dartnurse

I am also having this problem. I have had it for 3 years now to the left foot and heel and now the right foot is starting. My Dr said orthotics need to be bought every 5 years. Mine I have been wearing for 3 years and didn't help. Do you have any back problems. I found that ice didn't help I needed to soak my feet in hot water for relief. It hurts a lot in the morning and isn't as bad in the afternoon. I also wear a thicker pair of socks which seems to help a little.

This has been bothering me because this nurse is still working with Alzheimer's patient's. I kept these meds in my locker after showing them to the unit manger the first night. I also left voice mail messages on the DON and administrator's answering machines. I called and left messages again on the second night also. 2 days later the DON called me in and filled out an medication error form and said this was going to be sent to pharmancy. Then another nurse found meds again in the garbage as they felt to worried not to look as the same nurse was working. Again meds were found. The unit manager was called and also filled out a report and callled the DON. It was quite unsettling for me when the DON told me that the administrator told her to tell me not to leave those kind of messages on his answering machine to just tell the DON. 2 days efore this we were told the DON was going to spend more time addressing problems on the floor and all disciplinary problems would be addressed by the administrator. I realize the professional duties of my job not to gossip about this. 6 staff are involved because of being witnessess. We have spoke discreetly because we are worried and shocked that this nurse is not off with pay pending an investatigation as proctol of the home. I hope your right and we will have patience and monitor our residents carefully. Dartnurse

Last week I was working nights and was cleaning the med room up. I noticed that 3 clients had their meds thrown in the garbage unopened. Numerous other meds were opened and thrown loose into the garbage bag. The nurse working documented that she had given all these meds except one and documented the pt. refused even with the package of her meds unopened. The next night a pt. was chanting non stop at 3 in the morning. Becuase of this I looked in the garbage bag and found her meds and others thrown away unopened. Again it was documented that they had taken their meds. The next shift I was not working but the same nurse again threw 3 pts. meds in the garbage unopened and a lot of crushed meds in the garbage. These pts have some level of dementia and cognitive impairment. I reported this to the the administer and director of care. This nurse is still working on this floor. I was hoping she would be placed on another floor with pts who are cognitive as they would request their meds if not given. Do family members have the right to know their loved ones didin't get their HS meds 3 nights in a row. Dilation, Trazadone, Respiradel, Ativan, Serax, and Coumdian were the meds. Dartnurse