PammyRN,CEN replied to username33's topic in LTC Directors
Ask 911 what time their strip says if they call the code at the facility, this will be the time of death. In ltc we are only allowed to document that their is no bp, pulse or respirations usually validated by 2 nurses. Remember scope of practice!
PammyRN,CEN replied to username33's topic in LTC Directors
If their code status is full code you must start CPR notify 911 that you have someone in cardiac /cardiopulmonary arrest AND CPR is in progress. Even if it appears that they are very dead you must start CPR. Some facilities have received Immediate J...
PammyRN,CEN replied to the_alchemist's topic in MDS
I think it's important that all entities enter their own information. Some places like to dibtheires on paper and hand it tobrhe mds nurse to input. I dropouts that, mds nurse thanked me... She didn't realize how thin she was spread nor how much tim...
Exceksior is a college Rue, Chancellors and College Network are publishing companies... you do not get a degree from a publisher and you can get the study items second hand much cheaper imho. I am an excelsior student.
PammyRN,CEN replied to americanTrain's topic in LTC Directors
Well I am still on call 24/7 M -F for staffing. There is a weekend on call rotation in place so that helps. I am also in the on call Holiday rotation. I have been doing this for about a year and I am tired. I usually have 2 MDS nurse but am down ...
PammyRN,CEN replied to doitallnurse's topic in LTC Directors
Do you have a 24 Hour report sheet that a supervisor could use to track changes for the building? Need things such as I&A, skin, deaths, IV's, weight loss, abnormal labs, bruises, unknown origins, state reportables, ....etc... if anyone has any...
I am in the process of removing alarms from our list of fall interventions. As they don't really prevent falls but alert us to the unassisted ambulation attempt. I am just reviewing first the ones that haven't fallen in the recent past and even for ...
PammyRN,CEN replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in LTC Directors
Oh I hear you loud and clear... we had 2 on fluid restriction... yes only 2 for clarity it was two....we were cited inserived by corporate, corrected and inserviced by me...they still didn't do what they were inserviced on...bang your head.....luckil...