chase4myheart

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1. Any Ethical Issues here? Would the facility care?

   chase4myheart replied to heathert_kc's topic in General Nursing

   My mother was a patient at the facility where I work until she passed away 2 years ago. My father is a patient there now. It's a win-win situation for me. The only thing that I asked was not to be assigned to the hall that a family member is on where...

2. DEA States that LTC Nurses Are No Longer Agents Of The Prescribers

   chase4myheart replied to chase4myheart's topic in Geriatric

   Administrator and DON are going by what pharmacy says.

3. DEA States that LTC Nurses Are No Longer Agents Of The Prescribers

   chase4myheart posted a topic in Geriatric

   Last month our pharmacy stated that the DEA has began issuing citations that add up to millions of dollars to LTC facilities that have nurses who accept telephone orders for narcotics from MD's. This includes vicodin, ativan, xanax, etc. The pharmaci...

4. Should Staff At Nursing Homes Be Banned From Having Cell Phones With Cameras?

   chase4myheart replied to chase4myheart's topic in General Nursing

   Where I was employed at before entering the field of nursing, cell phones weren't allowed due to risks of blue prints and designs being photographed and copied. If you were found with a cell phone on the premises, you were fired. Are you saying that ...

5. Should Staff At Nursing Homes Be Banned From Having Cell Phones With Cameras?

   chase4myheart posted a topic in General Nursing

   After reading and listening to the news about staff taking nude photos of residents at Waddell Nursing Home in Galax Virginia, I am sickened by the thought of how anyone could do something like this. Two staff members (CNA's) took nude photos of resi...

6. Virginia Test Takers

   chase4myheart replied to ScaredTracey's topic in NCLEX

   I took the Virginia NCLEXRN. You should be able to call the 1-804 number that you have for the Virginia Board of Nursing the next business day after you take your test. You put in your SS # and a recording will tell you the license you currently hold...

7. Pearsonvue Trick Is this TRUE? Does it work every time?

   chase4myheart replied to brichielpn08's topic in NCLEX

   The trick does work. Took the NCLEXRN on July 2nd. Couldn't find out my quick results until this morning because of the holiday. The trick was the only thing that kept me sane during the weekend. I kept getting the block that wouldn't let me reregist...

8. RN tattoo

   chase4myheart replied to jackson145's topic in General Nursing

   I got a dream catcher tattooed on my shoulder with my graduation date and RN. The dream catcher symbolized making my dreams come true by being a nurse. By placing it on my shoulder, I can keep it covered at work and maintain a professional attire pe...

9. Lpn in ltc assessment

   chase4myheart replied to violetrose's topic in Geriatric

   It has always been my understanding that the LPN cannot do the initial assessment when a person is admitted to the facility without an RN cosigning. Where I work at, LPN's are constantly assessing the patient. This is a part of nursing care that the...

10. Why ICU is the "dream place"?

    chase4myheart replied to greenland's topic in General Nursing

    I've been a LPN for 2 years and hopefully will graduate with my RN in May 09. During my clinicals this semester, I've been able to spend a lot of time in ICU. I have to say that I simply love it. Of course the patient's are much more critical, but...

11. Working while in an LPN - RN program.

    chase4myheart replied to AjoBSN09's topic in LPN/LVN

    I am soooo in your shoes. I work 40 hrs. on weekends and I'm carrying 15 credits right now. All I do is work, go to school, and do homework on my one day off. All that keeps me going is graduation in May of 2009. I keep telling myself "this too s...

12. Have any of us "older" students applied for and received a scholarship?

    chase4myheart replied to karen230's topic in Pre-Nursing

    I am a nontraditional student and received a $300 scholarship for the fall semester. Apply for everything out there. You never know when you will get lucky and get something. My tuition was 1354.00 this semester and the cost of my books was $685. ...

13. Would you feel comfortable with putting your loved ones in a nursing home?

    chase4myheart replied to BradleyRN's topic in General Nursing

    I encourage each of you to never say never. No one knows what it's like for another person until you have walked a mile in their shoes. I was in my last semester of nursing school when Mom's dementia kicked into high gear. She also became unable t...

14. Don't Rain On My Parade ....2009 Grads

    chase4myheart replied to AnalegnaRN's topic in General Students

    I just completed a summer bridge program from LPN to RN. I'll graduate in May 2009 also. I'm also working 40 hrs/week while going to school full-time. I know that it will fly by for me and I am sooooo ready. It really sounds good to say that I gr...

15. old nurse with a new job

    chase4myheart replied to jrbl77's topic in General Nursing

    You are the nurse. The aides are working under you. If you see that they aren't doing their job, write them up. You have that authority. It also shows a paper trail so that management can take disciplinary action. I can almost guarantee that afte...