Jedrnurse

"Forced" feeding has no place in a public school, and making someone get a lunch that they're not going to eat has some moral implications as well. If they're just being picky, well, the hunger experience should be a good teacher.

I love this!

Never be embarrassed to be doing actual nursing instead of paper-pushing...

It seems that this "addendum" would need to be in the main order section (as a flag) in order to have a chance to be seen. Having it separate from the order and consent that say you can give the meds doesn't make sense.

At least the management is coming out on the unit to help cover the breaks...right??

C'mon, when you see something like this you just can't say know...

Okay, now I'm definitely threw with this!!

Yeah, but getting the day off takes some of the sting out of it...

Don't get so angry that you act out and loose your license...

It's also helpful to have a witness for those "he said/she said/they said" complications that can come out of these interactions...

I think that this is a side issue, ie the socio-economic aspect of the post that you're referring to. We ALL know of nightmare patients and patient families that will resist every attempt at resolving issues. They simply gain too much from their anger, entitlement and chaos-causing. "Resolve" one issue and two more will pop up to take it's place. The facility should focus on minimizing this patient's adverse effect on the unit, the staff, and other patient's care...

Are there ANY accreditation bodies responsible for licensing ALFs? If so, how can they ethically allow this to continue?

I don't think you have anything to lose. Right now, they're not hiring you. What's the worst possible result of contacting them? They don't hire you.

Good for you!

What was her response to you ending the interview?