HannasMom

HannasMom

Geriatrics/Alzheimer's

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  1. Favorite Discovery Health Channel Program

    I enjoy Real Life Trauma in the ER, I really like "Little People Big World," but I think this comes on TLC, not Discovery Health, I watch it every Saturday. The family lives here in Oregon. I also...
  2. I had my first delivery

    Wow what a night you had! Great
  3. Am I Wrong?

    I am so glad I no longer work at an assisted living facility! Too many gray areas. I love my new job at the skilled/intermediate care facility I now work for, even if it is on the nightshift. If I...
  4. Stressed!

    My mom passed away yesterday. My Mom had been diagnosed with CHF, only 25% of her heart was functioning. Mom had been admitted to a nursing home, the skilled unit. I went to see her last Saturday,...
  5. Stressed!

    Thank you everyone for your kind words. I have a very close family and we are there for each other. We had a Celebration of Mom's Life at my sister in laws house and it was wonderful. Things are...
  6. LPNs/LVNs: What's Your Specialty?

    I was the Care Coordinator for a dementia/Alzheimer's Unit in an ALF until I changed jobs recently and now work the nightshift at a LTC/skilled care facility with an Alzheimer's unit. So I work the...
  7. Night Shift might be killing me

    I tried the 12 hour nightshifts a few weeks ago, and my body hated it. Mentally I hated it too. I like to unwind before I go to bed, plus wake up slowly before I get ready for work. It was awful to...
  8. What do you think about floaters?

    I don't experience the sparkles, I occasionally have a random floater. If I see a flash of light, well...that usually means a bad headache coming on, and I quickly take two
  9. What do you think about floaters?

    When I saw the word floater, I thought of the floaters in a hospital too. Sorry. I'll have to check out the websites you posted, to understand what you
  10. Stressed!

    Thanks
  11. We Open Tomarrow!!!!

    Sounds wonderful! Good luck on the opening. This will be a very special
  12. I am a nurse, but I dream of....

    I am a nurse but I dream of... 1. Owning my own Arts and Crafts Shop to sell my art and crafts, plus the crafts made by other artists. 2. Working as a nurse in a small doctors office in an out of way...
  13. Am I too old?

    LOL!!! Why do people always ask if they are too old? Old is a state of mind. I believe you are never too old to start anything. I worked with a nurse who is 81. She could walk faster than I. If...
  14. Tonight will be my first 12 hour night shift at my new job (LTC). Napped alittle around 2pm. I have two more orientation nights, then I'll be on my own. Not sure how my body will like this shift,...
  15. Start 12 hour Night shift tonight

    Well, the shift went okay. It went faster than I thought it would. We were busy all shift, from 6pm to 6:30am. I didn't sleep well the first day off, then slept really well last night. It will be...
  16. I love night shift!!!!!

    After working two years on the nightshift, the LTC I was working as a LPN Charge nurse closed it's doors. So I found a day shift position at an Assisted Living facility. Due to personal reasons I...
  17. What would you do?

    I have been offered a LPN Charge nurse position at a small SNF near my home. The shift is from 6pm to 6am, two on and two off schedule. I got the message that she would like to hire me, I wasn't...
  18. What would you do?

    I accepted the nursing home position, because it is close to home, the staff is stable and have worked there for many years. Everyone has been very nice so far. I have worked night shift before and...
  19. THIS Is Why I Love Geriatrics

    Marla you are a great
  20. pacify or orientate? Alzheimers...

    I worked as the LPN/Care Coordinator in a Memory Care Unit for residents with Alzheimer's and dementia. Actually your aides are doing the right thing. There are wonderful books on how to talk to...
  21. Butterflies??? Is this normal??

    I still get butterflies whenever I start a new job. Also I always feel like such a dufus after an interview. I keep wondering why my tonque gets caught on my tonsils when I try to
  22. Apheresis Nurse Job Interview

    I had my interview this morning. I think it went well, two people interviewed me, both asking questions, relating to my nursing background, skills, people skills, etc. The Red Cross here has a very...
  23. Apheresis Nurse Job Interview

    Hi Weetziebat! No, that's not a dumb question, or as my husband says, there are no dumb questions. :) Apheresis is a procedure in which a blood component, usually platelets, is collected from a...
  24. What's the dumbest remark you've heard yourself make...

    KidsRN thanks for the laugh. I laughed until tears came to my eyes. I can really relate....LOL! I have "foot in mouth syndrome"
  25. I left my assisted living job as LPN/Care Coordinator for the memory care unit, in July. I really miss this job now and have thought about asking to come back. I never thought I would miss it so...