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  1. Medication aides taking nursing jobs?

    joyflnoyz replied to infoseeker's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    EVERY patient is vunerable..acute or

  2. Medication aides taking nursing jobs?

    joyflnoyz replied to infoseeker's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    OK, I'm a nurse working in LTC..could not survive with out my Med Aide. In Texas, the courses ae not "24 hours". They are much longer..Jut did an online search, and the course seems to run around...

  3. Question about State Surveys

    joyflnoyz replied to Serenity USVI's topic in Geriatric, LTC

  4. Question about State Surveys

    joyflnoyz replied to Serenity USVI's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    http://www.medicare.gov/NHCompare/home.asp Lets you search...using city, county, state, zip code, or name of facility hope this

  5. From RC -> AC Army Nurse Corps, Report date 3 APR 06 Madigan Army Medical Center...

    joyflnoyz replied to Corvette Guy's topic in Government, Military

    Uh..make that January thru November, will ya? Sandy (80 Degrees plus in January is just

  6. homeless pt's?

    joyflnoyz replied to scrmblr's topic in Emergency

    Austin is overrun with "homeless" For a while, I'd give a buck--until my husband gave a guy some money for "gas" and before Tom could get out of the parking lot, the guy hit up someone else. So I'd...

  7. Who else has to work Thanksgiving?

    joyflnoyz replied to jenrninmi's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I worked 3-11. my facility is rehab/LTC/SNF. Would ya believe we had an admission today? Uh, folks, pharmacy doesn't deliver on Turkey day I was up and 0645, plunked the turkey in the roaster, saw...

  8. DNR orders

    joyflnoyz replied to night owl's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    WHAT!!??? Do Not Recusitate doe **NOT** mean do not TREAT symptoms. In the two states I've worked, it means if a patient is found dead, you don't start CPR. Perhaps the state you work in has...

  9. Dr Jeykel and Hyde Nurse??

    joyflnoyz replied to jwcdl's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Document, document, document. Write up an incident report each time. Ya have to show a pattern Keep a journal Time to use the words "Hostile Work Environment" with human resources and the NH...

  10. Holiday Pay

    joyflnoyz replied to aktransplant's topic in General Nursing

  11. a Question about HIPPA, the police, and etoh levels on a pt

    joyflnoyz replied to godzilla's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Not without a

  12. Being called in extra....do you go??

    joyflnoyz replied to IloveSnoopy's topic in General Nursing

    This is a major reason nurses burn out..working too many hours because of pressure from above. I work rehab/LTC...ADON will come and say "You want to work extra sunday?" I'd say I'm not sure what's...

  13. DNR orders

    joyflnoyz replied to night owl's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    We have an "Out of Hospital DNR" form-- I think it may be a "texas thing". Resident signs , more often family member who is MPOA signs. 2 witnesses, not related. physician signs. then they all sign...

  14. Is buying a present for a pt. appropriate?

    joyflnoyz replied to estrogen's topic in General Nursing

    You could send it through the mail, anon, or another good idea might be to have someone from from your church visit him and bring it to

  15. Nursing Home Job

    joyflnoyz replied to piscesgirl's topic in Nursing Career

    Many nursing homes have their own CNA classes...they will provide them free, and in some cases pay for state testing, for you to agree to work there. I'd call the nursing homes you are interested...

  16. I Love My Crocs!!

    joyflnoyz replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    How do they run size-wise? smaller/larger? What about those of us who need a wider width? About 3 years ago I bought some quarks>..couldn'[t even get 'em on right and had to waste time and

  17. Going home from night shift

    joyflnoyz replied to promises's topic in First Year After Licensure

    MUNCH! I'd take some crunchy veggies and munch on the way home. This began after I found myself going off the road one

  18. Parkinson med/ no dx

    joyflnoyz posted a topic in General Nursing

    what would be the effects of a parkinsons med given to a non parkinsons

  19. Parkinson med/ no dx

    joyflnoyz replied to joyflnoyz's topic in General Nursing

    It was Mirapex...he came with the discharge orders from the hospital; don't think he was on it when he left our facility. Couple of days later he was sent back to the hosp with COC. We've tried to...

  20. I shaved off a patient's mustache. Was I wrong?

    joyflnoyz replied to NebbyLPN's topic in General Nursing

    Why is it OK to accept a patient's consent for a choice of OJ or cranberry juice; to accept his decison when he says NO! to the blue shirt or YES to having her hair washed, but NOT OK to accept a...

  21. Calling DNS in middle of the night. Can someone please explain to me...?

    joyflnoyz replied to estrogen's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    It sounds as if this patient was sent out, and returned the same day. Didn't spend any time in the hospital other than in the ER, and wasn't gone 24 hours. In our facility, they have to be gone 24...

  22. Need help with a conversion...

    joyflnoyz replied to Osborne55's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Milliliters is a LIQUID measurment, milligrams is weight. MLS and CCs are the same.. Can you post the

  23. Would you do anything about this situation with an employer?

    joyflnoyz replied to MadisonsMomRN's topic in General Nursing

    Wouldn't that be "At Will"? Texas is an At Will" state, meaning yuo can quit without notice for any reason, or they can fire you without notice for any reason... Guess we need somelegal...

  24. Suicide Residents

    joyflnoyz replied to Love A Nurse's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Well, it *WAS* 3 AM... I made the assumption that because the OP posted in LTC/Geriatric forum, OP was talking about residents who feel they have lived their lives and are ready to let go and see...

  25. Suicide Residents

    joyflnoyz replied to Love A Nurse's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    What do you mean by "commit suicide"? If you mean they want to die, have accepted this is the end of their life and want to die on their terms, then you support the decision that is his/hers to...