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I have trouble understanding why there are so many nurses/healthcare workers who are so seemingly proud of consistently over working themselves or working with little to know sleep. It makes no sense to me. We are in the field of science yet we ign...

I am a 3rd shifter and every place I have worked save for private duty it is our job to make sure things are done with our pts. and clean and restocked for the next shift. Personally I feel it is each shifts job to have things ready to go for the ne...

Hello Everyone, It has been a couple of years, I think, since I have posted here. This might be kind of wordy so I apologize in advance. I got injured in 2004 and was off work until 2014. I am back now with restrictions. I have a son with specia...

I have completely isolated myself except for the 2 nights a week that i do private duty. I have been an LPN since 1998. I worked in geriatrics and special needs and spent two years doing Excelsior for my RN. I didn't find the book work particularl...

Thank you for the kind wishes. I am an LPN doing private duty had experience mostly in geriatrics before the injury. Yes because of WC I would have to continue to work but I only work 2 days a week.

Hi, I am in desperate need of advice. My client is a 5 yr old with many medical issues. Our current problem is that she is on total parenteral nutrition. She gets probiotics and prune juice when needed. Her stools are always liquid and she has f...

I have been marathon watching Chicago Fire. I have always heard that fire fighters bond and become like family and so far that is what the show portrays. I am just curious, why is it that we nurses (for the most part) do not stick together and bond...

I apologize for not acknowledging all the posts. I have had a rough few months. In and out of hospital a few times. Thank you for your thought provoking posts. I think I probably just haven't hit on the right work place yet. I never meant to imp...

Thank you for your replies.

I was severely injured on the job in Dec. of 04. in a plant twist injury involving a bariatric patient. Since then I have had several surgeries including a strangulated transverse hernia repair, 2 surgeries on the knee caught in the plant twist inju...

Hi all I am a PDN but this is a peds question. I am caring for a little girl and I do mean little. I won't share anything identifying just in general. She just turned 4 but because of her condition she is very small about 20 pounds. She has sever...

Thank you justbeachynurse I will do that.

I just watched video on the Farrell bag as well I will show it to guardian's in the morning. I am giving the simethicone every 4 hours, have vented tube before each dose, have HOB elevated as high as is comfortable for her and am frequently positio...

I know it is unethical to receive gifts from clients or their families but is it acceptable for us to give them Christmas gifts?

"Bed Number Ten" Was mandatory reading in our program and is a true story. "And If I Perish" and "We Band of Angels" are a couple of my favorites also true stories. If you like fiction Echo Herron(not sure I spelled that correctly) has some pretty...

Now this is the mom that reminds me of myself and how I would react. My youngest son, the one with special/complex needs, is soon to be 27. He now lives in a group home he is high functioning but has a very complex medical case. He has lived there...

I am angered and frustrated by any insinuation that any parent who has special needs/medically complex children have some how chosen their situation. Anyone saying such a thing most likely didn't mean it the way it came out at least I hope not. I a...

Personally as long as you took the cna aside for the reprimand I feel you handled it perfectly. I would however keep a watchful eye out for other possible short cuts being taken as it is a very common occurrence.

My first job was probably my favorite. 3rd shift charge @ a skilled ltc unfortunately most shifts were way to busy and felt like I was constantly sprinting just to stay afloat. The supposed "slow" nights were great. I was constantly on the move but...

I want to work in the ltc Commuter describes. My experience is primarily in ltc and have yet to find that kind of slow pace laid back environment and I always worked nights. I do private duty now, now that is laid back too much so. Though I do lov...

As an NP have you considered joining a clinic/office position were all partners share the responsibilities? Just thinking that may be away to get sometimes hard to come by bennies and still have a life. Just a thought:)

My mother is now 71. She stopped communicating much, lost touch with reality and because she could no longer care for herself has been in a nursing home since she was 58. Like I said this very vocal and opinionated women stopped communicating much ...

Stargazer, I don't feel that you owed an apology but have mad respect for you that you chose to give one anyway. I could learn a little something from your humbleness. Thank you for leading by example.

JMO but I would go with urgent care. It will give you more varied experiences and will look better on a resume. Working with geriatric pts or special needs are specialties in their own right but unless you intend to specialize in one of them you ne...

Oh brother, I think if a lot more healthcare providers had to deal with their own or a loved ones health concerns there would be a lot more compassion and empathy in our profession.