FLArn

FLArn

Hospice, LTC, Rehab, Home Health

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  1. Have a question for all nurses.

    FLArn replied to tra10's topic in General Nursing

    Can you determine if there is a common denominator to the mistakes? For example, we had a nurse who was having many near misses that were all related to vision deficits. We mentioned gently that it...

  2. kudos

    FLArn replied to Yiggs's topic in General Nursing

    You give Kudos by clicking on the Kudos button in the lower right hand corner of each

  3. nurses attached by patients

    FLArn replied to ATXRN's topic in General Nursing

    If the patient is competent, I guess she could file assault charges with the police. Not sure what if any fallout would come from her employers. You know "customer satisfaction" and all

  4. Fired...now what?! Looking for Texas agency work

    FLArn replied to ReginaPhalange's topic in Texas Nursing

    Don't live in TX so no help there, just wanted to say I'm sorry that happened to you. You are in my prayers. Granny used to say "God never shuts a door unless he opens a window". Hard to see it now...

  5. Low Census...and LOVING IT!

    FLArn replied to qestout's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Enjoy it while it lasts, it's your reward for surviving the other

  6. Post-Mortem care, PLEASE realize it is a human being.

    FLArn replied to demylenated's topic in General Nursing

    To mcleanl: I must respectfully disagree with a portion of your post. While I can completely understand being emotionally spent having tried so hard to keep a patient alive and having difficulty...

  7. Math Paper Help

    FLArn replied to kellzlee's topic in General Nursing

    Is this for a statistics class or what? It is not clear as to what you are

  8. Patient fell, Forgot to reset alarm

    FLArn replied to PedsHopeful's topic in General Nursing

    It's a learning experience. Remember to reset your alarms in the future and move on! The alarms won't prevent ALL falls, they just alert you to the fact that the person is getting up without you. In...

  9. My resident died yesterday. What should I have done differently?

    FLArn replied to NN2BVE's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    The tumor had probably eroded into major blood vessels and he bled out. This is not unusual in certain cancers. Outside of the family and MD agreeing on hospice or palliative care, there is nothing...

  10. Stupidest comlaint of the night award...

    FLArn replied to JDougRN's topic in Emergency

    Forget who to credit with the original quote, but......"There ain't no cure for

  11. Bye Bye Bye!

    FLArn replied to Art_Vandelay's topic in General Nursing

    I agree, wait for the official offer. If the new job needs a quicker start date than 2 weeks or you'll lose it and you have vacation time available

  12. Medpass at mealtime a dignity issue?

    FLArn replied to GLORIAmunchkin72's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Are you sure that they were referring to your medication pass or were they meaning the supplement called MEDPASS. I can't see how having such open time frames will work with regards to actual...

  13. What to do after being fired.

    FLArn replied to lynkay's topic in General Nursing

    :hug: sorry- no words of wisdom -

  14. dumping meds into our water supply

    FLArn replied to NursePatty24's topic in General Nursing

    Our wasted meds are liquified in water then placed in kitty litter in a plastic ziplock style bag and thrown in trash

  15. PICC Lines With Heparin

    FLArn replied to mangua's topic in General Nursing

    In my experience, usually the PICC is flushed with NS prior to use to clear the heparin. In most cases, unless the PICC has a lumen that is designed for blood sampling, they are too narrow to aspirate...

  16. Does your facility do this?

    FLArn replied to handyrn's topic in General Nursing

    We also use a paper time sheet and I always copy mine so I can verify my paid hours are correct. Not because I fear that they are trying to short me but because everyone is human and mistakes happen....

  17. Does your facility do this?

    FLArn replied to handyrn's topic in General Nursing

    Employers get away with "it" because it is not reported. If you work until 3:30 you clock out at 3:30. If you do not get paid for all your hours, Report it to the labor relations board. I worked in...

  18. Does your facility do this?

    FLArn replied to handyrn's topic in General Nursing

    At our facility all OT must be approved, so yes they must pay you for all hours worked. They track who has overtime and why and probably will result in counseling for "time management

  19. Need help choosing the right unit to work!!!

    FLArn replied to formovies4's topic in Men in Nursing

    Hospice is generally slower pace although it can get hectic if you have several patients with uncontrolled symptoms at the same time. However, you most likely will not get the experience of "high...

  20. I Administered A TB Skin Test And It Did Not Bubble Up

    FLArn replied to Dazglue's topic in General Nursing

    This isn't something to beat yourself up over but evolvingrn is correct; if there is no wheal the results are not accurate and the test must be

  21. please help us

    FLArn replied to razvan78's topic in International Nursing

    Google search gave this telephone number for GMS Nursing Associates, Inc. in Miami, Florida. 305.262.5526 I was not able to find anything on Ms Stanley. Don't know if this is helpful as it isn't...

  22. HIPAA question

    FLArn replied to SneakySnake's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Room numbers and headings of info such as I&O, BM, Labs, Dx. etc would be fine even on your home computer. I would steer clear of anything that would even give a clue as to patient identity....

  23. Vice Chief of Staff and Secretary/Treasurer of a hospital

    FLArn replied to StudentJubbs's topic in General Nursing

    Just a guess, but Vice Chief of staff would probably be the person who fills in for and/or assists the Chief of staff with the duties of that position. Secretary/ Treasurer would be the person who...

  24. My narc count was over!

    FLArn replied to August10's topic in General Nursing

    Off going nurse reads amount from count sheet, oncoming nurse counts pills on hand and both nurses should be able to look across and see the pills/count sheet. DO NOT EVER, EVER, EVER let anyone hurry...

  25. How long does it take to give report?

    FLArn replied to DemonWings's topic in General Nursing

    As far as the time involved in giving/receiving report, the other posters have covered it well. I would like to add that for the first 6 months to a year you will be honing your time management...