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  1. Need to ban a family member from the internet!!! (vent)

    kermitlady posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I have now has 4 consecutive (sp?) days from hell! I have an actively dying resident on my unit. She is of a very advanced age with heart problems. It is obvious to all who are caring for her that...

  2. Need to ban a family member from the internet!!! (vent)

    kermitlady replied to kermitlady's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Thanks to all of you who responded and understood that this was me venting more than anything else. As for an update, my lady is still hanging on. MD direct admitted her to the ICU today b/c the POA...

  3. Need to ban a family member from the internet!!! (vent)

    kermitlady replied to kermitlady's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    and for some reason, when i hit "submit" it says the above post is "too

  4. Need to ban a family member from the internet!!! (vent)

    kermitlady replied to kermitlady's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Yes, I am very frustrated with this whole situation. I would ask that you not judge my nursing being as you were not there with me physically. I never said how many patients I had to care for or how...

  5. Need to ban a family member from the internet!!! (vent)

    kermitlady replied to kermitlady's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    This is a great suggestion but...wait for it....the POA lives two states away! Why one of the geographically closer family members aren't the POA, I don't know. The MD has explained the dying process...

  6. Need to ban a family member from the internet!!! (vent)

    kermitlady replied to kermitlady's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Well, if the shoe

  7. JCAHO

    kermitlady replied to sweetieann's topic in General Nursing

    I find, "I'm not quite sure right now but let me look into it and I'll get back to you shortly" is always a diplomatic reply. (If

  8. Need to ban a family member from the internet!!! (vent)

    kermitlady replied to kermitlady's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    The patient was on hospice briefly a few weeks ago. Until, the POA (aka net-addicted family member) decided that no one could predict when it was "Grandma's time to go". And yes, this patient is a...

  9. Death....by cheese

    kermitlady replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for the laugh! I just came home from the 4th consecutive (sp?) day of hell and really needed

  10. BSN RN & Certifications not allowed on my badge: I am outraged!

    kermitlady replied to Simba2241's topic in General Nursing

    :yeahthat: I get the feeling the OP doesn't consider LPN's nurses,

  11. How does your school handle serious allergies?

    kermitlady replied to adhrn711's topic in School

    :yeahthat:

  12. Lpn in ltc assessment

    kermitlady replied to violetrose's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    THANK YOU! This is exactly what many of us have been trying to get some (not all) RN's to understand. We do have a NURSING license; not everything has to be

  13. How does your school handle serious allergies?

    kermitlady replied to adhrn711's topic in School

    I've been wondering about this myself d/t my youngest DS is allergic to tree nuts (cashews are deadly to him). What are the general school policies on epi-pens? Are the students allowed to keep them...

  14. Women who don't know they're pregnant

    kermitlady replied to StarNurse2006's topic in Ob/Gyn

    It drives me nuts, too! Especially when they say "And she delivered the baby completely natural w/out any drugs!" Ummm...haven't women been doing that since the dawn of time? They make it sound like...

  15. IV in LTC?

    kermitlady replied to SueNYC's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Do most MD's who are SNF attendings even remember how to place PIV's? Seriously, we place our own unless they're

  16. Mother Ate The Placenta

    kermitlady replied to swimincatz's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I think this a bit cannibalistic. However, I find it amusing that this thread happened to be here because I just sent my DH an email the other day from a different message board. There is a FOUR page...

  17. Mispronouncing medications

    kermitlady replied to californiaRNstudent's topic in General Nursing

    Just my two cents but I say Lev-a-quin, as well. I have heard NO ONE in my region say Leev-a-quin; not even the pharmacists! I heard one today that made me cringe though. A nurse I was working with...

  18. Leaving meds at bedside in LTC

    kermitlady replied to systoly's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I will NOT leave meds at bedside and it annoys me and angers me when I follow a nurse who has done so. On a different note, I am one of those nurses who can get through my med pass fairly quickly....

  19. Strangest thing ever said to you by another professional.

    kermitlady replied to eriksoln's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I was once told by a nurse (not a NEW nurse, either) that a pt could not have PRN pain meds "because they just had a routinely ordered pain med 4 hrs ago". Yeah, she wasn't the brightest crayon in the...

  20. " I dont have to be better than the others"

    kermitlady replied to achot chavi's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    If I'm reading your post correctly, no one from your facility went and assessed the patient? I don't know of any facility in my area that would take a patient w/out someone going and physically...

  21. Want your opinion?

    kermitlady replied to RN1982's topic in General Nursing

    No way. I'm more than willing to help another employee but not if they've dug their own hole. It's one thing to ask for help b/c you legitimately need it but to ask for help b/c you've been studying...

  22. Share your "problem patient" stories!

    kermitlady replied to nitenite's topic in Nursing Humor

    That is the

  23. "Fired for NO Reason"

    kermitlady replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I really needed to see this today. Thank you. At work today, a CNA was terminated and before she could be escorted from the building, she took off and immediately started telling everyone who would...

  24. my first ward..

    kermitlady replied to karenG's topic in International Nursing

    Thank you all for your

  25. When do you call the doc?

    kermitlady replied to LogCabinMom's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'd run it by another nurse first to get a second opinion. Yes, sometimes you will still call the doc. And sometimes you'll call the doc when it wasn't really necessary. This is one of those skills...