ktwlpn

ktwlpn LPN

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  1. Artificial feeding-Terri Schiavo

    ktwlpn replied to ktwlpn's topic in General Nursing

    ....I hope you all get those Advance Directives written-talk with your friends and families..As I said earlier-death is the last trip we take and we should make sure our loved ones have our...

  2. Artificial feeding-Terri Schiavo

    ktwlpn replied to ktwlpn's topic in General Nursing

    I have cared for pts like that-sedation is appropriate in such a case to stop the suffering.....as I've (and others ) have said-with good oral hygiene and good symptom control the process appears to...

  3. Artificial feeding-Terri Schiavo

    ktwlpn replied to ktwlpn's topic in General Nursing

    The state is trying to see that her wishes are honored-her wishes based on the evidence that they have been presented according to applicable law....I would rather err on the side of choice...we'll...

  4. Artificial feeding-Terri Schiavo

    ktwlpn replied to ktwlpn's topic in General Nursing

    The Congress and the house are both trying get the tube

  5. Artificial feeding-Terri Schiavo

    ktwlpn replied to ktwlpn's topic in General Nursing

    THanks for the link Angie- but I'll be surprised if anyone actually reads the info..Mis-information continues to be quoted ad nauseum....I am not in hospice but have taken care of numerous residents...

  6. Artificial feeding-Terri Schiavo

    ktwlpn replied to ktwlpn's topic in General Nursing

    what really strikes me here is the amount of mis-information quoted in post after post on this thread /color]....the right to die issue should not be lumped in with the rights of the disabled....i...

  7. Artificial feeding-Terri Schiavo

    ktwlpn replied to ktwlpn's topic in General Nursing

    Let's look at her situation from another POV-imagine you are Terri....You can't move your body if you are uncomfortable,can't scratch your nose if it itches.You can't eat and drink.....You can't ask...

  8. Artificial feeding-Terri Schiavo

    ktwlpn replied to ktwlpn's topic in General Nursing

    Can you show me evidence to support those statements? Some law? We continue to let our emotions decide this woman's fate-and our feelings towards the husband. Not the law...and THAT is the "slippery...

  9. Artificial feeding-Terri Schiavo

    ktwlpn replied to ktwlpn's topic in General Nursing

    OK-so the bottom line here is #1-is artificial feeding "heroic measures"? It does not matter what we think of the husband,the parents or her quality of life.......By law-does this man who IS...

  10. Artificial feeding-Terri Schiavo

    ktwlpn replied to ktwlpn's topic in General Nursing

    Address the post-NOT the poster.....I am NOT a liar-the catholic church considers the communion wafer to be the actual body of Christ-the priest made no bones about telling me what a serious mistake I...

  11. Artificial feeding-Terri Schiavo

    ktwlpn replied to ktwlpn's topic in General Nursing

    I have discovered the following-----DENTAL CARE-she has had several extractions in the past but has not had regular cleaning....All of us in LTC know how dental care is sometimes lacking.Also in this...

  12. Charge nurse trouble - need to vent!

    ktwlpn replied to dbsn00's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    yuck- Write an outline tonite of the points you want to make tomorrow and stick to it during the meeting. You need to clarify why this situation is not working and what you think should be done to...

  13. Need Your Opinion: Am I Finished in Med/Surg or Not?

    ktwlpn replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    Are you having to move empty beds to accomodate admissions? Why can't housekeeping or maintenance do it? If it is an occupied bed you can walk right beside it....I love how nurses are just expected to...

  14. Need advice on reporting incident with relative

    ktwlpn replied to kbclary4's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Belle-You know what? I did not even look at the situation from that angle.It's just too,too easy for many of us the accept the blame when it is not ours.....You are SO

  15. Please explain this nonsense to me!

    ktwlpn replied to lovingtheunloved's topic in General Nursing

    Let us know that the x-rays reveal if you can....The ADON and nurses you have spoken to that claim nothing can be done are wrong-tell them what the dept of health told our ltc- "Resident needs must be...

  16. kissing a pt/ resident

    ktwlpn replied to Marti Ann's topic in Men in Nursing

    I like to plant a peck on a bald forehead now and then-especially after I freshen my lipstick...The next shift thought a few of our fellas had ringworm a few weeks ago :chuckle Seriously-in LTC we...

  17. Numbing Your Butt!!!!

    ktwlpn replied to CRNANUPE_2B's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    DOOD! It's you that does not understand-how many times do you have to be told to go to the ER???? How much nursing school HAVE you attended? If there was no blood flow to your limbs for the past 2...

  18. Need advice on reporting incident with relative

    ktwlpn replied to kbclary4's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    You post clears up some of the confusion-but I still am missing something...The staff believed no-one wanted to be with him when he was taken off the ventilator and you state that this was this was...

  19. Should patients be allowed to refuse LPNs and CNAs?

    ktwlpn replied to flashpoint's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    by diagnosing this behavior disorder you can care plan it and staff can present a united front thus minimizing the up-roar to the unit and helping to insure that everyone gets the care they need......

  20. Should patients be allowed to refuse LPNs and CNAs?

    ktwlpn replied to flashpoint's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    "Borderline" personality disorder is an under-utilized dx IMHO-these people thrive on disrupting routine everywhere they go-any kind of attention they receive- negative or positive -is their...

  21. Please explain this nonsense to me!

    ktwlpn replied to lovingtheunloved's topic in General Nursing

    according to the ombudsman and state dept of health in pa-yes,in certain circumstances the poa's decisions can be over-ridden...in the case in this thread at least portable x-rays in the ltc with...

  22. Should patients be allowed to refuse LPNs and CNAs?

    ktwlpn replied to flashpoint's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I can't explain it-I can tell you what a resident of mine says...Yes-a doctor delived her babies but she was asleep during the delivery-and that does not count (according to her).Her husband NEVER saw...

  23. Please explain this nonsense to me!

    ktwlpn replied to lovingtheunloved's topic in General Nursing

    yikes-I bet that got expensive.-who paid for transport when medicare and/or private insurance did not? Kind of a slap in the face by the administration,too...They are effectively stating that not one...

  24. Please explain this nonsense to me!

    ktwlpn replied to lovingtheunloved's topic in General Nursing

    I've always liked your screen name by the way......Sometimes you are "loving the UN lovable,aren't you?-it's a tough job but thank goodness there are people like you to do it....My best advice to...

  25. Should patients be allowed to refuse LPNs and CNAs?

    ktwlpn replied to flashpoint's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    You said it,Marie.....how right you are......It seems that it is fine for nurses to be discriminated against by their patients on the basis of sex,sexual orientation,race,religion in the name of...