Hi, I'm a new RN and it was my first time to look after a dying patient in a resthome. She was an elderly patient and she hasn't been eating/drinking well. She's dehydrated and having aspiration...
Hi, I think you need to elaborate more. You said some diagnosis, but I'd like to know the evidences for it. Also, sounds like you're stuck, I suggest that the family needs to be interviewed some...
I can totally relate you. I'm also a new grad nurse. I've only got 3 orientation: one nocte, one am, and one pm shift. So it was my first time alone as the only RN, and it was my first ever shift....
Thank you for the responses. I guess the daughter was kinda guilty that she have to leave her mum dying. There was no way of telling when a person's going to pass away indeed. Thinking back, I wish...
Hi, I'm a new RN. Today, I had a dying elderly patient to look after and the family was in the room. As I passed in the hallway, the daughter of the resident called me and asked if her mother (the...
Hi, I've recently graduated nursing. I love this profession. I just got a job from a dementia-hospital resthome. Everything's okay. Work is stressful sometimes. It's even more stressful when I'm...