hospicehappy

Don't you dare listen to the staff at long-term care facilities ! You are 100% correct in wanting to maintain patient dignity. Stand your ground always for patients. What is going to happen to you? You'll be "disciplined" by your BSN instructor for doing a good job? Say something like this to those idiots at the facility, "Oh, I'm sorry, but if my instructor sees me NOT maintaining patient dignity and respect, I'm in a lot of trouble, so let me just cover her up...." I won't even begin to describe what would happen to those facility staff if a State Surveyor were on the grounds and witnessed a hoyer lifted patient being naked ! You will see a lot of clinical staff who have no business being in nursing; don't become one of "them". Always picture yourself in a patient's shoes, and you will be reminded as to the proper treatment to be given.

Don't know yet. Took NCLEX Tuesday, 15 July, and computer shut down at 77 questions. Uh-ohhhhhhh ! Just about every question elicited a "What?" in my head. I am pretty convinced I failed it. Can we march on Sacramento to get rid of this exam altogether?