ClearBlueOctoberSky

ClearBlueOctoberSky

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  1. Young, Thin, and Cute New Hires

    ClearBlueOctoberSky replied to TheCommuter's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I take exception to this statement. I personally don't care if you smile all the time. I don't care if you don't say hello, good morning and all that jazz. I don't particularly care if you even...

  2. Silly random nursing thoughts, one sentence, NO JUDGMENTAL FOLKS ALLOWED

    ClearBlueOctoberSky replied to wooh's topic in Nursing Humor

    The Social Worker for my unit walked by me this morning. He smelled so yummy, I wanted to lick him. Have not a clue what cologne he had on, it just was really, really yummy

  3. Where do i go from here?

    ClearBlueOctoberSky replied to chiariwarrior's topic in General Nursing

    Since you don't say specifically, I am going to assume you were diagnosed with Ehlers-Danlos. I have no advice for you regarding the physical aspects of nursing, as EDS is very specific to the...

  4. That awkward moment when....

    ClearBlueOctoberSky replied to BSNbeauty's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    That awkward moment when your demented old man resident calls you a sex

  5. Culture Change in a Secured Dementia Unit

    ClearBlueOctoberSky posted a topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    How have you implemented this? We have recently gone from waking everyone up when shift starts at 0600, to letting them wake naturally. For the most part, we have about 6 to 8 (out of 22) that are...

  6. Culture Change in a Secured Dementia Unit

    ClearBlueOctoberSky replied to ClearBlueOctoberSky's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    Sorry I haven't been able to update. It's been really busy at work. I hate to say this, but we ended having to go back to the "old" way. As my DON likes to tell me, it's baby steps. Sometimes,...

  7. The good, the bad, and the ugly

    ClearBlueOctoberSky replied to R!XTER's topic in General Nursing

    The good: I got my morning med pass done before eleven. The bad: I was told to cut down on the overtime accummulated by charting. (As I was filling out not one, but two, incident reports.) The...

  8. Things you'd LOVE to tell coworkers...and get away with it!

    ClearBlueOctoberSky replied to General E. Speaking, RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Please do not text me on my day off to have me call you so you can rehash the bad night you had. I'm off, I do have a

  9. Cant believe the nurse did.....

    ClearBlueOctoberSky replied to Daisy_08's topic in General Nursing

    I had ST come to screen a patient because he was holding liquids and not swallowing. This particular resident will do this every few months r/t advancing dementia. ST came at shift, by then the...

  10. Silly random nursing thoughts, one sentence, NO JUDGMENTAL FOLKS ALLOWED

    ClearBlueOctoberSky replied to wooh's topic in Nursing Humor

    Why me? Two aides new to the unit, a pleasantly confused non-English speaking admit, and the longest four hours of my week. Anyone know

  11. Is it OK to give baking soda and water to LTC patient without a doctor order?

    ClearBlueOctoberSky replied to Blackcat99's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I tell my residents all the time that I am no longer Nurse on Duty when they come to me after handover and I am charting. Otherwise, Black, I have nothing more to add. I would get the order just to...

  12. SIMPLY PUT

    ClearBlueOctoberSky replied to GLORIAmunchkin72's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I use the term vitamins too. I also have a women that I tell her that they are to keep her beautiful, because I wouldn't want to be jealous of anyone else. Unfortunately, if I work a twelve, that...

  13. Culture Change in a Secured Dementia Unit

    ClearBlueOctoberSky replied to ClearBlueOctoberSky's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    Thanks, everyone. Lots to think about. It is just a matter of finding the right tweak for us. I am lucky that I have the support of my management

  14. Culture Change in a Secured Dementia Unit

    ClearBlueOctoberSky replied to ClearBlueOctoberSky's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    Thanks cwgrlup85. That does help. We are trying really hard to get a steam table setup in our unit for meals. I think the part that I get most frustrated is with the attitudes of some of the staff....

  15. Culture Change in a Secured Dementia Unit

    ClearBlueOctoberSky replied to ClearBlueOctoberSky's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    Thanks, Virgo. I'm in Colorado. We can not go over 14 hours between dinner and breakfast. As it stands now, our Breakfast is being served at 0800, and Dinner is at 0530. The way that we are doing...

  16. Very high BGL .... thoughts?

    ClearBlueOctoberSky replied to KitkatPRN's topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

    Are the supplementals sugar free? Even if they are, they might still cause increases in the

  17. I and O's

    ClearBlueOctoberSky replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    We don't do that. The aides will chart intake at meals, and the only time we are charting output is if they have a

  18. Do you have to count lyrica at your LTC facility?

    ClearBlueOctoberSky replied to Blackcat99's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Order change stickers are one of my pet peeves. NOBODY puts them on. It's not that hard to slap a sticker on the card. That and leaving d'cd cards in the patient's slot. Ugh.

  19. Anybody LIKE working holidays?

    ClearBlueOctoberSky replied to wooh's topic in General Nursing

    Thanksgiving is considered a "Winter" holiday. I know I worked Easter, the 4th, Memorial Day, and Labor Day this year, so I don't know what they will consider as summer holidays. It might be a new...

  20. Anybody LIKE working holidays?

    ClearBlueOctoberSky replied to wooh's topic in General Nursing

    I LOVE working the Holidays. I always have. My family would just work around it, celebrating on the next set of days off. Now as a nurse, it is the first time in a decade that I will actually be...

  21. Cultural adaptation situations.. God must want me to be diabetic...

    ClearBlueOctoberSky replied to Student2001's topic in General Students

    To me, it sounds like the patient is trying to rationalize his current situation. This is a good place to practice your therapeutic communication. Instead of saying something like "God wants us to...

  22. Moments that make you giggle....

    ClearBlueOctoberSky replied to Pat2012's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I have a LOL that will occassionally throw out "I just got out of jail!" When she does this, I give her a shocked look, get close and say "Are you a convicted felon??" It always makes her laugh. I...

  23. Patients who "cheat" and drive home

    ClearBlueOctoberSky replied to Lilme04's topic in Gastroenterology

    What's to say that the patient's friend or family member isn't doing the same thing or even saying "Hey! Let's celebrate your clean colon tonight at the bar."? In the litigious world that we live...

  24. Do I give the med or hold?

    ClearBlueOctoberSky replied to spectrabrite's topic in Patient Medications

    Are you discouraged from calling up the Pharmacist that handles your medication orders and asking him what would be the best solution to this problem and then recommending the solution to the doctor?...

  25. Desperately need some advice for a bone doc or nurse

    ClearBlueOctoberSky replied to mischievous's topic in Emergency

    We cannot give medical advice here on AN. Best to seek the advice of your