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  1. How Often Do You Check...?

    flashpoint posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    We have recently started checking blood pressures on almost every resident almost every time before we give blood pressure medication. This was something started by a newish DON. Our computer program...

  2. WHATS THAT SMELL???

    flashpoint replied to lumbarpain's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Double masks because of an odor? Seems kind of mean to me. I don't like the smells either, but I don't think I would humiliate a resident by masking because of it. But I am old and still remember when...

  3. Nurses who can't give out narcotics

    flashpoint replied to Blackcat99's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    The biggest problem is that this sometimes doesn't happen. I sometimes work with medication aides who are not allowed to give insulin. While I am off doing the insulin injections on their hall, they...

  4. Not a Nursing Question, but Has to Do with Work, So...

    flashpoint posted a topic in General Nursing

    I work with two CNAs that don't drive. One (Amy) simply doesn't have a license due to a mental/physical disability since birth. The other (Kim) has a license and a car, but the car is broken down and...

  5. How Often Do You Check...?

    flashpoint replied to flashpoint's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Our software program will do it for you if you know where to click. I just find it ridiculous to check things multiple times a day on someone who is historically stable. None of the times we've held...

  6. Students who get As are bad bedside nurses

    flashpoint replied to konstantine's topic in General Students

    There is a "joke" that goes something like this..."What do they call the person that graduates last in his class in medical school?" The answer..."Doctor." Well, you know what? They call the person...

  7. Other student needs too much help

    flashpoint replied to konstantine's topic in General Students

    I have major issues with saying 'no.' It is hard to watch someone struggle or fail when you could help them out. It is even harder to say 'no' after you have said 'yes' a few times. The biggest issue...

  8. How Often Do You Check...?

    flashpoint replied to flashpoint's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    They are ordered by the MD. Most of the time when they order things like blood pressure medication, they don't order routine B/P unless we ask for it. Sometimes they will order checks for a few days...

  9. How Often Do You Check...?

    flashpoint replied to flashpoint's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I would like to address this with the DON. We are spending a ton of time poking holes in fingers and squeezing arms. Not fair to the residents to be poked and picked on so much. This is NOT how LTC is...

  10. How Often Do You Check...?

    flashpoint replied to flashpoint's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I am very curious about how much time and money we are spending doing such frequent checks. If we were holding blood pressure medication frequently, I would not question the need for checks. If we...

  11. How Often Do You Check...?

    flashpoint replied to flashpoint's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I don't object the the extra work. I do object to doing things that are not necessary for stable residents. We have had to hold B/P meds three times on four months...it isn't like we are holding them...

  12. How Often Do You Check...?

    flashpoint replied to flashpoint's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Some of the blood sugars we are checking four times a day are on residents who only get 5 units of Lantus at night. I have been around the block a few times...often enough to question why we are...

  13. How Often Do You Check...?

    flashpoint replied to flashpoint's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Yes, I am a nurse. I am a nurse with almost 25 years experience, about half of that in LTC. I work in an LTC (which is why I posted in the LTC forum) with stable residents, many who have been on the...

  14. Not a Nursing Question, but Has to Do with Work, So...

    flashpoint replied to flashpoint's topic in General Nursing

    She was hired about ten years ago as a "comfort aide." She mostly passed water and linen. When we were very short staffed, some not so bright DONs let her work the floor. Coworkers covered for her...

  15. Not a Nursing Question, but Has to Do with Work, So...

    flashpoint replied to flashpoint's topic in General Nursing

    I tend to be a pushover for things like this. It is hard for me to say 'No' to something simply because I do not want to do it. I know that Kim has had a falling out with one of the people who took...

  16. Have you ever disliked a nursing job so much that you quit without notice?

    flashpoint replied to Nola009's topic in General Nursing

    Some places have a time limit for being in the "Do Not Re-Hire" list. My facility's policy is two years in most cases. There are times when someone will not be eligible for re-hire no matter what, but...

  17. Have you ever disliked a nursing job so much that you quit without notice?

    flashpoint replied to Nola009's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, I have...sort of. My grandparents were celebrating their 75th wedding anniversary. I had requested the day off to attend the party and was scheduled to be off. I found a new job (had been looking...

  18. Not a Nursing Question, but Has to Do with Work, So...

    flashpoint replied to flashpoint's topic in General Nursing

    Nope...small town. The only thing resembling public transportation is a van that will take elderly people to the grocery store or clinic. I don't know why I am beating myself up over this. I just...

  19. Not a Nursing Question, but Has to Do with Work, So...

    flashpoint replied to flashpoint's topic in General Nursing

    You make a very good point and are probably right. It is amazing how different things seem when they are in print or being looked at from another point of view. I do understand that her mother gets a...

  20. In house INR testing

    flashpoint replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I think ours is the CoaguCheck...something like that. The staff, residents, and doctors love it. Tiny poke, immediate results, no driving across town to the lab.

  21. Felt so Bad for Resident...so Impressed with CNAs

    flashpoint posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    We have two residents with very similar names. Yesterday the business office manager approached the charge nurse and informed her that we needed to get "Jane" ready because her family was coming to...

  22. Felt so Bad for Resident...so Impressed with CNAs

    flashpoint replied to flashpoint's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I am getting the CNAs pizza on New Year's Eve. The administrator bought each of them soda and a lottery ticket and one won $50. Everyone in the facility knows what happened, so the CNAs are getting a...

  23. What is My Family Thinking?

    flashpoint posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    This is merely a vent about my family. It just makes me wonder if people even think! My cousin wants to host a family reunion camping trip over the July 4th weekend. She wants everyone in the family...

  24. What is My Family Thinking?

    flashpoint replied to flashpoint's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I'm not upset that I am no longer welcome...LOL. I will probably be scheduled to work anyway. I have a bunch of stuff going on in June and if I want to be off for it, I am almost certain to work July...

  25. Do you hop around?

    flashpoint replied to garciadiego's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I get the people who go to sleep early first...then I go from one end to another. We have a few that expect their medication at a certain time, so I try to accommodate them. I am very thankful for the...