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  1. difficult co-workers

    knockandhello posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Does anyone else have a problem with .subordinates who do not follow instructions and/or give misleading information.I am not confrontational by nature and desire a peaceful harmonious workplaceThere...

  2. Why do doctors get to play by different rules?

    knockandhello replied to asilmk's topic in General Nursing

    once upon a time ,in the 60s 70s and 8os, the docs were required to wear smart troursers, shirts and white coats and carried their own stethoscopes.If I worked in a hospital now I wouldnt know them...

  3. Dragging 'em out of bed

    knockandhello replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    maybe a behaviour chart withthe clients responses to different approaches so interventions to her behaviour can be asessed.The trick is though when you assess her responsesand find what she responds...

  4. Dragging 'em out of bed

    knockandhello replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    i agree.if more than 1approaches to test the waters some can feel quite threatened.speak calmly and soothingly if they are distressed .i can usually get them to respond and agree by introducing...

  5. dect phones

    knockandhello posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Do you answer dect phones while doing medication rounds?If not, why

  6. Please share something GOOD that happened at work!

    knockandhello replied to RNsRWe's topic in General Nursing

    I received a card from a family whose relative had passed, thanking me my help kindness and compassion as it was unexpected.I keep it with me at work to remind me that people do appreciate what we do...

  7. difficult co-workers

    knockandhello replied to knockandhello's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I thank the Good Lord that I am not alone.It seems that this problem is not only where I work but is pandemic.Feel so much better knowing I am not alone and take comfort in

  8. Reminiscing

    knockandhello posted a topic in General Nursing

    Talking the other day at work about how much things have changed since our training days in the 60s and 70s.The young ones couldnt believe that there were designated areas for different years of...

  9. What do you like about your job?

    knockandhello replied to Pucca's topic in General Nursing

    Right now it's my days

  10. fed up and set up

    knockandhello posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    feel really fed up with work.learnt something today .dont just believe what you are told in handover. double check doctors orders.and if its not in writing it doesnt exist.Also upset the same nurse by...

  11. I am a nurse, but I dream of....

    knockandhello replied to Elisheva's topic in General Nursing

    Being a nun ,an archeologist,an astronomer,a paleontologist ,even just being selfsufficient on a small

  12. Are any of you guys as burned out as I am?

    knockandhello replied to Germanicus's topic in Men in Nursing

    wow! Are you 87 and still

  13. Anyone familier with Down Syndrome newborns????

    knockandhello replied to LUVtxNursing's topic in Ob/Gyn

    My last child when born was thought to maybe downs syndrome as he had what they thought was a simian crease.after tests came back he was perfectly normal.good luck and try not to

  14. fed up and set up

    knockandhello replied to knockandhello's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Thanks for the words of comfort and advice.I have always checked orders before dont know why I didnt apart from being shortstaffed and filling in for someone else as well as doing my own duties.The...

  15. If you could go back would you still choose nursing?

    knockandhello replied to aspentree13's topic in General Nursing

    At this point in my life a resounding NO!Wish I'd had the chance to follow my dreams and made my name in the art world or better still archeology.Oh well, maybe the next time

  16. "Don't Send Anyone Out!"

    knockandhello replied to TheCommuter's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    The book is The House Of God. I remember reading it in the eighties.Quite

  17. You know you work nights when.......

    knockandhello replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in General Nursing

    when the girls at the salon are amazed you feel no pain at a waxing session at midday and can actually fall asleep during it.When you fly into a tirade at the local concil for waking you up at the...

  18. Can a nurse have epilepsy??

    knockandhello replied to Great Dane's topic in Nursing Career

    Yes I have partial body epilepsy(temporal lobe epilepsy).Only developed a few years ago.Aetiology unknown in my case.Unable to work for a few years until diagnosed, and have been on tegretol since...

  19. HELLO From ITALY!!

    knockandhello replied to infermieresanatorizz's topic in General World

    hello and welcome, from an

  20. elder abuse

    knockandhello posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    What would you do if you thought a resident had been assulted

  21. continence management

    knockandhello posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    What time of the day do you give suppositories at your

  22. paper work

    knockandhello posted a topic in International Nursing

    I am so sick of paper work.The paper trail that develops when an incident form is written is mindboggling .From progress notes to phone calls to faxes to care plans.Then there is reviewing within a...

  23. paper work

    knockandhello replied to knockandhello's topic in International Nursing

    You"re so right about not letting it get to you.Last night was better.Things just went smoothly.Nothing was too much

  24. When a resident decides to cease dialysis

    knockandhello posted a topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Have a resident who has decided to cease haemodialysis.Am wondering how this will impact upon him.He still voids small amounts.What should I be looking for.?I imagine he will retain a lot of...

  25. continence management

    knockandhello replied to knockandhello's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Have been giving them at the end of night shift so after handover day staff can sit them out on commode or toilet ,but some night staff are complaining about this as they feel residents may not be...