ChristinaDCS

ChristinaDCS specializes in Geriatrics.

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1. inappropriate admissions....discuss

   ChristinaDCS replied to ktwlpn's topic in Geriatric

   I am the DCS of an assisted living, and I do ALL of the admission stuff. From assessing for appropriateness to doing the actual orders. I will NOT admit anyone into my facility that I have not already visited with and spoken with the family. There sh...

2. The dirty work?

   ChristinaDCS replied to viablecalifornialove's topic in General Students

   It doesn't matter where you go in nursing, you are always going to be cleaning up the disgusting... If that isn't something that you are willing and able to do, then you probably shouldn't be in nursing... As a side note, when I was a CNA/CMA, I had ...

3. Don't wear gloves when doing vitals on post-partum mom

   ChristinaDCS replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Students

   I do not wear gloves to do vitals. You are only touching her arm... No reason to wear gloves there unless she is oozing some bodily fluid. A lot of patients probably find that wearing gloves while doing vitals is very offensive. This is not an invasi...

4. New Director of Clinical Services struggling with staffing issues

   ChristinaDCS replied to ChristinaDCS's topic in Geriatric

   I think when I posted this thread, I was definitely to the brink of complete exhaustion. The main problem was that on my third shift I had one staff member out last week with death in her family and one person who had been out for over a month with h...

5. New Director of Clinical Services struggling with staffing issues

   ChristinaDCS posted a topic in Geriatric

   I have only been an LPN for 10 months now, and I was promoted to a management position about three months ago. I love my job very much, the people that work with and my residents are everything... However, there has been a real strain on my staffing ...