lifelearningrn BSN, RN

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    noncompliant resident in assisted living care

    lifelearningrn replied to rehctelf's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Have you tried having a frank conversation with resident, explaining that there are only 2 of you and 66 other residents to tend to? Maybe ask him to participate in a 'plan' where you will check on...
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    CHPN certification

    lifelearningrn replied to Elle23's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I'd say the majority of our patients are dementia, not cancer. We do get cancer patients, sadly usually after they've been pushed to death's door with chemo/radiation and the oncologist has decided...
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    palliative meds

    lifelearningrn replied to Kissy1818's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I have never used this with my patients. The benzo of choice for us is Ativan, though I do have a patient taking scheduled Klon and had another one on Xanax (she had occasional anxiety
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    Nurses in: Fla, Tenn, NM, TX--help needed

    lifelearningrn replied to Nash3222's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    The cost of living in Houston is pretty low, especially when compared to Austin. I do live in Houston proper, but House covers a HUGE geographical area, and a lot of it you'd probably consider...
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    Nurses in: Fla, Tenn, NM, TX--help needed

    lifelearningrn replied to Nash3222's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I've lived in the Houston/Galveston area for over 35 years. I've visited San Antonio, Austin, and Dallas and many places in between. If I had to move from Houston to another city in Texas, it would...
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    Nurses in: Fla, Tenn, NM, TX--help needed

    lifelearningrn replied to Nash3222's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I live in Houston, and we do not have a shortage of hospice companies to work for. My employer is for-profit (I think) but we are a Christian organization and the owners put patient care above all...
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    Nurses in: Fla, Tenn, NM, TX--help needed

    lifelearningrn replied to Nash3222's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    We have lots of coastal beaches here in Texas too. The cost of living in Houston is pretty low, he'd easily get a nice home for 100k here. Lots of hospice jobs, 30 miles from Galveston, low-cost of...
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    Refused admission

    lifelearningrn replied to savoytruffle's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Thank you for the update. SHAME on the system that doesn't have beds available for these types of
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    Charge nurses double standards

    lifelearningrn replied to passive sambo's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Med students really do
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    Refused admission

    lifelearningrn replied to savoytruffle's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I guess I thought LTC facilities were required to accept residents back once they were sent out? Especially since they had evaluated her and accepted her into their facility. Why did they send her to...
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    Therapeutic Lying With Dementia Patients

    lifelearningrn replied to TheCommuter's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Kizzy- is there no way they can keep your parents together? It's sad that they have them
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    Refused admission

    lifelearningrn replied to savoytruffle's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    It sounds like you did everything right, as you can no longer care for this patient at the level of care she requires. On what grounds are they refusing to admit her back, I wonder? Can they send a...
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    Hospice Case Management

    lifelearningrn replied to nurseontheway's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    We see all of our patients at least once a week. Many are seen multiple times a week, it just depends on what their needs
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    Should I have to deal with this?

    lifelearningrn replied to designer-mommy's topic in Psychiatric

    No, you should not have to deal with this. What will your four children and sick husband do if you are killed or seriously injured? You need to look out for your own well being here too... I'm sorry...
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    Whether or not to take a lucrative on-call position..?

    lifelearningrn replied to Jackishi's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    You may get called out for a leaking Foley, uncontrolled symptoms like pain, agitation, SOB, etc. etc., patient falls, changes in condition, wound care/treatment, etc. etc. There is really no limit to...
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    New grad=no job=work anywhere even not nursing?

    lifelearningrn replied to Summers3's topic in General Students

    Nursing homes are more than willing to hire new grads. I found APPLYING IN PERSON to be the key here. Fill out the application there and when you turn it in, ask to speak with the DON. It took me a...
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    Homeless working the system, multiple admissions

    lifelearningrn replied to adnrnstudent's topic in Psychiatric

    If assuring they have a safe place to be discharged to means 'finding them a home'- then I guess that is exactly what I am
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    Whether or not to take a lucrative on-call position..?

    lifelearningrn replied to Jackishi's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Pretty much, yes. They triage phone calls during the non-regular business hours and do visits as necessary after triaging the phone call. They also do admissions that occur after hours and on...
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    Whether or not to take a lucrative on-call position..?

    lifelearningrn replied to Jackishi's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Do you know what the census will be? Will you have back up if needed? I love being a hospice nurse, but I'm a case manager and don't do call (though I am back up approximately once a week). We have...
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    Love the Concept- Will it be Respected?

    lifelearningrn posted a topic in Western Governors University

    Hi everyone. I love the concept of WGU and I've been considering doing my MSN here, but I am concerned about putting in the money and effort for something that isn't respected. I've heard so many...
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    CDC rec to counsel all males about benefits of circumcision

    lifelearningrn replied to sistrmoon's topic in General Nursing

    I had to laugh at this, because I think this is the normal response for circumcised men in America. In the interest of full disclosure, there is a "movement" of men out there that are claiming having...
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    anxiety vs. agitation; Ativan vs. Haldol

    lifelearningrn replied to aging1's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Both ativan and haldol are in our comfort kit, along with senna, doculax suppositories, APAP suppositories, and morphine. Ativan is for anxiety, haldol for agitation. We used to include Thorazine for...
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    CDC rec to counsel all males about benefits of circumcision

    lifelearningrn replied to sistrmoon's topic in General Nursing

    Actually, there is a lot of research based information on that site. Lots of anecdotes, yes, but if you're going to push the decision on your son to make when he is older, don't you want to read about...
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    CDC rec to counsel all males about benefits of circumcision

    lifelearningrn replied to sistrmoon's topic in General Nursing

    Adult Circumcision Stories - Men Circumcised As Adults Tell It As It Is... Why don't we ask men who have had it done as adults? I've seen a lot of people argue here that the child can decide for...
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    CDC rec to counsel all males about benefits of circumcision

    lifelearningrn replied to sistrmoon's topic in General Nursing

    The moment I found out I was having my oldest son I began researching this topic. I spent months on the fence, reading both sides, asking other parents their opinions and weighing the risks and...