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  1. is it ok to talk with my DON over the phone instead of in person?

    JKDON replied to rehab nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Your complaints should be voiced in person with the DON able to ask clarifying questions. However I think you should be able to do this over the phone. Or is a conference call a possibility? I would...

  2. A legal Q

    JKDON replied to ilovebuster's topic in General Nursing

    I would not think you'd want to explain in the record about not having time. Not a good idea. Yes it may be questioned why had time to write it down etc. Also, you could circle and pass on in report...

  3. This cannot be ethical!

    JKDON replied to sweetcheekers's topic in General Nursing

    You know my heart tells me this is wrong, and it is sacred. Especially for a newborn. It's not just a dead body, it's somebody's baby. I don't think I could do it. However, if I had to have my newborn...

  4. What is your biggest nursing pet peeve?

    JKDON replied to ferfer's topic in General Nursing

    Misspelled words in the chart...(basic nursing terms) .Is this how you spell

  5. Late Entries-good or bad

    JKDON posted a topic in Legal

    How do you view late entries. Example: if the documentation is minimal and skimpy, but there is a late entry after a resident is transferred to the hospital (say from the nursing home) which is long...

  6. Getting staff to "own" the unit

    JKDON replied to nursemaa's topic in Nurse Management

    Sometimes ownership comes with the comfort level in taking risks. Are the staff allowed to take risks, improve things without permission? Who makes the decisions for the team? It helps if you have a...

  7. Nursing Shortage

    JKDON replied to kristi-lpn2's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Am I the only one who has a problem with a nurse who would walk off the job, or give only a 2 week notice? What kind of a professional only gives 2 weeks? We require 30 days from everyone in our...

  8. What if CNA won't work?

    JKDON replied to Josifek's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    You know this is true also chadash. Sometimes there is an underlying cause for the work not getting done. It is the 1 hr break at teh desk with lights going off that our poor charge nurses are...

  9. tips for dealing with an uncooperative pt

    JKDON replied to signet123's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    That's too bad, but common. If she has a fear of men, perhaps a change in wings. Also, this is nto the first line of solutions, but is there an obsessive condition that is not being treated? Is she...

  10. considering career as legal nurse

    JKDON replied to melbsn's topic in Legal

    I too have been contemplating the Milazzo program. I have a colleague who charges $250/hr to consult, makes well over $150,000 per year and says most attorney's don't really care if you had a class or...

  11. D.O.N. concerned more with census than NH residents care

    JKDON replied to burrt-lpn's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    This is concerning. I do not dictate when my nurses send residents out, unless I feel they need to go and my nurses are dragging their feet. I get called after the resident is taken care of (night,...

  12. Assisted Living Title 22 Ratio ???

    JKDON replied to NickiLaughs's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    You know I would think that it would be in your title 22 book if there were a ratio. Many states do not decide this but leave it to the management of the facililty. We have a SNF ALZ and I haven't...

  13. What if CNA won't work?

    JKDON replied to Josifek's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    you know the posts you are getting are all correct. as a cna who became and lpn and then rn then don in the same facility, this is the hardest way to grow up in nursing. people don't always forget...

  14. New To this forum

    JKDON posted a topic in Legal

    I am a long term care nurse from the midwest. DON at a rural skilled nursing home. I am also starting to work as a LNC. I have a friend in the business who is starting an incorporated business with...

  15. New To this forum

    JKDON replied to JKDON's topic in Legal

    I had planned to take a course and still may. My colleague has said that she has never worked for an atty who cares about the certification, or what class was taken. She has been told over and over,...