DG5

DG5

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  1. nursing home routine

    DG5 replied to inwyte's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    My usual day goes like this: Try to get there at least fifteen minutes early 0645 - 0705 get report from night and prior evening shift 0705 - 0715 look at latest orders, labs, consults over last few...

  2. CNA needs help with BP's

    DG5 replied to NicInNC's topic in General Nursing

    In some people it is REALLY hard to get the B/P so palpating the brachial or radial artery gives you an idea of where the systolic could be - when the brachial or radial stops pulsating as you are...

  3. Lance Armstrong-interesting info

    DG5 replied to TypicalFish's topic in General Nursing

    Same as me! 58 and now 65. I used to run 10k/day and also run around after 5 small kids, but now they're grown/growing up, and I spend more time watching TV. Not a good

  4. How Many is Too Many

    DG5 replied to Fiona59's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Well, I have five kids and when I was pregnant with the fourth, I received comments like "You're breeding like a rat" and "Do you have nothing else to do??" It was quite humiliating. Five is a great...

  5. Need advice and reassurance on a bad situation.

    DG5 replied to midnightRN's topic in Medical-Surgical

    MidnightRN, you are obviously an RN who chose nursing because you CARE. A caring nurse will be an observant nurse and you were obviously doing your best to observe and chart everything that you could....

  6. ? About treating Hospice pts

    DG5 replied to Schmoo1022's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    mc3, what is the HOOPS scale? I would love to take some info back to my facility on

  7. Doing "Charge" tips needed

    DG5 replied to Butternut's topic in General Nursing

    You probably need to be aware of all the necessary phone numbers to contact others in your organisation should emergencies arise ie: maintenance dept head, dietary sup, etc. Also be familiar with the...

  8. Wouldn't this be considered some kind of abuse?

    DG5 replied to BowlerRN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Sorry for the repeat post! I didn't think the first one had been

  9. Wouldn't this be considered some kind of abuse?

    DG5 replied to BowlerRN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Seems like this isn't the right place for her, unless she is a new admission and still trying to adjust to the facility, and you are still trying to assess all her needs. What's happening on dayshift?...

  10. Wouldn't this be considered some kind of abuse?

    DG5 replied to BowlerRN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Exactly what I thought too. This is management's issue. They shouldn't be leaving it totally up to you to have to deal with. This is not a safe place for this resident. Can this also be addressed on...

  11. How can I give a good report?

    DG5 replied to julieK's topic in General Nursing

    I work in LTC so might be quite different from where you work if you're in acute. But I have many distractions and interruptions through out my day, so I have a routine where I stop at certain times...

  12. What's Your "Miracle" Story?

    DG5 replied to WriteStuff's topic in General Nursing

    I have a miracle story to tell. It happened about two years ago in the same LTC facility where I work. We had a 92 year old lady admitted with OA, CHF, she was also blind in one eye and had very poor...

  13. Need Advice

    DG5 replied to fuzzball's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Fuzzball, you need :icon_hug: lots of hugs. What a burden to bear. You must feel as if your heart is going to break when you go home (literally) I thing you have three choices: 1. Stay where you are...

  14. med admin mistake...confused...

    DG5 replied to GrnHonu99's topic in General Nursing

    That's just nuts! How can she be donning a nurse's uniform?? WOW. You never know if she is making any other ditzy mistakes, maybe she isn't even aware of making them! Wow.

  15. Mistakes

    DG5 replied to Happytocare's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    It's so easy to do with just a little distraction. I nearly made a bad mistake today. My nursing manager was speaking to me as I was passing out 0800's today. She was asking me if I needed any help....

  16. Beginning to dislike LTC d/t a coworker

    DG5 replied to Debbie_LPN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I agree with Fiona59. I would want to be in a unionized position any day and pay the dues. Call in is done on a seniority basis and if it isn't done right, and you should have been called in, you get...

  17. How many of you had a different career/education before becoming an RN?

    DG5 replied to cancergirl's topic in General Nursing

    I ran a business with my husband for 18 years while popping out five kids while working at the same time. I always seemed to be pregnant when I went to see one particular client, I remember trying to...

  18. Need advice/giving report to uninterested nurse

    DG5 replied to ernurseafterall's topic in Emergency

    I have that frustration as well. We have written reports, and basically, a verbal report is just reading what is written so it is there for the "supernurse" to read and I am sorry, I am now going...

  19. Help, need tips for doing a much faster med pass...

    DG5 replied to Hairstylingnurse's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I find it can't be done any faster than what I know I am safely doing it at. And then I have to keep reminding myself that the most important thing I am doing right now is the one med that I am doing...

  20. Bad Nurse...Need Advice

    DG5 replied to luvbug9956's topic in General Nursing

    Document how the floor is affected with safety issues. You are bringing serious safety concerns to your manager which is your professional and ethical obligation. Be specific and factual. It doesn't...

  21. Rotten co-worker. Need Help!

    DG5 replied to SwinkerDoodleRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Writing out a complaint will only make you look like a "tattle tale." Going to the nursing manager is also being perceived as tattling. We come across this from time to time and its usually with...

  22. Nurses Capes (not caps)

    DG5 replied to Ariko's topic in General Nursing

    I trained in South Africa in 75-78 and we were issued capes, really warm woolen ones. The winters were cold and we all wore them between the nursing residence and hospital. We had epaulets on the...

  23. Charting/Nurses Notes

    DG5 replied to StormyCD's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    We also chart on computer - there are pro's and cons. Some of the older nurses have trouble navigating their way around and find it bothersome. Its easier though to track 24 hour reports and so on. I...

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

    DG5 replied to DG5's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    This is wonderful! I am taking in all the posts one by one, each one of you have helped me to gain some perspective here. Thank you! I won't be going in there to "nip this in the bud." no no. What I...

  25. Preventing Falls

    DG5 replied to mirry007's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Well, I don't know if this helps, but at our facility we use these three tests to determine if someone is able to weightbear if you're going to transfer them and it helps to determine what kind of...