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1. Dealing with family.

   gingersdad replied to gingersdad's topic in General Nursing

   My devotion lies solely to the 8 yr/o MD pt. Any action against the parent will devastate the pt. I think the parent is under so much social scrutiny that he is on the verge of collapsing mentally as...

2. Dealing with family.

   gingersdad posted a topic in General Nursing

   Any one online that's in HH and currently dealing with some pt family issues? Parenting probs. I need some ethical advice such as when to intervene when the approach/actions toward the patient by the...

3. Above and Beyond Scope

   gingersdad replied to gingersdad's topic in Patient Safety Issues

   I get the message. We think she missed the noon meal, not sure because she has a bit of dementia. The FSBS was 236+4 hours later and the resident was feeling much better. Thank you for the "straight...

4. Above and Beyond Scope

   gingersdad posted a topic in Patient Safety Issues

   Hey there folks I need some help on how to handle an issue I had today with a CNA. A resident in my care had a FSBS of 46, was clammy, lethargic, and had that "far away" look we are so familiar with....

5. U.S. Nursing Salary CHANGES?!

   gingersdad replied to Future-nurse's topic in General Nursing

   There's a pretty simple solution to the question about salary drops; DO NOT VOTE FOR HILLARY. Next time you see her on camera, look into her eyes. [evil]There is no feeling in her eyes.[/evil] I'm not...

6. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

   gingersdad replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   I work LTC & Assisted and the saddest, most heartbreaking thing for me is to watch a family member, visits 1-2x/yr, be the most discontent of the care the res is getting. I worked in construction...

7. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

   gingersdad replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   Or how about "That's the way we've always done it", "that's what the bookk

8. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

   gingersdad replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   What part of "only 1 mg Ativan" is it that you don't