Fedide

Fedide has 17 years experience and specializes in Geriatrics.

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1. Would love to hear your stories of rewards of long term care nursing.

   Fedide replied to Wokini1's topic in Geriatric

   I love LTC. It surprised me, too. I started out in Peds, which is what I wanted to do. After 5 years, I took 7 years off to be a stay at home mom. When I took my refresher course, I did my clinical hours in a LTC facility, and enjoyed it so much. I t...

2. Per-diem nurses

   Fedide replied to Vishwamitr's topic in Activism

   Yes, LTC is different, because it is not census driven like a hospital. We need "x" number of nurses per shift, and that number doesn't change. I worked PRN for a lot of years, we do not get cancelled. My commitment was one weekend a month (that was ...

3. Controlled substances not locked or counted!?

   Fedide replied to ibegyourpardon's topic in General Nursing

   We count all schedule II narcs every shift. We do not count schedule IV (Xanax/Ativan, etc.) every shift IF it is a scheduled med. The count is kept track of in the MAR when administered, and it would be noted then if the count was off. We DO count ...

4. Home Care: Meds and flushes via g-tube

   Fedide replied to nurse4sale's topic in Medications

   Our eMAR has a spot for documenting water given pre and post med. I bypass it if I am giving a water bolus at the same time, because that is the water I am using for the meds. Can you add it to your MAR, or do you have to write a progress note?

5. Medication & treatments on midnight shift

   Fedide replied to Micki72's topic in Geriatric

   It really depends on the unit I'm working and how many meds/treatments there are. I go through the MAR and TAR at the beginning of the shift, and write out the times things are due. Then on my report sheet I write the treatments that need to be done ...

6. How much training did you get?

   Fedide replied to sue1000's topic in Geriatric

   10 days. I think it was two shifts on days (to get to know the residents better), one with the med aide, then the remaining shifts on nights (the shift I was assigned to work).

7. Licensed in every state?

   Fedide replied to Fedide's topic in General Nursing

   It states the nurse must have a valid RN license in their home state, and obtain all others, including DC. I don't know how someone would be able to keep up with all the different CE's, renewal dates, etc. I should add their telephone nurse advice li...

8. Licensed in every state?

   Fedide posted a topic in General Nursing

   I was reading a job description online (for a work at home patient education position) and it stated the candidate must obtain a license in every U.S. state, plus DC. It did state if you live in a compact state (I do), that you would only have to ob...

9. Any former SAHM's returning to nursing after several years?

   Fedide replied to Nurse ABC's topic in General Nursing

   Yes, I did. I took seven years off while my boys were young. I then took a refresher course, and I have been working PRN for about 4 1/2 years now. I did the clinical hours for my refresher course at the facility I got hired at, so it was actually a...

10. Code Blue Announcement

    Fedide replied to airborneinf82's topic in Safety

    The hospital I worked at used the overhead page system, but it was not called a "code blue", as everyone seems to know what that means. We had a number, "code ###".

11. Leave nursing job to be stay-at-home mom?

    Fedide replied to mol42's topic in Career Support

    I did. After 5 years of nursing, I left when my oldest was born. I took a refresher course when my youngest entered kindergarten 7 1/2 years later, and I now work PRN. I would do it the same way again. :)

12. Per diem etiquette and expectations?

    Fedide replied to ceebeeRN's topic in Professionalism

    It would depend on your facility's policy for PRN workers. What was your commitment as written on your hiring paperwork? I work PRN in a long-term care facility, my commitment is one weekend a month and one holiday a year. I give the scheduler 2 p...

13. How did you *know* your specialty and when?

    Fedide replied to misscherie's topic in General Nursing

    I knew going into nursing school I wanted to do Peds, though my favorite rotations in school were Peds, neuro, and psych.After graduation, I worked Peds private duty home care for a couple years, then worked in a Children's hospital for a few years o...