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CERTIFIED CURSE’S ASSISTANT (with all due respect to Ms. Jane and Ms. LaNette---the only two deities I pray to. And I ain’t telling you what facility they work in because if anyone gets a shot at either one or both it’s gonna be me) __________________________________________________________________________ ____ Did you know there are places our old folk are kept? And if sadly they have no one else a guardian must decline or accept If they choose to eat they’re served the cheapest part of the pig of course However these elders aren’t aware that they may be eating horse You’ve got your cocky little C.N.A.’s who think they have absolute power And they’ll ignore the old people’s pleas at any particular hour “You know, “ I said to one “Mrs. Wagner hasn’t eaten in more than ten days” The C.N.A. responded “don’t make me no never mind ” and then she asked for a raise Many of the Nurses are the same damned way They don’t give a crap what the elderly have to you say Cold sores, bed sores mount up by the score But they say, “it’s five o’clock and I’m out the door” So to wrap things up tidily some of those places will kill the old And believe me because I saw it first hand and wasn’t just told The C.N.A.’s run around not listening to what Mr. Hirsh said Well perhaps they’ll take their job a little more serious when they find Mr. Hirsh dead These professionals act without care or concern So in school a lack of sympathy is the first thing they learn The frail and elderly should receive mercy from the staff Instead they are at the mercy of the staff, and that ain’t no laugh (AND THE ADMINISTRATERS ARE ACTUALLY ALLIGATORS) (C) 2011....Phreepoetree

Copyright © | Year Posted 2011




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Date: 4/15/2011 4:43:00 PM
i mean his nephrostomy care, colostomy care etc.. i still did INSIDE the hospital after I heard THEIR STORY, they have a story too..just some advice..I could not administer the IV their, only clean his back pee tubes and poo bag etc..I would wait three hours or longer for them to dump his poo bag if I did not do it, UNDERSTAFFED
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Date: 4/15/2011 4:41:00 PM
seen nurses crying they had so many people to tend for..I heard their side too...maybe that is something to look into first? perhaps?
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Date: 4/15/2011 4:40:00 PM
my dad was in paliative care at the hospital the last six weeks of his life because I could not keep up with the morphine..that was one thing legally i could not do..at home i mean...and wow..the nurses had like 12 patients to look after all day long..so I cleaned dads tubes..etc..or we would have to wait like 6 hours longer..NO MONEY IN OUR GOVERNMENT to hire more..not the nurses fault
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Date: 4/15/2011 4:39:00 PM
I am not sounding like a serpant, I know some people are lazy, but I like hearing both sides, I have seen this happen before because they had 25 patients for one nurse...medications were late...etc..no money to hire more staff..
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Date: 4/15/2011 4:38:00 PM
are they over booked? and understaffed? too many seniors per worker?
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