pnurse68

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1. long....looking for aaa information...substantiated neglect

   pnurse68 replied to pnurse68's topic in LTC Directors

   Iluvmyjob, Thanks for the support! I am sorry you feel that way about your DON, but maybe she is supporting you in ways you are unaware of. No one at my facility other than my administrator has any idea that this has happened including the CNA assi...

2. long....looking for aaa information...substantiated neglect

   pnurse68 replied to pnurse68's topic in LTC Directors

   Thought I would update for those of you kind enough to reply. My company's legal team has appealed this ruling and we are awaiting a hearing date.. It appears as if my name is now on some sort of watch list where it will sit for 3 years and then be...

3. Most important things to know in LTC ????

   pnurse68 replied to beatrice1's topic in Geriatric

   Hard to remember but we are often taking care of families psychsocial needs as much as residents! If you can empathize with the families and build strong relationships, your shift will run much smoother. Nurse with your heart as well as your head ...

4. New Nurse, when to send a patient out.

   pnurse68 replied to beatrice1's topic in Geriatric

   Also might be helpful for you to request the diagnostic testing from the hospital that supports the admitting diagnosis. They sometimes add diagnosis that are questionable. Such as dehydration but the BUN/Creat dont support that dx, or impaction bu...

5. hobbies to keep dementia pts happy?

   pnurse68 replied to makes needs known's topic in Geriatric

   We have a small MIU and one of our most successful items are individualized memory books. Upon admission families are encouraged to help their loved one feel at home by bringing items for a memory book. The book is then put together scrap book styl...

6. Fraudulent charting?

   pnurse68 replied to paddler's topic in Geriatric

   I am not so sure that such documentation would cover your butt. If I am a surveyor, I am asking the nurse who documented as above..."Unknown lenght of time? When was the last time YOU saw the resident?" Mattress malfunction same thing and no one ...

7. long....looking for aaa information...substantiated neglect

   pnurse68 replied to pnurse68's topic in LTC Directors

   ccm.....Thanks for the invite to PM...however I am still too new of a user to have that function enabled. Guess I will need to come up with more post topics:yeah:Spoke with legal today, a thankfully I work for a very supportive company that is willi...

8. long....looking for aaa information...substantiated neglect

   pnurse68 replied to pnurse68's topic in LTC Directors

   That is the interesting part DOH did not tag anything. Just area agency on aging. I am filing appeal but have been denied access to the investigation despite the Right to Know Law. Will be talking to legal counsel today and will keep you all updat...

9. on call rotation

   pnurse68 replied to fulzgold's topic in LTC Directors

   I have doen call rotation a couple ways. Currently I rotate call with 2 Clinical Coordinators and if a need can not be met the person talking call covers it. I have also worked when all RN managers rotated call and our on call weekend we were requi...

10. Bathing in LTC

    pnurse68 replied to txdon's topic in LTC Directors

    Our nurse aides are responsible for their showers. The showers are split between 2 shifts and the residents can choose their preferred time. The nurse aides must report to the nurse any deviation from the shower scedule such as refusal by the resid...

11. long....looking for aaa information...substantiated neglect

    pnurse68 posted a topic in LTC Directors

    Hi, Looking for someone who has had a similar experience as my state's local aaa office nor the main office can help. I am the DON of a facility that reports absolutely everything that could even remotely be construed as abuse: the demented lady tha...