breezy5

I work in a LTC and see many deaths. It does seem to be that the shifting fluids when the body is turned does make them pass quicker. but YOU DID NOTHING WRONG!!!!!!!!!!! Death is a part of life and if its their time you wont stop it. Most people would rather just go then go on living with no quality of life. You did not cause the death and dont feel guilty. You just provide the best care you can and make the last hours the best you can :)

I work in a nursing home and many of our patients are a DNR but we have a few full codes. Most of our full codes have state gaurdians and they do ANYTHING to keep them going. They dont do as the pt wishes or look at quality of life. We have patients who refuse to have peg tubes rip them out 3 or 4 times and the OPG still makes them put it back. I think that is wrong. We also have family members of resident who state they hate life and just want to die keep them as full codes. Why keep them full code and put them in a nursing home, that would kill most elderly of wanting to live.

That is what I thought with the Lantus. It is our policy at the LTC facility I work at to keep lantus in the fridge, even after it is opened. When a diabetic nurse from the agency came to our facility and saw that she said that cold insulin stings. I dont know what to do, I dont want to sting people but I cant exactly go against policy.

I was tought clear to cloudy!! Lantus is never to be mixed and cafeful what is mixed not all insulins can be. PS does lantus have to be in the fridge after it is opened?

well, if you dont mind the elderly you could always work in a LTC facility. There is stress but it is managable. I love it!!

Completely unsafe. I would talk to scheduling and refuse to work that closely together. Just say you dont feel safe.

I work in a LTC facility, RN can supervise which LPNs cant but other then that we are pretty equal. The RNs here have never talked down to us which is a big help. Everyone has there own job in nursing wether it be a CNA, MNA LPN or RN everyone has there job and they are all important and have the same goal.

I asked her to get a second opion but I have not seen or spoke to her since the last update. She moved and no longer has a phone. hopefully we will talk soon and she will go to a big hospital nearby.

i just got an update from my friend, and she talked to both the OB and surgeon. The surgeon said to have the surgery and when asked if he has ever done this surgery on a pregnant women he said "no but it is a routine surgery." The OB stated he does not think she should have surgery because of the risks of premature birth, nicking the sac etc. Stated the vicodin should not impact the fetus that much (i dont see how it wouldnt though). I dont think she is planning on surgery. To answer some questions:: THe infection is in the gallbladder and kidney and she is on 2 antibiotics. She tries not to take the vicodin, but often needs it at night. One doc told her to just eat vegetables so she dont become ill and vomit. She eats as tolerated, usually any fattier foods is at night (probally why she needs the vicodin more at night) thank you for your responses

I work in a county nursing home in NH and make 13.86. 1$ for 3-11, 1.20 for 11-7 and 1 for weekends. Perdiem makes 17.00. Pretty low paying compared to what i thought i would be making. This is as a new grad

My best friend is about 6.5 months pregnant. She just got news that she has gallstones and an infection, and her gallbladder needs to be removed. She has been takin vicodin 1 pill 5/500mg everynight for about a week to help her sleep. Which is safer? Having the gallbladder removed while she is pregnant or taken 1 vicodin a day and waiting until after the baby is born. She does not want her baby to have defects or become addicted and she does not want the surgery while she is pregnant. Kinda between a rock and a hard place. Any advice??

I am 19 and I recently graduated from nursing school and I got a job at a nursing home. I love my job, I love the residents and staff. Recently we have been having many deaths, I understand the NH is the last place before death but it is harder then I thought. I have never been able to deal with death well but I thought if they were not related and i knew they were headed out it would be easier. How do you serperate your feelings and emotions. I think I cry more then the family and I am suppose to be there to provide support and make the resident comfortable. Is there any trick to dealing with this? Does it ever become easier? Should I think about a new job? PLease help because I cant keep acting like a baby evertime someone dies.