Speakng as one with ADD, it's rare that my stuff ever gets done on time, I also have a non-verbal learning disablty. What I do is I punch out at the end of the shift and go back and finish up. The...
I so agree. The minute another nurse hears that you are mentally ill, it's like you have the plague. The assistant director refered to another patient as crazy looked at me then used a more...
I'm wondering that myself. I've got some theories on that. One is that they have some need for control. I can't control my own life so why bother controlling others. Another one is that some women...
Free water restriction is when a person can't go around drinking alot of water alone for a variety of reasons like bottles of water. I hope you are getting what I
moe1802 replied to wishiwereanurse's topic in General Nursing
NOTHING!! He has his rights. Only if he is a threat to himself or others can you do something. I had a lady who didn't take a shower for two years. I told the doctor and the famly. She lost it...
You took the words right out of my mouth. When I first graduated from nursing school 18 years ago, it was fun. I got to talk to the patients. Now it is the pits. More meds that are redundant you...
I've seen more of the verbal stuff. Some kids tend to be jerks to their parents. I work in a nursing home. I've also seen aides be abusive to patients. One nurse was abusive to my father when he...