nettie01

nettie01

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  1. Odourous wound

    nettie01 posted a topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    Hello All I'm writing from New Zealand and I really appreciate the help and advice I find in this forum. We have an elderly man with dementia in our LTC unit and, besides urinating on various pieces...

  2. Odourous wound

    nettie01 replied to nettie01's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    Thanks a lot! not sure what Dakin's solution is but I will look up the generic

  3. Nurses and Dry Hands

    nettie01 replied to elementguy13's topic in General Nursing

    Hey thanks for that. I love nurses dot com. What I want to know is, is it acceptable where you work to use your bare hands to apply non-medicated moisturiser? I'm thinking, in aged care it's more...

  4. Mouth care for dying patient

    nettie01 posted a topic in Hospice, Palliative

    lucida sans unicode3sienna hello, i'm jeanette from new zealand and i've joined allnurses.com because i have some questions and also because i'm sure i'll learn some interesting things here. i...

  5. Mouth care for dying patient

    nettie01 replied to nettie01's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Thanks a lot Jackson1951!!! I started this thread in 2005 so it's a surprise to see your post. It's all still up to date. thanks again

  6. Managing symptoms for a �good death�

    nettie01 replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    thank you for all your comments. this site continues to be helpful and interesting. jeanette new

  7. Managing symptoms for a �good death�

    nettie01 replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    :yeah:wow!! i remember you guys! i participated in this thread back in 2006! i've been trying to work out where to 'break in' with my practical issue... it's all very interesting, your thoughts....

  8. Managing symptoms for a �good death�

    nettie01 replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Hi Michael Interesting to read your post. I have been very stimulated in my thinking by it. Maybe my reply is off-line as I'm not talking about death anymore. If I should go elsewhere to write...

  9. Managing symptoms for a �good death�

    nettie01 replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Hi Michael Thanks for your post. "Crikey" is a common Australian exclamation that has recently come into focus because one of their popular and funny conservationists died dramatically and...

  10. Managing symptoms for a �good death�

    nettie01 replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Thanks Michael, Your post is thought provoking. I appreciated Death Of A Salesman and relate to what you're saying. It's refreshing to be able to talk about death in this forum when we're part of a...

  11. Managing symptoms for a �good death�

    nettie01 replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Wow! This forum is so cool! You guys are really helping me; I should come here more often. I came today to write about an event that bothered me... My patient on an acute medical ward had had a...

  12. Managing symptoms for a �good death�

    nettie01 replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Re: Managing symptoms for a “good death” Req_nurse thanks for your strong position as it stimulates thought and discussion. I'm surprised by your categorical definition of a good death; what if...

  13. Allowed to die

    nettie01 replied to nettie01's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    oh boy! thanks for your post. i'm shocked to read about this scenario. am i cynical to wonder what the family stood to gain by the man's death? to me it's quite clear - it's not a 'grey' case as...

  14. Allowed to die

    nettie01 posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    hello, i'm writing from new zealand. it's really interesting reading your posts - usually i write in the hospice section but i thought i'd 'come over' to talk to you geriatric experts. last week i...

  15. Allowed to die

    nettie01 replied to nettie01's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    hi thanks for your story. it sure does seem silly to have all that intervention. i think the hard thing for the decison-makers is knowing when to stop and then knowing that death will be the result....

  16. Type II Respiratory Failure and oxygen administration

    nettie01 posted a topic in Pulmonary

    Hello Everyone, I'm writing from New Zealand and I just thought I'd run a couple of things past you experienced respiratory nurses... I usually know what to do and what is going on with my patients...

  17. Allowed to die

    nettie01 replied to nettie01's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    oh, i thought it was quite clearly passive euthanasia - not treating something that could be treated and so allowing nature to take its course. that's not to say that all euthanasia is bad.

  18. Type II Respiratory Failure and oxygen administration

    nettie01 replied to nettie01's topic in Pulmonary

    thank you, that's helpful.

  19. Allowed to die

    nettie01 replied to nettie01's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    a lot of people feel disturbed by the idea of not feeding or hydrating someone. we can treat infections but to decide not to is quite significant. i think what we were doing is passive euthanasia....

  20. Allowed to die

    nettie01 replied to nettie01's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    hi and thanks for your comments. the pt was admitted with sepsis. they decided to not treat and yeah, it wouldv'e been good to send her back 'home' straight away.

  21. life after death

    nettie01 posted a topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Hello I'm a nurse working in a medical ward in New Zealand and I'm really interested in this site and all the things you say here. You've helped me in the past - each time I've asked. I know that...

  22. life after death

    nettie01 replied to nettie01's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    ok, thanks for your

  23. Allowed to die

    nettie01 replied to nettie01's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    one hospice expert - ira byock - writes that there is not much suffering involved in dying while not eating or

  24. Allowed to die

    nettie01 replied to nettie01's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    actually, i work on a medical ward - so it's not hospice focused (i read the hospice section of allnurses.com because that's my interest.) [color=#556b2f]i've seen people decide to stop taking iv...

  25. life after death

    nettie01 replied to nettie01's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Hi, thanks for your reply, that's really helpful. I conclude that people are less open here because I sure can't say with you: "I've never had a patient close to death who does not talk about "the...