AltaEnfermera

AltaEnfermera has 4 years experience and specializes in Geri-psych, corrections, wound care, MDS.

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1. Frustrated and overwhelmed at work...Vent/Advice?

   AltaEnfermera replied to AltaEnfermera's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks for the advice :). I'm lobbying hard to move the filing out of my office at the moment...It's a matter of coming up with a plan to present as an alternative to the current arrangement. (I've...

2. Frustrated and overwhelmed at work...Vent/Advice?

   AltaEnfermera replied to AltaEnfermera's topic in General Nursing

   It's ok, I didn't have a clue when I started the job, lol. MDS stands for Minimum Data Set; it's essentially an overview of a resident's condition that we submit to CMS to calculate reimbursement...

3. Frustrated and overwhelmed at work...Vent/Advice?

   AltaEnfermera replied to AltaEnfermera's topic in General Nursing

   As do I, it's becoming more and more

4. Frustrated and overwhelmed at work...Vent/Advice?

   AltaEnfermera posted a topic in General Nursing

   *I initially posted this in the MDS sub-forum, but it's more of a generalized issue, so it's here as well :) * I'm basically at my wits end in my current position. I accepted the MDS coordinator...

5. Frustrated and overwhelmed...

   AltaEnfermera posted a topic in MDS Coordinator Information

   I'm basically at my wits end in my current position. I accepted the MDS coordinator position in September because I loved the facility and was dying to come back in any capacity I could. It was the...

6. You know it's going to be a crazy night at work, when

   AltaEnfermera replied to JennRN65's topic in General Nursing

   ...when you get a call on your way into work saying "State just walked in!" (LTC/psych) Or, you walk through the front door and are immediately assailed by a flying laundry bin/angry family...

7. Do your ancillary depts annoy you (security, transport)?

   AltaEnfermera replied to jimmy the P's topic in General Nursing

   Oh, I wholeheartedly agree with you! God forbid someone actually does it and manages to pass the NCLEX....I sure wouldn't want them at my bedside if I were a

8. Do your ancillary depts annoy you (security, transport)?

   AltaEnfermera replied to jimmy the P's topic in General Nursing

   The OB incident was while we were doing OB rotation, which was during his 3rd try at PN school....She alleged that he was hitting on her, but I don't know the exact details. What boggles my mind is...

9. Do your ancillary depts annoy you (security, transport)?

   AltaEnfermera replied to jimmy the P's topic in General Nursing

   OMG! He sounds exactly like a guy I know ....He was in the nursing program for 3 years in succession, because he kept failing out. He eventually got expelled from school for 1). Getting an OB...

10. Diabetic care in corrections.

    AltaEnfermera replied to coastalcattery's topic in Correctional

    Slightly different situation, (I worked in a large private/BOP facility), but I used to argue about this issue too. Our inmates were not restricted in any way, diet wise. According to policy, diet was...

11. Looking professional all day long . . .

    AltaEnfermera replied to Sugar-Phosphate's topic in General Nursing

    It sounds like we have the same hair, lol. I always referred to mine as "wavy-straight" until I realized that, like ky_grl82 said, it really wanted to be curly hair. I'm a bit of a hair product...

12. Good hand lotion?

    AltaEnfermera replied to Quark09's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I swear by Cornhusker's Lotion. My father used it for years on his hands (he's a farmer, so you can imagine), and was always trying to persuade me to "stop buying all that frou-frou crap, and try it"....

13. Lab Tracking Logs

    AltaEnfermera replied to ame222's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    This is what we use to track what's drawn; it's a version of what we used when I did contract nursing at the Federal prison. I made a separate sheet to track standing lab orders, which is basically...

14. This may be a silly question, but I need advice...

    AltaEnfermera replied to ssrhythm's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I love drug rep swag pens...dark ink, no skip-age, and they don't give me gnarly finger calluses (I apparently am an aggressive scribbler, lol); however, since the re-vamping of the laws, they're...

15. ICD-9 codes

    AltaEnfermera replied to rukiddingme's topic in MDS Coordinator Information

    Here is the list I use....It's not super inclusive, but it covers most of the basic medical dx fairly well. :)