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Has anyone gotten certified though here? Was it helpful? I've just started as an MDS coordinator and will be trained by the regional manager for 3 days next week. There is also a 2nd MDS-C in...

I have had them ride along with me also. They asked the patient if they were told who they could call if they had a complaint against us (giving this info is required in our state/agency) ...

A bit. I was trained by another MDS coordinator to help her get assesments done when she was behind. She only showed me how to do the parts she wanted help with, so I don't know how to do...

I don't post alot here at AN but I do read quite often. Since joining by in '08 I've posted about Home Health, getting out of nursing and working as a teachers aide, going back to nursing in...

I work PRN at a local nursing home. The DON gave me a cute bag with a nursing themed travel mug, and new lanyard, and some candy. She gave it to me when I worked last week because I wan't working...

I have been offered an MDS coordinator position and was wondering how it sounds to those of you who have been there. The facility is about 110 beds with a usual census of 80-90. It has a locked...

LOL I know this too well from my LTC days! Hence my "newbieness" on having time to eat a packed lunch :)

I've never had to pack my lunch - unless of course I had some yummy leftovers that I wanted to finish. But now I have to have lunch for a 10 hour day shift and probably some snacks for a 6 hour...

What is she calling you about? Clients? Schedule? I agree that would get very annoying!

I love you avatar Texan56!

I am also new to private duty, but that would scare the bejezzes out of me! I had one day of orientation in each of my two cases, and they only had g/j tubes and oxygen (and varies AFO's/suction,...

I work PRN at a NH and we have run out of Tylenol and stool softner before, because they don't want to order too much or have too much on hand (budget you know). But our DON will go out to a store...

So how did it go?

Thanks for the replies! I live in a small town, I am 3 hours from the home office and these 2 cases are the only ones open around me. So I guess I hope they work out or I'm out a job. :) I did...

My hours will be days and will alternate between 7am-5pm or 1pm - 6pm. I am very excited about having lots of time to spoil these little girls!!

I have done mostly Home Health ( short visits ) and nursing home work and have taken a new job with a company that provides pediatric home nurses. I will have two homes, a 12 year old girl with...

I just started with KD and am almost done with my orientation. My unit is open 6 days a week with 2 shifts each day, an occasional person is a third shifter, if needed. We have 10 chairs. We have...

I loved that job - but life happens and we couldn't afford it. I hoped that we could, but we have been falling behind for some time now, and when this opportunity came up, I couldn't justify not...

It's an in hospital unit, but its for mostly established chronic KD patients. We get acutes from the hospital and ICU runs, but its not everyday. There is a PD aspect, but I don't have to learn...

I just started working at an inhospital KD unit and was wondering how long it took everyone to get the routine down and feel comfortable with the machines, patient care, etc.?? I have nursing...

Financially I can do it, because I was only working PRN (12- 20 hours per week) before I accepted this job, so the money is about the same. I know I could make more than double my current salary,...

Hello!! I was wondering if I am alone in what I have done? I have been an RN since 1991. I have worked in Nursing homes and Home Health moslty, with some time in Cardiac Rehab and with...

What are you doing workwise this holiday?? We do close on Christmas day unless there is a critical or daily patient. Then the 4 of us split the day before and day after. So I work Christmas eve...

Our dress code is scrubs or dress clothes and we almost always wear scrubs. In our small town, if you are getting visited by one of us, the neighbors know why, no matter what we are wearing!

Hello all! I am an RN in Redfield. Hope to find more SD nurses here!