Liberty Bellpn

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  1. Aaaaarrrrrrggggggh!!

    Liberty Bellpn replied to lil' girl's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    And the thing is...... Christmas is the day these facilities see the most visitors ever, and their impression of the place is based on that. This is just poor management, never mind poor patient care....

  2. The most expensive, silly or cheap gifts you received from your hospital

    Liberty Bellpn replied to Shantas's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you, thank you, thank you for the belly laughs! Couldn't sleep after my shift--and this thread has been hysterical. Oh God, I have tears running down my face. I think I just woke up the...

  3. What would you do??

    Liberty Bellpn replied to IngyRN's topic in General Nursing

    I am pretty sure I'd do whatever I could ...with whatever I had. Respond first...(regret

  4. What's Wrong With This Picture?

    Liberty Bellpn replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I saw something on one of the news shows reporting about the state being "too lenient" on nursing homes, since many facilities were deficiency free. This was maybe a year ago....often wondered if they...

  5. Need your advice,please....

    Liberty Bellpn replied to elisha's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Tell them you are not interested in unit manager position and would like the staff nurse position, that you applied for! I've never known a facility to force someone into a management position, or...

  6. Families from Hell

    Liberty Bellpn replied to traumamomtx30's topic in General Nursing

    Your post gives me pause Woody, and shames me actually. I've been complaining alot recently--maybe these few days off will

  7. notifying families

    Liberty Bellpn posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Reading about med errors in main forum got me thinking about this. Do you report med errors to the patient and/or their

  8. notifying families

    Liberty Bellpn replied to Liberty Bellpn's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Well, I bring this up because years back, we definately did not report med errors to the family. We did an incident report, notified the MD, and charted the facts without saying "incident", (as we...

  9. Need help, is this verbal abuse?

    Liberty Bellpn replied to stamidg's topic in General Nursing

    Yes it is. And "scolding" is not only unacceptable, it's futile; dementia patients don't respond to reasoning or "reality orientation"-- I do think they respond to tone and that tone is demeaning....

  10. Here comes Santa Claus

    Liberty Bellpn replied to gagezoie's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    he IS lucky you didn't call. Isn't that a weird time for Santa to show up (ya know, unless he's coming down the

  11. What patient population do you enjoy working with the most?

    Liberty Bellpn replied to philosophical's topic in General Nursing

    Quote: Originally Posted by annmariern The WW2 generation. So inspirational, so grateful for their care, so tough. Give me the grannies/grandpas any day. Yes! I went to school with the intention of...

  12. MORPHINE and Dying Patients

    Liberty Bellpn replied to constantlylearning's topic in General Nursing

    Well, we can ask ourselves--what is the goal, what is the expected outcome with this type of patient? What can we do to be sure we meet the goals? (These should be clearly written in the plan of...

  13. Taking Photos on Your Mobile Phone in a Aged Care Facility

    Liberty Bellpn replied to miss flossy's topic in General Nursing

    It's posted at the entrance to our facility--No Camera Phones--due to privacy policy. I think it's absolutely appropriate. (of course it doesn't really stop anyone from bringing their phones in, but...

  14. Ms. Jekyll or Ms. Hyde, what will it be this time?

    Liberty Bellpn replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    That is hysterical....poor thing. Still,

  15. Just When You Think You've Seen It All....

    Liberty Bellpn replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Oh boy......after chuckling, I got serious. I can see DPH now..After citing you for that breach of dignity, it'd spiral from there...delving into the existing systems of communication like report,...

  16. Agency nurses refusing to work on a certain unit

    Liberty Bellpn replied to Inquisitive one's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I've done agency and I think I can see both sides. But...I think you have to expect this and be prepared to encounter the unknown when you sign up for contract work...isn't the nature of the job to go...

  17. OMG Halcion

    Liberty Bellpn replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I see haldol occasionally, but Halcion! The knock out of knock out drugs. I'd hate to give it to an elderly

  18. I'm sure I'll get 10,000 replies saying to run, run, run from this place!

    Liberty Bellpn replied to megananne7's topic in General Nursing

    Surely there must be an interim nursing director? Who has the NARCOTIC KEYS?? If anyone other than you, such as med techs, etc--you are at risk. I liked the response to get a correct count with your...

  19. For all you old-timers: How have you lasted in nursing so long?

    Liberty Bellpn replied to BBFRN's topic in General Nursing

    Hi, I'm new here also, and have been discussing this exact thing recently. I worked 3 12's in a row for several years and developed painful bunions.(I wear Crocs now, and cannot wear dress shoes...

  20. How Burned Out Are You?

    Liberty Bellpn replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    I make excellent money as an LPN on the east coast. But I'm at the point where the money, no matter how much, isn't enough....patients too sick, paperwork overwhelming.... definately burnt! I scrape...

  21. Help getting my state BON to respond to me!

    Liberty Bellpn replied to Nervous00's topic in General Nursing

    yes, the BON needs to know everything.I wasn't clear on my post, sorry. When applying for jobs in this state, you may answer "no" on an application, as to whether you've ever been arrested or...

  22. Help getting my state BON to respond to me!

    Liberty Bellpn replied to Nervous00's topic in General Nursing

    I'd think hiring an attorney would be unnecessary. You're simply looking for a written answer to a question that should be in black and white. If the BON is as swamped with work as I've heard, it may...

  23. Very interesting if you have a strong stomach.

    Liberty Bellpn replied to MyLittleCody120's topic in General Nursing

    That's a fantastic link; thank you! I watched the colon ca...so fascinating that I'll watch the

  24. Reality in the LTC

    Liberty Bellpn replied to pnurseuwm's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I do assessments with my med pass, since there will be parameters I'm checking, and I am interacting with the patient, so it makes sense. Occasionally, I can squeeze a treatment inbetween, if the...

  25. Reality in the LTC

    Liberty Bellpn replied to pnurseuwm's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I've worked in JHACO LTC facilities for a long time and had various numbers of patients of varied acuity. The facility I work at now has a 60 bed unit divided with 3 nurses responsible for everything...