MargentinaCarter

Lake Charles,La 70601

I know this response is 10 months old. But please know yes there are a lot of unprofessional healthcare professionals with no sense of compassion or patience with patients. But you be that change, you be that compassionate, professional nurse that's doesn't act horribly & make horrible comments just because a patient or another person hurt their feelings or pride. I have been a nurse 20 years & have had to take a lot from patients & their family, but I always try to remember they would not be under our care if they did not need us. I try to remember they are scared & have lost all control over their life in the moments of illness. I get frustrated & have days where I miss my family & feel they take more than I can give, but I shut my mouth & I go outside to breathe, scream, cry or pray for strength to get through the day/week or minutes. So please stay who you are. You was not at all wrong for asking that question & wondering if this is norm. in nursing. It shouldn't be & it truly hurts & makes nurses with ethics & morals embarrassed by this behavior. We should hold ourselves to a higher standard @ all times & not blame patients for how we react. We chose to be healthcare professionals, most didn't choose to be patients.

I have been a MDS nurse for 11 years & since MDS 3.0 it's been a challenge. We have a census of 154 residents/ capacity-165. We have 3 MDS- Casemanager nurses, 2 ADONs & our DON. MDS split the building & we do OBRA, PPS, careplans, restorative program, all risk assessments quarterly/sig.change, careplan all falls, sig. wgt changes, new orders,,,etc. Our IDT team do their own sections, notes & update their c/p, SSD-sections b,c,d,e & q. Activity-section F & Dietary-section K. Our ADONs do all new admits with the immediate initial interim & CNA c/p. MDS & IDT do the 48hr goal careplan.