DG5

DG5

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  1. Help with getting pts to accept death

    DG5 replied to amandac's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Well, tools to help them through the acceptance stage - I would imagine like the other threads have touched on, these would be communications tools. First of all, listening - this includes empathy ,...

  2. Care Plans an Exercise in FUTILITY??????

    DG5 replied to Destinystar's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    FrazzledRN has a point. The thing is, it sounds as if the facility where she works has made it a priority to staff properly. If we all had the time to pour through each and every care plan, update...

  3. 5 worse things a patient can do ...

    DG5 replied to Witheney's topic in General Nursing

    Family members who provide whistles for the resident so they can blow the whistle every five minutes

  4. Pressure Staging?

    DG5 replied to Rnltc's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    I work in LTC. Two years ago we had an elderly resident with a chronic leg ulcer which wasn't healing with any of the therapies we tried, one after another. We eventually sent her to a Leg Ulcer...

  5. Trying to get organized

    DG5 replied to Betty_SPN_KS's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Sounds like your facility needs to increase their staffing or change their staff mix. The facility where I work have just hired on three new LPN's into the mix for the first time. Its taking quite a...

  6. Care Plans an Exercise in FUTILITY??????

    DG5 replied to Destinystar's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Nope too. They sit in our computer and once every six months or so get updated with our care reviews. The RN's certainly don't use them on any significant PRACTICAL level. We have to have them for...

  7. Duragesic patch + recovering nurse with chronic pain = ???

    DG5 replied to loerith's topic in General Nursing

    You can never go wrong with

  8. All work no play - WASSUP WITH THAT

    DG5 replied to bcelzo's topic in General Nursing

    I HAVE TO take a good nap when I get home. I can't function otherwise. Then I also am a piano accompanist and take voice lessons. I have always kept a journal too. It helps if you have a creative side...

  9. LTC is getting the best of me!

    DG5 replied to NursesRmofun's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Well, they say the most stressed out people are the ones that have the responsibility but not the authority. You know what needs to get done but you know it won't because the guys in authority sit in...

  10. Doctor in your next life?

    DG5 replied to Hopegirl's topic in General Nursing

    My dad and my older brother (a GP and the latter a surgeon) both encouraged me to start pre med after highschool but I didn't feel I had enough confidence then to do it so I chose nursing. Looking...

  11. Canadian nursers leaving to work in the USA.

    DG5 replied to RN Student-NIC's topic in Canada

    I agree, Fergus51. Its easy to think the grass is greener on the other side. My experience is that , as a Canadian citizen, I did my nurses training in South Africa, which is very much like the UK...