DG5

DG5

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  1. anyone out there with ADD?

    DG5 replied to nurse_clown's topic in General Nursing

    :icon_hug: First of all, big hugs. Even if you didn't have to cope with ADD, anyone going through what you are at the moment would be finding it hard to focus at work. The ADD is another thing on top...

  2. Is nursing REALLY worth it?

    DG5 replied to lisa41rn's topic in General Nursing

    I have found that if I can impart a bit of knowledge to the CNA's they feel more empowered and they respect you more. For example, when we are watching a patient's behaviour because of a change in...

  3. Help! My grandma is in LTC, advice needed!

    DG5 replied to L&Dnurse2Be's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Ditto! You wonder what happens with all those other poor residents who don't have their families advocating for them like your grandmother had. Good job getting her out of

  4. Oh what a night!

    DG5 replied to dinkymouse's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Sounds like my floor! :rotfl: Feels so good to laugh now eh! But I'm sure you were like this on the floor Oh boy do I know what you feel

  5. I feel really awful

    DG5 replied to alli's topic in General Nursing

    Like all the other posts here, I'm not sure what else you could have done?? It seems you did everything to do and you put the ball in the right place - with the physicians. Hope you went home and had...

  6. Did I jump the gun?

    DG5 replied to estrogen's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I had a similar situation on night shift when a resident fell just before day shift arrived - couldn't quite see any external rotation or if any limb was shorter than the other - but I felt my nursing...

  7. My skin keeps breaking out!!!!

    DG5 replied to Super_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like so many products out there! I have a husband who broke out with acne vulgaris at age 13 and he still suffers from it in his 40's! (He puts benzoyl cream on every morning and night for...

  8. Help! My grandma is in LTC, advice needed!

    DG5 replied to L&Dnurse2Be's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    You simply can't put up with that kind of apathy at a facility. You are her only advocate if you don't speak up, no one will. The only reason I could think of if they have her in a "diaper" is...

  9. Solution to ADN vs BSN--Revamp Nursing Education?

    DG5 replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    Going back to the hospital based education to give hands on clinical training with blocks of study in between and year long certification courses afterward, be it management courses, psychiatry, ICU...

  10. Question to nurses who have worked LTC AND Acute Care

    DG5 replied to mattsmom81's topic in General Nursing

    I'm thinking I'd like to shift from LTC to a rehab setting. I find LTC great, except its getting SO hectic and short staffed. It never seems we can get enough nurses. It's always great when we get...

  11. What Prfessional Organizations/Magazines Do You Subscribe To?

    DG5 replied to Jen2's topic in General Nursing

    I like Nursing 2005 too. Great

  12. First Ventilator Pt. Tonight...what to do?

    DG5 replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

    There are vent patients at one of the units and I have been called by the staffing office to get booked on one of their courses for it. There is NO WAY I would do it otherwise. I would agree with the...

  13. Pre-menopausal and wasted after work

    DG5 posted a topic in General Nursing

    OK, here is my vent. I hope it isn't TOO long. Question: How can I change things so I can get into a proper routine at home?? I only work 8 hours, a nice rotation in LTC, all first shift, three on,...

  14. Pre-menopausal and wasted after work

    DG5 replied to DG5's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks guys for the tips - they're all good. I have been doing some of them but its consistency that counts. And I guess summer holidays don't help! The kids are constantly in and out of the house....

  15. 1)Feeling picked on, 2) How much is too much? A vent of a nurse/mom loosing her mind.

    DG5 replied to estrogen's topic in General Nursing

    Isn't it wonderful how something can open up for you at the right time. Sounds like that CN is stuck and won't get unstuck by anybody and that attitude won't change. So, moving on sounds

  16. what else can I do?

    DG5 replied to wrkoutgirl's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like the secretary/ies have been there TOO long. They think they are nurses?? By not listening to you and doing what you ask, they are making a nursing decision and not a secretarial one. I...

  17. How to work with acute-minded nurses in LTC setting?

    DG5 posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Maybe some of you can help me and some of my colleagues (RN) where I work. I have been working a number of years in an LTC facility and things have generally run along well with other colleagues. We...

  18. How to work with acute-minded nurses in LTC setting?

    DG5 replied to DG5's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Absolutely, I agree. The resident continued with the complete course of oral Clindamycin which I felt was totally unecessary. The reddened area was still reddened and I asked the doctor to change the...

  19. My patient fired me!

    DG5 replied to InfoNurse1595's topic in General Nursing

    mydesygn, you would be a real asset on our floor. It is so good to know that there is real team leading. To lead doesn't mean to take

  20. My patient fired me!

    DG5 replied to InfoNurse1595's topic in General Nursing

    I haven't read all the posts here, but my feeling is why didn't the charge nurse support and back up the OP instead of taking the patient's words verbatim and just taking over her care instead? Was...

  21. You know its going to be a bad shift when...

    DG5 replied to Adam D. RN2005's topic in Nursing Humor

    You know its going to be a bad shift when... its a full moon you arrive for report to be greeted by a CNA who has just sustained a concussion from an aggressive resident, and the phone rings from the...

  22. OHHH The Arrogance of Some Doctors!!

    DG5 replied to Katydidit34's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    My husband had an appointment with a specialist and when he was there, he took a call and it was about getting his vintage car from the garage. He only spent a cursory 5 minutes assessing my husband...

  23. OHHH The Arrogance of Some Doctors!!

    DG5 replied to Katydidit34's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    It's the height of

  24. nursing home routine

    DG5 replied to inwyte's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Don't be disheartened on this first shift. I have also been an agency nurse and some facilities are lousy, others are great. Sounds this was a lousy one, no support, maybe disorganised, and...

  25. Looking for advice for dealing with co-worker

    DG5 replied to nana2003's topic in General Nursing

    I'm hearing you say that although you have phoned her and done your part, you are still worried that the higher ups will think you didn't make your phone call? That this co-worker will deny ever...