kat57

I work in a clinic for low income adults, and my patients also tell me that that they can't afford to buy their meds. Pfiser and Wyeth both have programs these patients can apply for, the patient completes the application then the Dr. signs along with the office name, location and Dr. license #, and includes an original script of the medications needed. The meds are sent to our office where the patient signs for the meds. I'll get the phone number for you to apply. My patients are so grateful for this program.

Dr. Scholl's clogs from Walmart come in only white of course. They cost $20.00, the most comfortable yet.

HI Sandy Sounds like a pretty good plan. We are on the floor at 7am,do head to toe assessments with vitals, chart the assessments by 8am then do morning care. Pass meds. Depending on the instructor we may have to do bed baths. Chart again at 10 and 12 including vitals, straighten up the room including emptying the trash if needed. The first few weeks on the floor our instructor would not let us chart until she reviewed our notes. I can still hear her 'its a legal document and you're working under my license and I want to keep you all out of trouble when you're on your own.' If we didn't have our notes to her by 8:00 there was no excuse. Mrs. O'Neill was wonderful. Her charting was a beautiful thing, we were all amazed how professional it sounded. I remember one day saying "I can't do this !!" when my total hip pt. had to have her IV dc'd ,foley dc'd, bandage changed, hemovac removed, and order out of bed. I was about to hit the down button on the elevator, but I found it gets easier over time and if you have a routine like you do it works until the unexpected happens which is all the time.

From 7:00 am to 3:30 pm the same as classroom time or even longer if post conference runs long. There is usually something unexpected that comes up.

If you get your pt. assignment the morning of or the night before look up their diagnosis so when your instructor visits you in the room you will impress the heck out of her and the pt. you will also feel more comfortable knowing what you're dealing with. We had a pre-conference before we were allowed to enter pts. rooms. Once we were assigned our pt. all ran for the charts to look up pt history, diagnosis, labs, etc. You'll be lucky to find the chart since the dr. will have it or its disappeared into a blackhole. Once we introduced ourselves to the pt. we performed a head to toe assessement that includes vitals, with the form our school provides. Talk about nervous the first time in entered a pts. room. Bring your stethescope, pen light, scissors, one of those tiny centimeters measuring tapes to measure wounds, a black pen and an index card with any notes you want to remember. After that you won't have any room in your pockets for a stick of gum. Find your nurse assigned to your room and ask questions ! Don't be afraid even if they seem to act like you are a pest ! Most are very helpful. Good Luck !

I have been following the Terry Schiavo case for several weeks, the woman in Florida who has been in a vegetative state for 13 years whose husband wishes to disconnect her feeding tube because it was her wish however her parents persist and have asked the Governor to intervene. How do you feel ? I feel her wishes should be respected. Although there is nothing in writing her husband says this was her wish. What are your feelings ?

One dose in the am then another before 3pm lets me get a good nights sleep. Dreams are in technicolor. I just go with the flow... No other side effects.