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  1. SNF Patient demanding to leave

    BBP42 replied to CrunchRN's topic in General Specialties

    At the last facility I worked, if someone was signing out AMA, it was then up to them to get out the door under their own steam. They would need to get family in to transfer them to the w/c and then...

  2. changing with the times

    BBP42 replied to mwilhite's topic in Home Health

    I work for a large VNA associated with a major hospital system. In my job, one RN/LPN pair manages a caseload of approx 30 patients in a specific territory, with the RN assigned to admits, recerts,...

  3. Why is it difficult to transition from nursing student to working Nurse?

    BBP42 replied to Beautiful_Beginnings's topic in General Nursing

    The RN program I attended had 6 classroom hours/16 clinical hours per week. So we had a lot of clinical time. I felt educated enough about diseases, medications, etc. but not procedures. I found that...

  4. What to look for in a job

    BBP42 replied to 2018nursewi's topic in General Nursing

    What was important to me in my first job was if they were willing to give me adequate orientation, the places I have worked have all offered a 2-3 month orientation period for new graduate nurses but...

  5. Can the DON make you stay for OT if the next shift doesn't show or is called off?

    BBP42 replied to TonyaM73's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    The last facility I worked in paid an extra $10/hour to nurses who stayed over for all or part of the next shift to cover callouts. Someone was pretty much always willing to work for overtime +$10. If...

  6. Frustrated...advice about suspension

    BBP42 replied to Valcorie34's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I have never received a write up as a nurse, but I have in a previous job. Many people at that job would refuse to sign the forms, the HR person would just write refused, the write up still stands....

  7. Who may witness medication waste

    BBP42 replied to ERRNDubai's topic in Patient Medications

    Re: Night shift long term care, we lock up the waste and waste with the person we count narcs with who is taking over in the AM where I

  8. Med error

    BBP42 replied to Nurselisa12's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    As a charge one night I had to call our facility's medical director because one of my coworkers on the Alzheimer's unit had left meds including Quetiapine in a cup on top of her cart and rushed away...

  9. PT's and Medication....

    BBP42 replied to MissRigg's topic in Home Health

    At my agency if a therapist does the admit they do a med reconciliation only and nursing has a follow up visit for the med teaching. I think the therapists should at least be doing anticoagulant...

  10. Workplace Drug Test

    BBP42 replied to lexca's topic in General Nursing

    I had a hair drug test once years ago. They took a tiny section and they lifted most of my hair up and took it from the upper nape of my neck where it would not be visible no matter how I wore my...

  11. Length of Time Body Can Stay in Bed After Death?

    BBP42 replied to Newgurl17's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    At the one facility I worked in, my experience was that we allowed the family members as long as they felt they needed after death, some just wanted a few moments and some families gathered at the...

  12. When you interview future employees

    BBP42 replied to EndorphinRN's topic in Nurse Management

    I think every application I have completed has a check box for may or may not contact current employer. Most places understand that an employee may not want their current employer aware that they are...

  13. Meeication Pre/Suffixes

    BBP42 replied to Apple-Core's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, medications from the same drug "family" that work about the same way and treat the same conditions tend to have the same suffixes on the generic names, and it is helpful to familiarize yourself...

  14. Does anyone really read all this charting?

    BBP42 replied to gypsierose's topic in General Nursing

    I have seen that good charting can save the facility a tag when the state comes in. If we are watching someone for signs of dehydration, or monitoring post fall, those are events that the state seems...

  15. Entry into home health nursing

    BBP42 replied to Hhd77's topic in Home Health

    I responded to your other post, but this one is a little different, and I wanted to add that my agency found experience in a SNF/rehab facility to be important background, as you would be dealing with...

  16. Entry into home health nursing

    BBP42 replied to Hhd77's topic in General Nursing

    In my area there are mother/baby visiting nurses who make postpartum follow up visits. They weigh the babies, educate the parents, etc.This would allow you to get that home health experience and maybe...

  17. Duty of care? Opinions please

    BBP42 replied to sharpie12's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    As a visiting nurse, my agency policy would be to call 911 immediately and stay with the patient until they arrived. I would call the supervisor as soon as I finished calling 911, to update them. The...

  18. Delegation/Legally responsible

    BBP42 replied to Misstika's topic in General Nursing

    I would assume that all of the CNAs are inserviced on the operation of the lifts you use at your facility. So if the patient was cleared for transfer by one person who was signed off as to using the...

  19. Pre-employment physical

    BBP42 replied to barnchic422's topic in General Nursing

    I do not believe the medication list is passed on to the employer. The paperwork that went to my employer did not contain any private medical information, just basically: physical "pass" PPD "0 mm"...

  20. Pre-employment physical

    BBP42 replied to barnchic422's topic in General Nursing

    Never had that include anything so intimate. The last one I had, at an occupational health chain, asked basic medical history questions, I had to lift a weight equal to the listed requirement of the...

  21. How does one learn injections?

    BBP42 replied to Howyaluvdat's topic in Pain Management

    When I had to learn to give my son daily injections, they had me practicing on fruit. I guess any practice is better than nothing. I bet if I contacted the nursing school where I graduated and asked...

  22. GED to BSN?

    BBP42 replied to Zeroo5139's topic in General Nursing

    I got a GED and then an ADN at my local community college, and no one has questioned the GED part. I only put my college level education on my

  23. Double Briefing

    BBP42 replied to CuriousCNA's topic in General Nursing

    The last facility I worked in specifically forbid incontinence pads inside briefs as they told us these pads do not pull moisture in and away from the skin like the briefs we used supposedly did. It...

  24. NEEDLESTICK-should I report this needlestick in particular?

    BBP42 replied to I like cats's topic in General Nursing

    Any facility I ever worked at the policy was report all needlesticks, period. I would follow your facility policy if that is the case. You may be able to decline any further testing, again depending...

  25. DESPERATELY seeking for an advice!

    BBP42 replied to sweetmaryRN's topic in Home Health

    Basically if they do not pay mileage you can deduct it as a business expense, my company pays .50/mile but because it is less than federal rate (which last I saw was .54/mile) you can deduct the...