ejonesrn replied to TrickieTam's topic in Geriatric, LTC
Do you think you may have run into the old "I pissed her (preceptor) off because I was right about how to administer liquids" and now she feels that, as an older, and more experienced nurse at that...
I would suggest that you ask about the different kinds of "restraints" at that particular facility. Do they use actual physical restraint? What about chemical restraint? How often is it used, and for...
Remember the fact that you DID have a conversation with him - albeit a..."wait for a couple of minutes for your water" conversation! If you had gone to get the water yourself, wouldn't that have taken...
What if you don't know their DNR status? In LTC it's tough to remember everyone's changing status (83 residents), in a hospital the patients/clients may not be there long enough to have a particular...