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Sometimes it's difficult to know how to spend time with an Alzheimer's patient. How do you talk to someone who doesn't remember the past forty years? This article is about communicating with my mother, but it changed the way I communicate with my dementia patients.
Overview done with humor, from an experienced old nurse who is older than "dirt" on surviving in a world of young, fresh nurses, working in a mentoring capacity. On occasion with it's good, aggravating and average eight hour shifts (LOL) to always remember "tomorrow is another day."
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For women taking postmenopausal hormone therapy, breast cancer risk is greater among users of estrogen-progestin formulations, and those who begin treatment earlier, according to a study published online Jan. 28 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
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Don't preach to me that you want to see "5s" on the surveys when you barely staff well enough for "3s".
With that said, I'd like to take a look at the staffing problem from a different, more introspective angel. I recently finished doing a boat load of OT this pay period.
Seems part of the argument against Obama's bill is that people are going to be forced to purchase health insurance. Well........why not? A lot of states mandate buying auto insurance. Which one is more important? Doesn't seem like too much of a stretch to say you have to have it. Might help put an end to medical businesses having to give it away free...
I realize that nursing is a team effort, but I'm wondering how hard it is to mind your own business and go about your job without "getting into it" with other nurses? I felt bad for the RNs I was working with..their patient care techs were lazy and gave them all kinds of attitude...the doctors and patients were barking at them...and then..for some reason..they were always fighting amongst each other.
Student Discussions
Stop it! Stop tempting me! I'm supposed to be studying. Darn you and your seductive ways. Darn you all to heck.
This is my first Thread! I really want to know where do all my fellow nursing students can really focus and study at? I am having a hard time finding somewhere to study...
I know we've all seen the threads about those classmates that makes us want to stick a knife in our head, but I'm at wits end at this point. We're only halfway through the program, but the amount of noise, drama, and childishness from some of them is giving me headaches.
Regional Discussion - Arizona
I have worked in most all areas of the hospital now and even did a stint as assistant director. But, I just can't help but feel frustrated.
I work in a very busy unit, everyone works hard for the most part. But, I continue to find that on most days I am not able to give quality of care to my patients. I am so busy trying to initial, sign and fill out paperwork...
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