Ellen

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1. dementia patients

   Ellen replied to ava'smomRN's topic in General Nursing

   In the hospital, the first thing I do when a pt seems particularly agitated I always offer tioleting first, then change of situation - i.e.bed to chair, chair with lock table, even recliners....

2. Heavy patients

   Ellen replied to CVnurse08's topic in General Nursing

   Protect your back! Learn the all important steps to protecting yourself during the lifting of patients, like always using your leg muscles. Use simple back exercises to keep your back strong and...

3. Nursing as a customer service profession?

   Ellen replied to EmeraldNYL's topic in General Nursing

   I get concerned about the importance placed on the statistics of Patient satisfaction. Every monthly staff mtg we look at our current 'ratings' - percentages of satisfaction - sometimes based on as...

4. Nurse to patient ratios

   Ellen replied to stellaCat4's topic in Cardiac

   Our telemetry floor has 36 beds and we get patients back after sheaths are pulled with sytec dsgs in place. We hang drips and we also have chemical rapid detox patients on telemetry (usual stay 48...

5. Nurse to patient ratios

   Ellen replied to stellaCat4's topic in Cardiac

   Our telemetry floor has 36 beds and we get patients back after sheaths are pulled with sytec dsgs in place. We hang drips and we also have chemical rapid detox patients on telemetry (usual stay 48...

6. Late entry documentation

   Ellen replied to JAS's topic in Home Health

   If it is a same day late entry..like the dr. finally called back. I'll just add it to the clinical note for that day's visit titled 'late entry' Next day requires a Medical REcord Addendum note. We...

7. Policy on Normal Saline

   Ellen replied to KT's topic in Home Health

   Hi! Here in Florida we have lots of supply problems too because of the heat..BUT as far as normal saline..most of these problems were solved by going to spray saline for all wound care. They have...

8. teaching guides

   Ellen replied to KC's topic in Home Health

   I find alot of good Patient teaching stuff right off the web sites like the American Heart Assoc, Cancer society, American diabetes Assoc., etc. I find half the fun of the internet is surfing around...