RingaLing

RingaLing has 23 years experience and specializes in ICU, OR, LTC, Utilization Management.

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1. Recovering travelling nurse with questions

   RingaLing replied to theopenroad54's topic in Travel

   Be advised, from personal experience, if you self-reported to your state and had a contract with them, you have to disclose that action to the BON of the state you want to work in. Your initial action will show on NURSYS--you might want to check wit...

2. "Peenie-wraps"?

   RingaLing replied to BrandonLPN's topic in Geriatric

   I would definitely call this double-briefing, and it would be a major issue with me, and with the State surveyors. It's a dignity issue, IMHO.

3. An Overview Of Nursing Compact Licenses

   RingaLing replied to TheCommuter's topic in General Nursing

   The main reason that the "other" states have not joined the Nursing Compact is money. Particularly in states with a large amount of nurses (think Florida and New York) and high-priced licensure fees, there would be a significant drop in revenue from...

4. Med Pass

   RingaLing replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in LTC Directors

   In a previous facility, we used a LTC pharmacy called Millenium. The meds were packaged in little bags like you talked about for each admin. time, and the bag had bar codes on it that represented the meds in the bag. They had a great computer syste...

5. New grad starting in LTC

   RingaLing replied to zefutebolera's topic in LTC Directors

   Just an addendum--these ratios are 24/7.

6. New grad starting in LTC

   RingaLing replied to zefutebolera's topic in LTC Directors

   Interestingly, the nurses in my facility are at a 1:15 ratio and the CNAs are at 1:7. They all think they are horribly overworked. When I started as a charge nurse, my ratio was 1:30. Just an observation.

7. Increase abuse of Bath Salts

   RingaLing replied to WendyBensonRN's topic in Addictions

   Bath salts--just read a whole article about the guy who chewed off a homeless man's face in Miami. They think he was high on this stuff. Did anyone see the "Intervention" episode regarding the young guy who was addicted to this garbage? They later...

8. Not sure about bipolar and declaratory order for Board of Nursing

   RingaLing replied to 953anon's topic in Disabilities

   I would be super-careful about disclosing Bipolar Disorder to the BON, depending on your state of course. In a prior state, I disclosed and got thrown into their "diversion" program, simply because I was Bipolar. I spent 6 years going to Caduceus m...