Sophia62

I work in LTC and have taken care of one resident for a little over five years. She has become a dear friend in this time. She is soft spoken and not understood by other staff members. She has developed an ulcer and is on comfort care. Her Last li...

She is able to take PO but refuses. She is actively dying. Although the 1/21 ratio is difficult to deal with; it doesn't mean ignoring the patient's wishes. Her main concern is pain control while terminal, another request is no feeding tube. Whil...

I hope that in the loss of my family, their wishes are not ignored. I am the biggest advocate my patient has! My patient has stated to me and in her will she does not want a G-tube. Yet her health care proxy doesn't care and recieves g-tube feeding...

PT was soft spoken (the NP and other part time day nurse even stated to me they never hear her speak) It's because they don't listen! Funny story: soft spoken pt - meaning she has to know you to answer and putting your ear inches away from her mouth...

Compassion is a large part of nursing. I don's see how someone with compassion could take care of a patient for 5 years and not develop a relationship with them. Her only of communicating now is through blinking her eyes. If the nurses just glance...