LydiaNN

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    Fetal Alcohol Syndrome ethical/moral question

    LydiaNN replied to mcinjg28's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Yes,I have noticed that. Someone is in charge. Where civil rights enforcement is concerned, it isn't a nurse or a home manager. It is typically the judge (or in the case of curcuit courts and the...
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    Fetal Alcohol Syndrome ethical/moral question

    LydiaNN replied to mcinjg28's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Welcome to allnurses, my friend. I knew without looking that you were new, once I read that you weren't expecting a debate. Sadly, when it comes to patients with disabilities (especially...
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    Fetal Alcohol Syndrome ethical/moral question

    LydiaNN replied to mcinjg28's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    If this girl is conserved, as I assume she must be given the type of residential program in which she participates, then some of her rights are curtailed, but those decisions are made on the basis of...
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    Fetal Alcohol Syndrome ethical/moral question

    LydiaNN replied to mcinjg28's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I'm relieved to read that the house manager isn't the NM, as I had assumed. I'd hate to think of a healthcare professional that has chosen to work in this field suggesting such insensitive language....
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    Fetal Alcohol Syndrome ethical/moral question

    LydiaNN replied to mcinjg28's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    In re-reading your post, I think I understand you to be disagreeing with the response the manager is suggesting. While I still strongly disagree with your feelings about how many rights this young...
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    Fetal Alcohol Syndrome ethical/moral question

    LydiaNN replied to mcinjg28's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    To address one of your points, I specifically referenced tailoring what is said to her based on her ability to her ability to understand. The OP doesn't clarify the degree of disability here, but she...
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    Fetal Alcohol Syndrome ethical/moral question

    LydiaNN replied to mcinjg28's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    It would be totally inappropriate and disrespectful to say that to her. Depending on the degree of her cognitive impairment, it may be appropriate to talk to her about the effects of overconsumption...
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    Developmental Psychology

    LydiaNN replied to ttownstudent's topic in General Nursing

    If you choose to enter pediatrics, developmental psychology will assist you in your assessments. If you enter patient education, a parent may look to you for help explaining their condition to their...
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    Personnal lives or reckless?

    LydiaNN replied to Still Riding's topic in General Nursing

    Never mind,
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    Handling the "R" word

    LydiaNN replied to LydiaNN's topic in Developmental Disabilities

    This isn't quite the same thing, but my son has autism. I don't like the term "autistic" when it is used as a noun, as he is "he's an autistic". That certainly isn't his defining characteritic. On...
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    Handling the "R" word

    LydiaNN replied to LydiaNN's topic in Developmental Disabilities

    I do agree with you. Mental retardation wasn't coined to offend anyone, it was coined to describe a condition. It is the way society has used it that has become offensive. Intellectual disability...
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    Case Management vs. Coordinator of Care

    LydiaNN replied to PinkRNBSN's topic in Case Management

    I think the 2 terms are often used interchangably, but I've worked closely with 2 different agencies that use them quite differently. At the state's Title V agency, case managers are PHNs who have...
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    Social Network and Hiring...Employers use your posts

    LydiaNN replied to xtxrn's topic in General Nursing

    I don't doubt any of this to be true except for your last sentence... no friend would rat another friend out for something that doesn't compromise patient care or employee well being. With friends...
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    Social Network and Hiring...Employers use your posts

    LydiaNN replied to xtxrn's topic in General Nursing

    I agree that setting pages to private is important. So is not accepting friendship requests from strangers. I wouldn't go so far as to make my name unsearchable, though: how are people you want to...
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    Parents of kids with autism, please read

    LydiaNN posted a topic in Pediatric

    Hello there. I was just wondering if any of you would be interested and participate in a ''sticky'' if I started one for parents of kids who have autism. I ask because sometimes I come across stuff...
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    Any Remedies for Foot Pain?

    LydiaNN replied to westieluv's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    If you have access to a swimming pool, make sure to use it after as many shifts as possible. It was the only thing I found that relieved my pf many years ago. Also, a year or so ago, I bought a...
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    Asking pay rate before being offered the job...

    LydiaNN replied to 2BSure's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sure there are certain kinds of positions where one shouldn't ask at the first interview; for example, upper level management positions where it is safe to assume that compensation will be...
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    Asking pay rate before being offered the job...

    LydiaNN replied to 2BSure's topic in General Nursing

    I didn't even realize it was taboo. If they're allowed to ask me my qualifications as a candidate, I don't see why I shouldn't be able to ask them their qualifications as a potential employer, and...
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    For RN's) How much do you take home after taxes????

    LydiaNN replied to Flower2005's topic in Nursing Career

    Money shouldn't be all that matters, but it most certainly should matter. Nurisng is hard and we deserve to be paid well for
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    Healthier Living Thread Part V

    LydiaNN replied to Tweety's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Special K has a new flavor... blueberry... it is out of this
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    My 9 year old patient was raped and required surgery

    LydiaNN replied to ssouthernyankee's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Do you have an Employee Assistant Program at work? Maybe a therapist would have some ideas for you. Or maybe you could pick the brain of the counselor that I imagine they've assigned to this child....
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    Parents of kids with autism, please read

    LydiaNN replied to LydiaNN's topic in Pediatric

    Running in place in the corner may be unconventional, but look on the bright side... he's relieving anxiety in a non-destructive way. If baby does have it, at least Dad will be there to provide...
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    Healthier Living Thread Part V

    LydiaNN replied to Tweety's topic in Health, Stress Management

    $3000? Shoot, I wish I worked
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    Tranquility Bay

    LydiaNN posted a topic in Psychiatric

    I remember the court case mentioned in part 2 of this article. What stuns me about these articles is that from the descriptions of most of the teenagers mentioned, it doesn't sound to me like there'd...
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    Healthier Living Thread Part V

    LydiaNN replied to Tweety's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I had a conference with my son's teacher yesterday and made cranberry orange bread for her. Of course, I made an extra for my own family and then, I don't know what came over me, but I proceeded to...