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Not sure if this has been discussed before, but I am currently looking after an elderly patient who is medically deteriorating. Patient had been referred to palliative care team. However, the family seems to be in denial of the situation. Everytime they come and see the patient they will say that she is "improving" and they do not want palliation for her. Every time I come into the patient's room to do turning or other comfort measures, a family member would say "she looks much better today" or "she is really improving". What would be an appropriate response to these statements? I cannot agree with them as patient is not improving at all, but I can't tell them that. Have any of you been in this situation and how did you talk to the family?

We have given a patient whiskey as ordered. It was a controlled portion to help him sleep, apparently. Patients who have the capacity to make decisions can decide whether they want to take alcohol or not even when they are in the hospital. In this case I honestly think that giving this patient his alcohol is more beneficial than harmful. If you still feel uneasy doing it, talk to your immediate supervisor :)

I have experienced working both 8 and 12-hour shifts and I prefer 12-hour shifts because you get more days off, less days where you have to get up for work, less uniforms to wash, you get more time to accomplish your work tasks, better handover and have I mentioned more days off? I can't think of any con for 12-hour shifts.

The first stage would be the cbt.

I have one. How society views tattoos have changed dramatically over the past years, and if an employer wouldn't choose you for a job because you have one, then you just saved yourself from working in a discriminatory place.

The number of years that you present to the nmc as experience should all be registered practice.

This is too much. Look for another agency.

...this is so incovenient if they lost it because I am hoping to still get a DL for an ONP. If I have to get it again I'm going to have to reapply and start the whole grueling process again.

Hi, has anybody here experienced having lost documents that they sent to the NMC? I sent an additional document which was received at the nmc march 9 (i tracked it) but it still hasn't been uploaded until now. I called and they said thay they are looking for the document. anybody had the same experience? Is it at all possible that they would lose documents they already received?

I used to work in postpartum but I requested for a transfer to L&D and fortunately, I got the transfer. Both units have their own challenges but I'd have to say that so far I feel better working in L&D because it's what I've always wanted. It wouldn't be fair to compare both areas though since the work is so different. There will always be friction among units that work closely together like PP and L&D but I think this is normal and healthy. The important thing is to do each our jobs the best way possible and think of our patients first. :) Sent from my iPhone using allnurses.com

@ alysronz, you can try the pvt, it's not official but everyone who tried it and got their results said it's accurate. check the site for instructions on how to do it. i checked mine and it looks like i passed.

i took nclex-rn on may 3... and the wait is driving me crazy!!! the computer shut off at 83, i felt like i was just floating through the whole thing, i couldn't even remember my answers..