and I had to have help. Not because I didn't know what to do. This happened at work this weekend where as an LPN I'm still doing many procedures for the first time on my own.
I had trouble because my hands are very small, my fingers very short. I could feel the stool at the tip of my finger but couldn't reach beyond it to pull it out. :chuckle Another nurse with longer fingers had to complete the task. :chuckle
I never considered my short stature as a detriment to completing my nursing tasks. Should have considered on my fingers!
Might be something I'll need to bring up at future job interviews?
Specializes in LTC, assisted living, med-surg, psych.
Originally posted by Diamond Nurse
People....
Put your sick suffering debilitated cat to sleep.
Let you dog go.
yes I can say it
EUTHANASIA.......
I have a friend who has absolutely no idea why but gives her 18 year old cat dialysis QOD at a cost of 50 bucks a dose!
hummmmmm get a new cat?
You must not be a pet lover.....it's a lot harder than you think to just let an animal go, and your suggestion to "get a new cat" is callous. I've had to put two of my elderly kitties to sleep within the past few years due to renal failure, and in both cases it was one of the most heart-wrenching decisions I've ever had to make. Standing there and watching years of loving companionship slip away along with a pet's last breath is EXCRUCIATING. And you can't replace that pet with another one!!
CarVsTree
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I deobstipated a cat when I was a vet. assistant. Eeeewwww did it stink!
I also had to manually move the bowels and express the bladder of a paraplegic cat (can you say euthanasia?).