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  1. What can be done??

    merricat replied to TexasPoodleMix's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    usually helps to know what it is you want from a situation to get best results. maybe you would like to talk to people who have a mentally ill family member. there are groups on internet for this. re:...

  2. What can be done??

    merricat replied to TexasPoodleMix's topic in Geriatric, LTC

  3. What can be done??

    merricat replied to TexasPoodleMix's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    they do have rights. and if nothing else this thread has made me realize how strngly i feel about that; i work in a good care cntr so i do not have to re-evaluate my stand on pt rights very much...

  4. What can be done??

    merricat replied to TexasPoodleMix's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    also, about the call lights? for the amount of money that place is probably getting to keep her there, (has she had to sell her house yet?) they should answer call lights with nothing less than...

  5. What can be done??

    merricat replied to TexasPoodleMix's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    i am as i said still figuring the posting thing out. i did not get notified when tx poodle responded so did not know until now-- or would have responded better to what she was saying--sorry-- but now...

  6. What can be done??

    merricat replied to TexasPoodleMix's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    oh-- sorry did not respond-- still figuring this computer posting thing out. actually-- we (cnas at my facility) spend an average of an hour a day either giving or getting report! how cool is that! i...

  7. emotional state, unconcious patient

    merricat replied to janie534's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    isnt reading peoples facial expressions learned, like, as soon as we are born, practically? isn't it pretty much universal-- what facial expressions mean? i am pretty sure this is what the shrinks are...

  8. ARE THERE ANY NURSES OUT THERE THAT ACTUALLY "ENJOY" or HAPPY WITH THEIR JOB.

    merricat replied to dream8's topic in General Nursing

    i love my job. i am not a nurse (cna) but i love to see when the old people are happy-- and sometimes really small things make them smile or laugh-- and i get plenty of hugs at

  9. Slandered at work by another nurse...need advice asap

    merricat replied to rosieseattle's topic in General Nursing

    hard to say what to do. i work in LTC so i have found i have to learn my pts as well as my co-workers. in other words, different things work for different people. esp. since you are agency, you need...

  10. State Laws For Staffing Ratios

    merricat replied to merricat's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    yeah, it works. look at the one directly above your original post. it

  11. Nrsging School-What was your worst error?

    merricat replied to hotcoffee1's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    the question was, what was your worst error? i know someone who was a nursing student. she wanted to get along and be liked and she was intimidated by the RNs she was training with. an RN was running...

  12. CNA/Patient Ratio Laws

    merricat replied to Aneroo's topic in Patient Safety Issues

  13. State Laws For Staffing Ratios

    merricat replied to merricat's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    that is it!!you

  14. What can be done??

    merricat replied to TexasPoodleMix's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    wow. kind of like my grandma except worse. (my grandma has every medical disorder known to humankind, except docs say is legitimate). well-way out of my scope! i hope you get your psych consult. wish...

  15. State Laws For Staffing Ratios

    merricat replied to merricat's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    i am so sorry! dont know why it is not working--any computer geniuses out there? --go to the National Citizens Coalition for Nursing Home Reform, once there go to Government Policy. Be warned though--...

  16. State Laws For Staffing Ratios

    merricat replied to merricat's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    it is not a link-- one has to actually type it in to go there. i do not know how to make a link. i wish the computer did not make it look like it

  17. need some advice on getting family member medical attention against their will

    merricat replied to rhonda L's topic in General Nursing

    alcoholics anonymous would most likely be willing to send someone over to the house to talk to him if he wants, also. they are in the phone

  18. What can be done??

    merricat replied to TexasPoodleMix's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    re: panic attacks. hard to advise when i do not know her but many old people where i work have quilts or comforters from home. i have diagnosed OCD (nowadays everyone says they have it but i am...

  19. What can be done??

    merricat replied to TexasPoodleMix's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    ocurred to me i should point out that as only cna i am not included on care plan meetings and anything i say should be run by nurses first. does she go to dining room to eat? is it possible to make...

  20. What can be done??

    merricat replied to TexasPoodleMix's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    we have some residents who stay in bed quite a bit-- if i knew your grandma her behavior would not faze me. i would be concerned, but it would not surprise me. sometimes the more someone gets pushed...

  21. Any other intelligent NA's out there?

    merricat replied to boulergirl's topic in General Nursing

    just saying hello here. i am a smart CNA. i think it is better for everybody to talk about how they really feel including "just venting" then keep it bottled up. i have worked with good and bad CNAs--...

  22. Do the state inspectors ever show up on noc shift?

    merricat replied to Blackcat99's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    you rock! thank you so much. a "body buddy" is a restraint that fits into the arms of a wheelchair-- like a big cushion. i work in long term care, where there are probably way more of those than in a...

  23. Our first big test...is this normal?

    merricat replied to miafuture's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    my instructor said with nursing tests there will usually be (if mult choice test) two wrong answers taht saound wrong and two answers that sound kind of right so you have to choose which is better....

  24. going to LPN school after failing RN program

    merricat replied to Purple Princess's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    i do not think you should let mean people interfere with your dreams and aspirations, because there's always a mean person around. my mom is an RN who graduated after getting A's in everything except...

  25. Do the state inspectors ever show up on noc shift?

    merricat replied to Blackcat99's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    wow-- it is so nice to hear from someone with some facts on the matter. there is so much to know about all of this. i have not come across this issue before, but can residents refuse a body buddy? i...