Ephemera

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1. What's It All About, ALFie?--Help and Support for Assisted Living Nurses

   Ephemera replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in Geriatric

   Wow. Wish that I had read this thread before taking what I thought was the job of my dreams. Today, I finally ran screaming from a job that defeated me. Should have been two nurses, but they fired one, leaving me to work 70 hour weeks for months. On...

2. State is here and I am as cool as a cucumber...

   Ephemera replied to blessedmomma247's topic in Geriatric

   I recently went to a documentation seminar where the Q & A inevitably came around to State. The folks giving the conference tried to smooth the waters, saying, "Well, you know, state has a purpose - they are there to make sure that the care our p...

3. Aspiration: Help request

   Ephemera replied to catlvr's topic in Geriatric

   Hospice in my area will admit an Alzheimer's patient with a diagnosis of "failure to thrive secondary to Alzheimer's dementia."

4. State is coming and I'm a wreck..

   Ephemera replied to cebuana_nurse's topic in Geriatric

   One of the most important things that I learned as a new RN going through my first survey: Do not get chatty with the surveyors. They are not your friends, and are trained to remember everything that you say. Answer only the questions that they ask, ...

5. Why do many nurses look down on LTC?

   Ephemera replied to Kitty Hawk's topic in Geriatric

   When I started nursing school, I wanted to be a geriatric nurse, maybe even becoming a geriatric NP at some point in the future. My first clinical was in a LTC, and my clinical instructor told me, "The best and the brightest DON'T wind up in long ter...

6. Replacement Nursing Pin

   Ephemera posted a topic in General Nursing

   My mother graduated from Mount St. Mary's College in 1974, and lost her pin many years ago. Any thoughts on how I might be able to get a replacement pin for her?