SwissMiss28

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1. Advice if CNA is asked to do med pass

   SwissMiss28 replied to kayvia's topic in Geriatric

   I live in Washington state & poured/passed meds as a med-tech for 2 years while I was in Nursing school. I had my CNA license & the required "Nurse Delegation" training- which is basically just a certificate. I was able to pass/pour narcs als...

2. When to remove steri-strips

   SwissMiss28 posted a topic in Wound

   I work in LTC & have a resident with a skin tear to the LLE. Today it was discovered the wound is infected with MRSA & several other bacteria. The MD had dressed the wound at the last visit & asked us to change the dressing. The steri-str...

3. HPV vax

   SwissMiss28 replied to mmc51264's topic in Pediatric

   I worked in a pediatric clinic and saw the vaccine regularly offered/ administered to boys starting at age 11

4. Blue Ink?

   SwissMiss28 posted a topic in Geriatric

   I have always thought legal documentation should be written with black ink. I'm starting to run across more nurses using blue pens. How is it at your facility?

5. What to do when a nurse is LAZY?

   SwissMiss28 replied to SwissMiss28's topic in Geriatric

6. What to do when a nurse is LAZY?

   SwissMiss28 replied to SwissMiss28's topic in Geriatric

   He's been a nurse for 5 years. I used to work the same shift as him but in a different section. When I would see him in the Nurses Station, he would be watching videos on his iPad, talking to friends on the facility phone or schmoozing with families ...

7. What to do when a nurse is LAZY?

   SwissMiss28 posted a topic in Geriatric

   I'm the evening shift (2-11) nurse in LTC with 40 residents. The day shift nurse who I follow is driving me crazy! He never does his alert charting, leaves tons of holes in the MAR, does not follow-up with MD's or Rx's, does not fax lab results to th...