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  1. Hospice nurse role in death at home.

    cardiacfreak replied to cargalrn's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    My companies policy is that we stay until the funeral home arrives and takes the person into their care. We do this for all patients including facility patients. I have waited 4hours before. We can...

  2. Outrageous Complaints

    cardiacfreak replied to DisneyNurseGal's topic in General Nursing

    Uhmmm, I was probably the nurse in the background having a patient sign AMA

  3. Outrageous Complaints

    cardiacfreak replied to DisneyNurseGal's topic in General Nursing

    Patient was being discharged home, her daughter wanted "6 cans of Coke to go", because they didn't have any at

  4. Triage and on call

    cardiacfreak replied to cargalrn's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    We have a form that the pharmacy signs stating the medication we picked up and then patient signs stating delivery. I am wondering though, if you have a home patient that cannot get out, who delivers...

  5. Triage and on call

    cardiacfreak replied to cargalrn's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Normally, my on call visits are for symptom management, but I have been called out to deliver supplies and medications. I once had to drive 65 miles to deliver tylenol, GGRRRRRR. Most other calls...

  6. Nurses' Attitudes Towards End of Life Care Research

    cardiacfreak replied to Tboland88's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Posting this in the hospice forum will not show a good indicator of how nurses feel regarding care of patients at end of life. We are very comfortable taking care of dying patients or we wouldn't be...

  7. June 2018 Caption Contest: Poll - Select $100 Winner!

    cardiacfreak replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

    When I was told to take down the web I thought they meant the world wide

  8. Too ugly to be a nurse..?!?

    cardiacfreak replied to RandomNurse2b1's topic in General Nursing

    If beauty was a requirement I would not have been accepted to nursing school. I may not stop people in their tracks because of my looks, but I have saved more than one life because of my brains....

  9. June 2018 Caption Contest: Poll - Select $100 Winner!

    cardiacfreak replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

    Well, it looks like Charlotte is at it

  10. RN hospice attire

    cardiacfreak replied to Sarl86's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    In my area I have seen other on call nurses wearing jeans tshirt and a scrub jacket. I prefer to wear scrubs, I need pockets, lots of

  11. Dropping the "Nurse Card"?

    cardiacfreak replied to RNJay_'s topic in General Nursing

    I do on call hospice, one night I got pulled over by a state trooper for speeding, explained I had a patient that died and I was going to their home. His resoonse, "Well, there not going anywhere are...

  12. Verbal abuse from a TBI patient

    cardiacfreak replied to Crumityk's topic in General Nursing

    Traumatic brain injury patients are difficult to deal with especially if they are now totally dependent on others. There may be some loss of control over emotional responses, try not to criticize,...

  13. Unstable Admission

    cardiacfreak replied to ptsfirst's topic in General Nursing

    Numbers don't mean a whole heck of a lot if you don't have your eyes on the patient and if you don't know their baseline. I have asked questions regarding admissions in acute care settings in the...

  14. Is it possible to get Gonorrhea working in a nursing home?

    cardiacfreak replied to marie_0068's topic in Infectious Disease

    The only way she would get it from a nursing home is if she was doing the tango with a patient or staff member. The ONLY way to contract it is through sexual encounters wheter lady partsl, anal, or...

  15. ?Afib in declining 85 year old

    cardiacfreak replied to NutmeggeRN's topic in Cardiac

    Please keep us posted, my prayers are with

  16. ?Afib in declining 85 year old

    cardiacfreak replied to NutmeggeRN's topic in Cardiac

    My heart goes out to you, these are never easy decisions to

  17. ?Afib in declining 85 year old

    cardiacfreak replied to NutmeggeRN's topic in Cardiac

    Are you talking about a loop recorder? If she is frequently falling I would be very concerned with a anti-coagulant, so next question if it is afib are you going to treat or not? Myself, if I am 85...

  18. Cdiff disease

    cardiacfreak replied to Anahi1love's topic in Patient Education

    Yes, definitely hand washing, alcohol based gel hand sanitizers are not

  19. FOMO & anxiety. Need advise.

    cardiacfreak replied to Octobermyfav's topic in General Nursing

    I don't have Facebook either, but I stay in touch with my friends by phone, texting. We make plans to go have lunch or

  20. My wife won't stay home alone and I don't get to see my family.

    cardiacfreak replied to Emtmurse15's topic in Health, Stress Management

    You state your wife is a nurse too. What hours does she work? I have to admit my first reaction was she is cheating, then you stated you have to take care of the child on your days off, so now I...

  21. Doctors Say the Darnedest Things - WIN $250! Nurses Week Contest 2018

    cardiacfreak replied to Brian S.'s topic in General Nursing

    I was sitting at the desk charting one day when two doctors were having a discussion about the one's son who was in Afghanistan fighting. The cardiothoracic surgeon said, "Hell, Ive probably killed...

  22. Crap! Am I a crusty old bat nurse?? Carrying pens...

    cardiacfreak replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    I must be a TRUE crusty old bat because I do the same thing. Actually, I do it so I won't lose it. Since I do home hospice there aren't any pens to steal......unless I'm in the

  23. Had to work as CNA

    cardiacfreak replied to Sol95's topic in General Nursing

    I started as a CNA in 1990, if my unit was short a CNA and over staffed with nurses I always volunteered to be the CNA. Heck, it's easier to report a problem than to fix it. It really burns my butt...

  24. Crap! Am I a crusty old bat nurse?? Carrying pens...

    cardiacfreak replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    My name is cardiacfreak, and I am a pen thief. When I worked acute care I would pick up a pen to write with (I would have pens in my scrub pocket) and then that pen would inadvertently be deposited...

  25. Share Your Favorite Motivational Quote - WIN $250! Nurses Week Contest 2018

    cardiacfreak replied to Brian S.'s topic in General Nursing

    Whether you think you can or think you can't, you're right.--Henry