ls66

ls66 has 20 years experience and specializes in geriatrics, management, home care nurse.

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1. Family member in iowa caring for both elderly parents at home has questions.

   ls66 replied to ls66's topic in Home Health

   Thank you for your response traumarus, my fiance informed me from info. that he read that if he indeed did get paid for taking care of his parents that after their death the state would take his parents home and or the money he made while taking care...

2. Family member in iowa caring for both elderly parents at home has questions.

   ls66 posted a topic in Home Health

   My fiance is currently taking care of both of his disabled parents at home. Father with Inclusion Body Myositis and mother with diabetes and end stage kidney disease. What does fiance have to do to be paid for taking care of parents at home and doe...

3. 1st Nursing Cartoon caption contest - win $100

   ls66 replied to Brian's topic in Rock

   "John, have you met the new B**** I hired yesterday?" hahahahah.

4. First RN job at LTC.. Please I need help badly!

   ls66 replied to racs09_RN's topic in Geriatric

   To Racs09_RN, Working in a ltc facility is overwhelming at first but believe it or not you will get to all of your pts/ resident's in a fairly short time just by working all 3 floors. I remember my DON telling me to try to get to know who 10 residen...

5. Thank You for Nothing

   ls66 replied to Double-Helix's topic in General Nursing

   All I could say while reading this article was, "Oh my gosh, Oh my gosh, Oh my gosh!!! What a beautiful article ashley picu wrote about such a horrific tragedy in the life and times of one baby and his family and the nurse that most definitely made a...

6. State reportable incident..but who is "state?"

   ls66 replied to Marshall1's topic in LTC Directors

   I believe that the facility by law must post who and how to call if theres a complaint or pt neglect or any serious problem. Dept. of Inspections and Appeals is who regulates our ltcf. Look it up online for your current state that the acf is in. g...

7. New DON

   ls66 replied to fulzgold's topic in LTC Directors

   Wow, you poor thing. I know what you are going through as when i worked as adon, medicare coordinator opening up a new skilled unit in our ltcf i was swamped with staff complaints, nurses problems, etc. etc. etc. staffing problems. The first thing ...

8. should a RN be a med tec for a LPN

   ls66 replied to nowim clean's topic in LTC Directors

9. DUI reporting and IPN help!!!

   ls66 replied to 10pat's topic in Recovery

   subee, i stand corrected about one 1 in 3 people have addictions to alcohol or drugs. however, 1 in 3 people in the us ( if not more) are affected by either being an addict or having an addict in the family. http://www.webmd.com/mental-health/new...

10. IA nursing board and Suboxone therapy?????

    ls66 replied to ls66's topic in Recovery

    Thank you both for your responses to my question that was unclear. What I meant to say was that I wondered how the bon viewed taking Suboxone in Iowa. I've read other responses to the use of Suboxone and feel so sorry for those nurses in the states...

11. Need advice/ information positive drug screen

    ls66 replied to floridarn0916's topic in Recovery

    In my case, I told my employer that I was wanting to go into an in-pt tx center to wean off of Methadone, I had contacted the hospital which had an addiction unit in it. The day I was to be admitted the staff in the hosp. unit explained to me they c...

12. IA nursing board and Suboxone therapy?????

    ls66 posted a topic in Recovery

    Hello to all recovering nurses. My question is does anyone know if Suboxone can be taken while on probation going through first lab.

13. DUI reporting and IPN help!!!

    ls66 replied to 10pat's topic in Recovery

    Thank you VivaLasViejas, I most definitely concur. As with any addict, it not our fault that we become addicts, however when we do recover, it is definitely our responsibility to do everything possible to remain free from any mind altering chemical...

14. DUI reporting and IPN help!!!

    ls66 replied to 10pat's topic in Recovery

    Dear RN_2012, First off, my opinion to your response to 10pat seemed a bit harsh as 1 in 3 people in the us have addictions to alcohol or drugs. Alcohol and drug addiction are diseases just as well as any other kind of progressive debilitating disea...

15. DUI reporting and IPN help!!!

    ls66 replied to 10pat's topic in Recovery

    Dear RN_2012, First off, my opinion to your response to 10pat seemed a bit harsh as 1 in 3 people in the us have addictions to alcohol or drugs. Alcohol and drug addiction are diseases just as well as any other kind of progressive debilitating disea...