SuzieeQ

SuzieeQ

Geriatrics, retirement, home care.

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  1. Foot rub?

    SuzieeQ replied to PunkBenRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I once worked in a facility with a male nurse who would always be coming up behind the female nurses while charting and giving neck rubs... It was creepy. Nice guy, but

  2. "Peenie-wraps"?

    SuzieeQ replied to BrandonLPN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    If using the wrap to decrease full bed changes, wouldn't a soaker pad be sufficient? There are plenty of other incontinence products available for nocturnal incontinence. In LTC, I have seen the...

  3. Night Shift For Newbies

    SuzieeQ replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    Great article! Back when I did nights, I found that it took about 2-3 months to adjust to it... After that, I only slept about 3 hours each day when I got home and became a non-sleeping zombie. I only...

  4. New nurse at rock bottom please fellow nurses help me

    SuzieeQ replied to melissa_m87's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    Keep your chin up - there has to be a job out there for you. Keep applying and be

  5. Dangerous and Demented: What Usually Happens?

    SuzieeQ replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Quote from Ruby Vee ​What does "Form 1 the resident" mean? Is that something like an involuntary psych hold? Yes, it is an involuntary psych evaluation BUT it is just for 72hrs in the hospital until...

  6. Fall risk question. Need help

    SuzieeQ replied to motivatedlilly's topic in Patient Education

    Not sure if Dx panic disorder puts the patient at a high risk for falls, but the medications they take for anxiety would - sedatives/psychotropic meds increase risk for

  7. Coprophagia And Scatolia In Demented Elderly Residents

    SuzieeQ replied to TheCommuter's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I have seen both behaviours, although, did not know the medical terms for

  8. Which hospitals and companies in Canada are hiring nurses from the Philippines?

    SuzieeQ replied to scarletgandola's topic in International Nursing

    As said above, you will need a work visa. It will help if you take some transfer courses as well - look up a college in the city you want to work in, and view their online courses for...

  9. Dangerous and Demented: What Usually Happens?

    SuzieeQ replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Here is my experience from an assisted living (retirement) facility... Depends on the facility, keeping in mind that every situation is different. Usually the Nurses call the MD for...

  10. Fired on Friday the 13th.

    SuzieeQ posted a topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Well to make a long story short, I was let go on Friday from my management position (DOC). I was not given an explanation as to why they decided to terminate me, nor was I given any...

  11. Fired on Friday the 13th.

    SuzieeQ replied to SuzieeQ's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I thought I'd update and thank every one for their input and advice. I started my new job last Monday! I was honest about my termination from my last job and the interviewers were very understanding...

  12. Dispensing medications in LTC

    SuzieeQ replied to Laurel78's topic in Patient Medications

    I think you are going to get many different answers here, but in my opinion, putting the pills into a dosette or envelope with directions is NOT dispensing. You are handing them over to the family to...

  13. Fired on Friday the 13th.

    SuzieeQ replied to SuzieeQ's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Yes, they gave me paperwork - one was a release and one was severance related. I asked during the termination meeting for a reason, and they were very vague. "It was an operational decision" and "the...

  14. What is your current LPN salary

    SuzieeQ replied to Vicky Laursen's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Gross salary $46000 in Ontario,

  15. DNR pet peeve

    SuzieeQ replied to Vespertinas's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I've seen this way too many times... I had a family member (POA) for one of the residents at our facility come in and ask the doctor to D/C all meds for the resident because the resident was very weak...

  16. 1mg Ativan 7 times per day?!?!

    SuzieeQ posted a topic in General Nursing

    About a week ago, one of the resident's at our retirement home asked me to re-order her medication for her. She self-medicated, but uses our pharmacy. She handed me an empty vial of Ativan, which read...

  17. When to say no...new grad burn out

    SuzieeQ replied to AngelicDarkness's topic in General Nursing

    If you are too exhausted to work, it is unsafe for the patients as well. Learn to say no. I'm from Canada, and I'd talk to your union rep. If you don't have a union, call the labour board about your...

  18. I wanna be a nurse and i am confuse

    SuzieeQ replied to SarahKylee's topic in International Nursing

    Hi Sarah, I am in the Practical Nursing program in Ontario, Canada (to graduate in June this year). I also want to be an RN at some point, but I did not have the university credits to go straight from...

  19. Deaf Nursing?

    SuzieeQ replied to Alcomedicism's topic in Developmental Disabilities

    I was wondering the same thing. I have been looking all day at ASL courses that I can register for online. Can Canadian nurses take ASL? I can't seem to find a Canadian Sign Language online course....

  20. community vs. hospital?

    SuzieeQ posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi there, are there any nurses out there who have worked in home care and the hospital? I was wondering about the pros/cons of both. what about the differences in care/salary?any info would be...

  21. What is the pathophysiology of septicemia and pneumonia

    SuzieeQ replied to dur3x's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    lol.. exactly my point.. i am a nursing student myself (almost finished), and i would never come on here the night before something is due and ask for people to do my work for me. it's not that hard...

  22. What is the pathophysiology of septicemia and pneumonia

    SuzieeQ replied to dur3x's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    why don't you try your pathophysiology textbook or even the internet for the

  23. Held Down and Forced to Take The FLu Shot

    SuzieeQ replied to Nurse_FF_EMT's topic in General Nursing

    You know what though.. working with the elderly in a nursing home, you should have a flu shot regardless if it is mandatory or

  24. Held Down and Forced to Take The FLu Shot

    SuzieeQ replied to Nurse_FF_EMT's topic in General Nursing

    I couldn't say it better! I would be suing them so fast, they wouldn't know what hit them!! I can't believe this... Time for a new

  25. What are the item(s) you need most for nursing school?

    SuzieeQ replied to rn2be2006's topic in General Students

    I'm in my 2nd year of nursing, just beginning my acute rotation of clinical... You should definitely get your hands on a good stethoscope, CUE CARDS ON A RING (write notes/skills on them that are...