orthonurse55 replied to klone's topic in Headlines
Many years ago we had a black female patient in our small mid-western hospital and she demanded that only black caregivers come I to her room. Unfortunately for her, at that time, our area was not very diversified. She had to deal with the rest of u...
orthonurse55 replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Nursing
I graduated in 1973 and miss wearing my cap. I still prefer wearing white and loved uniforms over scrubs. They look much more professional. I recently retired and was teaching CNA's- we teach them to refer to every patient as Mr. or Mrs. unless the p...
I earned my BSN from the University of Phoenix online. No one has ever even asked where it came from and my current boss was very supportive when I was taking classes and graduated. The classes are for real and so is the degree! However, I have since...
orthonurse55 replied to student1919's topic in Student Assist
Wow. As an instructor, you would already be out of my class. Our students are not even allowed in clinical without having a TB test done. And it is THEIR responsibility to get it and since they know it, they have no reason not to get it. I think it's...
orthonurse55 replied to hershdawg's topic in Nursing
I have loved being a nurse for almost 40 years now. Seriously. I can remember one horrible day in the OR where I was ready to give up, but felt better the next day.
orthonurse55 replied to CheesePotato's topic in Nursing
Prayers and hugs to you. What a horrible day you have had to endure! We sure picked an interesting profession, didn't we? Just know that you and the teams you were working with did the best work possible. Get some rest (and maybe some wine) and hopef...
I teach CNA classes. I was told by our Infection Control nurse that my students are not to give basin baths because of the infection risk. She even followed up with written documentation. I am an older nurse and a firm believer in basin baths and how...
orthonurse55 replied to violet_violet's topic in Nursing
Yes, and I still do it sometimes after 39 years! There is always something new to learn and a good nurse will always seek new knowledge. Welcome to the wonderful world of nursing!
orthonurse55 replied to RNsuperstar's topic in Nursing
Oh my gosh! You sound just like me 30+ years ago! My house sup made me call a doc for a SHOWER order at 3am because a patient was threatening to leave AMA if he didn't get a shower. Of course the doc was rude to me and then he showed up in the morni...
orthonurse55 replied to LovelyOverload's topic in Safety
I think you could get written up, but not for failing to write an incident report. When a resident/patient falls. it is up to the CNA to call the nurse BEFORE you help the resident up. The nurse is the one who should determine whether or not the pati...
orthonurse55 replied to hfullerCNA's topic in CNA/MA
I totally agree with what you are saying, and I am also that type of nurse. I am sure there are a lot of us out there, but there are also a lot that would call a CNA to clean that messy bed, toilet a resident, get a glass of water for someone. Seriou...
I was in the dining room at our LTCF and all of a sudden heard an elderly woman yelling. I turned and looked and she was waving her menu in the air screaming " Son of a *****, is that all I get paid for all the work I did?" I almost died laughing. T...
Oh brother! You did the absolute completely correct thing! Home Health is a completely different entitiy than working in facitlity and the staff has to be trustworthy. I wondered as I read this if she would have been talking to her other patients abo...
orthonurse55 replied to hfullerCNA's topic in CNA/MA
I have worked as a nursing assistant, LPN, and now an RN. I am now teaching CNA classes. While I don't agree with the OP when it comes to comparing all entities without having been in each other's shoes, I do agree with a lot of what was said. Th...
Hello all! I read this scary article last night and thought I would get some discussion started. http://www.stamfordadvocate.com/local/article/Suit-Woman-hurt-after-falling-off-operating-table-3577162.php The main reason it caught my attention is ...
orthonurse55 replied to nf nurse's topic in Nursing
As a nurse that has been a patient, I can only say that we have to learn to change our roles when it happens. No, I don't feel a nurse as a patient has any right to interfere with the chart, aside from reading it if they wish to. Geez....micromanage?
orthonurse55 replied to trauma_lama's topic in Relations
I haven't read all of the comments yet but want to add my 2 cents. Sometimes the people that come in to ask those questions are dietary aides - they are not dieticians and are in no way trained or authorized to help the patient to make healthy choice...
orthonurse55 replied to mrsharris2011's topic in CNA/MA
I am sincerely questioning the integrity of your program. Aside from that, I am glad you have decided to call the Ombudsman. It's the right thing to do. As for your instructor being afraid of "losing" this last facility to go to - I would not WANT to...
orthonurse55 replied to mrsharris2011's topic in CNA/MA
I'm sure Mrsharris2011 was afraid to cause a scene as a student and was not sure what her "place" was in the facility. If I read correctly, your instructor was not in the building? First of all, that is not actually allowed as a clinical make up. Sec...
orthonurse55 replied to Queen2u's topic in Relations
We had a reverse issue at our facility a few years ago. A patient said she would not alllow anyone taking care of her unless they were black. Well... I live in a small Midwestern town. Sorry honey - it just wasn't happening here. Not that we are raci...
