onyx77

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1. Nurse giving discontinue medications to other patients

   onyx77 replied to Nurse Amy Jolie's topic in Patient Medications

   Current regulations in my state do NOT allow for any type of e-kit in an AL facility. Period. Not even for those who have staff administer them. Residents who self-administer their meds take care of...

2. Nurse giving discontinue medications to other patients

   onyx77 replied to Nurse Amy Jolie's topic in Patient Medications

   Actually this is incorrect. A resident in an AL (and LTC if not on a med a stay) privately pays for their meds. If staff is administering meds they are more than likely coming bubble packed and...

3. Nurse giving discontinue medications to other patients

   onyx77 replied to Nurse Amy Jolie's topic in Patient Medications

4. ASN license same like BSN ?

   onyx77 replied to 3ponceboy's topic in General Nursing

   Once you pass the NCLEX you have your license. ADN and BSN take the same test. Getting your BSN doesn't change your

5. Are they lying or are they confused?

   onyx77 replied to Alnitak7's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

6. Hypothryoid symptom "feels like something is in my throat" ?

   onyx77 replied to Marshall1's topic in General Nursing

7. Just found out that one of the residents is staying in the facility for free

   onyx77 replied to adrienne18's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

   That is very unusual. There must be more to the story that they aren't telling you. Its not common for CNAs to know the payer source of residents. And a lot of times the nurses don't know that...

8. I want to become a nurse but I'm scared to see broken bones

   onyx77 replied to kellysantos's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   Know your limitations. We all have at least one thing that "gets" us. Some of us have more. During my ER rotation in clinicals I quickly went from nursing student to patient when watching a hip...

9. Should a pre-nursing student get a CNA certificate/how hard is it to find a CNA job?

   onyx77 replied to gentlerain's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   Having a CNA certification was required in my state for nursing. There were several people that just got their certification and never worked as a CNA that failed our first clinical because they were...

10. A & P

    onyx77 replied to ph94's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Try your best to read the chapter before class. This way you are armed with questions when they are being discussed. Review the information discussed in class at home (or where ever) that same night....

11. Charting..... seems some have forgotten how.

    onyx77 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I work in a large CBRF as a unit coordinator and am really frustrated with the floor nurses' charting. Its not all of the nurses, but most of them. They just don't chart or don't want to chart on a...

12. Just found out that one of the residents is staying in the facility for free

    onyx77 replied to adrienne18's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Are you sure this resident is actually staying for free and not on

13. When to call or page the doctor?

    onyx77 replied to mibrow81's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Oh... and if you start with something like "I'm really sorry to bother you, but I'm calling regarding your pt Mr. Icantstayoffthefloor....." They might not be so hard on you. I love the caller ID at...

14. When to call or page the doctor?

    onyx77 replied to mibrow81's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    My motto is "When in doubt- check it out! or call the MD." Definatley go with your facilities P&P for updating MDs with any COC's. Some only require faxes. If you're unsure, call the MD anyway....

15. Will I ever get out of LTC or am I doomed?

    onyx77 replied to JZ_RN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    To the OP..... It seriously sounds like you're suffering from burn out. I hope you get time off soon so you can take care of yourself as well. If we don't take care of ourselves, we can't take care of...