I am working in a cluster home for MR/DD and I am SOOO tired of direct care staff that think that all of our clients(consumers) should be treated like babies,they range in age from 18-63. On the...
lpn3324 replied to UrNursePal's topic in Correctional
I was doing a new gain health review at a state facility,when I asked the inmate what type of seizures he experienced he replied"a very deadly type ma'am they are callled psuedo seizures" I...
Thank you Tweety,nobody else seems to remember Mr.Schindler ma,ing the statement that the hospice was medicating Terri to speed her death. One of the statements that was made by the family after her...
I just heard two fairly intellegent young people (13 and 15) discussing "The terri thing" and they were asking why Michael is being crucified for doing what she had been doing to herself before her...
I also applaud Michael for requesting an autopsy. I am so tired of this case and all the mis-information that is being thrown around. Whatever happened to HIPPA regulations ? I feel more sorry for...
The last page of my Florida Living Will Declaration states "Only one witness may be a spouse,blood relative,heir,or person responsible for the patient's health care costs" I had to have two...
How Terri got to this point is not as much of a problem to me as the fact that the government is now intervening.Is the next stepoing to be court ordered
Born at Mount Sinai on Miami Beach,raised in North Miami Beach,lived in Hollywood/Fort Lauderdale until 1995,when the drive-by shootings got too close.Now live in the woods justm outside the Osceola...
lpn3324 replied to Wanna_be_a_Nurse's topic in General Nursing
Okay I know I went to school with Flo(Nightengale)lol...but if our new nurses do not know how to use a B/P cuff with a stethescope,or a "real"thermometer,how can they do the
lpn3324 replied to Wanna_be_a_Nurse's topic in General Nursing
I only hope that she is pullingt our legs. It6 would be a shame if there are schools out there(elementary)that are not teaching analog clocks. As far as the nurse precepting who hade never used a...
I had multiple charges for worthless cheks on my record when I was relicensed in 2002,in Florida. I do not think that a shoplifting charge from that long ago will affect your chances of being able to...
My home care patient's mother just called to say that he was having a VATS procedure done this afternoon. I do not want to appear stupid,but can somebody please tell me what it
Thank you sooo much. He had an URI last week,which Zith did not phase,he was admitted Monday and when they did a CAT scan they found an abscess in his right lung. Now I don't feel as stupid,thanx...
I haven't been fortunate enough to getthe information on being able to do this,but mother of my home care patient told me that a former nurse of theirs is doing it now. I think they said she had to...
Has anybody ever taken care of a child with LGS? I just started a home care case and I am overwhelmed by the ketogenic diet and the lack of information on the
I just started an hourly home care case with a 7-year old with LGS. I love the independence of making care decisions ,without having to call the MD everytime she sneezes,or farts if you know what I...