Alnitak7

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Comatose patient can't close his eyes and has no curtain for sun protection

Alnitak7 replied to Alnitak7's topic in General Nursing

Or maybe move the bed to a part of the room where the sun won't glare
Comatose patient can't close his eyes and has no curtain for sun protection

Alnitak7 replied to Alnitak7's topic in General Nursing

I guess I'm not familiar with this. However, as far as just having someone close their eyes, everyone caring for helpless patients should try standing in front of a window when the sun is glaring in...
"Can I take one of your patients for this one?" "No! And I resent your asking!"

Alnitak7 posted a topic in General Nursing

Listen to this debate from one work place. "I don't have any I feel like trading." "I don't want to, "give up," any of them." "She just asked you to do something really easy!" "If I find out she...
Laid off after 38 years

Alnitak7 replied to Ckwil1948's topic in General Nursing

I have talked to at least two girls who are having trouble getting jobs. One girl had to apply to several places and another just could not find work. I think it's the economy. I also hear about...
"Can I take one of your patients for this one?" "No! And I resent your asking!"

Alnitak7 replied to Alnitak7's topic in General Nursing

not only nurses but also doctors have patients who they need to stop seeing to protect themselves. " this review is from: i know you really love me: a psychiatrist's account of stalking ... i...
Don't giver her a drink! It'll make her have to go to the bathroom!!

Alnitak7 posted a topic in General Nursing

A patient asks, "May I have a glass of water." "Okay, I'll get you one." I tell them. Then a co-worker says, "Don't give her a drink! It'll maker her have to go to the bathroom!" I do not like to...
screaming doctors....how can we handle them?

Alnitak7 replied to KSU-SN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

One time a doctor started screaming at me on the phone about a hospice patient who he said was a NO CODE. She was really a CODE and he accused me of, "stirring things up," when I was just trying to...
Nurses Eating Their Young

Alnitak7 replied to Doc Lori, R.N.'s topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

The subject of nurses abusing each other has come up over and over again on this site. Some of them have a blantent lack of concern for your welfare. I remember one charge nurse who demanded that...
Don't giver her a drink! It'll make her have to go to the bathroom!!

Alnitak7 replied to Alnitak7's topic in General Nursing

The girl who said this to me was a CNA of five years on the Long Term Care Unit and she was popular with the charge nurses and had an overinflated ego and knew how to be charming when she wanted to...
The right to refuse has so many interpretations

Alnitak7 replied to Alnitak7's topic in General Nursing

I was just talking with a therapist about this hair cutting thing some people have. "The CNA kept on bugging her that they would, "fix," her hair." The need to cut someone's hair is often a power...
Don't giver her a drink! It'll make her have to go to the bathroom!!

Alnitak7 replied to Alnitak7's topic in General Nursing

Not only that, but some people get migraines from not drinking enough. Some people by the time they get one, they are not able to
I think cutsey scrub tops look ridiculous on adult units

Alnitak7 replied to AZO49008's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

I think it depends what type of unit you're working in. I like the plain uniforms they wear in the E.R. They're tranquilizing. However, in other units, I don't think floral patterns are bad and I...
"Can I take one of your patients for this one?" "No! And I resent your asking!"

Alnitak7 replied to Alnitak7's topic in General Nursing

Let me try to re-phrase this. I said, "It makes a difference if you're feeling slighted and annoyed with a patient or if you're feeling violated on a deep level." What I was trying to say is in...
"Can I take one of your patients for this one?" "No! And I resent your asking!"

Alnitak7 replied to Alnitak7's topic in General Nursing

It makes a difference if you're feeling slighted and annoyed by a patient or if you're feeling violated on a deep level. Sometimes when they talk about more training, it really should enter into...
"Can I take one of your patients for this one?" "No! And I resent your asking!"

Alnitak7 replied to Alnitak7's topic in General Nursing

For over a year, I was trading only one patient out of fifty. The others liked this one so most times they did not mind helping me. They knew they could give me one of theirs if they had
"Can I take one of your patients for this one?" "No! And I resent your asking!"

Alnitak7 replied to Alnitak7's topic in General Nursing

What I've been describing in this thread was in a nursing home. Their staffs seem to be known for immaturity. I know at least one book that's been written about it which is now out of print....
"Can I take one of your patients for this one?" "No! And I resent your asking!"

Alnitak7 replied to Alnitak7's topic in General Nursing

To answer your question, we did talk about this all the time. At one time, I told someone I would quit because there was a rumor that we all had to take care of the ones that were on our group. Later...
Starting a Boarding Home

Alnitak7 replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

I have been wondering how much it would cost to build a w/c accessable house if I was only planning to take care of one or two patients. I would like to know if there is any state funding that would...
Starting a Boarding Home

Alnitak7 replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

A long time ago I worked in a boarding house. It was supposed to have six residents. The owners of it did not bring me any food to prepare for the residents and demanded that I keep it a secret when...
"Can I take one of your patients for this one?" "No! And I resent your asking!"

Alnitak7 replied to Alnitak7's topic in General Nursing

If there is any possibility of resolving a conflict then most times the sfaff is alert to this and they will help the caregiver. Sometimes taking responsibility for resolving the conflict means they...
Caregiver smoking with patient on oxygen

Alnitak7 replied to Alnitak7's topic in General Nursing

These were actually the most shocking patient notes I ever saw. I am one that NEVER smokes around a patient or any other type of client. I can't imagine arguing with someone who asks that you not...
Turn every two hours

Alnitak7 posted a topic in General Nursing

In my first few years of working, one of the first things I encountered were patients who were comatose, or comletely helpless and there was a rule that they had to be turned every two hours. I...
CNA doing Rectal Stimulation for Fecal Evacuation?

Alnitak7 replied to protrend's topic in General Nursing

I got my training from an R.N. I was doing it about every day on someone with no contraindications. There are things that a C.N.A. might not know about this, as is true in many cases. I'm glad I...
"Can I take one of your patients for this one?" "No! And I resent your asking!"

Alnitak7 replied to Alnitak7's topic in General Nursing

Under what circumstances can a nurse LEGALLY refuse an assignment? - Nursing for
"Can I take one of your patients for this one?" "No! And I resent your asking!"

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Has anyone ever refused an assignment? - Nursing for

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