LRICH94

LRICH94 has 12 years experience and specializes in Geriatrics/ALZ, MDS/CPC.

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1. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

   LRICH94 replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   "Rifampin and fusidic acid? Sounds like someone got their medical degree from Google University. " It's amazing how many family members get their medical degree from WebMD...if only it were that...

2. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

   LRICH94 replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   To the ever present family member... No, I'm not God, so I can't tell you exactly when your mother/father will pass. I'm sorry but my x-ray vision is on the fritz today...check with me tomorrow....

3. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

   LRICH94 replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   Not just patients, my own family members as well (in-laws), people never cease to amaze me: 1. Being a nurse does not qualify me to be the family doctor. If you are sick, call your doctor. I've just...

4. "LPNs should be done away with altogether"

   LRICH94 replied to missjennmb's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

   I have been an LPN for 13 years. I have worked mostly in LTC. I love my job most days. I did take a job at a local hospital for about a year, working on a med-surg floor, because I feared I would be...

5. Huntington's Help

   LRICH94 posted a topic in General Nursing

   I could really use some help. I have been in the LTC business for 12 years, but have NO Huntington's experience. My father-in-law has Huntington's and moved in with us today. He is what I would call...