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1. Quick Question about comfort measures

   bernadettes replied to Tweety's topic in General Nursing

   skrainbow is right. If the patient askes for water, give her a sip, but parenteral fluids will prevent the comfortable dehydration that helps dying patients achieve a peaceful comfort from endorphin...

2. LPN assessment in LTC

   bernadettes replied to Sersey's topic in Geriatric, LTC

   Here in New York, LPNs are not allowed to assess. According to the scope of practice, LPNs take and record data - it is the RN who assesses the

3. monthly summaries in LTC

   bernadettes replied to ktwlpn's topic in Geriatric, LTC

   At our facility, the LPNs do a quarterly summary that addresses all goals and how the res is doing related to the goals on the careplan. They are scheduled to be done right before the quarterly MDS...

4. ethical dilemma

   bernadettes replied to crnaethics's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

   Let's see...Just completing a bioethics course: the rules are do not cheat. You both participated in cheating. The consequences for revealing the cheat will probably get her kicked out of school and...