ktwlpn

ktwlpn LPN

LTC,Hospice/palliative care,acute care

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  1. What Freaks You Out?

    ktwlpn replied to JennieBSN's topic in General Nursing

    Speaking of teeth----a few weeks ago we were gathered at the nursing station for report one fine morning on our ltc dementia unit.One of our gals was seated in the lobby-I heard this lip smacking and...

  2. What Freaks You Out?

    ktwlpn replied to JennieBSN's topic in General Nursing

    Speaking of teeth----a few weeks ago we were gathered at the nursing station for report one fine morning on our ltc dementia unit.One of our gals was seated in the lobby-I heard this lip smacking and...

  3. A gentle approach to dementia...

    ktwlpn replied to nursemouse's topic in General Nursing

    I have often wondered why acute care facilities don't have "geriatric units" We have peds, etc, Geriatric pts have unique needs and should be treated by staff with understanding of

  4. A gentle approach to dementia...

    ktwlpn replied to nursemouse's topic in General Nursing

    I have often wondered why acute care facilities don't have "geriatric units" We have peds, etc, Geriatric pts have unique needs and should be treated by staff with understanding of

  5. A gentle approach to dementia...

    ktwlpn replied to nursemouse's topic in General Nursing

    I have found that therapeutic touch,a calm approach and a potty break and FOOD work wonders in LTC....One of the major factors I see that staff is responsible for that contributes to agitating the...

  6. A gentle approach to dementia...

    ktwlpn replied to nursemouse's topic in General Nursing

    I have found that therapeutic touch,a calm approach and a potty break and FOOD work wonders in LTC....One of the major factors I see that staff is responsible for that contributes to agitating the...

  7. skunks on night shift?

    ktwlpn replied to mednurse's topic in General Nursing

    Really? Are they burning the unclaimed arms,legs and viscera? Or is it a real crematorium for the whole body that gives you back the cremains in a little urn? That's would be a great line of work to...

  8. Cold Pot????

    ktwlpn replied to RNsweetie's topic in General Nursing

    Tell us-is this a 99 yr old pt in a vegetative state? Was this pt also in a train wreck? Seriously-One of the more frustrating aspects of clinical for me was often never being able to really follow...

  9. stopping dialysis

    ktwlpn replied to gomernurse's topic in General Nursing

    I have heard from a hospice nurse that morphine can be given via mini-neb and is very effective for the extreme sob....If you look into it and try it please let us know how it works.Bless her-she is a...

  10. Lazy Student Nurse Preceptors!

    ktwlpn replied to jfpruitt's topic in General Nursing

    Nope-just can't do it.......It's like talking to someone whom is unaware that there is a big,green booger hanging out of the side of their nose....or a big,fat pimple in the center of their...

  11. Lazy Student Nurse Preceptors!

    ktwlpn replied to jfpruitt's topic in General Nursing

    I should not burn you? I am just expressing myself too....Still SHOCKED ABOUT NOT HAVING BEEN GIVEN A BREAK? Why would you think you or any other student unable to cut it in clinicals should be given...

  12. Lazy Student Nurse Preceptors!

    ktwlpn replied to jfpruitt's topic in General Nursing

  13. Jessica's family's lawyer opposes medical mal. cap

    ktwlpn replied to Tilleycs's topic in General Nursing

    So what if we have a nationwide scale and assign a monetary value to each type of injury?? For instance-cap at a million for death(I think a death is worth a million)-half a million for total...

  14. Faking It

    ktwlpn replied to l.rae's topic in General Nursing

    sure-anyone desperate enough to fake an illness to get medical attention certainly has some problems and we can't ignore even the most obvious malingerer because the one time we do they really are...

  15. incontinence

    ktwlpn replied to dekatn's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    What a crock! You would have a mess on your hnads of you were to physically get those dementia resident's up q2 hours.(even with sufficient staff).and it's up to you to put that bullseye on your chest...

  16. Is anyones facility so short staffed that they feel guilty calling in sick?

    ktwlpn replied to tattooednursie's topic in General Nursing

    There are no victims-only volunteers....and I pass on the guilt when they try to hand me the

  17. tips for dealing with dementia

    ktwlpn posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I work on a secure unit with a great staff-problem is the evening and some of the night shift.Many nurses in this facility are "old school" and think that there is a pill out there to control these...

  18. Are Nurses Overprotective?

    ktwlpn replied to flowerchild's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with others-just common sense....It is difficult to enforce as the children get older...Why should my 12 yr old son be the only one in the 'hood wearing a bike helmet? Because I said so!! Last...

  19. What Freaks You Out?

    ktwlpn replied to JennieBSN's topic in General Nursing

    Let's have a BIG round of applause for Jennybsn-the originator of "the thread that never ends" It's like a train wreck-we are all morbidly fascinated by it.I admit that I check in frequently.I must be...

  20. Bossy Unit Clerks

    ktwlpn replied to NancyRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    >>>>Hacking into the medical records of current employees? Grounds for immediate dismissal-I worked with a unit clerk whom was dismissed for breaking confidentiality-She mentioned to...

  21. tips for dealing with dementia

    ktwlpn replied to ktwlpn's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Thanks for the link,Tookie-the site was helpful.I am also looking for info specifically for dementia units regarding behavior interventions and activity ideas.......have you any

  22. tips for dealing with dementia

    ktwlpn replied to ktwlpn's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>I had to double...

  23. I snapped

    ktwlpn replied to Sundowner's topic in General Nursing

    I know exactly how you feel-an unfortunately in most LTC's administration makes us cowtow to these people(especially the pretty private for profit places) no matter how bad staffing is.I think you...

  24. What Freaks You Out?

    ktwlpn replied to JennieBSN's topic in General Nursing

  25. What was most embarrassing moment as a nurse?

    ktwlpn replied to night owl's topic in General Nursing

    A l-o-n-g time ago I walked into a patient's room to find the ortho surgeon at the foot of the bed holding giant pliers-I saw a saw and bits of the cast on the floor-sweat was pouring from his brow.He...