Kitiger replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing
I work private duty home care. My peeve? The nurse who arrives 15 to 20 minutes late . . . every shift!
We don't have enough nurses in home care, and the parents don't want to lose a nurse who at...
Kitiger replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Psychiatric
The doctor used to hand me a prescription that I read, and then took to the pharmacy. I liked the fact that I could read it and say something right away if it was wrong or incomplete. Oh well, the...
I've been meeting with a friend to go walking once a week - last time we finished up in the pool at her condo. ? It's hard to find a day to walk, as my work schedule varies so much. My friend is...
When I worked as an aide in a nursing home - that was back in '74! - I remember the night nurse would mess up a drawer filled with pencils, paperclips, erasers, etc. and she would ask our little...
Our NICU is very good at grouping care so as to allow the little ones to sleep. They also do what they can to decrease excess stimulation from other areas of the room.
Are adult ICUs doing the...
It sounds like a nightmare. I respect you for doing what you can to help her. I would be exhausted, too.
I assume you have pulled in what help you can get through Senior Services,
What I'm hearing is that part of the problem is that hospitals have not done enough to retain nurses, and that ER fills up when there are not enough nurses on the hospital floors to care for the new...
Kitiger replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Psychiatric
When the orders are electronic and wrong, it's harder to fix after the fact. I learned the hard way to read the orders on the discharge paper before I leave the exam room. But even then, the...
I agree with you that alert and oriented adults can make choices, and their actions have consequences (like losing access to care.) I just wanted to be clear - as you were - that mentally incompetent...
Yeah. Some in my own family think that way, and - since they know that they are right - they can't hear me. They listen; we don't fight. But they can't hear.
I just don't get
So everyone starts out with the right to access healthcare, but if they abuse or mistreat the healthcare workers, they lose that access. Their actions have consequences.
If we're talking about...
Kitiger replied to MTRNlove's topic in Private Duty
Have you called them to ask about getting assigned to a case? In my area, we don't have enough nurses to fully staff our homes.
Maybe they feel that you are ghosting
It's interesting to hear about experiences on both sides. I've been hearing about ER waits of 4 to 8 hours for a room, because there are not enough nurses to fully staff the hospital. Even in home...
Of course I'll be glad to work almost minimum wage so the hospital's 6-figure Bigwigs can have their yearly bonuses. They NEED that money to make ends meet . . .
Said no nurse
Kitiger replied to nurseinthemaking24's topic in General Nursing
-I was taught in nursing school that the hospital probably would defend me against a common enemy, but - after the trial - the hospital just might turn around and sue
I am so distractable that I can certainly relate to this! So many times, I have taken a B/P or TPR and completely forgotten the numbers before I got them written down.
Know yourself, have a Plan...
Kitiger replied to guest1163268's topic in Nursing Humor
Sometimes I'm amazed at the stuff that comes out of my mouth. Case in point: I told my patient to take off his feet and hop up on the bed. He and his wife burst into laughter as he bent down and...