dogwalker

dogwalker has 28 years experience and specializes in Acute care, Corrections, Psych, LTC.

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1. Exposed to patient positive with coronavirus

   dogwalker replied to IRN2011's topic in COVID

   These employers many of which are profitable yet operate under non profit status have CEOs who are paid millions annually and I guarantee many of them are safe at home telecommuting this very minute. This is a personal crisis management situation. Li...

2. Exposed to patient positive with coronavirus

   dogwalker replied to IRN2011's topic in COVID

   If that happened to me, I would tell them you are going to home quarantine for 14 days due to exposure to a patient who died from complications due to Covid19. I would put it in writing and cc the hospital's risk management department and your state ...

3. Certification in Infection Control (CIC) Examination

   dogwalker replied to AWanderingMinstral's topic in Disease

   For wandering minstrel, try checking out indeed dot com it is the best job search engine out there and you can find several potential positions for infection control nurse. Many facilities will hire without the CIC-those are the spots you must hunt f...

4. Interview this week at San Quentin

   dogwalker replied to bleugirlrn's topic in Correctional

   Hi-are you still working at San Quentin? I recently applied. How do you like it? What are the shift lengths? Are the staff good to work with? I have worked with inmates before in county jails but not in prison system. Drop me a note if you can. Thank...

5. Can anyone help me with IC in LTC

   dogwalker replied to Bubbles82's topic in Disease

   Yes! Congratulations on your new position. I joined APIC and highly recommend checking the webiste daily. Soon I will be going to basic training with them in SF. I recently started tracking the HAIs on Word instead of on a written form. I can get a b...

6. Discontinuing Contact Isolation for MRSA, VRE

   dogwalker replied to gypsyd8's topic in Disease

   I have been getting lots of calls from units asking about downgrading from contact to standard on patients with mdro infections and colonization histories. If I understand the cdc correctly, they advise that patients with mdro infections and coloniza...

7. CIC Certification

   dogwalker replied to bsrn0523's topic in Disease

   would love to network-am new to this role - working for a huge snf/acute facility-am taking epi 101 in 2 wks

8. Need help with infection control in long term care

   dogwalker replied to bunnies123's topic in Geriatric

   Yes, study F441 in the SOM. It was just revamped/revised, but I found an error already: it advises use of a 1:10 hypochlorite solution but in parentheses it erroneously instructs: "9 parts bleach to 1 part water." It should read the reverse:1 part bl...

9. The State Surveyors are Coming IN!

   dogwalker replied to smokeyoaks82358's topic in Connecticut

   1. Wash your hands between patients or use etoh based gel frequently 2. Don't lie to them 3. Don't falsify records 4. Don't embellish 5. Do be honest and straightforward 6. Do know your policies and procedures 7. Try to relax and be yourself

10. Pt Threats and Name Badges (again)

    dogwalker replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    Hi-what does your state regulations say about badges and last names or your board of nurses? I'd check with them first. I think your first name and licensure or certification status is sufficient, but your boss apparently disagrees. Sometimes, you ha...

11. I have really messed up.

    dogwalker replied to Heather A.'s topic in Ob/Gyn

    Seems to me that you are going to be fine as a nurse. Working in L&D right out of school is a big undertaking. If you love it, stick it out and this will pass. I am a firm believer in life's lessons and this one will make you a better nurse. The...

12. Eden Alternative???

    dogwalker replied to debRN0417's topic in Geriatric

    It is a new philosophy of care for LTC. Supposed to be groundbreaking. I'm going to google the term and learn more myself. Hey Deb, would you mind emailing me? I am also state surveyor and have a question for you. Was on a dreadful survey last week a...

13. Will LTC nurse go to jail?

    dogwalker replied to Blackcat99's topic in Geriatric

    Thanks Chris! I guess I'm a not much of a catholic (just baptised as such). learn something new every day...

14. Will LTC nurse go to jail?

    dogwalker replied to Blackcat99's topic in Geriatric

    Was there even a saint named Rita????I know there must've been a hurricane named Rita! This story is one of the saddest of all. Hopefully, the residents were all cognitively impaired. Not that it makes a difference in the inhumanity of it, but maybe...

15. Surviving a state inspection survey

    dogwalker replied to MDSlady's topic in Geriatric

    I'll just repeat my previous opinion-it should have been reported. At the very least, the entire scenario is inappropriate, and at most, constitutes abuse of power, abuse of staff and above all, resident abuse. Failure to report can have serious rep...