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1. Artificial feeding-Terri Schiavo

   boxermom replied to ktwlpn's topic in General Nursing

   I agree. We need to ponder this, and look for the human spirit in all these cribbled, brain damaged, or retarded people. What makes us human? What makes us want to become a nurse? Why is one student nurse changing her major after listening to all us ...

2. Artificial feeding-Terri Schiavo

   boxermom replied to ktwlpn's topic in General Nursing

   This priest that testified in this case isn't following what his bishop said. go to http://www.priestsforlife.org/ to see what the bishop and the pope has said. In the Catholic faith, the pope and the Archbishops and bishops are the policy makers,...

3. Artificial feeding-Terri Schiavo

   boxermom replied to ktwlpn's topic in General Nursing

   As a nurse, I hope everyone of you are patient advocates.

4. Artificial feeding-Terri Schiavo

   boxermom replied to ktwlpn's topic in General Nursing

   Kyriaka and others that are standing up for life. Keep up the good work. The Human Life Alliance at http://www.humanlife.org is a great organization. The Pope has a stand on this for any Catholic nurses. I tried in the past to express myself on this ...

5. Must we all die with a feeding tube?

   boxermom replied to URO-RN's topic in Safety

   Anytime someone close to you dies, it is devasting. The loss of a parent is devasting. I know, I've been there. It doesn't matter how old they are, they are still our parents. I've also comforted many families when their parents died. Yes, there is ...

6. Must we all die with a feeding tube?

   boxermom replied to URO-RN's topic in Safety

   Please don't jump to conclusions before reading about Terri Schivo's case at this web site http://www.terrisfight.org/ She is a disabled person, she is not brain dead or in a vegtatative state. Florida's legislature pasted a law, which Jeb Bush, the ...

7. Must we all die with a feeding tube?

   boxermom replied to URO-RN's topic in Safety

   Jeb Bush is showing courage in the face of a society that wants all life to be perfect and planed. Life is a gift from God.Please check out this web site.http://www.terrisfight.org/

8. Male nurse kills 40 patients...what do you think?

   boxermom replied to jdm33351's topic in General Nursing

   I am a nurse to promote life and ease suffering, I am not God. Patients should have a living will, which would help the doctor decide at what point to give in to the human condition of dying and stop measures to prolong life of a terminally ill per...

9. BPH and Catheters

   boxermom replied to boxermom's topic in Urology

   Thanks Geeg, I only have one of my 3 men still living. Their deaths weren't connected to a UTI. This patient also has bladder spasms and occasionally hematuria without infectoin. The urologist finely started him on Ditropan for the spasms. His dement...

10. Constant Faller

    boxermom replied to CoffeeRTC's topic in Geriatric

    He sounds like he needs a restraint, after you do all your supporting documentation. He needs to walk and tire himself out, and be toileted, repositioned and fed and given fluids and everything else, like labs done before you do a restraint. He needs...

11. BPH and Catheters

    boxermom replied to boxermom's topic in Geriatric

    One of my guys are going to Urology next week and I need to get some more ideas. The last time this guy was sent to urology, the MD just said to push fliuds.He has dementia and we feel like we are really "forcing fluids", to a sweet old man who kindl...

12. Ideas for recruitment in LTC

    boxermom replied to Nursenan0's topic in Geriatric

    MY DON lets all RNs work every 3rd weekend. We all take turns at holidays, but it works out to one or two a year. We only get 6 holidays paid a year. LPNs didn't like it much , but they aren't the ones in shortage. boxermom

13. BPH and Catheters

    boxermom posted a topic in Geriatric

    I posted this on the urology board, but it probably should be in Geriatrics. I work in LTC. I have 3 men with BPH with either Supra Pubic Catheter or a regular cath. I need help. We routinely use leg bags 24/7, which I've been told have anti-reflux v...

14. BPH and Catheters

    boxermom posted a topic in Urology

    I work in LTC. I have 3 men with BPH with either Supra Pubic Catheter or a regular cath. I need help. We routinely use leg bags 24/7, which I've been told have anti-reflux valves on them. These poor guys, with the SP cath, continue to get UTI's. The...

15. BPH and Catheters

    boxermom posted a topic in Urology

    I work in LTC. I have 3 men with BPH with either Supra Pubic Catheter or a regular cath. I need help. We routinely use leg bags 24/7, which I've been told have anti-reflux valves on them. These poor guys, with the SP cath, continue to get UTI's. The...