angelaQAICnurse

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1. I need help!

   angelaQAICnurse replied to jpav33's topic in MDS

   I wish I could help you, but I don't have enough experience with the MDS to tell you what you need to know. Maybe this will ease your mind. We are a 70 bed facility, we have a RN MDS coordinator and an LPN MDS coordinator. The LPN does everything ...

2. Interview for long term care facility...

   angelaQAICnurse replied to CrystalClear75's topic in Geriatric

   Congrats, I hope you love it. I have been in LTC for 15 yrs. It is hard work but very rewarding. I work in a small facility, so my residents and coworkers are almost like family.

3. MRSA colonization and staff

   angelaQAICnurse replied to oramar's topic in Disease

   I hate that we are slowly going back to over culturing. I honestly believe misuse of antibiotics got us where we are today with MRSA & VRE. I work with geriactric residents. The biggest thing I see is we study the effects of meds on peds and adul...

4. epidemiologist interested in IC nursing

   angelaQAICnurse replied to epidem's topic in Disease

   This is off topic, but I have a question for you. I have a resident that with Strep B around her G-tube site. This is the first time I have ever noted this infection in a G-tube site. Do you have any recommendations or feed back in this matter. I...

5. Nursing Home Activities

   angelaQAICnurse replied to Vicki30CNA's topic in Geriatric

   Female resident- tea party in her room, make cute invitations for a tea party in this residents room. Invite a couple of active upbeat residents that do participate in activities. Our experience with this is the resident enjoys the interaction so muc...

6. MRSA in LTC

   angelaQAICnurse replied to gagezoie's topic in Geriatric

   Has anyone had experience with MRSA around PEG sites? We recently had a couple of residents culture Positive. They are not on the same wing. We are doing handwashing check offs, tx observations, and MRSA inservice. I have tracked both residents ...

7. Infection control

   angelaQAICnurse posted a topic in Geriatric

   I am the infection control coordinator of a 70 bed facility. Does anyone have any information on putting a system in place for scheduled cleaning of equipment? I also am the Quality Assurance nurse, if anyone has any observation forms that they cr...