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  1. Unsafe staffing

    dinkymouse posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I know, I know. I ask a lot of questions on this forum but you guys help me a lot. In our facility with 100+ residents they have decided to have 1 nurse and 1 med tech. This is for the 3-11shift. We...

  2. Share Your Saying

    dinkymouse replied to angelique777's topic in Nursing Humor

    "If life is a bowl of cherries what am I doing in the pits" Erma

  3. The bedpan incident, this is long

    dinkymouse replied to dinkymouse's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    thank

  4. Ill prepared managers...

    dinkymouse replied to bluesky's topic in Nurse Management

    as "petty" they won't be taken seriously. With the exception of giving y'all her work to do, I would probably consider the reamaining issues rather petty. I agree that we need an united front and...

  5. Ill prepared managers...

    dinkymouse replied to bluesky's topic in Nurse Management

    "Promoted well past the point of own incompetence. Fosters suspicion and backbiting to divert attention away from own poor managerial style." We have this exact same situation. The don has told us...

  6. The bedpan incident, this is long

    dinkymouse replied to dinkymouse's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    The cna's all deny of course but I know someone will go. The babypowder is a good idea. I put a cath in last night until the sore is healed. The poor resident is in agony. She can't communicate...

  7. Can Assoc. RN cut diabetic toenails?

    dinkymouse replied to Shell5's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    In Iowa we can trim

  8. Sorry To Upset You, But....

    dinkymouse replied to lisa41rn's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    In our area both hospitals fax over the discharge information as soon as they get it. This gives us time to order meds and things. They also call and give us a verbal

  9. The bedpan incident, this is long

    dinkymouse replied to dinkymouse's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Neither do I. The nurse who didn't report it got fired. I am picking up some of her

  10. Signing things you didn't do

    dinkymouse posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I make it a practice to not sign things out unless I do them myself. I have an lpn who constantly signs things she didn't do or signs them for other people. I have told her to not sign out things in...

  11. The bedpan incident, this is long

    dinkymouse replied to dinkymouse's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I just came back from signing out my med holes. They made that nurse manager the investigator for the incident.!!!!!!!!!!!!She had me diagram how it looked sat and sun. She had seen only one side...

  12. Who was your 1st patient

    dinkymouse posted a topic in General Nursing

    Do you remember your 1st patient ever? My 1st rotation in school was at a LTC. I dreaded it, I wanted to work peds at a hospital, not take care of "old people". Her name was Minnie and I was...

  13. any good Alzheimers sites

    dinkymouse posted a topic in General Nursing

    I will be head of an Alzheimer's unit and want to make sure i am up on all the latest care for them. I use the Alzheimer's site and a few others but I was hoping you guys could give me some links...

  14. pain management for bone ca

    dinkymouse replied to dinkymouse's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Finally the family has become involved. Her cancer doctor told the family that she will not get any better. They have changed her meds somewhat. She gets oxycontin now at bedtime and prn, tylenol...

  15. Caring for status post hip fx with Alzheimers

    dinkymouse posted a topic in Orthopedic

    We had an Alzheimers patient fall and break her hip last week and she came back last night. She had been on a low bed before. We are supposed to get her up for meals and it is very difficult to do...

  16. Advice about CNA's who don't follow orders

    dinkymouse posted a topic in General Nursing

    I know that when the CNA's who read the thread starter they will think bad things about me, I adore cna's and treat them well. Today one cna called and said he would be an hour late. As I was the...

  17. Head nurse of Alzheimer's

    dinkymouse posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I just got the position I wanted at my facility as head nurse of the Alzheimer's unit they are starting. Any ideas on what I can do to make this a safe, efficient and caring unit? I am insisting on...

  18. Advice about CNA's who don't follow orders

    dinkymouse replied to dinkymouse's topic in General Nursing

    I am talking to the admin and don about this cna. I have tried to find out what is going on in her home life but she hasn't shared it with anyone. I used to be a cna also and I know what a hard job...

  19. your very own personal crusade

    dinkymouse replied to goats'r'us's topic in General Nursing

    There are more than one brand of disposable briefs but we call all of them attends. I get so upset when I hear one of the other employees call them diapers. It also bothers me when they call them,...

  20. In charge with NO trianing?

    dinkymouse replied to nurseinmo's topic in General Nursing

    In my state, Iowa, a licensed nurse must supervise on site a new grad. It is my understanding that is a universal rule for all

  21. a blind admnistrator, hard workers go unnoticed

    dinkymouse replied to melkel619's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    At my facility we have some awesome cna's who are ready to walk out the doors. Others show up whenever they want, sit in the resident's rooms, take multiple smoke breaks and are never around when you...

  22. Myers-Briggs Personality Type & CRNA's

    dinkymouse replied to Toby's mum's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    We are very unique people.

  23. Myers-Briggs Personality Type & CRNA's

    dinkymouse replied to Toby's mum's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    INFP I have tested this way more than once so I guess I'm at least

  24. Caring for status post hip fx with Alzheimers

    dinkymouse replied to dinkymouse's topic in Orthopedic

    She went back to the hospital last week her hip had popped out. She needed surgery. No one knows when it popped out and they all thought she was being witchy when she screamed in pain. I know she...

  25. LPN vs RN

    dinkymouse replied to lpnstudentin2010's topic in General Nursing

    There are some differences that are a big deal and some that aren't. 1. Many hospitals are going to all RN's 2. Rn's can do IV meds while LPN's can't 3. In my area RN's make much more per hour than...