Shellsie

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1. Who does the chart reviews at your hospital?? Now that you are "computer charting?"

   Shellsie replied to passing thru's topic in General Nursing

   when we went live on the computerized charting we put into place a "PCM coodinator" who does chart audits daily along with teaching class, updates, etc.

2. Freedom of Expression

   Shellsie replied to Idaho Nurse's topic in General Nursing

   ok....let me start off by saying i have 7 tattoos.....when i was hired....i had 7 tattoos....when i am in my nursing scrubs only one is visible ( it's on the back of my neck). i think that any person who gets tattoos/piercings needs to be aware of th...

3. If Bill Gates gave you a grant for several billion dollars and said design a hospital

   Shellsie replied to Roland's topic in General Nursing

   there is hope! for Meditech nursing module anyways...there is something called CMI (clinical monitoring interface) where the monitors in areas like icu, or and pacu will automatically download the vitals into the computer. all the nurse has to do is ...

4. Online documentation

   Shellsie replied to Shellsie's topic in Safety

   our meditech system is based on "standards based documentation" which is kinda like charting by exception. it works pretty efficiently i think :)

5. RN assessments

   Shellsie replied to camilleRN68's topic in Safety

   an RN must do the admission assessment. If the LPN is doing primary care on day shift and is doing the initial assessment for the day an RN can cosign the assessment. on night shift if an LPN does the assessment at night it doesnt have to be cosigned...

6. Online documentation

   Shellsie posted a topic in Safety

   does anyone use any online documentation? meditech or otherwise? how is it going and is it helping the nurses?

7. patient lingo...

   Shellsie replied to athomas91's topic in Emergency

   how about a patient that says they have a "high hernia" (hiatal hernia) hehe or they take their pink pill "twiced a day"

8. I am a moron--I need I.V. help

   Shellsie replied to BiffMalibu's topic in Emergency

   i think we all have those "barn door days" as i like to call them...you know the days you cant hit a barn door...let alone a vein on a 90 yr old dehydrated little old lady. hehe hang in there and you will find your "nitch"

9. ER Arm Bands

   Shellsie replied to debx's topic in Emergency

   when the patient comes into the triage room the triage nurse applies the band

10. PA LPN's now permitted to accept verbal orders

    Shellsie replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism

    LPN's take verbal and telephone orders all the time here in florida......matter of fact in most long term care facilities there are very few RN's on the payroll

11. Negativity?

    Shellsie replied to Dayray's topic in General Nursing

    guys, i think if you get your feelings hurt by someone correcting your spelling you need to grow a little thicker skin......hehe i could care less that i spelled HIPAA wrong and someone corrected it....it's just a message board right?? and for the ...

12. Have you ever taken care of a celebrity?

    Shellsie replied to BarbPick's topic in General Nursing

    wow...never thought my little HIPAA (feel better now?) comment would cause sucha ruckus....hehe and i dont care how its spelled i just know what it means and that i dont wanna screw with it :chuckle

13. Made to look like an idiot. (rant)

    Shellsie replied to MarcusKspn's topic in General Nursing

    i would like to say i commend you for your actions in calling the doctor for the new abdominal pain. your scenario started out much like one i lived with my family member just over a month ago....my young (47) relative was in rehab following a CVA an...

14. Have you ever taken care of a celebrity?

    Shellsie replied to BarbPick's topic in General Nursing

    HIPPA HIPPA HIPPA hehe i cant tell you if i took care of a celebrity :chuckle

15. Does anyone have Admission Nurses?

    Shellsie replied to askater11's topic in General Nursing

    I was an admission nurse for over a year but switched because it got monotonous. admits would get to the floor and id get there and meet and greet and assess and get history and start iv's and give stat meds (if available). it was nice because someon...