Mommy&RN BSN, RN

Pts eating from the dirty tray cart.

Oral mets?

Go get FL driver's license before the court date. No legal advice.

Safety blood transfer device

Food vomit. Any other kind is okay. Funky dentures. (Really dentures in general) Stinky feet, especially if they have thick, horribly long toenails that need a grinder to cut.

My Danskos were tight. Put on a thick pair of socks, put on the shoes and use the hair dryer across the band. It stretched it just enough. Walk around in them while they are still warm.

Wink 4 way stretch.

Eas in cafe caramel is one of my faves. Gnc has 25gm powder to mix with water. They taste pretty good, but they are a little frothy.

My mother had GBS in 1986, (had not had flu vax) as she got "older" (she died in 2/14 at the age of 53.) she never received any flu vax after GBS. Just didn't seem wise... As for me, I still get it every year, and I'm really not too worried about GBS

I agree with Meanmaryjane. If you accepted government funds from having extra hours tacked on to your pay, you benefitted from the fraud. She's definitely not the first parent to take care of her child after drinking. If that was negligent, I wonder ...

Good job!

Way to go! That was pt advocacy at its finest. I would have incident reported about the physician.

So sorry for your loss. Please talk to a grief or bereavement counselor. Many hospices offer this service even though your partner was not on their service. Take your time and take care of yourself and let others help you. I lost my mother 1 month ag...

"Are there any cultural or spiritual practices we need to be aware of, such as no blood products, no male caregivers,head coverings?"

Thank you. I was concerned about that is why I haven't tried them.

I've seen these recently and wondered if you would end up with increased edema since they end above/at the ankle.

I wanted to check in and see how the op is doing. My mother passed tonight. I'm ready to get back to work. I think this experience has helped me better understand the other side of the bed.

I was actually coming to post something similar. Hugs to you and your husband. I have been a prn hospice nurse for about 8 months. I just brought my mother home with hospice for end stage COPD. She is only 53 years old. I obviously haven't seen any ...

St. Thomas Rutherford recently changed its name from Middle Tennessee Medical Center. Ownership did not change, we had 4 hospitals with different names owned by the same parent. So, to show unity all 4 hospitals names changed to reflect the parent co...

We have usually 2 admission nurses. Many times the social worker or Chaplin meets the family & pt first to sign legals. Then the admit RN will assess the pt and family needs. The admit RN calls MD for decision on medication payment and she will o...

My husband hums Christmas songs as he yawns. He will also whistle when I'm on the phone with him... He's lucky he has some other really great attributes such as doing dishes and laundry! Drives me crazy!

I do both acute med/surg and prn/on call hospice. I love both of them. The on call for hospice is my favorite though. There are nights I've been out for 8+ hours and nights I haven't left the house. I enjoy the problem solving.

My concern with withholding any opioid or benzo, is many of our hospice patients have been on long term opioid/benzo therapy, abruptly discontinuing these meds can cause miserable withdrawal symptoms that the patient may not be able to express. They ...

Thanks for this recommendation. I have been looking for several weeks, since I am ready for an upgrade and want 2. There is also a discount code for 5% off if you google it.

"We don't save a life, we extend it." Is a quote I've heard recently also. It was stunning how true it is. I started working prn in hospice to balance out the "heroism" of acute care. TU - don't answer the phone if you don't want to work. Staffing th...