GoldenRN28

GoldenRN28 DNP, APRN

DNP, AGPCNP-BC

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About GoldenRN28

GoldenRN28 has 13 years experience as a DNP, APRN and specializes in DNP, AGPCNP-BC.

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  1. Determining Day Zero

    GoldenRN28 replied to arlingtonnurse's topic in School

    Technically first day of symptoms are day 0. For healthcare workers, many organizations use the first positive test as day 0. Rapid antigen testing is a good indicator of contagiousness/transmissibility but as we know also unreliable. Returning to wo...

  2. Floor Staff Pre Pulling Medications

    GoldenRN28 replied to NurseEe1's topic in LTC Directors

    100% agree that it’s a risky, unsafe practice. Just offering some perspective on how this practice likely came to be.

  3. Floor Staff Pre Pulling Medications

    GoldenRN28 replied to NurseEe1's topic in LTC Directors

    Giving medications within an appropriate timeframe (1h before or after), doing dressing changes, checking vital signs, blood sugars, giving insulin, neb treatments, supervising meals, giving g-tube bolus feeds and writing notes is nearly impossible t...

  4. Floor Staff Pre Pulling Medications

    GoldenRN28 replied to NurseEe1's topic in LTC Directors

    Root cause of this problem is too many patients to one nurse. I worked in a SNF as a new grad and saw practices like this. No amount of time management can help you safely pass medications on time using blister packs/doing it correctly. you...