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  1. DEA States that LTC Nurses Are No Longer Agents Of The Prescribers

    chase4myheart posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Last month our pharmacy stated that the DEA has began issuing citations that add up to millions of dollars to LTC facilities that have nurses who accept telephone orders for narcotics from MD's. This...

  2. Any Ethical Issues here? Would the facility care?

    chase4myheart replied to heathert_kc's topic in General Nursing

    My mother was a patient at the facility where I work until she passed away 2 years ago. My father is a patient there now. It's a win-win situation for me. The only thing that I asked was not to be...

  3. DEA States that LTC Nurses Are No Longer Agents Of The Prescribers

    chase4myheart replied to chase4myheart's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Administrator and DON are going by what pharmacy

  4. Should Staff At Nursing Homes Be Banned From Having Cell Phones With Cameras?

    chase4myheart posted a topic in General Nursing

    After reading and listening to the news about staff taking nude photos of residents at Waddell Nursing Home in Galax Virginia, I am sickened by the thought of how anyone could do something like this....

  5. Should Staff At Nursing Homes Be Banned From Having Cell Phones With Cameras?

    chase4myheart replied to chase4myheart's topic in General Nursing

    Where I was employed at before entering the field of nursing, cell phones weren't allowed due to risks of blue prints and designs being photographed and copied. If you were found with a cell phone on...

  6. Virginia Test Takers

    chase4myheart replied to ScaredTracey's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I took the Virginia NCLEXRN. You should be able to call the 1-804 number that you have for the Virginia Board of Nursing the next business day after you take your test. You put in your SS # and a...

  7. Pearsonvue Trick Is this TRUE? Does it work every time?

    chase4myheart replied to brichielpn08's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    The trick does work. Took the NCLEXRN on July 2nd. Couldn't find out my quick results until this morning because of the holiday. The trick was the only thing that kept me sane during the weekend. I...

  8. RN tattoo

    chase4myheart replied to jackson145's topic in General Nursing

    I got a dream catcher tattooed on my shoulder with my graduation date and RN. The dream catcher symbolized making my dreams come true by being a nurse. By placing it on my shoulder, I can keep it...

  9. Lpn in ltc assessment

    chase4myheart replied to violetrose's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    It has always been my understanding that the LPN cannot do the initial assessment when a person is admitted to the facility without an RN cosigning. Where I work at, LPN's are constantly assessing...

  10. Why ICU is the "dream place"?

    chase4myheart replied to greenland's topic in General Nursing

    I've been a LPN for 2 years and hopefully will graduate with my RN in May 09. During my clinicals this semester, I've been able to spend a lot of time in ICU. I have to say that I simply love it....

  11. Working while in an LPN - RN program.

    chase4myheart replied to AjoBSN09's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I am soooo in your shoes. I work 40 hrs. on weekends and I'm carrying 15 credits right now. All I do is work, go to school, and do homework on my one day off. All that keeps me going is graduation...

  12. How Your Life Can Change in the Blink of an Eye!

    chase4myheart posted a topic in General Nursing

    Since 1998, my mother has been plagued with numerous health problems, but we had been able to manage. My father has been partially paralayzed from a CVA since 1990. Last Thursday night, I got in from...

  13. Have any of us "older" students applied for and received a scholarship?

    chase4myheart replied to karen230's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I am a nontraditional student and received a $300 scholarship for the fall semester. Apply for everything out there. You never know when you will get lucky and get something. My tuition was 1354.00...

  14. Would you feel comfortable with putting your loved ones in a nursing home?

    chase4myheart replied to BradleyRN's topic in General Nursing

    I encourage each of you to never say never. No one knows what it's like for another person until you have walked a mile in their shoes. I was in my last semester of nursing school when Mom's...

  15. Don't Rain On My Parade ....2009 Grads

    chase4myheart replied to AnalegnaRN's topic in General Students

    I just completed a summer bridge program from LPN to RN. I'll graduate in May 2009 also. I'm also working 40 hrs/week while going to school full-time. I know that it will fly by for me and I am...

  16. old nurse with a new job

    chase4myheart replied to jrbl77's topic in General Nursing

    You are the nurse. The aides are working under you. If you see that they aren't doing their job, write them up. You have that authority. It also shows a paper trail so that management can take...

  17. Agency wants to send me to NH

    chase4myheart replied to mamason's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know how it is where some people work, but I never have time to get sleepy on night shift. I work as the supervisor. I'm responsible for the patients on my hall and every other patient in the...

  18. Nurse to patient ratio in LTC

    chase4myheart replied to Little Panda RN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I work nights 7p-7am and supervise with 62 patients. One other nurse works with me and has 58 patients. We are very fortunate to have 6 terrific CNAs. It can be done. It just takes teamwork and very...

  19. Preparing for boards

    chase4myheart replied to mollymoocow's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I used the Saunders review book but didn't take any review courses. I just couldn't fit those expensive review courses into my budget. I took the NCLEX exam as soon as I could after graduating. I...

  20. When family members are more work than the patient.

    chase4myheart replied to snowfreeze's topic in General Nursing

    In my LTC facility, we deal with many family members like this. I think that it's because they are feeling guilty that they can't take care of their loved ones at home. Because of this, they...

  21. LTCF quick med pass, plus all the other stuff

    chase4myheart replied to destiny100's topic in General Nursing

    I agree that agency is not the place for a new nurse. Building up speed on a med pass takes time. I can remember the time that both med passes almost seemed to run together, but you do build up speed....

  22. Drug Testing At Hospitals

    chase4myheart replied to crazylilkelly's topic in General Nursing

    When I was in nursing school, I had to go to do my drug test prior to doing clinicals. Just so happened, this was when I had an absessed tooth and had just been prescribed percocet. Well, I went to do...

  23. When the blame gets turned on you.

    chase4myheart replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

    I'm just curious about something. It's the policy at my facility before removing a catheter, that we do bladder retraining for 24 hours prior to the catheter removal. This is done by clamping and...

  24. Disrespectful Nurse aids

    chase4myheart replied to holdensjane's topic in General Nursing

    I also worked as a CNA at my facility before becoming an LPN. I feel very fortunate for the CNAs that I have. Of course there was a transition period where boundaries had to be set. The key to the...

  25. God Took Another Angel Home Today!

    chase4myheart posted a topic in General Nursing

    Tonight was my last night of clinicals and the saddest night that I have worked. Our instructor told us that a stillborn infant had been delivered in OB and told us that we needed to see it. The...