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It drives me crazy when people misuse the word whenever, as in "whenever my mother died, I was in a very bad place!"

I once cared for a ltc resident who stayed on hospice for five years. There was little change in her health during that time. When I asked the hospice nurse how the resident could still qualify for hospice, she said "well, she could go at any minute....

I completely agree! Can we please stop flaming a nurse for believing the CDC and her state health department that she was at low risk for transmitting the virus?? My gosh, she went to visit her family and was given the okay to do so!

1. The deaf resident who rarely speaks, mouths the words "I love you". 2. The resident who is TOTALLY confused, looks right at you, and laughs at your dumb joke. 3. The extremely difficult family says "thank you so much!" Any Others???

Thought of another one: when you have extra staff show up, and someone gets to take a "voluntary off".

I wish you could go after the judge who decided that you could not force a dangerous psych patient to be medicated! Too bad the judge is not available to take care of the patient...

What a wonderful post, thank you.

Hopefully, she will learn something!

Oh geez, so sorry this happened. Wish you could come to our facility (colorado), seems like we only hire new grads.

Enjoyed your article, and I feel that I share many of your personality traits. It can be very frustrating when the "good nurse" is the one who sits down, visits with family, serves everyone coffee, visits, is entertaining etc. when actually, there ar...

I work full time in a LTC facility. I've noticed that the nurses that fill in for me frequently do not sign out treatments, change catheters, do skin assessments etc.etc. I get the feeling that I'm expected to perform all of the duties that they NEG...

At my LTC facility, the CNA's are REQUIRED to supervise residents who smoke, as part of their job. The admin. say to send someone else if a person doesn't want to go, but there never is anyone else to send. I feel so bad that many of them have never ...

The CNA's who I work with are ALL a blessing at certain times, but the ones I appreciate the most are the ones who: 1. Will get vital signs before they come to tell me so and so doesn't look "good" 2. Will float heels, turn people, feed them (if need...

At my LTC, the admissions people used to have the COR status papers of all new residents signed BEFORE they arrived at the facility. Now, the powers that be decided it is the floor nurse's responsibility to do this AFTER the resident has been admitte...

Cor status refers to whether or not the person wants CPR. I guess to me it's kindof goofy because, depending on when my admission arrives, I may have time to devote to the "discussion" or I may not. What can happen, is that a person might code, befor...

I know several Nurses who wish they had STAYED CNA's!!

Well, I have gone to the unit manager, and he says there is "nothing he can do". Incredible, huh? It would be alittle easier to take if others had not told me that the part time staff (who have been here a LONG time) take an hour lunch, many cig brea...

OP-I agree with you COMPLETELY! Wish my life was so sheltered that I could believe, at the age of 89, that death was not a possibility. Gosh, do these people realize much younger individuals die every day. Cussing out the doctor was completely uncal...

LPN since 1981 LTC in Colorado, at current job 5+ years 3-11 shift 24.00/hr which includes 1.50 shift diff

Visitors or family members who just STARE constantly. I can PROMISE them that nothing facinating is going to happen while I am pouring colace and calcium. I blame the tv shows like ER for making people believe something ******* awesome is about to ha...