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If you decide not to retire so soon, the VAHCS has a big push going on to improve the education of its nurses. Check out this link: http://www.vacareers.va.gov/salary-benefits/education.asp So glad you are not my competition. Your credentials are...

MBARN- Love your user name. Hope you chose employment in the VA system.:)

This strategy could backfire. You may be viewed as trouble maker. If you must call be POLITELY assertive.

I would start with the school I plan to attend. Get the required book list and ask questions. Purchase the required text books for A&P and Med/Surg. Also ask if there is a syllabus available. You may also try to get a copy of the syllabus f...

I would start with school. Purchase the required A&P & Med/Surg books used in your school. Ask the school for a syllabus or perhaps get a copy of the syllabus from a student that is advancing to the next semester. This save you time and mo...

Amillion kudos for your post. There but for the grace of God go all of us.

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A million kudos to your post. There but for grace of God go us all.

Are there protocol investigations in progress. I mean calcium chloride for a child is a serious medication for a child. Are pharmacy guidelines changing because of this error. Good Nurses are good to everyone except themselves. I empathize with t...

Working on a patent for my "walker med cart". Thank you so much for the laughs.

Hi Brian; Why not include a personafied post from one of these passionate Nurse posters. When I looked at the commercial I thought this site was trying to appeal to a broader audience. We should keep in mind that while this is a site for Nurses ...

Yes, this post helps so very much. Thank you.

As long as capitalism reigns, nothing much will change. And thank goodness for that. What would happen to all us MDS Coordinators.

I'd rather try again than, poke myself in the eye. The same shiny opportunity presents itself. Pay 10,000 for two semesters at a private Nursing School. OR Give it your best for the last time and pray:thankya: your nerves will agree with the fact t...

Thank you for this article. I don't know that todays nurses have it "made in the shade". But I am thankful that we don't have to sterilize IV bottles anymore it gives us just a couple of minutes to address the high acuity of our current patients and ...

Have a new MDS COORD. position. $32 to start $34 after 90 days includes vacation, personal, holiday after 90day, LNHA is flexible. 120 beds 10 - 15 medicare, unit managers do their mds, care plans, and meetings for LTC residents. Leaving @ $26 sa...

I guess it depends on the type of facility you are in. In LTC incident reports are taken seriously. State surveyors request them and you better have a darn good reason for an in house aquired fracture with no documentation of a fall or a diagnosis ...

altered mental status is a cardinal sign that something needs to be investigated ( worked up). best guesses of the cause- is not prudent. evidenced based care ask that we find out why?. could be infection. could be dvt. could be a need for medicati...

A day or so, that's darn quick covering up or proves you've been giving consistently good care all year long. Hey, are you bragging.

DOES ANY ONE KNOW OF A SITUATION WHERE THE STUDENT HAS FAILED CPNE 3X s AND LATER REAPPLIED AND GRADUATED FROM EXCELSIOR?

I don't any mds coordinators that work only 40 hours /week.

I have not seen rules about how early quarterlies can be transmitted. I usually try not to schedule more than 7 days prior to the previous r2b or vb4 dates, to accomodate holidays and weekends. Otherwise you run the risk of ruining your schedule and...

Is there a simple quick pneumonic or gimic to remember rug calculations? If you have any please share.

THANKS FOR YOUR REPLY. SINCE I'VE BEEN IN THIS POSITION VERY FEW ARE ARE MORE THAN THAN 30 DAYS LATE. ACTUALLY RUG SCORES ARE IMPROVED DUE THE CAPTURING OF MORE EXTENSIVE SERVICES AND IMPROVED SUBMISSION DATES:idea: . THE SCHEDULING ISSUE WAS READMIT...