nightmare

nightmare RN

Nursing Home ,Dementia Care,Neurology.

Scottish trained RGN now retired.

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  1. Just wanting to thank the mods...

    nightmare replied to luvmy3kids's topic in General Nursing

    Well,i won't forget the "night of the trolls" in a

  2. Help with organization

    nightmare replied to megs0310's topic in General Nursing

    my apologies chris. i got the impression that you were dispensing the meds into the cups then taking them to the bedside. not having the same drug dispensing system as yours,all of ours are in the...

  3. Help with organization

    nightmare replied to megs0310's topic in General Nursing

    I'm horrified that you are allowed to dispense medication like this!!The potential for med errors is

  4. diagnosis prioritization

    nightmare replied to AirForceTraumaRN's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Good girl29 you will need to do this according to what YOU are taught!!!Don't forget I am in a different country and we do not use NANDA here.I would not like you to get into trouble quoting my way of...

  5. diagnosis prioritization

    nightmare replied to AirForceTraumaRN's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    How differently you approach your care plans to the way we do it in UK! Now I would have said,treat the anxiety and that in turn helps lower BP and,as arthritis can be exacerbated by stress ,also...

  6. trying my luck!!

    nightmare replied to quijarz's topic in International Nursing

    Have you tried approaching the hospital you worked for before? Do you still have your NMC registration up to date? I suppose it would be worth a

  7. Other Nurses/Other Shifts Not Doing Their Part?

    nightmare replied to eldragon's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    We do a lot of admin work on nights.We also stock up and clean drug trolleys,make up care plans for incoming residents,do drug auditing and ordering.There's always something to do if you look for

  8. Don't Smile...You're on Candid Camera

    nightmare replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Isn't this a privacy violation? I for one would be most uncomfortable at someone pointing a camera or video at me.If they take a pic of a consenting resident with a non-consenting resident in the...

  9. Promotions in LTC?

    nightmare replied to michael79's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Continence care and assessment. Dementia care and assessment.Infection control,Health and safety,fire safety, these are all things we have 'link'nurses

  10. serching for answers

    nightmare replied to proud mom's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    The amount of different answers only convinces me that these things should be written in plain, unambiguous,

  11. serching for answers

    nightmare replied to proud mom's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Having thought about it I'm sure I've seen something about this on my travels in cyberspace but I can't see that this is a valid reason not to employ you as each facility probably has it's own signs...

  12. £38 towards registration costs.

    nightmare replied to cheshirecat's topic in International Nursing

    As I work in the private sector there's very little chance of me getting

  13. Just need to vent a little about my preceptor

    nightmare replied to BoonersmomRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Well ,if you can put up with her you will put up with some of the more demanding patients/relatives you might get in your career!Keep telling yourself '5,4,3,2,1'

  14. serching for answers

    nightmare replied to proud mom's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Welcome to the forum,Proudmum.I have no idea what these mean but I'm sure someone,somewhere in the US will be able to tell

  15. Won't be around for a short while

    nightmare replied to Silverdragon102's topic in International Nursing

    Safe and stressfree journey.I hope your not travelling from terminal

  16. £38 towards registration costs.

    nightmare replied to cheshirecat's topic in International Nursing

    What's this

  17. Rounds, Falls, and Skin issues

    nightmare replied to handyrn's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Research showed that if you empty bladder every two hours then the bladder will expect to be emptied every two hours! The trick is to lengthen the time slowly so that the patient can go for longer...

  18. ouch! need help!

    nightmare replied to daisy62's topic in General Nursing

    Wrap a towel around arm,then when he bites teeth will not penetrate and you can slip the towel.Either that or hide teeth(if they are false!) I've had biters before and it is really just a case of...

  19. into the past

    nightmare replied to ayla2004's topic in International Nursing

    Oh yes me too!!and I still do the clean hand ,dirty hand thing much to others

  20. into the past

    nightmare replied to ayla2004's topic in International Nursing

    I think I've still got one of them! It belonged to my

  21. HELP,I have to clean my sons room today!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    nightmare replied to proud2b1's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I had three boys sharing one room! One set of bunk beds and a single bed.Getting in there was like an obstacle course!Plates,forks and knives would mysteriously disappear from the kitchen to turn up...

  22. Type II Diabetes - now on insulin

    nightmare replied to UKPedsRN's topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

    I'm not on insulin,but the only sure way of keeping down blood sugars is to watch the carbs!I manage to keep mine down to about 5.7(102) just by carb counting and that definitely does not include...

  23. Making it 'Look Good' for Marketing

    nightmare replied to michael79's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    We have a white board at the front door with all that days activities written on it.It informs the residents and the relatives what's

  24. Bair Huggers

    nightmare replied to SandraCVRN's topic in Operating Room

    Not knowing what a 'bair hugger' was I looked up the website.There there are big warnings about using the hose unattached to the blanket!!

  25. Making it 'Look Good' for Marketing

    nightmare replied to michael79's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I remember our old manager always put out little tablecloths and flowers when there was an announced visit! Course when they came unannounced they would see that there where no tablecloths that