:rotfl: Our DON would call a meeting and show them our facility's policies and procedures and then give them the list of other LTC's in this area....THat one is ALL about control-clean between the...
This is a good example of the "us vs. them" mentality that we often see...And this is coming from a nurse educator.It's great to be involved in your care or that of your loved one but don't...
I'm about six months into my program and I am really starting to get worried. We are starting to do some pretty serious procedures in lab which require lots and lots of practice just to check off on...
I've worked with a few that begged me to make sure thier families honored their wishes.Sadly I have seen these directives ignored numerous times...I did private duty home care for a young man that...
There are "crabby" people EVERYWHERE-not just in nursing.You had better learn to stand up for yourself or ignore it and not let their negative energy effect you or you else leave....You will ALWAYS...
I'm very pleased with Verizon and MSN---my monthly phone service is also part of my package so I pay one bill for all 3----IN my experience MSN's tech service is way better then AOL EVER was....I...
I don't think there is much "down time" on any shift in LTC these days.Our residents are MUCH sicker and live way longer then they used to.EACH shift has it's unique challenges -each has certain tasks...
ktwlpn replied to NurseWiggins's topic in Geriatric, LTC
I don't care to be patronized nor do I patronize others..I would like to be treated as a professional on a daily basis and I certainly will accept a "well done" when I deserve it.I don't appreciate...
we treat if they are symptomatic-and generally in the elderly increased confusion is the first sign of a UTI...Why not look at the common causes of UTI and work on
Hi all-have any of you ever been written up or given a verbal warning after a needle stick? I have NEVER heard of such a thing until today.A co-worker was given a verbal warning for "unsafe nursing...
It was nothing along those lines-she was actually stuck with a lancet.We don't have pens for ours-we have always just used the lancet alone and she somehow pricked the side of a finger as she was...
I posted this here becaue I think this subject is something that we as nurses deal with on a regular basis.....Many many people state that they have a big problem with the feeding being stopped...
My heart goes out to you-I am so sorry you are going through this.Seems to me if other staff have had problems with these people then the agency should have terminated their contract instaed of put...
correct-and the apparent injuries could be attributed to vigorous CPR-she coded numeorus times in the ambulance the night she collapsed.She also had a car accident sometime prior to her...
:yelclap: FANTASTIC POST!!! Many of the opposing views I have read on this thread have been rife with mis-information....So many are eager to believe everything they read or hear especially if it...
And what a legacy she left-people are really talking.I believe her autopsy will show conclusively why she collapsed intitally (or it will rule out things) and it will show just what level of awareness...
Steph-re-read the post-----You totally misunderstood what I said-I don't know what you talking about- I have the RIGHT to choose how I want to live my life JUST AS the disabled do....I am NOT saying...
The reason why many of us feel very strongly that this matter is a right to die case and NOT an issue of the rights of the disabled is the fact that Terri was not born with a disablilty and living her...