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OK.. i have wondered this since i was an aide... i totally agree that euthanization is wrong.. but in a way we do it often.. in LTC.. especially those on hospice we give res so much morphine and ativan scheduled.. .25 to .5 roxanol q hour sometimes t...

I'm new to critical care nursing and have a question that the other experienced nurses I work with seemed stumped by: I had a patient the other night that had a cardiac cath with 4 stent placements in the RCA. Part of the artery was 90% calcified an...

While in nursing school I worked as a CNA part time. One night the LPN that was working over me asked if I wanted to watch her put in a foley because we were getting ready to do lab check offs on it in class. I was excited and went to watch her do th...

Hey guys, I have been an LPN for about a year now. Before this I was a CNA for 3 years in a LTC and I currently work there as an LPN. Anyways I am looking for something a little different and I was considering correctional nursing. A local female pri...

Ok I need to vent. I have worked in this LTC for 4 yrs, 3 as an aide, 1 as an LPN. Since I have worked there, there have been 2 CNA's, one on day shift, one on evening shift. They both are verbally and at times physically abusive to the res. they bot...

I don't know if this is common (i've been a nurse about a year now) but i work 11-7 LTC and EVERY time I call 911 to send a res to the ER the EMT's act like JERKS... they question me about the why i'm sending them (in a very sarcastic manor) actually...

We mostly have tabs alarms and sensor alarms for our res. i love the sensor alarms.. they are great for the res who is slick enuff to unpin the tabs alarm.. they have prevented MANY falls.. just remember to check the batteries.. lol i got a big surpr...

Hey guys... another update.. the administrator called me today.. thanked me for bringing all this to her attention.. begged me to stay, offered me an evening position (i work nights right now) cuz she said i am a strong nurse and she believes i can ...

Well just an update.. I had a 2 1/2 hr discussion with our administrator the other day and she has promised me that things are going to change.. there is one nurse who is the one who never does txs, orders meds, takes of orders, blah blah blah.. well...

wow thanks for all the advice, i am definately going to start keeping copies of my write ups and documenting things much closer and being more observant. i really am attached to this facility and i want to see it improve to where it was when i first ...

wow, i didn't know that some schools require the cna thing.. i think that's very cool the good ones will help you when you call,and the others...they call you every half hour to do something as far as that statment goes.. i work with nurses who are a...

wow, i must say that i am glad i started this post.. i didnt even think about the benefits of ms with the heart and oxygenating the pt. DUH lol i feel stupid now.. ok i feel much better about giving it now and kinda stupid for questioning it.. but i ...

Ugh! I didn't see the report, but saying something like that? (about the foley) No wonder some of the public is so afraid to go to the hospital, I'm not saying the places are perfect.. some are FAR from it.. but anyone who did any proper investingati...

One more thing.. even after going to LPN school I think all nursing student should be required to do so many hours of CNA work just to show them what it's like.. it would greatly help some nurses in their leadership skills over the aides

Just want to say.. probably like a lot of u out there.. i was a CNA before I went to school for my LPN. I worked as an aide for 3 yrs and got SO frustrated at LPN's who acted like I was stupid and totally ignored me when I thought something was going...

Indeed.. i have worked with MANY LPN's and RN's who know less about their res. than a stranger walking in off the street.. and i'm sure that would be frustrating as an EMT, especially if u got a lot of calls from the same place with nurses like that....

Just want to say that I don't think just cuz i've had more "book learnin" than an EMT that I am better than them.. i just think that when (especially in this area) they come to pick up a res that they should think about that fact that I know that res...

Thanks for your input... just to let u all know, state has been called (a few times by me) but things seem to well "improve" while they're in the building.. no one is going to tell a res. to shut up or die in front of a state inspector.. this place w...

I just want to clarify that I am not against giving morphine to someone dying and in pain.. i'm not against using it on a scheduled basis either, i was just curious to see is it is as commonly scheduled everywhere else as it is in the facility where ...

Well for me.. i like to be able to vent.. my husband don't understand fully the things i go through at work.. and i dont want to gripe at work (well not too much lol) cuz it creates a neg. atmosphere and also... well i like to read how others suffer....

yeah, i mean i'm not saying that it shouldnt be done ever.. it just seems kinda routine (where i work anyways)

Well trust me.. nothing is done.. well honestly they MIGHT have got called in the office.. but these ppl have been working here for 4 yrs and it still happens one of them even got employee of the quarter recently! this girl is great friends with the ...

I work 11-7 in a LTC and it greatly depends on which "side" i'm on.. on north side (about 16 RCF and 20 some SNF) I am bored stiff.. we have 1 nurse 1 CNA at night over there and i find myself doing mostly aide work to keep from falling asleep, on s...