Rvanurse2012

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1. Handling rude co workers

   Rvanurse2012 replied to TurtleN84's topic in Relations

   Sometimes I have found that people just are not the best communicators and generally interact in a aggressive manner just because this is who they are as a person it's not personal. Other times some people just don't care and will be aggressive and ...

2. Interment cath and trach suction per pt request limit

   Rvanurse2012 replied to Rvanurse2012's topic in Relations

   This patient isn't frightened , he can no longer control any other aspect of his life so you attempts to control us by under minding and directing his own care despite redirection and education attempts. he is very capable of calling for help as we h...

3. Interment cath and trach suction per pt request limit

   Rvanurse2012 replied to Rvanurse2012's topic in Relations

   Oh and I must of forgot to mention I'm a nurse not a doctor ... And I'm amused you really had to ask why I'm giving neb treatments to a patient ? I mean I'm not lazy but why would I create extra work by giving medications not ordered to random patien...

4. Interment cath and trach suction per pt request limit

   Rvanurse2012 replied to Rvanurse2012's topic in Relations

   Auto correct how -Dustin

5. Interment cath and trach suction per pt request limit

   Rvanurse2012 replied to Rvanurse2012's topic in Relations

   You have a unrealistic view of a long term care environment you have 17 patients and 8 hours to complete ordered care. You tell me hoe many test calls you do lol -Dustin

6. Interment cath and trach suction per pt request limit

   Rvanurse2012 replied to Rvanurse2012's topic in Relations

   What nurse do you know that goes down the hall administering neb medications just to random patients without orders ? Obviously a md order has been written to do so and further more I didn't post to be judged in English and how I refer to my patient ...

7. Interment cath and trach suction per pt request limit

   Rvanurse2012 replied to Rvanurse2012's topic in Relations

   Of course I have already checked for infection that was first intervention done -Dustin

8. Interment cath and trach suction per pt request limit

   Rvanurse2012 replied to Rvanurse2012's topic in Relations

   Ty I am glad I'm not only one that his experienced this I thought for sure I was possibly being over dramatic but now I see this is a lot of Pysch nursing -Dustin

9. Which nurse called it?

   Rvanurse2012 replied to garciadiego's topic in Geriatric

   If he is a partial code that's one thing it should state what can and can not be done

10. Interment cath and trach suction per pt request limit

    Rvanurse2012 replied to Rvanurse2012's topic in Relations

    I also feel like the with the trach patient its a controlling behavior because he tries to tell me how long to hold it down in his trachea how to suction wants you to beat on his chest ( cheats pt ) to the point I tell him I can not hit any harde...

11. Interment cath and trach suction per pt request limit

    Rvanurse2012 replied to Rvanurse2012's topic in Relations

    The cath pt maybe the first time and after no it's 100 ml max the guy is in his mid 20's

12. Interment cath and trach suction per pt request limit

    Rvanurse2012 replied to Rvanurse2012's topic in Relations

    Oh forgot to add this In a 8 hour shift ... And the cath pt .. it's not even but an hour later he wants you to cath him again and then you don't get but maybe 100 ml max. Then the pt complains about urgency says frequency etc and in thinking let me ...

13. Interment cath and trach suction per pt request limit

    Rvanurse2012 posted a topic in Relations

    So I recently switched jobs , and I went from acute care ( critical care and step down units) to long term care but not your usual nursing home patients , these are Pts with mental and physical disabilities and considered young adults -ages 18-50 be...