rdnkmom01 replied to studentRob's topic in Disabilities
every single day. I am not only a nurse at a icf facility i am also one of the house managers. Been only about a month in the HM position. Needless to say part of my nursing has suffered which i brought to our area supervisors attention yesterday....
rdnkmom01 replied to ilovenursing2009's topic in General Nursing
I've always had my own equipment. BP cuff, stethescope, thermometer. I don't use the wrist bp monitors either. they are not always accurate. it helps keep the bs down to a minimum, especially when there is an emergency. I would definately report ...
rdnkmom01 replied to kermitlady's topic in Geriatric
The way I see it is this....you know what they say about opinions...lol I've been a LTC nurse and Nurse aide and am also an EMT. Luckily, I haven't run into an EMT who thinks this..that I know of.
In my experience if one is confused and the other isn't, then I have explained to the one who isn't confused that it could be considered inappropriate behavior. Also, I have had talks with the families to get their take. This is just based on my ow...
rdnkmom01 replied to Smith-Lee's topic in Geriatric
A bruise due to a cath? I don't think so. I have done many cath's and have never left a bruise; nor has anyone else I know. Like the previous post said...trust your gut. Something's not right.
I went to NTCC in Mt. Pleasant. We didn't have a test to take to get in. I had all of my RN prereqs done when applying for the LVN class. I was blessed and got in on the first try. They are an EXCELLENT school. 100% pass rate on NCLEX as far as I...