lovingtheunloved

lovingtheunloved ASN, RN

LTC, home health, critical care, pulmonary nursing

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  1. pacify or orientate? Alzheimers...

    lovingtheunloved replied to Lfransis's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Oh, I bet you could write a book about

  2. Scared to be a CNA again

    lovingtheunloved replied to PeachPie's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    That kind of nonsense from staff would never be tolerated where I work. It's certainly not perfect, but the staff, (and administration for that matter) is focused on the residents and what they need....

  3. Tired and bored

    lovingtheunloved replied to kyliebear's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Maybe work one day a week somewhere else. I know the SNF I work in doesn't usually see IVs, feeding tubes, foleys, etc. becuause most residents' advance directives prohibit those things, and they'll...

  4. pacify or orientate? Alzheimers...

    lovingtheunloved replied to Lfransis's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I fear that Jesskanurse will be one who just has to learn the hard way. I'm the same age as she is. I wish I knew everything

  5. THIS Is Why I Love Geriatrics

    lovingtheunloved replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    :yeahthat: Someone asked me today how I could care for "old people who are going to die anyway..." If my printer had ink I'd print this

  6. pacify or orientate? Alzheimers...

    lovingtheunloved replied to Lfransis's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I much prefer to enter their world. It's usually a whole heck of a lot more interesting than

  7. pacify or orientate? Alzheimers...

    lovingtheunloved replied to Lfransis's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I think it is wonderful that you are so educated at such a young age. However, dealing with this kind of resident is something that school can't teach you. I know at least my school can't. I have...

  8. pacify or orientate? Alzheimers...

    lovingtheunloved replied to Lfransis's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Tell my 88 year old resident who constantly looks for her mother that her mother died in 1964. Then watch her grieve all over again. Watch her cry hysterically and refuse to eat and say she wants to...

  9. pacify or orientate? Alzheimers...

    lovingtheunloved replied to Lfransis's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    :rotfl: That is THE funniest thing I have ever

  10. pacify or orientate? Alzheimers...

    lovingtheunloved replied to Lfransis's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    yeah,

  11. how many patients do you have

    lovingtheunloved replied to The Bell Jar's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Dude, call those aides on that crap. I'm an "older" aide, and wouldn't dream of treating my coworkers that way, especially since the residents suffer under conditions like

  12. LTC Dignity

    lovingtheunloved replied to Redzie's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    You know, there's the way it is in class and the way it is in the real world...dignity is not one of those things. So many CNAs are task oriented rather than person oriented. They think along the...

  13. Behaviors and Call Lights! Help!

    lovingtheunloved replied to carolbear's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    There is a special place in hell for the person who invented the call

  14. Help!!

    lovingtheunloved replied to banditrn's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Chux are the devil. I HATE those things. You might as well sit the resident's bare bottom on a tarp. They absorb about as much. Hosing BM off of pads never hurt me before! As far as barrier cream is...

  15. Scabies Question

    lovingtheunloved replied to ImAStudent06's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    We had an outbreak about a year ago. Every resident in the facility was treated as well as all staff, regardless of whether or not they had symptoms. It took two treatments, but no more

  16. Hourly Rate For LPNS

    lovingtheunloved replied to thundercat LPN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    OH...MY...GO_........ I'm a CNA (in Arizona) and I make $10. It's absurd that an RN with so much education and experience would only make $2 an hour more than me. That's

  17. That ain't my resident! I am dumbfounded...

    lovingtheunloved posted a topic in General Nursing

    So I was orienting a new CNA the other day and as I was explaining our unit's routine and such, the ADON came in and needed to float one of our aides to another unit. This CNA said "Oh, I bet there's...

  18. Worked in healthcare before you got accepted?

    lovingtheunloved replied to luna357's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I've been a CNA for three years. It was a big factor in getting accepted into the program, since at my school, they give you more points for experience in allied health. And my GPA isn't terrible,...

  19. Croc shoes Worth it? Or forget it??

    lovingtheunloved replied to RNSacht's topic in General Nursing

    My only complaint is that as it turns out, they're not so good for giving showers. The holes. Yeah. But way

  20. How do you deal with lazy nurses??

    lovingtheunloved replied to LouisianaNurse2006's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I love nurses like

  21. Help with sundowning residents (long)

    lovingtheunloved replied to Elektra6's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Resident #1's parents, brother, whoever went shopping. They'll be back in a few hours. If she wants to destroy things, take her to her room, give her a bunch of linen, paper, whatever, let her go to...

  22. Random Question about chewing gum

    lovingtheunloved replied to labcat01's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a big fan of Altoids. I don't do gum. Makes my jaw hurt. I also don't keep them in my pockets. As much as I wash my hands, I just shudder to think of the cooties that get in my pockets after...

  23. What's In Your Pocket?

    lovingtheunloved replied to AmyD_RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Totally not what the OP wanted to know, but I have to add. I'm a CNA on an Alzheimer's unit, and by the end of my shift I have pens, hand sanitizer, etc...rocks, silverware, a handful of grass, a...

  24. It is ALMOST that time...

    lovingtheunloved replied to kmbridges's topic in Texas Nursing

    Starting semester 1 on August 28th. I'm excited. I figure that'll wear off about week

  25. Need Advice on Head to Toe Assessments

    lovingtheunloved replied to blackdog's topic in General Students