FarrellGirl,RN

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1. New DON and new rules

   FarrellGirl,RN replied to FarrellGirl,RN's topic in LTC Directors

   Thank you for the responses. I AM currently looking into other employment (besides the fact that I feel like my license is in jeopardy every day I spend there, I also want to get out of LTC--I am open to LOTS of possibilities). I have also made up my...

2. New DON and new rules

   FarrellGirl,RN posted a topic in LTC Directors

   I work at a LTC facility in Ohio on the night shift, and I recently have had several run-ins with the DON about her new rules. I've been working there for over a year and a half, and had never been corrected before about my charting or my nursing dec...

3. PRN Narcotics?

   FarrellGirl,RN replied to Finallydidit's topic in Geriatric

   I always adhere to the hour. But I work on a secure dementia unit. If they're asking for it (which few of my residents ASK for meds), I'll get an order to increase the dose. What irks me is when someone writes an order for something "BID PRN". TID is...

4. Speedy med pass

   FarrellGirl,RN replied to sbostonRN's topic in Geriatric

   When I started, I was passing 9am meds for 38 residents because I was the only one WORKING on my unit while the other 3 nurses stood around doing nothing and calling it "supervising", arguing about who had what administrative position. It was pure he...

5. Narc count is driving me nuts!!

   FarrellGirl,RN replied to sweetsleep28's topic in General Nursing

   Other nurses drive me nuts with the narcs. One likes to reorder WAAAY early and our pharmacy is so backwards, they send out refills of stuff 40 pills in advance when it's unnecessary and then put a refill sticker that you have to pull on exactly that...

6. Is ANYWHERE hiring new grads?

   FarrellGirl,RN replied to aprilfresh's topic in Ohio

   I had the same problem for over a year. I graduated September of 2009 and got my first job in November of 2010. I do NOT have my dream job. But after putting in over a thousand applications from Med/Surg to school nurse, I had to have a job. I bit th...

7. Licensure Renewal

   FarrellGirl,RN posted a topic in Ohio

   I am licensed by endorsement in Ohio. My license expires on August 31st. I just moved from Kentucky to Ohio and have not yet done my change of address. Did I miss something? Do I have to redo that whole packet? I read where some people got a renewal ...