nightmare

nightmare RN

Nursing Home ,Dementia Care,Neurology.

Scottish trained RGN now retired.

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  1. Can a narc count be invalid if the offgoing nurse counts the meds instead of sheets?

    nightmare replied to tybutler74's topic in General Nursing

    If your facility has policy and procedures books,read up on handling and counting narcs.It should tell you exactly how they want it done,well ours

  2. Do the day nurses clash with the night nurses?

    nightmare replied to Sassybottom's topic in General Nursing

    We have a certain few day carers that are always complaining that we don't "do" enough on nights,this is even when they know that we are short staffed! These are usually carers who don't actually like...

  3. flushing medications??

    nightmare replied to fgold's topic in General Nursing

    Off the top of my head,if the chemical base of the drug is water soluable then I suppose it is possible but if the chemical links to fat then I don't see how it would

  4. New pay offer

    nightmare posted a topic in International Nursing

    From Nursing Times online New pay offer made to nurses 2 August 2007 A new staged pay package has been offered to nurses and health service workers in England by the government after lengthy...

  5. heavy lifting

    nightmare replied to nads786's topic in Men in Nursing

    No it'd not a rumour!We use slide sheets, hoists and various other moving aids to move and handle patients. Slide sheets especially are not that expensive about $10 maybe and are worth every cent if...

  6. what is comfort care only?

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

    We call it TLC, Tender Loving Care, generally it is pain relief ,oral care ,skin and pressure care etc .I agree with previous poster IV or sub cut.fluids just prolong the

  7. Malcolm's Farewell

    nightmare posted a topic in International Nursing

    Did anyone catch this programme last night (Wednesday) on ITV.It was excellent and should be required viewing for all those that care for and nurse dementia patients. It would also show the relatives...

  8. Dragging 'em out of bed

    nightmare replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Not always!!:lol2: Carers who have done this have been known to have to sneak out the back door because Mrs.X is camped at the front door waiting for them! Try talking your way out of that one!:lol2:...

  9. Malcolm's Farewell

    nightmare replied to nightmare's topic in International Nursing

    It was distressing and real.I think the worst thing was to see him going from a well fed ambulant person to one who was thin and contracted and bedridden.In TV time it shows the terrible changes that...

  10. Charting Time of Death

    nightmare replied to SouthernLPN2RN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    In the Nursing Home we,RN's,verify time of death when we have checked that all vital signs have ceased. During the night especially you can't call out a doctor just because someone has died! During...

  11. Cleanliness in UK hospitals

    nightmare replied to scattycarrot's topic in United Kingdom

    But that's the trouble with NHS there's always more chiefs than

  12. Harassment?

    nightmare replied to UM Review RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Well in that case someone should point out to this coworker that as team-building goes it is not working and just getting everyone's back up! By definition teambuilding should bring everyone together...

  13. Am I Just Bein a Baby or should i quit ???

    nightmare replied to traumajunkiegirl's topic in General Nursing

    I'd say if you've got somewhere else to go,go for it! You are not a robot,could your boss do a 20 hour shift? If the answer is no then why should you be expected

  14. feel terrible, "I don't care anymore"

    nightmare replied to anticoagulationurse's topic in Nursing Career

    have you seen your doc about your stress? I went to mine with work related stress thinking I was on the road to burnout.Quite rightly she did lots of tests and found out I was type2 diabetes! Since...

  15. Jehovah Witness RNs

    nightmare replied to aimeeinorbit's topic in General Nursing

    See,this is why we should never discuss religion and politics it gets everyone all fired up! Our beliefs are our beliefs I just don't get into conversations about them but respect the right in a free...

  16. Cleanliness in UK hospitals

    nightmare replied to scattycarrot's topic in United Kingdom

    That is the only sensible bit of this patronising twaddle! The rot did set in when hospitals contracted out the cleaning,usually to the lowest tender, and lost the in-house cleaners who had a sense of...

  17. Uniforms and your appearance

    nightmare replied to sassysteph7's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Navy trousers,navy tunic with white stripe at the collar and cuffs ,black shoes and socks(Except mine are "SouthPark"or

  18. What Would You Do?

    nightmare replied to megananne7's topic in General Nursing

    Document fully why you have not given meds detailing POA's concerns and try and get them an appointment to see psychiatrist ASAP.Do you have a more senior member of staff on duty who could talk to POA...

  19. How do you deal with disoriented patients?

    nightmare replied to drenched's topic in MICU, SICU

    I vividly remember one older woman, victim of an RTA, concussed and confused. She swore like a Billingsgate fish wife and made sexual comments and suggestions that made everyone blush!! Two days later...

  20. less painful heparin injections?

    nightmare replied to MIA-RN's topic in Patient Medications

    :bluecry1::bluecry1:Heparin injections >> I had them when I had my Gall Bladder removed, they where awful!! The first one or two where OK but then they started to feel like bee stings! I always...

  21. Pet Peeve: Poor Grammar by Nurses

    nightmare replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    I would say one person but a lot of people. Having said that the phrase"person or persons unknown "comes to mind !The use of "an" in front of some letters is a tongue comfort thing to make the words...

  22. Pureed Sweet & Sour Pork and other Reflections on LTC

    nightmare replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I don't think we will see a change until we get rid of the blame and litigation culture that we are currently in.We are not as bad here as you are in the US but we have a 10 fold increase in pointless...

  23. I need your Help!

    nightmare replied to wendyhouse's topic in International Nursing

    Had a quick ebay search but nothing there today. Good luck with your hunt,is the badge now the same as when you qualified? I know my hospital one is now completely

  24. Pureed Sweet & Sour Pork and other Reflections on LTC

    nightmare replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I'm so glad that you guys agree with me about reality orientation!! I never use it on confused demented residents but my manager and dep.manager say we have too.The carers on days will do it causing...

  25. Smile and the world smiles with you!

    nightmare replied to blueberrybon's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Keep smiling!............It really worries them!They want to know what you know and they don't!:lol2: Seriously I love to see happy cheerful nurses,it just doesn't seem to happen much