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1. Reporting a nurse who has been arrested.

   netrn replied to netrn's topic in General Nursing

   Please define "criminal conviction". She was convicted of delivering less than 5 grams of meth fined court cost and sentenced to 6 months in jail and 2 years probation, though 6 months only meant less than 3 months. My issue isn't "drug abuse" th...

2. Reporting a nurse who has been arrested.

   netrn replied to netrn's topic in General Nursing

   Well, being called a snitch is better than being called a ***** which I have already been called. So, are you saying that if you knew of someone that was abusing a resident that you wouldn't be a ---snitch??, either? I consider it protecting the re...

3. Reporting a nurse who has been arrested.

   netrn replied to netrn's topic in General Nursing

   I first contacted the Indiana State Board and their reply was: "The Indiana nurse practice act does state that if a nurse knows of another nurse who has violated the nurse practice act, they would need to file a complaint with the Office of the Atto...

4. Reporting a nurse who has been arrested.

   netrn posted a topic in General Nursing

   Why do we bother reporting to the attorney general or the state board of nursing in our state (Indiana) regarding knowing of a nurse that has been arrested for distributing illegal drugs if they inform that person that you have reported it and that t...

5. Reporting a nurse who has been arrested and charged with meth.

   netrn posted a topic in General Nursing

   I would like to know : 1. How many nurses out there have reported to the attorney general or the state board about any nurses that have been convicted of delivery of an uncontrolled substance? 2. What response did you receive or actions were ta...

6. Legal Signature

   netrn replied to netrn's topic in Geriatric

   Thanks everyone for your replys. I haven't been able to find out anything from the Indiana State Board of Health Sites yet. It would be easier if we could sign a master sheet- even if we had to do it monthly---one form beats 100-150 sheets each m...

7. Legal Signature

   netrn posted a topic in Geriatric

   Does any body know where I can find out if it is legal to use a stamped personal signiture on the med and tx sheets back page? I know they are considered legal for depositing or cashing checks. Since it is an original copy of your signiture, I wo...

8. falls

   netrn replied to RNAC's topic in Geriatric

   Have you tried the personal safety alarms? I the res. is w/c bound, we "fix" or "tape" the alarm to the w/c and then attach the pull alarm cord to the res. clothing. If the res. tries to get up from the w/c with out help from the staff or family, ...

9. Nursing Summaries

   netrn replied to netrn's topic in Geriatric

   With doing the summaries weekly, we have eliminated the monthly summaries but I still feel that dividing them up where one shift does half the summaries one week and the other shift does the other half that week and then switch residents the next wee...

10. Nursing Summaries

    netrn posted a topic in Geriatric

    I would like to know how often you have to fill out your Nuring Summary for your residents. We have been filling out weekly for each resident and on both 12 hour shifts because residents act differently ect. I have been having to do mine before I sta...

11. disapline solutions/suggestions

    netrn posted a topic in Geriatric

    We are having problems with staff calling in sick, etc. We have been taking turns with on call for the week ends- no pay for this. Unless we come up with another plan our DON may have to take more drastic measures- example: If you call in 9 times in...