Ruthiegal

Ruthiegal

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  1. Why did his nurses do this?

    Ruthiegal replied to Nurse SMS's topic in General Nursing

    It's what we do. It's compassion for those who are at their worst, facing sometimes insurmountable odds. It's watching a young lad lose zest for life and being angry about why this happened to him,...

  2. Why coffee with every meal?

    Ruthiegal replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    For most of us older generation, coffee is just another "staple" of our diet. We would have the pot going all day. That's just the way it was and is. Why does it bother you so much? People are...

  3. Share a patient story with me???

    Ruthiegal replied to Misslady113's topic in General Nursing

    Working LTC years ago, I remember a little elderly gal, confined to her wheel chair but was always finding ways to get out. She was missing from her chair in her room one day, a few minutes of...

  4. One Last Wish

    Ruthiegal replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    I'd gather all my family and we would vacation in a warm tropical place, Hawaii has always been on my list. To sit on the beach and talk and share would be the best

  5. Noncomplaint ALF resident

    Ruthiegal replied to 311ltc's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    opps didn't mean to post x2. Merry

  6. Noncomplaint ALF resident

    Ruthiegal replied to 311ltc's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    She is trying to hang on to some of her independence. Maybe you could compromise with her in some way. It is very hard to give up control of your own schedule. Be firm but understanding and patient...

  7. gut reaction

    Ruthiegal replied to sweetieann's topic in General Nursing

    My gut reaction is to call the physician who wrote the order to clarify! I would never assume.

  8. How has HIPPA affected your job?

    Ruthiegal replied to eltrip's topic in Telephone Triage

    It hasn't changed things too much except for outbound calls. We have a protocol now to follow to make sure we are speaking to the correct person (identity verification), such as asking for...

  9. Diarrhea & dehydration

    Ruthiegal replied to silverbhullet's topic in General Nursing

    What?!?!? they certainly can be! Scary

  10. Dressing changes

    Ruthiegal replied to litlamp's topic in General Nursing

    I would call the physician and ask if he wanted dressing changes and how they would be

  11. should i study for 2nd semester finals or go to my grandmothers 75th anniversary?

    Ruthiegal replied to mashamontago's topic in General Nursing

    Go to the anniversary, it will only happen once! Study in your down time, before bed

  12. good grief, how did a lady that age get on the roof

    Ruthiegal replied to oramar's topic in General Nursing

    My Grandpa was 91 and the day he died he climbed the silo and fed all of his livestock, came in for lunch and always napped just before eating, he never woke. So some people are very nimble at that...

  13. No daycare, need to work nights, is this doable?

    Ruthiegal replied to Chazd18RN's topic in General Nursing

    NO! don't do that. You will be miserably tired, and you set yourself and your kids up for disaster. With a newborn and a small child it certainly isn't advisable. I understand your frustrations. I...

  14. LTC Smell?

    Ruthiegal replied to michael79's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    The smell is always there unfortunately to a degree. As far as staffing that sounds about right but it depends on the shift you are talking about and are the beds skilled or not?? I worked LTC for...

  15. QA for home based RN

    Ruthiegal replied to cab6e3's topic in Telephone Triage

    I work from home on midnight shift. Our calls are recorded in a NICE system and reviewed by a quality analyst RN. We can also access our calls to listen to them if we want to. We then get a report...

  16. Not Nursing Related-- need advice from the people I know won't let me down --- LONG!

    Ruthiegal replied to chasingthedream's topic in General Nursing

    More like Jerry

  17. Spook stories

    Ruthiegal replied to brissygal's topic in General Nursing

    Years ago in a small hospital where I lived and worked a woman put on her call light and when we went to see what she wanted she asked us to close her drapes. We obliged and then she thanked us...

  18. Never felt so helpless in my life!!!! LONG

    Ruthiegal replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    Symptoms of hypoglycemia are different for everyone! I'm under good control and when mine hits the high 60's I begin to have symptoms. Everyone feels them differently, you have to look at the person...

  19. feeling bad... pt died

    Ruthiegal replied to beachbum3's topic in General Nursing

    :yeahthat:

  20. why?

    Ruthiegal replied to toocoolj87's topic in General Nursing

    Go for it! I have always appreciated having a male nurse on staff when there was one. There is no reason to listen to the childish jabber of people who just don't "get it". Follow your heart and do...

  21. Need Advice, please help! (HIPAA)

    Ruthiegal replied to StarNurse2006's topic in General Nursing

    did you actually shared private medical information with this woman? or did you just say you would check into where the lab information was or if the labs were done? i'm confused as to how it...

  22. Call center nursing dress codes

    Ruthiegal replied to cvssc's topic in General Nursing

    I work for a major insurance company as a RN Health Coach in a call center. We are required to wear business casual during the week, and on weekends and holidays we are allowed to "dress down" to...

  23. ER's busy and a full triage

    Ruthiegal replied to TraumaNurseRN's topic in Emergency

    I currently work telephone triage as a RN Health Coach for an insurance company... I am constantly amazed at how many calls I get for minor things that people think they need to run straight to...

  24. LPN or RN which did or would you do?

    Ruthiegal replied to kksmum's topic in General Nursing

    I did both. Was an LPN for several years, and moved to a city that had a 2 year ADN program at the local branch of a state university. They accepted previous credits from my Biology Degree, let me...

  25. Medicine Crusher's

    Ruthiegal replied to CrazyMommy's topic in General Nursing

    I think that was said. Try cleaning it without using some sort of protection between 150 LTC residents....