hottiemom04

hottiemom04 BSN, RN

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About hottiemom04

hottiemom04 has 10 years experience as a BSN, RN and specializes in Skilled Care, Sub-Acute.


Mom by day...nurse by evening shift...!!!!

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  1. Remember the Geri-Chair?

    Having workdwith geri-psych population for almost 10 years i can relate to the entertainment factor that some residents provide. But it fears me that you speak of restraining and tying a pts. g/c in such a light fashion. Yes i understand that that "i...
  2. LPNs and IVs

    You see, that's what I don't understand.....IV cert is mandatory for LPNs??!! I'm not quite sure that that is correct.
  3. LPNs and IVs

    So you need to be IV cert. just to hand a ABT in a peripheral line???!!! what about hanging fluids? that too....?????!!!! i'm form NY and was never censored in my practice so much.
  4. Questioning Doctor's Order

    The whole point of this thread is to DOCUMENT...DOCUMENT...DOCUMENT...no matter how minute of detail it may seem at the time, it may be crucial when a question arises:spbox:
  5. LPNs and IVs

    I recently moved to Pa and am looking for information regarding LPN scope of practice when it comes to IVs, not just insertions but also medication administration. An LPN is allowed to hang an IV ABT right...??!:thnkg:
  6. help!!! long island nursing programs

    Depending on where on LI you live, there's BOCES in Suffolk County. I graduated from the Bellport campus in 1998. I believe there are others in Riverhead, Northport and Brentwood. It is a vocational program and the pre-req is an interview and a pre-t...
  7. In your LTC dining room

    Yes, it is a mandate in some states that an LPN/RN be present in the dining area during meals. I know for a fact that it is a law in PA and NY. Is it reasonable...? Maybe not. Could your time be spent doing more productive things...? Yes. But it is r...
  8. Nursing Student annoyed me

    It wasn't your student. It was just your responsibility to show her the actual nursing process and she got that i'm sure. Some days are better than others, am i right??! Don't feel so bad, you did a good thing by showing her a little of the "dark sid...
  9. Fed Up With Understaffing

    Many facilities have made it so that practicing nursing id downright dangerous. Too much of a workload and mistakes are bound to happen. i wouldn't put my nursing license in jeopardy so that some CEO could put a few extra $$s in his/her pocket. There...
  10. ulcer dressing won't stick

    Applying skin prep to the peri-wound allows great adhesion to the actual dressing and will also toughen the fragile skin at the same time.
  11. Roxanol Dosage Error?

    Did nobody think to call and double check???!!!!! Doesn't the MD have to sign off on the order also if it was written by the hospice nurse????? And how many nurses administered this without asking???? 1 is too many. Who's to say the actual amount the...
  12. Just moved to PA

    To be honest, i'm not sure what are the legal differences. This is purely observatinal. PA seems to be a little more laid back on alot of nursing issues, such as narcotics, documentation, staffing guidelines. Nothing major, nursing is nursing after a...
  13. Just moved to PA

    No, I am not working @ LGH. I'm actually trying a different style of nursing than i'm used to. I'm the Resident Services Nurse @ Willow Valley. We provide care(emergency and routine) to the residents of independant living as well as the employees. VE...
  14. Just moved to PA

    Hi everbody. I just moved to the Lancaster area last month from LongIsland,NY. I already have a job, but already I see some differences than nursing in NY. Just looking to make some friends and gain some insight.:aln:
  15. Has anyone heard of .....

    I travelled for one asignment with Aureus. It was in fact my first and only travel assignment, maybe that's why I was so hasty in my decision and did not investigate a little more into the company. There were a few things that they were shady on but ...