jadey1

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1. I have a question...

   jadey1 replied to jadey1's topic in General Nursing

   Elopement is when a resident exits the facility without supervision/permission. My facility is weird. I think that legalities are a little funky. We have a resident that is completely lucid, on o2 but knows to remove it from her person before whee...

2. How was Nurses Week celebrated at your Facility

   jadey1 replied to HIPPIECHIKRN's topic in General Nursing

   LOL Unfortunately, YES! I just got my eyebrows waxed but a few others had their chins/upper lips waxed. I, personally, would never do that because that's what cream bleach was invented for but to each their own. The night shift nurses all pooled...

3. How was Nurses Week celebrated at your Facility

   jadey1 replied to HIPPIECHIKRN's topic in General Nursing

   We were offered free facial waxing and 1 minute hand massages with Sea Salt stuff, by our DON's daughter and friend. It was quite nice, actually. I was shocked and awed. You should've seen all the nurses and CNA's running around all night with red...

4. I have a question...

   jadey1 posted a topic in General Nursing

   I've written about unfair treatment at my LTC facility and I really don't recall writing about anything else, really. This is just going too far, now. I just got a call, on my day off, from the ADON, who is an RN, from a hospital, that's never work...

5. Antimicrobial stethoscope covers

   jadey1 replied to st4304's topic in Uniform/Gear

   Here is an article regarding these antimicrobial stethoscope covers. Hope it helps. I also found a site that sells them. Antimicrobial stethoscope covers impregnated with silver ions have been developed to prevent surface contamination and potentia...

6. Don't know if this is legal or not....

   jadey1 replied to jadey1's topic in LPN/LVN

   The cash slips were pick-up bonuses, given as a perk for picking up shifts. I don't know what the requirements for venipunture is. Honestly, I welcome the opportunity because I LOVE IV administration and phlebotomy. My problem is that staffing is...

7. Don't know if this is legal or not....

   jadey1 posted a topic in LPN/LVN

   I've posted before that I work in Skilled LTC. Our corporation is going though some budgetary cuts and I'm wondering if all decisions being made are even legal. At a MANDATORY Staff Meeting, yesterday, Administration notified us that as of May 1st, ...

8. help with IV's!

   jadey1 replied to asabater's topic in LPN/LVN

   If the pump says "occlusion," check to make sure there aren't any sharp bends in the line, leading up to the patient. Normally, that means the patient moved and kinked the lines, somehow. Ask them to straighten their arm, if it's bent, and see if the...

9. LPN starting pay?

   jadey1 replied to dana0509's topic in LPN/LVN

   NKY LTC starts new nurses @ $16/hr. With 6 yrs exp., I make almost $18./hr. with a $4 shift differential for 2nd/3rd shifts. PRN is $19.50/hr but you don't qualify for ANY benefits or bonuses. People posted that Rural areas pay less because of low...

10. union pro or con

    jadey1 replied to mark3274's topic in Union

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11. First Job!! First Day!!! Ahhhhhhhhhh...

    jadey1 replied to LVN2145's topic in LPN/LVN

    I've been a Licensed nurse for 6 years but decided to try LTC, when I relocated, 2 years ago. I was more worried about the paperwork than the patient care. As a new nurse, you'll have all that information you learned in school FRESH in your mind. N...

12. do you check after your nursing assistants?

    jadey1 replied to Ms.RN's topic in General Nursing

    See? I can't stand that when CNA's sit down, right when their shifts begin. Or the ones that clock in and get on the flood, only to inform the nurse that they're taking their break. That irks me. It seems that the CNA's, who've been practicing ...

13. Med error!!!!

    jadey1 replied to gettingupthere's topic in LPN/LVN

    We had a nurse, who made a HUGE med error, once. She's no longer a nurse, r/t to this med error. I'm a float, so I worked that unit the day before. A resident said that she was on a prefilled insulin syring, at home, and that regulated her blood su...

14. do you check after your nursing assistants?

    jadey1 replied to Ms.RN's topic in General Nursing

    Like someone before mentioned, you know which of your CNA's are really working and the ones that have time to take multiple smoke breaks and sit in the lobby, flipping channels, on 3rd shift. We ARE responsible for our CNAs' work. If there is skin ...

15. union pro or con

    jadey1 replied to mark3274's topic in Union

    I posted another thread, describing my workplace and it's shortfalls. I forget what the title was, but if you search my posts, under my profile, you'll see it. I'm in Northern KY and I work Skilled LTC/Rehab. As for the RN, with the Master's Degree:...