lilbit12

Ok I have a question. I work LTC and I just took a new position at this facility the doctor requires you to fax everything! And I mean everything! If you page him he very rarely calls back and if you call his office his receptionist will say you nee...

I wish I could say I have never made a med error but it happens! No matter how much we want to be perfect we all make mistakes. The fact is that it will happen and when it does do not get upset just learn from your mistake. The first med error I ma...

I was working at a LTC facility for veterans and normally you would hear the old men say oh if I was twenty again. Well anyway I walked into a Residents room to give him his meds and he looks at me and says oh honey if you were only 60 what fun we w...

That is not true. Pain again is subjective. Just because a person has fallen asleep does not mean they are not in pain. It is a very hard judgment call for us as nurses, do you give a pain or do you not, I think 90% or more of our pt's are truely ...

Thats awful!!! At our hospital their name goes on a list and if they come in through the ER the physican knows if they are asking for pain meds that they are not to give them any. Our docs are to worried about the dea getting involved!!!!

Guys I am new at this so if I am stepping in where I shouldn't please let me know. Pain is subjective and that is why we have scheduled and PRN pain meds. Some patients need meds around the clock on a scheduled basis and some have a higher threshol...