laughingnurse1

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1. bipolar; please help

   laughingnurse1 replied to bouncing's topic in Disabilities

   I am a nurse with bipolar disorder AND adhd. So I have to take meds that increase the risk of mania. I cannot emphasize ENOUGH the absolute need for a psychiatrist to help you regulate your moods. I noted that you said you weren't all that enthused a...

2. Misery loves company?

   laughingnurse1 replied to laughingnurse1's topic in Geriatric

   i work in an ltc that is 120 beds and takes mostly patients that have been rejected by other facilities, due to behavioral or insurance issues. like i said in my last post, we are chronically short on cnas and i don't believe that any patient's hygie...

3. Misery loves company?

   laughingnurse1 replied to laughingnurse1's topic in Geriatric

   Thanks to those of you who gave non"snide." comments to my question. Just because I am a new grad does not mean that I am stupid. I have worked with the elderly all of my adult life. In school I was led to believe that I would have the right to pract...

4. Misery loves company?

   laughingnurse1 replied to laughingnurse1's topic in Geriatric

   NO! I did document that I had seen, bathed, and fed them. I don't think that they really had rigor. I think that because I am a new nurse people just think I am stupid and take advantage of that. This is not a troll, whatever that is. I am really unh...

5. Misery loves company?

   laughingnurse1 posted a topic in Geriatric

   Hi, I am a new grad who finally got this terrific opportunity at a Long Term Facility. Working with the elderly has always been my dream, ever since my granny died in one where they took such good care of her. I was given a lot of responsibility righ...