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  1. HIV in LTC

    nckdl replied to NJLPN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Because of hippa we aren't supposed to tell the cna's if a pt has mrsa or c-diff either. We only tell them to make sure to use universal precautions. Of course they usually guess what they have, when...

  2. Sending residents to the ER without a doctor's order.

    nckdl replied to Blackcat99's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I thankfully don't work for the facility that fired my friend,but I did have two pts that were seriously ill and called the on call dr who called back after 2 minutes and sent them to the er. I have...

  3. Sending residents to the ER without a doctor's order.

    nckdl replied to Blackcat99's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I had a friend who actually got fired for sending a pt to the hospital without a doctors order. At my facility the answering service pages the on call dr. until she talks to him and then they call us...

  4. nurse to patient ratio laws ohio

    nckdl replied to nursecompassion's topic in Ohio Nursing

    I feel lucky just to have 18 rsndts on my 2nd shift at a ltc facility. Of course until we only have 3 aides for my hall and the hall that has 20 rsdts then i have to become an aide too just so all the...

  5. Select Specialty in Columbus

    nckdl replied to barefootlady's topic in Ohio Nursing

    The select specialty facilities in Ohio that i have been in are crap. The nurses are overworked to the point that good care is impossible to give. A couple of them are on a floor of a hospital and 2-3...

  6. OHIO Nurses what part of Ohio are you from and what kind of nurse are you/will you be

    nckdl replied to GrnHonu99's topic in Ohio Nursing

    I'm from northwest ohio and I have been a LPN for almost 2 yrs and i currently work in a ltc

  7. What is the highest temperature you've had a patient at?

    nckdl replied to Nesher's topic in General Nursing

    The highest i've seen was with my 3yr old daughter. 105.5 for 2 days before she was admitted for kidney

  8. swollen hands during clinicals

    nckdl replied to time4mydream's topic in General Nursing

    i have to use non latex POWDER FREE gloves. Latex doesn't bother my hands but my facility only has powder free non latex

  9. Please share with me your experiences with this....

    nckdl replied to *LA*'s topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I recently had a woman in my ltc facitlity have a stroke and she was praying to god to come take her, well a couple days later, I walked in and said hi and she said oh thank you for coming for me and...

  10. Hypoglycemic

    nckdl replied to Nurse Hatchett's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I has a type 2 diabetic that had her bs drop constatly after she was started on

  11. New to Allnurses.com/Nursing ratios??

    nckdl replied to BCLadynpink's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    At my facility on 1st shift there are 38 rsndts, 2 lpn, 3-4 stnas, 1 rn on one side. On 2nd it's the same except only 1 house supervisor. And on 3rd its 1 lpn, 2-3 stnas and house supervisor. That's a...

  12. G-tube medication question

    nckdl replied to dcoffee's topic in General Students

    I use pliers to crush pills while they are still in the package so then all i have to do is open it up and dump the pill in plastic cups, then i add a little water to each cup to pour in the g-tube....

  13. Question about discontinuing life support

    nckdl replied to CarrieRN2006's topic in General Nursing

    i am very sorry for your loss. i too, have struggled with the decision to disconnect life support on a loved one. my father after 7 months of getting better while still on the vent, dropped his b/p,...

  14. Neuro ICU - Do you talk to brain-dead patients?

    nckdl replied to talaxandra's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    I was rereading previous posts and, after my father was declared "brain dead" by the neurosurgeon, the vultures (nurses) swarmed my mother with requests to eliminate the ventilator, that we are making...

  15. Neuro ICU - Do you talk to brain-dead patients?

    nckdl replied to talaxandra's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    This past january, my family was told that my father would never "wake up" after having a quadruple bypass. The neurologist said it was a lost cause and the icu nurses told my mother that we should...