DixieRedHead

It's a rash caused by an allergy. It's not catching. Nothing to be all morally dilemnaed about.

I hope you won't be thrown out. You messed up, and you have to deal with it. From my perspective you deserve a reprimand, and a severe one. I don't think you should get thrown out. Never know what the powers that be will do. Hope it goes your way.

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I have had many doctors call me Ma'am. I call all doctors "Doctor". Life is easy.

Am I in some kind of alternate universe? 6:1 on Med- Surg is great staffing.

If I am going to give it to a patient, I am going to write it on the patient's Medication Administration Record. That's what it is, a "record of the medication administrated to the patient." Think of it this way. Suppose something went wrong and you end up in court. What will be your answer to the question as to why you did NOT record what you gave. Sounds like a nightmare to me.

You should be fine. Good luck.

God bless this poor woman. And heaven help this poor family. I really don't get it when people don't get it. I have had residents whose family would decline a feeding tube when the resident would no longer eat and leave Mama a full code. So we are going to let her starve to death and then code her? Good grief.

One word.............FOCUS Why are you charting? How about this? UTI? Pain, temperature, complaints, odor of urine, mentation, reaction to ABT, output, what else did you do? V/S 98.2,68,14,112,58 98% saturation on room air. Has denied pain and verbalized no complaints. Urine remains with strong odor. Mentation at baseline for this resident. No reaction noted to prescribed ABT. UOP X 4 incontinent per usual. Fluids at bedside and encouraged with med pass. Nancy Nurse RN. Wound. What, where, dimensions, description, complaints? V/S ....... Resident has 4 x 3 cm skin tear to right forearm. Wound is dry and free from drainage, warmth, or odor. Edges well approximated, steristrips in place. Resident denies pain, stating that area is "sore". Remember, it's not how much you chart, it's how you chart.

This screams "discharge" to me. You should have reported it the first time.

"Bastard coated bastards with bastard filling" Yes, it a terrible thing to say. Do I love it? You betcha!

Having been through both, I can tell you LPN is much harder. The skills learning is pretty much the same. In the RN program you get a lot more theory and fluff. This is gonna get me KILLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLED.

I think you are looking at it all the wrong way. At the end of the day, it's a job. You go, you put in your time, you do the very best that you can do, you get your money. You provide for yourself, and your family. That alone is noble enough. I have done long years in the ER. I am now ADON in LTC. Guess what, at the end of the day, it's a job. If you look down on me, you are looking at a debt free, no mortgage LTC nurse who is not bothered one whit what you think.

Where I come from that patient had just done fell out...... Yes, Esme, DFO is a real diagnosis down here. And I hesitate to tell you what PFO is, but let's just say the LOL at the nursing home urinated and fell.

" ltc is heart breaking. those that care, don't always last." don't you dare tar everyone with the same brush. many many fine cnas and dedicated workers of all degrees of education do last for exactly the reason that they care. just because you didn't check out the facility before accepting a job, and couldn't last, doesn't mean we are all that way.