ktwlpn

ktwlpn LPN

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  1. question for private duty nurses...any out there?

    ktwlpn replied to ArwenEvenstar's topic in Private Duty

    remember-there are no victims-only volunteers.........i don't think you are making too big a deal out of the mother's remark to you-however you should have addressed it at that time....that remark was...

  2. Open mouth, insert foot!

    ktwlpn replied to Super_RN's topic in General Nursing

    :chuckle I don't know how many times I have referred to a patient's much older companion as their mother or father and been told they were actually the

  3. Family Witnessing Code Activities

    ktwlpn replied to BabyRN2Be's topic in General Nursing

    People need to be educated regarding the dying process both in a DNR situation and in a code.Maybe if we talk about death without euphemisms we won't be so afraid of it.If you call a code an...

  4. What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    ktwlpn replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    The other day at work one of the aides asked me to do her a favor and take a look in her ear.She said it had been bothering her since the morning prior...Well---I got out our new deluxe otoscope and...

  5. Was I justified in writing up Nursing Assistant?

    ktwlpn replied to hhrhrn41's topic in General Nursing

    7 staff for 27 patients.4 were left on the unit while 3 took break...I assume this is LTC-the staff dinner breaks have to be scheduled between the patient's mealtimes and the med pass....Usually the...

  6. eschar toes

    ktwlpn replied to bebop1's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    Is this patient ready for hospice

  7. LPN's just glorified nurse aids in LTC? Huh?

    ktwlpn replied to onehusbandsevenkids's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    THis is a grand example of a prevalent attitude and I attribute it directly to ignorance-Ignorance of the LPN's education and scope of practice. ...If you go to that website you'll see that they help...

  8. LPN's just glorified nurse aids in LTC? Huh?

    ktwlpn replied to onehusbandsevenkids's topic in Geriatric, LTC

  9. Am I just being overly sensitive?

    ktwlpn replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

    What exactly are your duties? Is housekeeping involved? I have worked in home care and each position seemed to have different responsibilites.After washing a dogs face and putting it's hair in a clip...

  10. Nurse Not Doing Her Job

    ktwlpn replied to TreetopAngel_RN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    well---Look at it this way----If your mother was one of these residents would you feel differently? I believe that I said that I would not be surprised if a nurse that would do this type of thing...

  11. What about those signs in residents rooms

    ktwlpn replied to night owl's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I worked in a facility that posted a sheet on the inside of each resident's closet door-pictures of each item the resident utilized such as dentures,eyeglasses or a walker-we highlighted the...

  12. Nurse Not Doing Her Job

    ktwlpn replied to TreetopAngel_RN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I would NOT confont her directly either-the DON has to gather her facts and then speak with this nurse-don't tip her off.....In our LTC we can't just use the glucometer we may have in our purse or a...

  13. Anyone with a diabetic cat?

    ktwlpn replied to Daytonite's topic in Medical-Surgical

    To collect a urine specimen from a cat our vet gives us a a specimen cup filled with some kind of plastic beads-you put them in a clean litter box and after the cats pees you can pour the pee off into...

  14. Has anyone ever seen a prolapsed rectum?

    ktwlpn replied to angelymick's topic in General Nursing

    teehee----Actually she was a smart kitty-she used to offer her little furry butt to us-she knew the routine-when we picked up the tube she knew relief was coming........(The funniest thing I ever saw...

  15. whats the proper etiquette?

    ktwlpn replied to inwyte's topic in Agency Nurses

    Check with the hospital-every facility has different

  16. Has anyone ever seen a prolapsed rectum?

    ktwlpn replied to angelymick's topic in General Nursing

    :rotfl: I don't know that this is so un-common.I've seem many (and several prolapsed uterus (uteri?) in pts that were not good surgical candidates....I also found a kitten yrs ago with a prolapsed...

  17. HORRIBLY painful bowel movements-help

    ktwlpn replied to nursejoey05's topic in General Nursing

    You really have your hands full-I hope you have some local family support especially for your son....Mine was 4 when my mom died-we had moved in when she stared hospice care.I don't know what I would...

  18. HORRIBLY painful bowel movements-help

    ktwlpn replied to nursejoey05's topic in General Nursing

    I have asked his liver specialist (famous guy) I have asked his MDS specialist (famous guy) I have asked his oncologist (not so famous guy) I have asked our family practitioner I have asked our new...

  19. Tom Cruises' take on Psychiatry

    ktwlpn replied to Katydidit34's topic in Psychiatric

    Tink-you were really on a roll there :) ......Incidentally I saw the War of the Worlds this week and loved it...Scared the beejeezus out of me from the first 5 mins........That said-Tom Cruise is...

  20. English, please

    ktwlpn replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    If you don't document these infarctions each and every time they occur how can you expect managment to take disciplinary action? It does not make you the most popular charge nurse in the facility but...

  21. Alzheimer's Pt...and consent form

    ktwlpn replied to Annor's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with the above-and I'd make a call to the office of the aging.This man's family needs a heads up before a tragedy

  22. Pushy family members??

    ktwlpn replied to Schmoo1022's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    :rotfl:

  23. Tom Cruises' take on Psychiatry

    ktwlpn replied to Katydidit34's topic in Psychiatric

    They are all crazy-....(and no she is not Rick Nelson's dtr--he had 2 boys and a girl named Tracy-an actress that survived some type of leukemia) Do a search of both their names to read their

  24. Clening Soiled Linen on the Floor

    ktwlpn replied to CraigB-RN's topic in Infectious Disease

    sheesh-good luck with that....It's been YEARS since I have had to do that and I would NOT do it now.If you consider universal precautions the staff should gown,glove and mask prior to swishing and...

  25. Wrong Patient!

    ktwlpn posted a topic in General Nursing

    So-you are having some problems and your doc sends you fro some studies.You wait-you fret-you get to your follow up appointment.You wait some more-the doc comes in to the exam room and takes you out...