redmielita

Since you haven't gotten much for feedback, I'll offer what I saw as a patient at St. Luke's (on vacation, no less!) Nurses looked to be working well together as a team. The care I got was quality and timely which would indicate that either there wer...

My parents' town has a thrift store where the proceeds go to support the work of the local hospice. I believe that such is probably the case here as well, though "hospice thrift store" is admittedly some pretty terrible phrasing.

I can't smell it either. I have horrible allergies so I always assumed it was that. We had a resident with comfort measures only who had it and I smelled absolutely nothing, so cleanup duties fell to me!

It's an older term, but I have less problem with it being used to describe people who have intellectual/mental disabilities as opposed to being colloquially used as a derogatory term. It *was* the "correct" term for a very long time and can still be ...

I have received calls at home from State, though I knew beforehand that they would be calling and at what time, so it was not out of the blue. The particular case I am thinking of was an injury of unknown origin and they needed to know what specifica...

I work at a LTC for people with intellectual disabilities. One overnight shift, I was mopping the kitchen floor when I looked up and saw one of my coworkers, call him Jim, sitting at the kitchen table working on his documentation just like he always ...

I've noticed the individual poop smell thing too! At the group home, I can tell who needs to be changed without having to check Depends. It's a useful skill.

http://www.cnn.com/2014/09/25/health/ebola-fatu-family/ Wow.

I have this problem. I have been told that it often happens when hands are cold, which mine often are. I try to keep my hands warm when I know I'm going to be fingerprinted, but otherwise I've just resigned myself that it's going to take a few tries...

No no no, heck no, did I mention no, because NOPE! I've had a couple coworkers try to tag me as "Also works at Happy Trails Care Home" and I've untagged that link right quick. I want ZERO mention of where I work anywhere near FB. I don't mention work...

I don't know how helpful this will be to your situation, but when we've had consumers with suicidal ideation at our facility, policy has been to contact guardian/family and get their input, preferably also have them speak with the consumer. We then t...

I have it, and I can assure you, for being a "fake" disease, it hurts awfully darn bad! That said...I find it difficult to participate in online support groups for fibro because there is just SO much complaining and not a lot of interest in what to d...

I have similar problems, though I haven't ever been fired over them, because of autism spectrum issues. My solution has been to work in-home care/home health type positions where I'm one-on-one with the client or clients. It never seems to be the cli...

I was the patient, but the nurse handled it beautifully. I had been taken ill and had to go to the ER, and to make a long story short the only person available to take me was an ex-boyfriend, who upon our arrival at the ER proceeded to give a demonst...

I've found that clothing with any kind of words/letters on it can be bad news. My work is with mentally disabled folks and not true psych, but I've had more than one consumer who would follow me around reading the words or letters on the garment out ...

If they're mentally disabled, it's not always an "act", they often truly don't realize they're being inappropriate. In these cases, it's fine to gently block or step back and say "Please don't do that/I don't want you to do that" or something of that...

What is your job title (CNA, medical assistant, medication aide, HHA, PCT, PCA)?: Medication Aide/Direct Care Personnel Where are you located?: Ohio What is your hourly wage?: $11/hour Are you paid shift differentials?: Not shift differentials, but t...

Welcome to LTC. I love the residents. I love the work. My coworkers....many of them (not all), if they were on fire and I had a bottle of water, I'd drink it. I think it's just the nature of the beast and you kind of have to work through it as best y...

I typically do not confront people about it unless they're being extremely over-the-top with their use of it. I let my friends and family know that I don't like the word and would prefer it not be used in my presence, but I've found worrying about th...

I have it, been diagnosed for six years but had symptoms for much longer. I work PRN, which enables me to work around the days where I just don't feel good enough. Some of my coworkers know, but only the ones who have been around since before I was d...

I think you'll be just fine. You may have to work at it a little more than some, but you care and you WANT to learn it, which is half the battle right there.

This might seem basic, but know what the patient's name is/preferred to be called, and use that when speaking about them to the family. A dear friend of mine passed away, and while her given name was "Susan" everyone called her "Susie" and she was ne...

I would guess you will find a funeral home that will cooperate. We had one of our folks with DD pass, and family was willing to make arrangements but could not afford a lump sum. Ultimately, our resident had an inheritance that covered a large chunk,...

Thinking as a patient, if I were in labor I would not care if you were a transgender Martian, as long as you had the epidural for me!

If it happened as the pt states, then reportable. However, he would not be the first DD pt to get confused/not understand what had happened/out and out falsely report, so it's hard to say. Is there any way you can get more info?