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shoreh2000

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  1. Number of Meds per Resident

    shoreh2000 replied to aander2's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    as a nurse consultant and an x-surveyor.....i disagree with giving our residents multiple medications....we....are so wrong as a society.....to treat what hurts with another pill....other cultures...

  2. Number of Meds per Resident

    shoreh2000 replied to aander2's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    as an x-surveyor....we always looked at psychotropic meds closely.....now with the new federal regulation changes with pharmacy tags....surveyors are looking really closely at all the meds and the...

  3. Survey is coming!!!!!!

    shoreh2000 replied to wooosp's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    relax.....don't be nervous!.....if you do get nervous....tell the surveyors you are and you need some time to think of the answer....then go to your superior and discuss the question with them!....you...

  4. Number of Meds per Resident

    shoreh2000 replied to aander2's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    what a waste of time and money:angryfire :angryfire not to mention the many side

  5. Meal assists, tips, tricks and howto's.

    shoreh2000 replied to Levin's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    i love what all of you have written. you guys have some great suggestions. lemon ice....wow...what a wonderful idea. my mouth is watering already. fish shakes :barf01: augh!!....but it worked...ha?...

  6. Teaching docs a bedside manner!

    shoreh2000 replied to marjoriemac's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    what???....go out of the facility to get the resident's perscription filled???? in california this is not our practice. here we have 24/7 pharmacy available which delivers the medications as soon as...

  7. Behaviors and Call Lights! Help!

    shoreh2000 replied to carolbear's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    as an ex-don and an ex-surveyor your dministrators practice is unacceptable . what needs to be done is that staff (especially the idt members) need to address the residents behavior. if you transfer...

  8. Meal assists, tips, tricks and howto's.

    shoreh2000 replied to Levin's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    what great ideas....buquets for

  9. Behaviors and Call Lights! Help!

    shoreh2000 replied to carolbear's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    i second that. what a smart

  10. What can we do to improve working conditions in Nursing homes?

    shoreh2000 replied to Destinystar's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    hello guys i am an ex-surveyor (la county) and don. there is help for all of us. 1. staff need to be more proactive and be more informed regarding the regulation so they can make better decisions....

  11. Are most LTC understaffed? Are most nurses in LTC overworked, understaffed?

    shoreh2000 replied to Bala Shark's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Hi They just don't prioritize their work. If the staff (DON/Administrators) knew how to use the QI reports it would help the staff tremendously. And, if SNF's knew how to decrease their erroneous...

  12. Is This Illegal?

    shoreh2000 replied to HannahRN24's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I'm an ex-surveyor (LA County). This practice is illegal. The reason for the 7 days a week RN coverage is because the LVN's are not allowed to assess the residents. They can only gather information...