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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...

  16. Documenting on patient falls or what looks like one in LTC

    onyx77 replied to lumbarpain's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I was always told not to write found for the reason that others have stated..... the word "found" could be misconstrude that the resident/pt was actually lost. (which unfortunately does happen from...

  17. Would you leave current job for a Mon-Fri less stressful opportunity?

    onyx77 replied to ooMissNurseoo's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I was really fortunate in that the full time days RN was a new grad and wanted to work in a hospital. In the meantime they did some rearranging of management, so I was promoted to oversee clinical...

  18. Would you leave current job for a Mon-Fri less stressful opportunity?

    onyx77 replied to ooMissNurseoo's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I left a job I was miserable in for half the scheduled hours and $4 less an hour. Best move I've ever made! I now LOVE my job and don't mind going to work in the morning. And to make things...

  19. ? about self administration of meds in Personal Care

    onyx77 replied to toocrabby4u's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    If there is a MD's order that its ok to leave at bedside then you are

  20. Salary!

    onyx77 replied to Lilian123's topic in First Year After Licensure

    $21/hr for LPN in WI is a GREAT starting wage! That's more the average starting pay for an

  21. "the future days"

    onyx77 replied to Creamsoda's topic in General Nursing

    :rotfl: I totally agree! I wish I could give the Ativan to certain coworkers as

  22. I Love being a Christian Nurse

    onyx77 replied to Lauryen828's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    I love being a Christian nurse working in a Christian

  23. Ortho Docs and pain meds

    onyx77 replied to onyx77's topic in General Nursing

    MD simply stated he wouldn't give him pain meds and told him to see his primary. Mind you pt was seeing an ortho an hour away from home or his primary. Ortho MD wouldn't even contact the primary via...

  24. Ortho Docs and pain meds

    onyx77 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Have you ever encountered an Orthopedic MD that would NOT give a pt pain meds when they are clearly in a lot of pain, knowing that currently all that pt had for pain was tylenol and that they couldn't...

  25. Sad state of affairs!

    onyx77 replied to beeker's topic in General Nursing

    There is a difference between the private sector unions and the public sector unions. Unions don't really belong in the public sector. It just doesn't work well. My husband is a private sector union...