TrixieKat

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1. Am I Nurse Material?

   TrixieKat replied to Hopefull nurse's topic in Louisiana

   When I was in nursing school, one of the teachers would never answer questions, she would say "Look it up", and if you still had questions and asked her to explain it, she wouldn't. I just took it to mean that she didn't know the answer. Even now, th...

2. Am I Nurse Material?

   TrixieKat replied to Hopefull nurse's topic in Louisiana

   I starting nursing school when I was 35 years old. My daughter was 9 years old. I worked 10pm to 7am in a grocery store. When I told my mom, who left me, my brother and dad when I was 16, that I was going to nursing school, she told me I was wasting ...

3. What is your work setting?

   TrixieKat replied to catnip3's topic in MDS

   I was told today (by the DON) that every time I leave my office I have to lock the door because I have personal resident information on my computer. My response: So does all the other computers in the facility - duh! Asked why I just couldn't lock th...

4. What is your work setting?

   TrixieKat replied to catnip3's topic in MDS

   I have my own office. It would be spacious if not for the table and 6 chairs around it for the care plan meetings. And we (Administrator, DON, 2 Unit Managers, and me (MDS/CP Coord), and sometimes the QA director when she is in or building, sit at th...

5. How long does it take to learn your job

   TrixieKat replied to meluhn's topic in MDS

   Join AANAC. Then join the discussion board there. Very informative. My company pays for my membership. It's well worth it. I've learned over half of what I know from reading the questions and answers from the discussion group. I have asked many quest...

6. Writing Clarification Orders

   TrixieKat replied to TrixieKat's topic in LTC Directors

   Our risk manager was in our building today. She's only there 1 day a week. I asked her if she had gotten an email about the "clarification orders." She said no and didn't know what I was talking about. So I filled her in. She thinks that there is no ...

7. Writing Clarification Orders

   TrixieKat replied to TrixieKat's topic in LTC Directors

   I audit every chart once a week and see every order written, so there are no previous orders for these clarification orders. One clarification order was written and the nurse's note that went along with the order stated, "New order written." Asked he...

8. Writing Clarification Orders

   TrixieKat replied to TrixieKat's topic in LTC Directors

   Hi Again, I'm new to this, and was wondering why my post is not showing up in the New Posts area. I thought that if I posted a Reply, it would show up.

9. Writing Clarification Orders

   TrixieKat posted a topic in LTC Directors

   Hi All, Sorry this is kind of long:yawn:. Need some clarification. Here is the situation. I work in a Long Term Care facility. There is a nurse manager who writes a lot of "clarification orders" as the first order written (no previous order to clarif...