nightmare

nightmare RN

Nursing Home ,Dementia Care,Neurology.

Scottish trained RGN now retired.

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  1. So what is my problem?

    nightmare replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Glad you got a good review,Sue and hope things settle down for

  2. New beginnings again...

    nightmare replied to marjoriemac's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Best place to be.I won't take on the Managers position for anything.It's a thankless

  3. New beginnings again...

    nightmare replied to marjoriemac's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Good for you Marjorie! What post have you taken on now

  4. When does weekend shift diff start/end for night shift

    nightmare replied to nicuRN2007's topic in General Nursing

    For years I've had this argument with the Manager that Friday night should be considered weekend but he is very day shift orientated and only considers sat/sun as weekend.I'm glad to see that I'm not...

  5. Axillary thermometer w/o cover/cleaning

    nightmare replied to fire_fly's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I see, the kind we use you can carry round in your pocket in a

  6. differences in moving and handling

    nightmare replied to nightmare's topic in International Nursing

    Keep spreading the word!! There's any amount of moving and handling info on the web and apparatus for safe moving.A slide sheet or two does not cost the earth.Has there ever,I wonder ,been an action...

  7. Axillary thermometer w/o cover/cleaning

    nightmare replied to fire_fly's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I have never seen thermometer covers! Or are these special thermometers like the aural one which of course does have covers. The ones we put under patients arms or under tongue are either mercury or...

  8. nails

    nightmare replied to iluvmynavyman's topic in General Nursing

    After reading your post I agree with you!!:) But then I trained in the days when wearing anything "artificial" was frowned on! That included makeup,perfume,nail polish etc. I suppose we did do a lot...

  9. nails

    nightmare replied to iluvmynavyman's topic in General Nursing

    We were always told not to wear nail polish as it can flake off and contaminate a wound for instance. I still never wear nail polish but I do buff my nails to a nice shine. False nails could be a...

  10. CarePlans & MDS's

    nightmare replied to AngelinTennessee's topic in MDS Coordinator Information

    I know this is an old thread but I was just browsing trying to understand the US system and work out all the abbrevs!! I just spent about two and a half hours constructing a care plan,not bad you say...

  11. What does t.i.d stand for?

    nightmare replied to reidesert's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Can also appear as TDS which also means three times a day. Initials are latin. BD Bis die --twice a day. TID ter in die ---three times a day QID quater in die--four times a day. TDS ter die sumendus...

  12. Tips and Tricks that work!

    nightmare replied to momcat107's topic in General Nursing

    If you don't have slide sheets( I don't know what we'd do without ours!)Put an ordinary bed sheet folded in half cross ways across the bed and use it to reposition your patient.This works very well...

  13. Restraining patient with naso-gastric tube

    nightmare replied to birdrecruit's topic in General Nursing

    If you are allowed to use the "crucifix" method can't you modify it for 45 degrees? You could still restrain legs and one arm,the problem would be how to restrain the other arm without getting in the...

  14. help ?

    nightmare replied to Fancy Face's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Somtimes getting her to cough and therefore producting a little urine can give you a clue to where you're aiming

  15. I need some advice, some help, some suggestions please!

    nightmare replied to GeminiTwinRN's topic in General Nursing

    First off what is Provigil? In 16 years night shift I have never taken anything to help me stay awake.I have a couple of hours before my first shift on,sleep during the day of the next shift then have...

  16. Morgellon's, Chemtrails, and Body Bugs, HAARP

    nightmare replied to TrudyRN's topic in General Nursing

    That looks so

  17. Nurse-Run Hospital? Why not?

    nightmare replied to kenny b's topic in General Nursing

    OK so you can't afford to buy or build a hospital so how about getting the right admin staff instead. Nurses start at the ground and work their way up,nurses in all the admin positions that have to...

  18. Overprescribing

    nightmare replied to marjoriemac's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Some of ours have been on "short term" medication for years! I mean what good is 1mg Diazepam doing to someone who's been on it for 4 years? I went on a course where they said sleeping pills should be...

  19. Overprescribing

    nightmare replied to marjoriemac's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    We have a sheet with all the residents names on and about two residents a week are put down on the docs list for drug review.That means they all get reviewed

  20. Lap buddies, do most LTC facilities still allow them?

    nightmare replied to Kay28's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Bean chairs are quite good for the Houdinis! CC don't like them but if it saves a fractured NOF then as long as they aren't used all day they are worth

  21. Need Advice...Can I be a nurse?

    nightmare replied to Alli82's topic in Nursing Career

    Listen to your mother! I pretty sure that as student nurses we've all freaked out at an emergency. I know I did! Man with rectal Haemorrhage..me belting down the ward looking for senior nurse who...

  22. Mixing GT meds

    nightmare replied to Mrs. M.'s topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Most of our meds for G/T or PEG are liquid form but the rule is crushed first then flush ,then liquids so that the liquids keep up the flushing movement down the tube.These are then flushed out after...

  23. Lap buddies, do most LTC facilities still allow them?

    nightmare replied to Kay28's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    We can only use lap belts if the wheelchair is in motion.If it is static then the lap belt counts as restraint! I'm not sure what a lap buddy is,can someone describe

  24. Out of my depth

    nightmare replied to marjoriemac's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Congrats on your promotion !You need to get a hold of your manager and get some sort of feed back on the admin situation.Do you work for a company?Is there an area supervisor that you can sit down...

  25. Adjusting to night shift--HELP!!

    nightmare replied to Annebug's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds familiar!My youngest woke me up one day,tears pouring down face,he had unravelled his brothers favourite cassette tape(remember them)Bless!!I hadn't the heart to tell him to go away .Have you...