Comments for Eldercare Tips | Caregiver Tips http://www.nursevirginiablog.com Caregiving tools for supporting the elderly with disabilities and dementias Tue, 13 Sep 2011 17:54:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on BEING RUDE IN THE WORKPLACE – ESPECIALLY IN HEALTHCARE WE NEED TO BE CIVIL by Kathy Mears http://www.nursevirginiablog.com/2011/08/being-rude-in-the-workplace-%e2%80%93-especially-in-healthcare-we-need-to-be-civil/comment-page-1/#comment-19107 Kathy Mears Tue, 13 Sep 2011 17:54:00 +0000 http://www.nursevirginiablog.com/?p=1723#comment-19107 As a nursing home resident of 15 plus years I have seen most of the situations that you have mentioned above. I have seen staff treat new aides terribly and then expect them to help graciously. In the past year I have experienced bullying and high handedness from aides at my facility. I have brought it to the attention of management and the regional ombudsman. But we have been unable to fix the problem. I still routinely go through sessions with particular aides that make bullying seem mild. I do not understand why I am treated this way. It may be because I am alert and oriented and maybe the aides just enjoy getting a "rise" out of me. I have tried to encourage other aides who have witnessed my situation to speak up. But I do not think anyone has spoken up. I just do not understand why no one has the courage to speak up about what is going on. We need to police people who bully. Just because the aides have left no bruises on me, does not mean that I have not been abused in an unconscionable way. As a nursing home resident of 15 plus years I have seen most of the situations that you have mentioned above. I have seen staff treat new aides terribly and then expect them to help graciously.

In the past year I have experienced bullying and high handedness from aides at my facility. I have brought it to the attention of management and the regional ombudsman. But we have been unable to fix the problem. I still routinely go through sessions with particular aides that make bullying seem mild.

I do not understand why I am treated this way. It may be because I am alert and oriented and maybe the aides just enjoy getting a “rise” out of me.

I have tried to encourage other aides who have witnessed my situation to speak up. But I do not think anyone has spoken up. I just do not understand why no one has the courage to speak up about what is going on.

We need to police people who bully. Just because the aides have left no bruises on me, does not mean that I have not been abused in an unconscionable way.

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]]> Comment on THE BED BATH – GOOD FOR THE ELDERLY, THOSE WITH DEMENTIA, THE BED-RIDDEN, THE CONVALESCING …… by Shirleen Tourville http://www.nursevirginiablog.com/2010/05/the-bed-bath-%e2%80%93-good-for-the-elderly-those-with-dementia-the-bed-ridden-the-convalescing-%e2%80%a6%e2%80%a6/comment-page-1/#comment-14544 Shirleen Tourville Wed, 10 Aug 2011 19:14:10 +0000 http://www.nursevirginiablog.com/?p=1126#comment-14544 This is a fantastic post! The US/CNA may possibly supply patient care. The US/CNA may possibly perform selected nursing procedures as defined in the Patient Care Standards Manual Nursing Procedure Manual. The US/CNA will perform at the least 50% Unit Secretary duties. Under supervision of a Registered Nurse, the US/CNA offers a support function to the nurse by coordinating special tasks and assisting where necessary. http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474979840075 This is a fantastic post! The US/CNA may possibly supply patient care. The US/CNA may possibly perform selected nursing procedures as defined in the Patient Care Standards Manual Nursing Procedure Manual. The US/CNA will perform at the least 50% Unit Secretary duties. Under supervision of a Registered Nurse, the US/CNA offers a support function to the nurse by coordinating special tasks and assisting where necessary. http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474979840075

]]> Comment on CONFUSED ELDER WITH DEMENTIA NEEDS TIMES OF HIGH STIMULATION AND TIMES OF LOW STIMULATION TO AVOID AGITATION by Vicki Grabow http://www.nursevirginiablog.com/2011/07/confused-elder-with-dementia-needs-times-of-high-stimulation-and-times-of-low-stimulation-to-avoid-agitation/comment-page-1/#comment-14239 Vicki Grabow Fri, 29 Jul 2011 19:14:30 +0000 http://www.nursevirginiablog.com/?p=1692#comment-14239 This should be standard information for all staff and families in nursing homes Why isn't it? This should be standard information for all staff and families in nursing homes Why isn’t it?

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]]> Comment on WOUNDS IN FAT ARE HARD TO HEAL – THE TRAGEDY OF LIPEDEMA by Maggie McCarey http://www.nursevirginiablog.com/2011/06/wounds-in-fat-are-hard-to-heal-%e2%80%93-the-tragedy-of-lipedema/comment-page-1/#comment-12917 Maggie McCarey Mon, 27 Jun 2011 02:36:01 +0000 http://www.nursevirginiablog.com/?p=1622#comment-12917 I preformed the funeral of a 27 year old woman who died of Sepsis after being turned away from the ER three times in a few hours. She died because she had lipedema. Had she fallen into a diabetic coma, the ER staff probably would have saved her but they knew nothing about protocol for lipedema. I went home and said to my family: "If I ever have to go to a hospital with leg wounds, make them treat me as though I have serious cellulitis." What a crazy disease. I preformed the funeral of a 27 year old woman who died of Sepsis after being turned away from the ER three times in a few hours. She died because she had lipedema. Had she fallen into a diabetic coma, the ER staff probably would have saved her but they knew nothing about protocol for lipedema. I went home and said to my family: “If I ever have to go to a hospital with leg wounds, make them treat me as though I have serious cellulitis.” What a crazy disease.

]]> Comment on What is- Dementia, Reversible Dementia, Irreversible Dementia, Vascular Dementia, and Alzheimer’s Disease by Viediaantatry http://www.nursevirginiablog.com/2009/12/what-is-dementia-reversible-dementia-irreversible-dementia-vascular-dementia-and-alzheimers-disease/comment-page-1/#comment-11854 Viediaantatry Wed, 01 Jun 2011 12:38:03 +0000 http://www.nursevirginiablog.com/?p=937#comment-11854 As many people hit middle age, they often start to notice that their memory and mental clarity are not what they used to be. We suddenly can't remember where we put the keys just a moment ago, or an old acquaintance's name, or the name of an old band we used to love. As the brain fades, we euphemistically refer to these occurrences as "senior moments." While seemingly innocent, this loss of mental focus can potentially have a detrimental impact on our professional, social, and personal wellbeing. It happens to most of us, but is it inevitable? Neuroscientists are increasingly showing that there's actually a lot that can be done. It turns that the brain needs exercise in much the same way our muscles do, and the right mental workouts can significantly improve our basic cognitive functions. Thinking is essentially a process of making neural connections in the brain. To a certain extent, our ability to excel in making the neural connections that drive intelligence is inherited. However, because these connections are made through effort and practice, scientists believe that intelligence can expand and fluctuate according to mental effort As many people hit middle age, they often start to notice that their memory and mental clarity are not what they used to be. We suddenly can’t remember where we put the keys just a moment ago, or an old acquaintance’s name, or the name of an old band we used to love. As the brain fades, we euphemistically refer to these occurrences as “senior moments.”

While seemingly innocent, this loss of mental focus can potentially have a detrimental impact on our professional, social, and personal wellbeing.

It happens to most of us, but is it inevitable?

Neuroscientists are increasingly showing that there’s actually a lot that can be done. It turns that the brain needs exercise in much the same way our muscles do, and the right mental workouts can significantly improve our basic cognitive functions. Thinking is essentially a process of making neural connections in the brain. To a certain extent, our ability to excel in making the neural connections that drive intelligence is inherited. However, because these connections are made through effort and practice, scientists believe that intelligence can expand and fluctuate according to mental effort

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