aaspender

aaspender has 19 years experience and specializes in Medicine, Geriatrics, Pedi,ICU, Oncology.

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1. San Antonio RN Methodist Internship

   aaspender replied to Olive_RN's topic in Texas Nursing

   I worked at Methodist main and somedays I was the only actual staff member on the floor with every other nurse being agency or float. It was pretty scary. When I started I had 15 years experience and...

2. Cdiff, MRSA, VRE precautions

   aaspender replied to Bubbles82's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

   i just had the worst week of my don life doing my annual survey. i tried to explain my policy and procedure for isolation to a very stern and egotistical federal surveyor and 10 minutes into the...

3. Does anyone use a care plan "report card"? Help!

   aaspender replied to aaspender's topic in Geriatric, LTC

   Whoops

4. Does anyone use a care plan "report card"? Help!

   aaspender replied to aaspender's topic in Geriatric, LTC

   Thanks.

5. Does anyone use a care plan "report card"? Help!

   aaspender posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

   Today I was reading about a care plan report card that you can send to the residents family member who does not come to the care conference meeting. I really like this idea but have no clue what a...

6. Taking work home

   aaspender replied to achot chavi's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

   I want to work at home but luckily my administrator knows better than to give me access to the server at home. Therefore I am forced to forget about work the minute I leave. Then the phone rings at...

7. I don't understand the diff between ADN & BSN????? Help!!!

   aaspender replied to Misslady113's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

   I have never responded to this type of thread before but I read something on here about the ANA stating that a BSN is a professional nurse and an ADN is a technical nurse. I looked at the current...

8. Needing a Live-In nurse for my Mom, does medicade cover it?

   aaspender replied to roger32036's topic in General Nursing

   If medicaid paid for this few if any people would end up in a nursing home. Medicaid only pays +/- 150$ per day for 24 hour nursing home care her in Texas. That is only a few hours of nursing care...

9. Really, I don't know where they get their info from..

   aaspender replied to RN1982's topic in General Nursing

   I don't differentiate when I hire. New RN BSN nurses are terrifying at times and actually cost more in training on the job. Too much analyzing and not enough work. I have one of those simple 2...

10. TPAPN...Uggghh!!

    aaspender replied to bigdttu's topic in Nurses Recovery

    disclaimer: the content you about to read is an editors nightmare. the girl can't help it. i was just browsing on here after a rough day at work where i had to term a cna for snorting coke at work....

11. How many residents do you care for Per Shift?

    aaspender replied to NCIANurse's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    There is a federal regulation for what the temperature can be in a home but the regulation for sufficient staffing it is basically defined as ability to meet basic needs. It is really hard to get...

12. What kind of LTC resident will you be?

    aaspender replied to squeakykitty's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I will be the real picky lady who takes an hour to get ready every morning. I may be a stroke on my dominant side therby no longer able to pluck the stray hair on my chin, apply my lipstick, ensure my...

13. NCLEX application. Bipolar ?

    aaspender replied to cardiac~lover's topic in General Nursing

    I am familiar with this topic having been in the Texas Peer Assistance Program for Nurses a few times (3x) and also being married to a bi-polar nurse. What the BON is interested is that you if have...

14. So Who Runs Your Floor, You or the Aides?

    aaspender replied to bollweevil's topic in General Nursing

    No one seems to run my floor. I've just come from 6 years as a DON in LTC to the hospital. My floor is intermediate so it is primarily RN's. Today we had a tech and he was doing the never ending...