OneChattyNurse

OneChattyNurse

LTC, MDS/careplans, Unit Manager

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About OneChattyNurse

OneChattyNurse has 13 years experience and specializes in LTC, MDS/careplans, Unit Manager.


I am happily married with 2 great kids.

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  1. Tattoos

    i tend to lean more towards disposable needles rather than autoclaved. the state inspector only checks the autoclave once or twice a year. if the shop does not do their checks properly they have no way to know when/if their machine malfunctions. ...
  2. Is it a good move to straight for RN?

    our local community college offers a 2 year rn program. after the first year you can sit for your lpn boards, and at the end of the second year you sit for rn boards. this way if you choose you can work a little as an lpn while you finish your adn....
  3. Rate your favorite Iowa hospitals

    hello tanzanite, i work at pella in the ltc unit. i just wanted to say hello and congrats on your graduation next week!
  4. Medical Terminology & Abbrevations Game :)

    Alert and oriented to person, place and time. FLK
  5. Return to Nursing....What r my career options

    our information systems department has nurses on staff to help with the wide variety of software that nurses use. these nurses do the training with new hires, education of staff on new upgrades or enhancements, and research and test new software pro...
  6. Refuse TB test

    i am allergic to the serum and end up with a 6 inch bright red circle on my arm that itches like crazy. it usually lasts for about 3 weeks. i now do not have to do tb tests anymore and my employer does not do cxr's either. i go to our occ health o...
  7. Safety Sheath Syringes

    i always re-cap the needle because if you pull the sheath up to hard it will lock into place and you won't be able to use the medication.
  8. Need help finding very entry level employment.

    i work in a hospital based ltc. our facility offers the cna class and also reimburses you once you are hired. it would be great experience for you to work as a cna while you go to nursing school. good luck to you!
  9. Trouble Makers

    sometimes these things can go too far. i was working at a facility with a group of staff that were notorious for gossiping and causing problem for those that were outside their clan. i once went to a convention and while i was gone someone decided...
  10. My CRNA friends do illegal drugs

    i know first hand of a nurse that is on probation (with the bon) for an owi. she has to call the bon every day and find out whether she has been chosen for a urinalysis and she has to check in with someone else at the bon monthly to let them know he...
  11. Gross Out Co-Worker

    i don't know if this has been brought up or not as i did not have the time to read all of the posts but i would consult your infection control department. i worked at a facility where we had a nurse that had a huge boil on her thigh (this was actual...
  12. pacify or orientate? Alzheimers...

    reminding a dementia patient that her husband is dead several times a day and watching her horror and shock (because to her this is the first time she has heard it) is not only wrong, it is mean, cruel and inhumane. we had a husband and wife that...
  13. Crocs!

    i bet the next size up might be too big. i read somewhere (i think it was the crocs website) that you can lengthen the straps by holding the middle and pulling your fingers down the strap stretching it as you go. my toes touched in mine when i firs...
  14. LVN Pay

    acute cardiac life support.
  15. Should there be a limit on trying to pass NCLEX?

    i don't agree with this. we are going further and further into the computer age in the nursing profession. by the time you get to boards you should have had some exposure to a computer. even if you have never touched a computer before, you know g...