mozella

mozella specializes in LTC.

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1. What's the nicest thing a patient has done for you?

   mozella replied to Cyndi13's topic in General Nursing

   When I come back from being off for the weekend, It feels so good when my residents tell me how glad they are to see me and are glad I'm back. Family members will also comment on how glad they are that I'm back. It makes my job so much easier when I ...

2. how much do you make a month? new LPN

   mozella replied to LPNweezy's topic in LPN/LVN

   I don't fare as well as the other posters. I live in Ohio, have been a lpn for 1 year. I started out a 16 dollars an hour. still make the same. I bring home about 2114.00 a month. I can get alot more if I work some overtime, but when 3:30 rolls arou...

3. How can an rn with no nursing experience be a supervisor

   mozella replied to mozella's topic in Geriatric

   I may be a Little jealous of the fact that she makes more money than me (returning to school would fix that) but as far as my self esteem goes, I'm ok with myself. I go to work everyday and do the best I can. All my work is done and my residents lik...

4. Missing Narc.....but for how long?

   mozella replied to SE_BSN_RN's topic in Geriatric

   that happened at our facility once. 4 percocets were missing from the e-box. all nurses on all shifts had to take a drug test. the police were called too. the nurses that tested positive had to be escorted to the hospital for blood tests. then they h...

5. What does your username mean?

   mozella replied to LifesAJourney's topic in Humor

   My user name is what one of the residents I used to take care of (this person is deceased now) used to call me. She would say "Mozella get over here and make sure you shut the front door" She was so funny.the things she said. made you wonder what she...

6. change over

   mozella replied to mozella's topic in General Nursing

   yep, thats what I'm talking about.

7. change over

   mozella replied to mozella's topic in General Nursing

   I work in a LTCF. at the end of the month we have to put the new MAR/TAR's in. We have to make sure that new orders and dc'd orders are on the new MAR/TAR and any labs and appt's that are scheduled are on there. We call that change over. Is there ano...

8. change over

   mozella posted a topic in General Nursing

   how does your facility do change over? where I work the rooms are split up between all the nurses on all the shifts. when I worked nights I would complain because no other nurses on other shifts would get theirs done. now I am on day shift and I rare...

9. Do you bag your bodies naked?

   mozella replied to mama_d's topic in General Nursing

   how many times have you been put in a body bag? what did it feel like being naked in there? just kidding. lol

10. Misery loves company?

    mozella replied to laughingnurse1's topic in Geriatric

    I have 30 residents on my hall and if an aide calls off my hall is left with one aide. she manages to get all of her baths done. I will help her with toileting, changing incontinent residents and answering call lights, but there is no way I have time...

11. Co-workers talk.....

    mozella replied to lpnwkids's topic in Geriatric

    My facility is definatly a gossip fest. everyone is bad mouthing each other then nice to there face. what I do is come on here and vent. that way no one gets their feelings hurt. and if they read my posts they may say hey that sounds like what I did,...

12. how do you chart your prn narcs

    mozella posted a topic in Geriatric

    I always chart in the MAR when I give it and then again in the MAR for the effect. I don't always have time to chart in the nurses notes about it. Is this a requirement as far as state is concerned. My DON has never said anything to me about me not d...

13. LTC is making me hate nursing!!!

    mozella replied to Angeljho's topic in Geriatric

14. Collecting urine sample

    mozella replied to NextSummer's topic in Geriatric

    My facility works 8 hour shifts, we have 2 halls with 30 residents per hall, each hall has 1 nurse and 2 aides, that is the same on all shifts. On day shift I have a 9a, 12p, and 2p med pass, midnights has a 6a med pass. I don't have a facebook and ...

15. How can an rn with no nursing experience be a supervisor

    mozella replied to mozella's topic in Geriatric

    well if you want examples, she mistakes bp meds for potassium meds, writes orders in the MAR for BID intead of TID, or writes a p.o. but doesn't write it in the MAR, Doesn't know how to mix vanco but says she'll give it a try, signs off that a med w...