Isabelle49

Isabelle49

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  1. night shift headache

    Isabelle49 replied to birdie22's topic in General Nursing

    Are you eating while working at night. If you are not, it could be a problem. Also are you taking in fluids

  2. Pyxis - The Ultimate Fomite

    Isabelle49 replied to Turtle in scrubs's topic in General Nursing

    Kudos to Turtle in Scrubs. I haven't hear the word 'fomite' in eons. You are right the pyxis must be some breeding ground - bet there is a cure for something on that machine. Would be...

  3. Filter needles for glass vials?

    Isabelle49 replied to jrsmrs's topic in Patient Medications

    Used them long ago for glass or plastic vials to filter any possible

  4. this is an amazing case!

    Isabelle49 replied to Lurker011's topic in General Nursing

    I think it's called Lazarus

  5. Clinical Ladder Dream or Deception?

    Isabelle49 replied to brandy1017's topic in General Nursing

    We had the clinical ladder years ago. I think it was a

  6. RN/LPN Scope of Practice in Home Health

    Isabelle49 replied to nursesandi1's topic in Home Health

    Haha, I didn't leave a job on good terms years ago either. It did not make it okay that the DON (home health) asked me to get extra blank nurses notes signed by an elderly patient who had dementia...

  7. RN/LPN Scope of Practice in Home Health

    Isabelle49 replied to nursesandi1's topic in Home Health

    If anyone thinks fraud is being committed, it should be reported. The higher ups can

  8. RN/LPN Scope of Practice in Home Health

    Isabelle49 replied to nursesandi1's topic in Home Health

    If the nurse just finished clinicals for RN, when is next NCLEX

  9. RN/LPN Scope of Practice in Home Health

    Isabelle49 replied to nursesandi1's topic in Home Health

    Medicare COP's require that the RN be 'Licensed'. It is in the

  10. RN/LPN Scope of Practice in Home Health

    Isabelle49 replied to nursesandi1's topic in Home Health

    Until the LPN passes the State Board exam and receives a license, she is is NOT an RN and cannot function in that capacity. Yes, I would call the state and Board of Nursing on this. It's BS, the...

  11. Do you think this law is fair in regards to healthcare workers in Illinois?

    Isabelle49 replied to adoglover's topic in General Nursing

    That law is certainly

  12. Whose medication error is it?

    Isabelle49 replied to o0nurse0o's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    If a clerical employee pulled the MAR, the nurse transferring the patient should have made sure the documents were for the right patient. If I found out I had done something like that, I think I would...

  13. Have you ever

    Isabelle49 replied to walkingonthestars's topic in General Nursing

    Skeery, isn't it! I had a nurse manager who asked if I would take a course online for her. It was an Art's course in Music that she needed while working on her degree (not sure if BS or MS) and she...

  14. Can they make me stay at the hospital without pay?

    Isabelle49 replied to myoglobin's topic in General Nursing

    Aww Grandee3, were you in the New Orleans

  15. To Stop or Not

    Isabelle49 replied to littlewingrn's topic in General Nursing

    While in nursing school in Louisiana, it was made perfectly clear that professionals in our state are covered by the Good Samaritan

  16. Near Miss at Prescribing Stage - What Would You do?

    Isabelle49 replied to mmus's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I think I would call the prescribing doc and let him know that you caught the 'miss' and what dose it should have been, so he can adjust his records also. Unfortunately he's human and knowing what...

  17. Can they make me stay at the hospital without pay?

    Isabelle49 replied to myoglobin's topic in General Nursing

    My daughter was an RN trapped at Charity Hospital in New Orleans at the time of Katrina. She went to work on a Friday night before Katrina, had to stay at the hospital over the weekend prior to the...

  18. How many of you have a BSN

    Isabelle49 replied to johnny depp23's topic in General Nursing

    Charity Hospital School of Nursing, New Orleans,

  19. Happy to help a future healthcare professional

    Isabelle49 replied to sweetsleep28's topic in General Nursing

    Good going! I buy my scrubs resale at Goodwill or a resale store called Family Thrift. Love

  20. How many of you have a BSN

    Isabelle49 replied to johnny depp23's topic in General Nursing

    Diploma RN here. Looked into online coursework for BSN through local university. Found it would cost me $30,000.00. I would never get a return on my investment at that

  21. I was the first responder to a car accident today

    Isabelle49 replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    I don't understand how, with good conscience, a nurse would ignore an accident or someone in dire need. This would be unforgivable in my

  22. Documetation Beef!

    Isabelle49 replied to Nurse424's topic in General Nursing

    Your MDS nurse is committing a crime, it's called FRAUD, and when it involves Medicare payments, it is BIG

  23. Documetation Beef!

    Isabelle49 replied to Nurse424's topic in General Nursing

    A nurses notes may only be altered by the nurse who originally wrote the note! I know this is THE rule for RN's, but I don't know what it is for LPN's. I would think it is the same, as the notes are...

  24. venous stasis

    Isabelle49 replied to BabaLouRN's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    Consider a Sequential Compression Device for use at home. This is a medicare approved item for Venous Stasis with ulcers. If you patient has or has a history of the ulcers it would be covered. I am...

  25. Here's something you don't see every day

    Isabelle49 replied to emtb2rn's topic in Emergency

    Aaaargh! He couldn't see that