SuesquatchRN BSN, RN

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    debate

    SuesquatchRN replied to 1lanarn's topic in MDS Coordinator Information

    LOL at Nascar
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    debate

    SuesquatchRN replied to 1lanarn's topic in MDS Coordinator Information

    Um, no. She provided no physical
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    2010 survey focus

    SuesquatchRN replied to ktwlpn's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    We actually did fairly well except for an IJ because of a resident for whom we could not get psychiatric help. State thought he should have had it. So did we. Rural and underserved, after a YEAR we...
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    Glucometer / Infection Control

    SuesquatchRN replied to ktwlpn's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Wiped down with what between residents is the issue. I have always routinely wiped it down with an alcohol pad simply because I, well, spe stuff down with alcohol a lot. Now some of us are being told...
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    debate

    SuesquatchRN replied to 1lanarn's topic in MDS Coordinator Information

    4, 3. Full staff performance, 2 /c Hoyer and the
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    Kennedy Ulcer

    SuesquatchRN replied to SarasLPN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Thanks for that link. We have a poor soul whose family won't let him go and have been having a terrible time keeping him from breaking down - we're not, in fact. His coccyx wound followed the...
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    facility acquired pressure ulcers

    SuesquatchRN replied to CNL2B's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    Anything is reportable to the state's department of public health. Whether it is actionable is another
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    facility acquired pressure ulcers

    SuesquatchRN replied to CNL2B's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    PIs can go to the bone in a week, even after treatment has begun on a small stage I. I suggest that you go an see them before reporting the
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    Resident Activity Ideas

    SuesquatchRN replied to msavlpn's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    They adore
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    Nurses week and nursing assistant week

    SuesquatchRN replied to Inquisitive one's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I bought each of my aides one of these totes, but in sky blue. They're being
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    Got a call from a LTC facility... sched to take pharm/med math exam. Need advice

    SuesquatchRN replied to naomi712's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Go have another cup of coffee. (I used to do NOCs.
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    Got a call from a LTC facility... sched to take pharm/med math exam. Need advice

    SuesquatchRN replied to naomi712's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Yeah, it is. Everything that you do is a nursing duty but can be performed by someone without a license. And thanks. I don't have time to do it, although I do wipe butts when necessary.
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    Want more hands on skills

    SuesquatchRN replied to Schmoo1022's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    First of all, if you love what you do don't feel that you sold yourself short. You are one of the lucky ones. Do you have a local rescue squad who would let you ride with
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    Got a call from a LTC facility... sched to take pharm/med math exam. Need advice

    SuesquatchRN replied to naomi712's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Focus on meds with hold parameters and the possibility of safety issues - without specific orders as a prudent nurse what meds would you hold for what pulse or bp? Digoxin, the olols (pressors),...
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    Need advice please

    SuesquatchRN replied to DianeS's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    You are always able to say, "No, you may not contact my current employer. They do not know I am looking." And good
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    patient choked after taking pills..

    SuesquatchRN replied to cebuana_nurse's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Same here. I don't know how the heck I'd get ground-up pills into someone without it. And they need to be ground up because otherwise they get spit at
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    patient choked after taking pills..

    SuesquatchRN replied to cebuana_nurse's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    You did good. Your only errors were in administrative matters, NOT your
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    Anyone been fired from their first job in less than a year?

    SuesquatchRN replied to Honeybun1206's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Yup. Two, in
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    avoid interruptions

    SuesquatchRN replied to nhlpn546's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    We're going to do precisely that - 4-8 pm, front desk, phones and keeping the sneaky elopers from the front
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    Rn's are better than lpn's???

    SuesquatchRN replied to lisa41rn's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    I have been both and there is a vast difference, at least in NYC, in scope of practice. That was a vast motivator for me to get the RN. If you chafe at the restriction do something about it and...
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    Question about DNR patient.

    SuesquatchRN replied to ArcadianRN's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    DNR doesn't mean do not
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    Is there any weight to MDS "certification?"

    SuesquatchRN replied to IMABSNRN's topic in MDS Coordinator Information

    In NYS an RN must do the
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    pls help me make up my mind..

    SuesquatchRN replied to cebuana_nurse's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    You need to suck it up and stay. You don't have options since you don't drive and you have already moved to accommodate that and your new job. Hang
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    People are idiots

    SuesquatchRN posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    My last five shifts I've been on the floor. One of my floor nurses is out indefinitely with a legitimate and terrifying back ailment. The other called off today knowing the other was out because...
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    People are idiots

    SuesquatchRN replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Tricia, were this the stereotyped type of facility I know of I wouldn't be angry. The fact is that I have killed myself helping when we are short on the floor, will jump in on a code brown no...