ktwlpn

ktwlpn LPN

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  1. Dementia specific Dining

    ktwlpn replied to michael79's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Wraps are good also-try chopped veg with cream cheese. They can be served whole or sliced. Many can't handle a whole tray of food because they get confused by it so we give them one food at a time....

  2. Stories of the craziest patient you've ever had?

    ktwlpn replied to RNJayhawk's topic in Ob/Gyn

    :hhmth:

  3. chemo and nutrition

    ktwlpn replied to stalsrn's topic in General Nursing

    How are things going with your

  4. Getting Fired or Resign?

    ktwlpn replied to trustsupplyguy's topic in General Nursing

    I am still working on that one and I have over 20 years in-I know that sometimes I can be "a little much" and I have to make a conscious effort to tone it down in some situations and around certain...

  5. Getting Fired or Resign?

    ktwlpn replied to trustsupplyguy's topic in General Nursing

  6. Flu Vaccine

    ktwlpn replied to CapNurse09's topic in General Nursing

    THis is always a subject of debate this time of year-it's something people feel strongly about.I got mine-I belive it will help boost my immune system's resonse to attack.I;m hoping the vaccine is...

  7. Have you ever missed a pressure ulcer during assessment?

    ktwlpn replied to uscstu4lfe's topic in General Nursing

    Exactly----it does not take long for a stage II to

  8. non co operative cna

    ktwlpn replied to lpnflorida's topic in General Nursing

    Why did the unit secretary come to you? Why didn't she tell the charge nurse that the other RN needed help? Why didn't the other RN tell her charge that she needed help? It sounds like passive...

  9. residents and phone use

    ktwlpn posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Do any of your facilities have policies in place regarding assisting handicapped residents with phone use?

  10. residents and phone use

    ktwlpn replied to ktwlpn's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Consider this-I'm holding the phone for a resident while your demented mother falls and breaks her hip... We are "the county poor house" It's an old building-2 to 4 residents...

  11. lazy charge nurses

    ktwlpn replied to cupcake25's topic in General Nursing

    I guess I'll be the one to say it---She's an idiot. A good lesson to learn here-be assertive.Ask for exactly what you need-don't expect someone to read your

  12. How to administer meds to patient with SLE

    ktwlpn replied to NURSERUBY1206's topic in General Nursing

    Sheesh-too weak to swallow? How about a psych consult-I'm sure she is very depressed ( another pill? why not?) I've got several resident that would fool around all day staring at their meds.They...

  13. CNA "assessing" patients

    ktwlpn replied to SaraO'Hara's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think the OP or anyone else participating in this thread has stated or implied that good cna's are not worth their weight in gold.....In LTC they are with the residents for bigger part of the...

  14. residents and phone use

    ktwlpn replied to ktwlpn's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Specifically anything regarding actually assisting a resident with physical limitations-what do you do for resident's who are unable to hold,dial,charge the phones? Do you do it for them? I can see...

  15. Nursing Fun!

    ktwlpn replied to Williss2's topic in General Nursing

    My family has gone to the Pocono Mountains in Pa in the winter-check out the Great Wold Lodge.It isn't cheap but I have heard it's a blast.It's got a huge indoor water park and themed rooms and...

  16. chemo and nutrition

    ktwlpn replied to stalsrn's topic in General Nursing

    The thread will be closed if we give any "medical advice" Could her physician be leading you towards hospice care at this point? If he thinks the risk of infection associated with parenteral feedings...

  17. Saw something that really disturbed me tonight

    ktwlpn replied to flightnurse2b's topic in General Nursing

    Oh yes indeed--I would have tried to strike up a friendly conversation with her or someone in the group to find out where they lived.If I was unable to could get the info I would have followed them...

  18. Funniest briefs story?

    ktwlpn replied to thunderdan's topic in General Nursing

    Yes,he was Polish---Now we know! We thought he was rapping. One of my co-workers was in love with the little man-I'll tell her

  19. Funniest briefs story?

    ktwlpn replied to thunderdan's topic in General Nursing

    I cared for a little old gentleman with moderate dementia.He was in his 90's and still walking,mod assist for adl's and had frequent "accidents" He would come to the nurse's station to tell us he had...

  20. Sick of the floor....

    ktwlpn replied to Virgo_RN's topic in General Nursing

    In my experience the most difficult families have had the most robust patients in our LTC.Years and years and years and years and years ..We just lost a 105 yr old...

  21. Sooooo done with the verbal abuse!

    ktwlpn replied to miko014's topic in General Nursing

    This is one of the best posts I have seen on this site....(I am giving you a standing ovation right

  22. True or False Advice

    ktwlpn replied to mukhorty's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    o man......some will say your REAL education will begin on the job.Everyone has a theory.Some pre-reqs do seem to be time -wasters but most are

  23. Flu vaccine (Adm sub-q in deltoid area?)

    ktwlpn replied to RedhairedNurse's topic in General Nursing

    Here is a link to the CDC which explains everything you need to know http://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/qa/vaxadmin.htm (when I give IM's I push the med kind of slow to give it time to...

  24. Whatever happened to rules likes these?

    ktwlpn replied to cpkRN's topic in General Nursing

    The thing that really strikes me about that list of rules is this-They are not really rules at all! It's all just farking common sense and courtesy.Something that we don't see much of anywhere.Our...

  25. should not be a nurse if you can only work mon to fri days?

    ktwlpn replied to lpnurse!'s topic in General Nursing

    I love this line-I think it will be my new mantra.Thanks,commuter To the OP- I think your manager was drinking the Haterade They do have a tough job,one that I wouldn't have-but your time is...