTC that smelled. To me it is a sign of poor housekeeping. Yeah, there are always times when Mr X has stunk the toilet out, but a good odour neutraliser and ventilation should solve that.

We get every other weekend off but always have days off together. It just means you have a long week and a short week. I like having days off together as then I don't get too tored doing overtime.

May be different names in the states, but common night meds in my facility are simvastatin, trazadone, paracetemol and other analgesia, zopiclone, nitrazepam. Mainly night sedation really.

I dont think we are supposed to wear any nail polish nor have long nails as there is the infection control risk and the risk of scratching patients who already have very fragile skin.

Make your complaints formal and if nothing is done, go to your inspection authority. Poor care cannot be ignored or you risk your own license.

I think it is a term that can be interpreted in many ways. If we are talking about risk involved, then sure, someone who is mbile but may be a 'high' risk of falls has the right to continue to mobilise if they are aware that risk is present. If they ...

Just wondering, if you checked a BP with an electrical device and it appeared very low but the patient was looking fine and talking etc, would you then check again with electric sphyg or a manual one. A nurse I know checked again with an electric dev...

We have key codes known by competent residents and relatives. Night shift bolt the door too!

It can be difficult to go by yes and no answers sometimes. We have a man who has a white board and an alphabet chart but more often refuses to use either. His hand signal which used to mean change the channel on tv now seems to mean anything and ever...

OK, we got a wee lady just now, has mild dementia, bloods all normal, urine sample normal. Gradually getting worse at going in a huff! I swear, you even look at her too quickly or slowly and she takes a day in bed because 'nobody likes her', 'everyon...

This is especially for any UK nurses. Do you need to go on a course to syringe ears? I have always been told you do but my boss doesn't think so and wantsto go ahead and do it herself???

Thanks to Danissa for all your kind words. Luv ya!

We must be quite lucky, we have loads of folk on cocodamol etc but never have much of a problem with constipation. A few folk use movicol regulalry but we generally encourage to drink loads and take loads a fruit n veg!

I had to call in cops after a staff member got beaten up in car park (love triangle!) and various times when vandals have targetted homes I have worked in but never fpr residents family or staff - yet!

I agree with us knowing our patients best and it is out judgement whether to move a resident or not however I am often puzzled at just how long a resident with a suspected broken hip is expected to lie on the floor before an ambulance arrives. Severa...

Well not really me, but there's this lady in our unit and she is driving me crazy by her attention seeking behaviour. Seen by doc who says she has no mental problems, no infection either BUT she recently has decided she cannot walk and will actually ...