megananne7

megananne7

Assisted Living, Med-Surg/CVA specialty

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  1. What Would You Do?

    megananne7 posted a topic in General Nursing

    You're doing your med pass in a nursing home/assisted living. You have a new resident with dementia who has been in the facility for about a week or two and has had some behavioral problems. The...

  2. What Would You Do?

    megananne7 replied to megananne7's topic in General Nursing

    What I did was hold the med/documented as refused for 2 doses (the one at 8pm and the one at 8am) until the doctor could be contacted, per family/POA request. All was well. Well, when the DON finds...

  3. I'm sure I'll get 10,000 replies saying to run, run, run from this place!

    megananne7 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I've been working at an Assisted Living Place since May 7. Here's whats happened since I've been there My 2nd day, they find out around 60 Tylox were stolen. Cops called, got a report. I guess they...

  4. TB Skin test positive -- help!

    megananne7 replied to peace07's topic in General Nursing

    That's what I

  5. Malpractice Insurance

    megananne7 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I decided to get my own malpractice insurance through NSO and it said since I'm a 1st year graduate I can get a half off discount and it would be a $47 annual premium. Is this all that I'd pay for...

  6. Malpractice Insurance

    megananne7 replied to megananne7's topic in General Nursing

    O wow. That's awesome. I wonder if I can still get the 1st year grad discount once I finish my RN in December... I finished with my LPN last December. That would save quite a bit of money. And if it's...

  7. Could I be in trouble? (New nurse)

    megananne7 posted a topic in General Nursing

    On Tue afternoon one of the aides told me about a resident at the asst. living place I work at who was refusing to walk for her and leg "looked bad"... but this had started over the weekend. She had...

  8. I'm sure I'll get 10,000 replies saying to run, run, run from this place!

    megananne7 replied to megananne7's topic in General Nursing

    I've talked to my mom a couple times about my frustrations and the amount of work that's put on me and how I haven't been oriented properly and she basically told me I cannot quit without a job (I...

  9. I'm sure I'll get 10,000 replies saying to run, run, run from this place!

    megananne7 replied to megananne7's topic in General Nursing

    A lot of you are saying to report the facility... to BON or the state? I dont know much about any of this as I'm a new nurse... If to the BON, I am licensed in one state and work in another (compact...

  10. Could I be in trouble? (New nurse)

    megananne7 replied to megananne7's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks everyone. Im off today but am on call but I stopped into work b/c I was in the area. I talked to one of the med techs on the floor who had been there for years and years and she mentioned she...

  11. State Surveys

    megananne7 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Does anyone know where I can find State Surveys of LTC facilities and the like in Maryland online?

  12. State Surveys

    megananne7 replied to megananne7's topic in General Nursing

    If you can't find it, I would ask the administrator for it. You should have the answer to this question in case a surveyor comes in and asks for this. I would but as a new nurse, 2 months into my...

  13. State Surveys

    megananne7 replied to megananne7's topic in General Nursing

    The facility I'm looking for is assisted living but at the door theres a sign saying "2006 State Survey available upon request" but right now as a nurse who's worked there for 2 months (and the one...

  14. I'm sure I'll get 10,000 replies saying to run, run, run from this place!

    megananne7 replied to megananne7's topic in General Nursing

    question... I am leaning towards finding a new job (although LPNs around here seem to have a tough time finding jobs... took me months to find this one)... In a resignation letter, should I make it...

  15. I'm sure I'll get 10,000 replies saying to run, run, run from this place!

    megananne7 replied to megananne7's topic in General Nursing

    I'm afraid to give no notice because there are no other nurses there to work. There are 62 residents, 2 doctor's day per week, plus doctor's orders from the 3-7 doctor's appointments per day. I'm...

  16. Protecting the patient already died does not make any sense!

    megananne7 replied to chuck1234's topic in General Nursing

    Um. When you find out you are pregnant, don't they do blood tests and stuff to make sure you don't have diseases such as HIV, etc.? I know they need to know all the Rh+, Rh- stuff... If they've done...

  17. Want your opinion on 2 possible jobs.

    megananne7 replied to megananne7's topic in General Nursing

    And Job #1 has 2 resident kitties.

  18. Want your opinion on 2 possible jobs.

    megananne7 posted a topic in General Nursing

    i'm a new lpn (passed nclex-pn in january) and hope to finish my rn in december & take the nclex-rn next january '08. i don't have any experience in health care other than what i've gotten from...

  19. Want your opinion on 2 possible jobs.

    megananne7 replied to megananne7's topic in General Nursing

    thanks, everyone. I had my interviews today and a couple things have changed. Job #1 -- Assisted Living -- Full time 2:30-11pm. Only need to work every other weekend (I'm used to working every weekend...

  20. nurse terminated

    megananne7 replied to grandee3's topic in General Nursing

    She gave report and delegated her patients to the charge nurse. I wouldn't think it would be abandonment unless she just walked

  21. Crazy stuff can happen

    megananne7 replied to gt4everpn's topic in General Nursing

    i can handle seeing pictures of car accidents where someone was decapitated but i think if i were in that situation.... i'd be vomiting in the corner,

  22. Average Wait

    megananne7 replied to Ericalyne's topic in General Nursing

    At my community college for ADN, I waited 2 years before I even started the program... It's a 2 year program,

  23. A little confusion re: some people's thoughts about LPNs

    megananne7 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I just started coming here regularly and have missed a lot of this discussion, but I've heard at least one person make mention to some people (including nurses) thinking LPNs aren't "real" nurses. Of...

  24. I am in High school. I need info abour becoming and RN

    megananne7 replied to harristotle's topic in General Nursing

    A lot of 4 year schools have a nursing major.. I'm not sure why you wouldn't just start in that? You'll be taking pre-reqs anyway, so you'll probably be doing that for awhile in case you change your...

  25. A little confusion re: some people's thoughts about LPNs

    megananne7 replied to megananne7's topic in General Nursing

    I went to an ADN program designed to get your LPN and your RN... You got your LPN after one year and after the second year, if you chose to continue on, you could get your RN.... now, in both of these...