tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post4211373284119877878..comments2024-03-28T20:53:49.167-04:00Comments on The Adventures of Roberta X: Short Sleep, Bad Worries, Bad BadnessRoberta Xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09956807794520627885noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-36336122975058195282016-05-05T16:26:34.483-04:002016-05-05T16:26:34.483-04:00AD: it has certainly influenced my plans for when ...AD: it has certainly influenced my plans for when I can no longer live on my own.Roberta X, remotelynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-11895143851030557212016-05-05T14:44:02.900-04:002016-05-05T14:44:02.900-04:00Unfortunately, what you describe is nursing homes ...Unfortunately, what you describe is nursing homes everywhere you go. Competent care is an anomaly.<br /><br />Beware the nicer facilities, too. They woo you with fancy buildings, but your lived one is still cared for by the same incompetent staff and high patient:staff ratios. <br /><br />The *only* way to get good care is to get to know the ombudsman, complain often, show up unexpectedly, and threaten constantly.<br /><br />That way they neglect everyone else's mothers and fathers to take better care of yours.<br /><br />Ambulance Driverhttp://www.ambulancedriverfiles.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-65050706275653142792016-05-05T12:13:01.743-04:002016-05-05T12:13:01.743-04:00Roberta, keep big sister in reserve; why use a nu...Roberta, keep big sister in reserve; why use a nuke when you can get it done with conventionals?rickn8orhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16911803300343351338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-55728191482766171932016-05-05T11:58:49.297-04:002016-05-05T11:58:49.297-04:00LRN: This was not at the patient's request, qu...LRN: This was not at the patient's request, quite the reverse -- and was accompanied by a level of insistence that required getting a manager involved to sort it out.<br /><br />Rickn8: my big sister is even worse a fury than I am. Ponder that.Roberta X, remotelynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-71336775106788620072016-05-05T11:29:31.726-04:002016-05-05T11:29:31.726-04:00Has your level-headed brother threatened the staff...Has your level-headed brother threatened the staff with a visit from Hurricane Bobbi?<br /><br />("Look, you people need to get your act together; I don't know how much longer I can hold her back.")rickn8orhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16911803300343351338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-86429070485210802002016-05-05T11:16:59.948-04:002016-05-05T11:16:59.948-04:00All depends on what the patient looks like. Pain c...All depends on what the patient looks like. Pain control works best if it stays under control. It takes a higher dose to bring pain back down than it does to maintain pain at a controlled level in the first place. If a patient got a scheduled dose late and is now having worse pain than usual, and is maintaining their respiratory status, I'd have no problem doubling them up on their pain meds. I don't know the details, but the story as presented doesn't make it sound like a necessarily bad call.LibertarianRNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13513077086871371356noreply@blogger.com