ugh I have a pt that the one family member always has something to say about something. nothing is ever good enough. the pt has osteomyelitis and has been to wound care and was discharged, and was...
Hahaha yeah I reread my post this morning and laughed at myself, I guess I cant spell when Im half asleep...I guess this is why Ill never work the night shift! Im not really worried about it, its just...
purple10 replied to MadameFreckles's topic in Geriatric, LTC
I work in LTC and I dont think its a "warehouse" we dont stack ppl on a shelf and wait for their experation date to come to a close. We rehabilitate mind body and spirit, we become family. We bring...
quit plain and simple, dont use them on your resume (tech. you dont have to list a place if you worked there less then 30 days). I for one will own up to crying at work, i hate crying at work cause...
I wasnt there the last time i seen the pt was 3 days before transfer and they were their pleasantly confused self, but from the NN it was just the legs. this person also had a inplanted pacemaker and...
a pt sent to the hosp for swollen legs and elevated temp expired two days after admit, prelim cause of death cdiff. pt was on florastor for history of cdiff. no loose stools noted until transfer to...
we work in LTC, My new partner is ok outside of work, I understand she is still trying to learn all of her people and all of their quirks. My friend is a creature of habbit and it just may take...
When I started working at my place of employment I was teamed up with an awsome nurse we got (and still do get) along great we had awesome teamwork got all side projects done, then the management got...
the continous rule changing which said new rule only lasts for a max of a week (so then whats the point?) and a effective way to know when threapy takes a pt off the floor (since they dont seem to...
ooo got another one... everyday you complain about something new hold me in your room for 10-15 min so you can complain about everything and tell me how to do my job, no i will not give you a enema...
your humor becomes twisted and things you thought were gross before and like it never exsisted. some people become germaphobes. some people it stresses out and the need to start taking medications or...
'If you dont have anything nice to say, then say nothing at all' I think just about everyone heard that when we were growing up and many of us as adults and being nurses learn how to bite our tounges...