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  1. Would this be a moral dilemma between autonomy and beneficence

    pennyaline replied to lindsmith88's topic in General Nursing

    Why the need to disclose? It was determined long ago that it is unnecessary for patients to disclose their HIV status to care givers, so why would or should care givers disclose their own status to...

  2. LTC Nursing...Who likes it, who doesn't?

    pennyaline replied to Julz034's topic in General Nursing

    I knew "Laugh Out Loud" already, and have known it for years. Thus, I noted that I hadn't seen it used as it was used here, and asked what it meant in this

  3. We're out of ideas.....can you help?

    pennyaline replied to laurasc's topic in Geriatric, LTC

  4. hi, so i had fess today at mgh......

    pennyaline replied to ErinDel's topic in General Nursing

    When I worked in OR, we did those as Caldwell-Luc's. Ugh. Be glad you missed THAT experience! Take your pain meds, breathe freely and be

  5. We're out of ideas.....can you help?

    pennyaline replied to laurasc's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    What is the wife becoming agitated about: that he won't let anyone shower him, that he's incontinent and needs intervention, or that you're asking for her help? I guarantee that this woman went...

  6. LTC Nursing...Who likes it, who doesn't?

    pennyaline replied to Julz034's topic in General Nursing

    I've been in long term care nursing just about forever now, and I've never come across the acronym "LOL" in the care setting. What does it

  7. HELP! the adon stealing out of the med cart?

    pennyaline replied to blondnursey's topic in General Nursing

    "...i told her to call the state. she said she didnt know the number, it wasnt posted anywhere in the building..." That alone is a violation of residents' rights. It is required that telephone numbers...

  8. DEA States that LTC Nurses Are No Longer Agents Of The Prescribers

    pennyaline replied to chase4myheart's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    In what universe are nurses "agents of the prescribers"? I don't work for the facility docs. I work for the facility. I am an agent of the facility and have to do what the facility AND the scope of...

  9. New DON cleaning house

    pennyaline replied to trimm's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Yes, it's SOP. A new director has to establish her power and mark her territory, and it's done with disciplinary actions and terminations. Often these actions are justified as the new Director winnows...

  10. HELP Resident calling baby "stupid" What to do!!!??

    pennyaline replied to WittleOnesRN's topic in General Nursing

    The response you disliked detailed the hypocritical lack of compassion which that particular health care worker was showing toward the resident. The irony of it was utterly lost on a lot of people...

  11. is this legal?

    pennyaline replied to Ms.RN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    and and Which is exactly why I asked the OP if she had by any chance mentioned the incident report in her chart

  12. HELP Resident calling baby "stupid" What to do!!!??

    pennyaline replied to WittleOnesRN's topic in General Nursing

    Please go back through this thread and see the only response I wrote to the OP. I wrote it on October 30, and advised her not to write up the event in the patient's chart (a previous responder had...

  13. HELP Resident calling baby "stupid" What to do!!!??

    pennyaline replied to WittleOnesRN's topic in General Nursing

    see, it's that kind of knee jerk, ad hominem judgment i'm talking

  14. HELP Resident calling baby "stupid" What to do!!!??

    pennyaline replied to WittleOnesRN's topic in General Nursing

    Absolutely. That's all that

  15. HELP Resident calling baby "stupid" What to do!!!??

    pennyaline replied to WittleOnesRN's topic in General Nursing

    Clearly you don't get it, and you're probably not going to. So there's no point in trying to explain things

  16. is this legal?

    pennyaline replied to Ms.RN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    are you very sure that what you think happened is what actually happened? after a serious fall, administration will often review charts and take and copy documentation related to the incident. did you...

  17. HELP Resident calling baby "stupid" What to do!!!??

    pennyaline replied to WittleOnesRN's topic in General Nursing

    The poster to whom I was responding in THAT post, a health care worker who is NOT the OP, was trumpeting the duty of health care workers to treat people with compassion. She wasn't specific about who...

  18. HELP Resident calling baby "stupid" What to do!!!??

    pennyaline replied to WittleOnesRN's topic in General Nursing

    Groan?

  19. Job Hunt Question: Does recruiters interview just for the heck of it?

    pennyaline replied to RiaRN3's topic in General Nursing

    Actually, I think they do have to interview every applicant who meets the standards of the job they're trying to fill. I mean, can you imagine the potential discrimination suits they might have to...

  20. HELP Resident calling baby "stupid" What to do!!!??

    pennyaline replied to WittleOnesRN's topic in General Nursing

    well then, as you are a healthcare worker who is evidently charged with compassion for all people, shouldn't you be trying to understand and empathize with the feelings and motives of the resident who...

  21. State Survey, med error and more!

    pennyaline replied to the_alchemist's topic in General Nursing

    Your facility is going to get dinged for Nursing because of this, and rightly so. If you knew the dose was supposed to be 10 mg., why didn't you change the MAR? Why didn't any of the other nurses...

  22. Drug Flash Cards driving me insane...

    pennyaline replied to caffeineRx's topic in General Nursing

    Yup, they are a pain in the rear. But it's necessary to do these little exercises as part of the LEARNING experience, so get to it. As someone has already told you, the effects of Insulins are the...

  23. HELP Resident calling baby "stupid" What to do!!!??

    pennyaline replied to WittleOnesRN's topic in General Nursing

    First, DO NOT chart the incident. What would you expect to achieve by including the resident's verbalization about an infant patient in the patient's chart notes? Chart wars accomplish nothing....

  24. I am sure Im wrong

    pennyaline replied to scootertrash nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe it has something to do with the shortfall of availability of H1N1

  25. I am sure Im wrong

    pennyaline replied to scootertrash nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe it has something to do with the shortfall of availability of H1N1