nightmare

nightmare RN

Nursing Home ,Dementia Care,Neurology.

Scottish trained RGN now retired.

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  1. For Profit Nursing Homes

    nightmare replied to Simplepleasures's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    So much of their care is paid but they still have to contribute as well.If they are in a Home for a long time this eats away all their funds,houses are sold

  2. For Profit Nursing Homes

    nightmare replied to Simplepleasures's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    The NHS promised care "from the cradle to the grave" when it first started.That just doesn't happen in the case of elderly

  3. Have You Ever Seen This?

    nightmare replied to bollweevil's topic in General Nursing

    could be Necrobiosis lipoidica ,often seen in

  4. Got my first job in the UK, yeahhh!

    nightmare replied to Savonarola's topic in International Nursing

    :yeahthat:

  5. care plan!!!

    nightmare replied to magners's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    loss of independence risk of falls........due to weakness altered level of continence.i.e.urge incontinence-------cannot reach toilet so quickly dysphagia..........inability to...

  6. How long did you take off work post cholesystectomy

    nightmare replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    I was off 6 weeks with a lap! But that was on docs.orders because,once back to work,I would be doing heavy M & H(this was back in the 90's)However I did get paid sick leave so that was

  7. orientating nurse doing med pass

    nightmare replied to Ms.RN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Confidence is good,as long as it's experienced confidence and not over confidence.That can lead to mistakes. I like to supervise at least

  8. "Stupid" question of the day!

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

    Now that's a thing I have never heard of.Must be a US

  9. LPN students have to give bed bath to classmates

    nightmare replied to vina2550's topic in General Students

    I remember doing all these things in training!Plus lifting exercises.It was actually quite a good way of bonding with your

  10. Learning the Surgical Instruments

    nightmare replied to sandiegojames's topic in Operating Room

    Back when I was a student,quite a while ago,we had to wash up the instruments after ops.I don't know if this is still done,but after washing up 20-30 spencer wells and saying the name as you did it...

  11. need perspective, warning... long

    nightmare replied to cherilee's topic in Medical-Surgical

    First off.....nobodys perfect! I wish we were!You get more organised with experience but there is only so much info you can take in at a time.Write stuff down,if its possible to pass it on to the next...

  12. Redness around colostomy site

    nightmare replied to Blackcat99's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    Could be a sensitivity to the 'glue' on the actual stoma

  13. Alzheimer's question

    nightmare replied to Bigmama's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Depends on their attention span!Some of ours play Bingo,flower arrange,make things to be sold on May day at the stall.Some like making pancakes.They all like music especially local music that they...

  14. Case Study help

    nightmare replied to reidesert's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I have one comment.Do you check that this lady ,being Hispanic,is understanding all that she is being told? If she has a language deficit do you get someone to translate all info so that she...

  15. Security

    nightmare replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Our doors are all key coded.Residents who are deemed competent enough and relatives all have the code.At night,we bolt the doors for extra security as the door code will be widely known in the...

  16. Ear Changes In A Dying PT

    nightmare replied to gagezoie's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Must look out for this, can't say I've ever noticed

  17. Help

    nightmare replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    You try to guide new nurses by telling them what to do and the standards expected of them and the next thing they are crying 'harassment/bullying'I totally agree with you CCM,we wouldn't have dared...

  18. Anyone willing to provide me with some basic info on nursing in the UK?

    nightmare replied to vesperk's topic in International Nursing

    I can only speak about private nursing homes.The pay for RN's is not as much as NHS generally,but there are probably exceptions.I can only talk about the company I work for in that there are no...

  19. Back to basics

    nightmare replied to marjoriemac's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I prefer the manual,the patient only has to move to knock the digital ones wrong and most of ours are so confused they won't keep

  20. Impaction Question...

    nightmare replied to AtlantaRN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    We constantly get residents back from hospital on Dihydrocodeine without any form of bowel management.Result,impaction and pain. Putting them onto lactulose and senna helps but the initial 'trauma' of...

  21. Funniest thing a confused pt. has told you...

    nightmare replied to GrnHonu99's topic in General Nursing

    Night of the full moon we had: one pregnant,about to give birth,one with a pig under the bed and one who kept coming and complaining that there were wet children in her bed and she couldn't lie

  22. Help! Nightshift Nightmare

    nightmare replied to nursetutor's topic in General Nursing

    I'm one of the lucky ones!Have worked night shift for 17 years and prefer it to days.When you go home have breakfast,go on the computer and unwind to Allnurses! I can manage to sleep with normal...

  23. Nursing shorthand symbols!

    nightmare replied to aimezly's topic in General Nursing

    I notice you are from Australia so maybe these are something individual to Australian nurses.Are there any more experienced nurses you can ask? When you find the answer please tell us as well and put...

  24. Night shift

    nightmare replied to BiologyNerd's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Do you mean all these are on night

  25. Any suggested reading?

    nightmare replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in Nursing Informatics

    Congrats on getting the job!:balloons::smiley_aa:crash_com hope this one is THE right one! This any good? http://www.informatics-review.com/wiki/index.php/Main_Page