Carey7

Latest Activity

1. Med Nurse Requirements

   Carey7 replied to Carey7's topic in General Nursing

   Nanette, you wrote: If you have a policy that states what you are not allowed to do and you are doing it, you could be in trouble. Is what you are asked to do within your state's scope of practise?? I only know what was stated in the employment agre...

2. Med Nurse Requirements

   Carey7 replied to Carey7's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks Nanette. I hate to be a narc, but we rarely ever have enough staff. In the skilled care wing, we have 43 residents, and more often than not, have 2-3 CNAs...or have two CNAs for the whole shift and one who comes in for a few hours. I...

3. Med Nurse Requirements

   Carey7 posted a topic in General Nursing

   What exactly is required by JCAHO with regard to the duties of the med nurse? What are the surveyors looking for? Due to short staffing, I am being pressured into doing patient care duties during my med pass and I was under the impression that that ...

4. MDS Coordinator

   Carey7 replied to rnanita's topic in Geriatric

   If you go to www.download.com and look for "WinRAPs" this program might help. Here is the exact page addy: http://download.cnet.com/downloads/0-10016-100-917268.html?tag=st.dl.10001_103_1.lst.td I hope it is of some help to you. ----------------...

5. DON Discussion Group

   Carey7 posted a topic in Geriatric

   How would the DONs in this group feel about having their own discussion group at http://www.egroups.com? It is very easy to start a mailing list there. I currently own and moderate a list called EldercareSupport. It is a small group so far, but I ...