djh123

djh123

LTC, Rehab

Member

  • Content

    1,101

  • Visitors

    17,711

  • Followers

    0

  • Likes

    79

All Content by djh123

  1. We fail our old people and it's heartbreaking

    djh123 replied to JBMmom's topic in General Nursing

    I doubt if she will, but I hope somehow she ends up back home. As some others have said, maybe there's some way home health can

  2. Fox News calls CNA a nurse

    djh123 replied to Emergent's topic in Nursing News

    I thought the same thing when i saw she was 20, but I think an LPN could be that young. But in this case, a CNA, and Fox? - I'm not

  3. Do you buy medical equipment for home use?

    djh123 replied to der_kerl's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not putting you down when I say this, OP, but you remind me of a guy whom I worked with at once place where I was a programmer who said he had 5-6 computers at home, a network, and who-knows-what...

  4. Missed one

    djh123 replied to WineRN's topic in School

    Jumping rope w/no s/s pain and 'multiple broken bones' in a foot.

  5. Why are they called, "Chucks?"

    djh123 replied to NPbyDay's topic in General Nursing

    As Dave Barry would say, 'The Incontinent Dogs' would make an excellent name for a rock band.

  6. Conflict with friend/coworker

    djh123 replied to Axgrinder's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    It's tough. As Davey says, there are people at work that you don't want to mess up relationships with. I'm sometimes friendly with people at work whom I can tell we have little to nothing in common...

  7. Anybody have rituals they do when a patient passes?

    djh123 replied to crnfaIwillbe's topic in General Nursing

    I don't deal with death very often (thankfully), but sometimes I'm pronouncing someone and there's no one in the room but me and them, and once I said very quietly, "I was very glad to know you"....

  8. Tips/tricks voiding trial

    djh123 replied to neogirl's topic in General Nursing

    I heard 7 years when I was a kid. 100? That's being optimistic on life expectancy, eh? On the other hand - and on another subject - search on YouTube for 'Austin WWII Veteran' and you'll find an...

  9. Tips/tricks voiding trial

    djh123 replied to neogirl's topic in General Nursing

    Ha ha! Speaking of a voiding TRIAL, yes indeed... (actually I've never heard of a 'voiding

  10. Help when calling the md

    djh123 replied to iwannabeanursee's topic in General Nursing

    Right... actually what I do is clean w/alcohol wipe first, then a

  11. Help when calling the md

    djh123 replied to iwannabeanursee's topic in General Nursing

    If, as in your example, someone is 500 and has Novolog AND Lantus scheduled simultaneously (this is probably either early morning or at HS), then yes, I'd go ahead and give it, and call the dr. if the...

  12. Help when calling the md

    djh123 replied to iwannabeanursee's topic in General Nursing

    Most of my diabetics are on sliding scales where I don't give any Novolog (or Novolin R) unless they're at least 150. You usually 'never' hold Lantus or Levemir, but possibly if

  13. Shower tech advise

    djh123 replied to Rennae11's topic in General Nursing

    Where I work we don't have specific shower techs, but there's a pair of big almost-knee-high rubber boots that some CNA's put on when giving showers. Keeps their regular shoes dry. (I can already...

  14. What is your worst visitor story?

    djh123 replied to nordie's topic in General Nursing

    The first several stories top mine by a long shot, but maybe you'll get a little shaking of the head and a laugh out of my two. I'm going to mention my 'best' visitor incident too (I've had many more...

  15. Why are they called, "Chucks?"

    djh123 replied to NPbyDay's topic in General Nursing

    Or maybe the way a Scotsman (or Scotswoman) would pronounce Chux, aye? "Hand me some more chooks,

  16. Why are they called, "Chucks?"

    djh123 replied to NPbyDay's topic in General Nursing

    "At Chux, we don't take our business - or life - too seriously. Problems and setbacks are always met with a shrug of the shoulders and an 'Aw, Chux', and we get back to

  17. Why are they called, "Chucks?"

    djh123 replied to NPbyDay's topic in General Nursing

    Perhaps - or maybe those purses and pieces of furniture were left by those passing through the Parlor into the Great

  18. Why are they called, "Chucks?"

    djh123 replied to NPbyDay's topic in General Nursing

    Well, if you want to be more formal, you can call them

  19. January 2018 Caption Contest - Select $100 Winner!

    djh123 replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

    "Isn't it Twofer

  20. New Year, Same Stuff.

    djh123 replied to Farawyn's topic in School

    Taking a 4-day break (1/1 - 1/4) after working Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's

  21. Do what now? ( How to save a stroke victim according to facebook)

    djh123 replied to That Guy's topic in General Nursing

    Oh believe me, that's what I meant when I said

  22. What are Your Goals for 2018??

    djh123 replied to traumaRUs's topic in General Nursing

    That's exactly the same theory that a novelist gave re: writing. "Ass in chair". As in, if you're sitting in front of your computer, there's the POTENTIAL that you'll actually write something. Just...

  23. Don't bring your misery to work!

    djh123 replied to hppygr8ful's topic in General Nursing

    I agree completely too. There was one nurse where I work, who thankfully found another job, and there's another one who's still there, with attitudes that are just way beyond my comprehension....

  24. What are Your Goals for 2018??

    djh123 replied to traumaRUs's topic in General Nursing

    I have a ton of goals for this year, and there is probably no way I'll achieve them all. But I'm aiming to at least make progress on them all. As a friend of a friend once said - something like this...

  25. Uneasy about an rn job in a nursing home. No previous nursing experience

    djh123 replied to ClumsyOne's topic in General Specialties

    I started at my LTC/rehab facility with no experience and only a handful of days of orientation, not much training, and ... I somehow made it work. It was kind of hard for a while, but I didn't have...