nightmare

nightmare RN

Nursing Home ,Dementia Care,Neurology.

Scottish trained RGN now retired.

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  1. Feeding Unpasteurized Goat Milk?

    Until I was 5 and went to school I drank goats milk,never tasted cow's milk till then.Now,I'm assuming,that it must have been unpasturised and I'm still here 50 odd years
  2. Choice of diet

    This could be a control thing,have you tried leaving a couple of sandwiches in her room,without comment,and see if she will eat them when there is no one around to make a fuss? We have a similar...
  3. Has anyone here wore a dress as a uniform?

    I used to wear dresses all the time and got on fine with them but once we changed to tunic and trousers I wouldn't go back to dresses! We do have a couple of carers that always wear dresses but that's...
  4. Pet Peeve: Poor Grammar by Nurses

    I do not actually speak standard English being a Scot but I can if I need to! A lot of my residents speak the local Scots and have difficulty understanding English or the Abbreviated English that some...
  5. Pet Peeve: Relatives who come in once a year to visit "Mummy" turn the place upside down,complain about everything threaten to report the place to CC then swan off until next year. Try coming in a bit...
  6. Pet Peeve: Poor Grammar by Nurses

    That's why I always try and use spell checker,I'm a rotten
  7. Pet Peeve: Poor Grammar by Nurses

    This would be the difference between GB english and US
  8. Pet Peeve: Poor Grammar by Nurses

    Depends how you use it,I would expect to orientate someone new to the unit,with several days of orientation until they became orientated. How do you use
  9. Unreasonable?

    I have worked with carers who have ,through choice ,worked 7-8 11 hour nights together and believe me they are exhausted by the end of the eighth! Given your extra responsibilities as an RN it would...
  10. changing attitudes

    Seems to be a public attitude,I've heard kids in the street,dropping litter,saying "well there's someone paid to pick it up,I'm only keeping them in a job".People are far to keen to complain without...
  11. Congratulations to new mod Silverdragon101

    Congrats,Silver dragon............go
  12. Lost Temper -- Yelled/Swore at Patient

    Definitely agree there,we are Human not robots,to me its better to vent privately away from patients than bottle it up,that way lies burnout and disenchantment with the job.The support of your fellow...
  13. Nursing Dreams (or Nightmares)

    Calm down dear,it's only a dream!!:lol2: You're obviously feeling stressed and your dreams are reflecting it.Been there ,done that got the t-shirt! I suspect we all have "Oh my God" dreams where we...
  14. Lost Temper -- Yelled/Swore at Patient

    I hope that you have documented all that happened especially abuse from the patient.Are there any other members of staff that this patient has abused,get them to write statements as well.The fact that...
  15. Ok Nightmare because I work nights,originally wanted Nightowl but it was
  16. OT: I am gallbladder surgery

    Ok so I didn't mention crawling around on the floor banging head on wall because the pain was pure he11 or staggering down to casualty one night because I couldn't stand the pain or ending up a week...
  17. OT: I am gallbladder surgery

    I had mine done a few years ago,was done by "Keyhole" surgery and I never had any problems afterwards,was off work about 6 weeks as job involves heavy lifting but the keyhole surgery is "supposed" to...
  18. Teaching Pack

    Let us know how you get on with your
  19. Teaching Pack

    Pressure area is a huge subject so ,for 3,000 words,keep it simple! Definition.............causes...........treatment...........prevention.......aids Causes....external....ie over 2 hours on op...
  20. Your school trains you this way and if you think about it,as a nurse ,you will have to walk onto a ward and be expected to read charts and digest the info there and then.The only reason for students...
  21. The "death smell"

    We also had a cat in the nursing home who would go and curl up with failing residents.She never curled up with healthy ones! My cat will not sit on my knee when I come home if there has been a death...
  22. What are the best BLACK PENS

    I always use a Pilot G-1 grip 0.7, great pen if you are writing for hours.I even get the local stationers to order it for me as I go through heaps of them in a
  23. A patients story

    One of my pet hates are carers who put on incontinence pads and think "that's it" A lot of residents can remain dry with a bit of help to access the toilet and help with their clothes.They can't...
  24. Blowing up like a balloon!

    I agree with Wise Woman,insist they get a doc.Have you tried gently pressing leg to see if there is pitting oedema there? A review of her medication might be required as well. If you are a main...
  25. Dissatisfaction again

    Big veterans home there isn't there,any chance of a job for you