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  1. Hospice Home care ?

    tencat replied to Rascal1's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Too easy to be tempted and as others have said, the drugs are available. Please consider something

  2. I did take care of her and was at her side when she died

    tencat replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

    Well done! Beautiful way to

  3. Cialis/Viagra for good grades

    tencat replied to Bo Shoi Ming's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Well, if one does most of one's thinking with THAT, then yeah, probably does work

  4. Layoffs will be announced at my facility on Monday

    tencat replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, that's terrible! I am sending good thoughts your

  5. Are Transgendered nurses not liked?

    tencat replied to tmwhalens's topic in General Nursing

    Transgender means you are one sex and dress and act like the other? I'm so clueless, sorry. It personally wouldn't bother me either to work with or be a patient of a transgender nurse. Now if you...

  6. winters in wyoming

    tencat replied to BethT's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, get ready for some serious snow and cold for about 8 months of the year.......30 BELOW zero not uncommon, worse with

  7. Hateful LTC Staff...How Should I deal With It?

    tencat posted a topic in General Nursing

    I love my job as a hospice nurse. I usually get to go to patient's private homes and treat them there. Within the last couple of months I've been asked to work in our local LTC facility and...

  8. Do You Outline Chapters?

    tencat replied to missjennmb's topic in General Students

    Anything in bold is imporant to know. Major headings are important. You don't have to know every little detail, but be able to summarize what the major heading is about. I never outlined chapters,...

  9. Has anyone got their Masters and went straight to teaching?

    tencat replied to BabyLady's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Are you referring to someone who was already a nurse, then went back to get a Masters? If that's the case then there's no reason not to go straight into teaching. But if you're referring to someone...

  10. Disresepectful hospice nurse

    tencat replied to SunnyAndrsn's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think you were out of line at all to be upset or to be talking to a supervisor. VERY unprofessional to call you 'a bunch of jocks'....that'd get my panties in a knot real quick. HHA needed a...

  11. Hateful LTC Staff...How Should I deal With It?

    tencat replied to tencat's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you all. I don't have anything against LTC or LTC nurses. It's a tough job, especially when you have to be responsible for so many patients. And I agree that the RNs in the facility know the...

  12. What To Do When Family and LTC Facility NOT On Same Page.....

    tencat posted a topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Hello! I am having issues caring for a patient who is in an LTC facility. Daughter wants no prolonging of life for patient and just wants him to be comfortable. Pt is on 15 litres/minute oxygen via...

  13. Tired of EMS thinking they can walk in!

    tencat replied to TraumaNurseRN's topic in Emergency

    I occasionally have to work with a paramedic who is a total #$%$ and his ego makes him dangerous to patients. That being said, I KNOW that not ALL EMTs are like him. In fact I've been an EMT-I many...

  14. HELP! Nurse's Role in Medical Power of Attorney Case

    tencat posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi all. I did a search but didn't find what I was looking for, so I apologize if this has been introduced in another thread. I have a patient in a LTC facility, on hospice services. I wrote about...

  15. HELP! Nurse's Role in Medical Power of Attorney Case

    tencat replied to tencat's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks all! Update: Did manage to get attending physician to give verbal orders to d/c fluid and put on nasal cannula for comfort. Also got physician to agree to up the dose of morphine to every 6...

  16. Drug testing in nursing school

    tencat replied to OC85's topic in General Students

    I would imagine if you were to read the fine print you would find a tiny clause somewhere saying if you sign the paperwork, you've consented to the drug testing. I wouldn't think they could just out...

  17. What To Do When Family and LTC Facility NOT On Same Page.....

    tencat replied to tencat's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Thanks for all of your replies. I live in a small town, and the medical community here is REALLY anti-hospice. They are afraid of morphine. They are still in the 'save them at all costs' mentality....

  18. What about my pain!?

    tencat replied to chicagobsn's topic in Emergency

    I surely hope you are kidding........There surely IS an excuse for a patient who is not dying in front of me and has enough urine and vinegar to CUSS out a nurse about needing meds RIGHT NOW to shut...

  19. What To Do When Family and LTC Facility NOT On Same Page.....

    tencat replied to tencat's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Thanks for the responses. The problem is that the DON is NOT pro-hospice, in fact has told her nurses NOT to give the morphine unless there are very 'obvious' signs of pain only. He hasn't had a...

  20. Torn over FNP or MD...

    tencat replied to vetiver's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    With kids, I'd go the DNP route. If you didn't have a family, I'd say go for the MD. If you are willing to sacrifice a lot of time and experiences with your kids, then go for the

  21. Descrimination: A full hot meal or soup and a sandwich

    tencat replied to Truth66's topic in General Nursing

    Kinda what I was thinking.....I'm sorry, but it does seem rather petty and silly. These molehills that get made into mountains might be part of the reason many people are anti-union. Unions can do...

  22. Do you ever get over it?

    tencat replied to HappyJaxRN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    You didn't send the patient to the great beyond. You helped ease the patient's suffering. When it's their time, they go. I have felt that way on occasion, wondering if I'd done something the hasten...

  23. Gee, thanks, Mom!

    tencat replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    Angelfire, it would be good for you to get some counselling just to help you deal with these freaks that happen to be family members. Unfortunately, sometimes distancing yourself completely from...

  24. Atheists? How do you deal with religious people?

    tencat replied to CalicoKitty's topic in General Students

    That depends on which area of nursing you go into. In hospice, it's going to come up daily........and when I did med/surg it came up frequently as I was in a small, rural hospital. But, yes, it is...

  25. Alternatives to Strangling

    tencat replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    Ok, re-read your post. Your HUSBAND said you were lucky he 'rescued' you???? You have just stepped into a really codependent, sick family situation that he's a product of. Your HUSBAND said you...