coolbreese45

coolbreese45 has 16 years experience and specializes in LTC, Camp Nurse, Private Duty Nursing.

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1. RN Supervisor Responsibility in LTC

   coolbreese45 replied to PAERRN20's topic in Geriatric

   Do you have a 24 hour report? This way you know who you need to assess, other nurses need to continue to update the log with new orders, change of condition, MD calls, census, admissions, labs, falls, incidents, ect. Each unit should have a 24 hour ...

2. Any one know anything about assisted living RN?

   coolbreese45 replied to nd deb's topic in Geriatric

   I've filled in as a PRN nurse in an assisted living facility. Passed meds, txs, assessments, blood sugars, ect. One building had dementia pts, two buildings, with about 15 residents with medical concerns and the apartments about 20 residents. The ...

3. If you go to the ER or doctor's office, do you tell them you're a nurse?

   coolbreese45 replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

   I live in a small town and know some of the nurses, however, if I don't know them, I usually do mention that I'm an RN. It usually comes up when I'm talking S/S's about one of my kids to the nurse or assistant and I find that my concerns are taken m...

4. Nurses, have you been been spit on, pushed, scratched and verbally or assaulted?

   coolbreese45 replied to Brian's topic in Relations

   I've worked longterm care for years so all the above has happened. (No broken bones, sexual assult or serious injury thank god). A few years ago, we had a resident's husband harrass the staff and interfer with his wifes cares. One afternoon, as I...

5. Share your BOOYAH moments...

   coolbreese45 replied to LuxCalidaNP's topic in General Nursing

   As charge nurse, I was called down to assess a pt. who was diaphoretic. The LPN and I both knew she needed to be sent to the hospital, though her VS's, BS's were ok. She had a recent fall, x-rays were ok. We thought something was broken and she w...