Simplepleasures

Simplepleasures

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  1. Study: Incompetent People Really Have No Clue

    Simplepleasures replied to Valerie Salva's topic in General Nursing

    Its kind of scary how much we think alike! Maybe it's all the

  2. Study: Incompetent People Really Have No Clue

    Simplepleasures replied to Valerie Salva's topic in General Nursing

    Whoa Valerie, after reading this article and not knowing about the earlobe thingy in the dying, I might be one of the

  3. Input Wanted... Older Nurses Phased Out

    Simplepleasures replied to FrustratedLPN's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I have seen older nurses complain of discrimination in hiring also.Its illegal, but oh so hard to prove in a court of

  4. Ear Changes In A Dying PT

    Simplepleasures replied to gagezoie's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    No kidding!! Wow, I have heard about a crease in the earlobe of people with cardiovascular disease. Never old to learn, I

  5. The drug-seeker file in ER

    Simplepleasures replied to Anagray's topic in Emergency

    No , I guess you are truly at a loss as to why I was treated in such a manner, so am I. I do know the ER resident did direct the staff to try to haul me up and walk, even before I had Xrays done, I...

  6. Ear Changes In A Dying PT

    Simplepleasures replied to gagezoie's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Never heard or saw any such thing. (Late Entry) Apology to the OP, your Mom was

  7. Managing symptoms for a �good death�

    Simplepleasures replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    This may seem a simplistic observation on my part, in light of all the deep thinking of the previous posters, but when in the presence of a dying patient I feel awed and humbled to be a part of a...

  8. Lessons learned from the other side of the call light

    Simplepleasures replied to grace90's topic in General Nursing

    After being treated like a drug seeker in the ER a few years ago, I would never again doubt someones complaints of

  9. The drug-seeker file in ER

    Simplepleasures replied to Anagray's topic in Emergency

    You may not be able to say why I was treated like a drug seeker in the ER, neither can I , I assure you. I am a 56 year old grandmother who has been a nurse for 30 years. Why is it so difficult for...

  10. The drug-seeker file in ER

    Simplepleasures replied to Anagray's topic in Emergency

    About 5 years ago, I ended up in the ER, I was in intractable pain . I was given multiple doses of various narcotics and valium per IV, none of which helped. I had a trapped nerve in my lumbar spine...

  11. Universal Health Care... what would this mean...

    Simplepleasures replied to nurseyNJNYC's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    My relatives in Canada and Germany tell me they would not trade their health care system for ours. My grandmother,in Germany, got round the clock home care when she was dying, paid for by the...

  12. Inspiring video for LTC Nurses and others- "Parent's Wish"

    Simplepleasures replied to Valerie Salva's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for posting this. Makes me feel like all my years in LTC were not meaningless.

  13. Anyone Taking Thyroid Medications? I Need Your Help!!!

    Simplepleasures replied to live4today's topic in General Nursing

    It took a few weeks to really feel better, but even in the first week, I did feel slightly more energy.Keep having those levels done, that should tell you where you need to be.I was diagnosed 25 years...

  14. Am I wrong here?

    Simplepleasures replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

    This sounds like a sentinel event waiting to happen. What if the staff got together and had a meeting or wrote a letter to management ? Why do we continue to work in such conditions and take out our...

  15. Night Shift LTC Ratios

    Simplepleasures replied to TheCommuter's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Yes that is about right.But really is too many patients to handle safely. I had 67 patients last place I worked, which was two units ( Alz/dementia) of about 33 or 34 patient each. We had a one...

  16. LPN's just glorified nurse aids in LTC? Huh?

    Simplepleasures replied to onehusbandsevenkids's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I don't think this is correct in some states, LPNs are used as supervisors, I don't nessesarily agree with it though. I know an LPN is usually called a charge nurse in LTC, doesnt mean a whole lot...

  17. Thumbguard -V - Thudguard?

    Simplepleasures replied to Cuddlebugs's topic in General Nursing

    My now 28 year old lawyer daughter was a thumb sucker till she was 5 years old, saw a segment on the evening news about a thumbguard, never sucked her thumb again. I wouldn't use one, but apparently...

  18. Fired For Being Pregnant

    Simplepleasures replied to KCIN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Sadly, I do believe you are right on point

  19. I'm a Clinical Informatics Specialist!

    Simplepleasures replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in General Nursing

    how exciting,

  20. Fired For Being Pregnant

    Simplepleasures replied to KCIN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Would this not be something that may end up being decided in a courtroom? The employer will claim it was an undue hardship to provide this pregnant woman with the type of accommodation that she...

  21. Fired For Being Pregnant

    Simplepleasures replied to KCIN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Actually, the correct term for a state in which anybody can be fired for anything at any time is a "at will state".A "right to work state" is a state that IF you are employed at a place that has a...

  22. To Unionize or Not To Unionize: Questions that every nurse should ask themselves

    Simplepleasures replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    There are two terms that I repeatedly hear misused, one is "right to work state" and the other is "at will state". I understand, correct me if I'm wrong, that a "right to work" state is merely a state...

  23. Diagnoses you never thought you'd see?

    Simplepleasures replied to KarafromPhilly's topic in General Nursing

    I too have taken care of a patient with Creutzfeldt Jacob disease. The associated dementia in this patient was so different than the Altzheimers, or other types of dementia Ive seen over the years. I...

  24. How many of you have blackout periods at work?

    Simplepleasures replied to kcochrane's topic in General Nursing

    Whoa, I at first thought you meant blackouts as in drank too much alcohol! Yes we always had a period from about a week before Thanksgiving to after New Year that we could not take vacation or days...

  25. Amzing video- HBOT and traumatic brain injury recovery

    Simplepleasures replied to Valerie Salva's topic in General Nursing

    Back in the 80's I took care of a young man ,about this kids age,for almost 7 years , home care. He had anoxic brain damage from a near drowning. What his parents would have given to have such...