a21chdchic

a21chdchic

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  1. Reported Suspected Elder Abuse, now I'm terrified

    a21chdchic replied to danvet's topic in General Nursing

    In my state, we are required by law to report suspected abuse. She did the right thing, but I also would have notified the DON or ADON as a courtesy, so they could initiate the in house investigation....

  2. Background checks?

    a21chdchic replied to ezaryski's topic in Legal

    My college did not require background checks many years ago. But each of the five states that I am licensed in (BON) have required Background checks, 3 of those states required fingerprinting, and now...

  3. Felony Conviction

    a21chdchic replied to cruisin's topic in Legal

    We all have a skeleton or two in our closets that we are ashamed of, but live and learn, life goes on. But Felony conviction - ouch. That will be extremely difficult to overcome, and BON's are not...

  4. Psychiatric Diagnosis found on background check

    a21chdchic replied to Shell5's topic in Legal

    Some BON do not ask about mental health conditions. And you are talking about two different conditions here: 1) substance abuse 2) borderline personality disorder My questions to you would be: Was...

  5. Incompetent acts witnessed.Legal responsibilities?

    a21chdchic replied to Keysnurse2008's topic in General Nursing

    I have seen similar situations. Even seen people go through all of the 'proper channels', and they never did seem to get anywhere. Some people hire attorneys and invest alot of time, energy, and money...

  6. Bates Stamping - How do you do yours?

    a21chdchic replied to CM in SC's topic in Legal

    What is the purpose of this Bates

  7. Please help, need advice... (Long post)

    a21chdchic replied to maisyvb's topic in Legal

    Always be honest and up front about your actions. I don't believe what you did is illegal or even unethical, maybe not the best choice, but you are not the first or the last to have done the same....

  8. Regarding the Future of Legal Nursing as viewed in Spokane, Washington

    a21chdchic replied to lindarn's topic in Legal

    There will always be those people out there who are so spendthrifty that they will pay only what is necessary to get the bare minimum, and they will get what they pay for. And there will always be...

  9. Inquiry about US Salary for Nurses

    a21chdchic replied to Mcgyver's topic in International Nursing

    The amount an RN is paid depends alot on experience and the location, as in rural or in a city. The midwest and southern states do not pay as well as the west coast, and southwestern states. The...

  10. Will a local license make me more "employable" in the US??

    a21chdchic replied to sandtiger's topic in International Nursing

    The local hospital in the city that I live in frequently assists Philipino nurses to get all of their 'paperwork' in order, and even assists with repayment of student loans, etc. to contract these...

  11. Help RE: Tuberculin test

    a21chdchic replied to seiko's topic in International Nursing

    Keep all of your documentation of the positive PPD, and having recieved the 6 months of INH. I also have to get an annual CXR and documentation from an MD annually stating I am free of clinical signs...

  12. Welsh Nurse in SC !!

    a21chdchic replied to MYSTERIALMARIA's topic in International Nursing

    I found the NCLEX to be a very basic exam. I took it some years ago, it was the last exam that was offered on paper. This test was broken down into 4 sections - i believe it was 3 hours for each...

  13. Flexible working hours

    a21chdchic replied to paris2's topic in International Nursing

    It sounds to me like she should save herself some time and energy, and just find another position. All of the hub-bub over 13 hours? Nurses are not that hard to come

  14. MEDICAL EXAMINATION ... my story

    a21chdchic replied to ICU_JOSIE's topic in International Nursing

    What are the vaccines are

  15. Comparison of US and UK pay

    a21chdchic replied to biteme's topic in United Kingdom

    If you were an RN with 14 years of experience, which band would you be

  16. Oct VMI course in Vegas?

    a21chdchic replied to seattledeb's topic in Legal

    I'm also going in Oct. to Vegas VMI. Where you getting hotels at for a decent

  17. I Failed The Vmi Clnc Cert Exams

    a21chdchic replied to Aviationurse's topic in Legal

    I'm wondering--In the back of the Core Curriculum Book (VMI) are study questions. If you do well when answering those questions, will you do ok on the cert

  18. 30 y/o paraplegic dying from decubitus ulcer...

    a21chdchic replied to Jo Dirt's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    When you work in Hospice you learn it is necessary to be brutally honest. It sounds like this nurse who was brutally honest did this patient great justice, and it sounds like she is experienced. She...

  19. Documenting hospice pt wound care

    a21chdchic replied to nurselearner's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    All of my patient are in facilities, so they usually do wound care, however, once a week I assess the wound and do the care to assess the wound, healing, and evaluate the need for changes. Some wounds...

  20. RN supervisory visit Frequency?

    a21chdchic replied to new2hospiceRN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    FYI - Medicare regs are federal regs, so the rules are the same in TX as they are everywhere else in USA. Q2 weeks for both LPN/LVN and CNA's.

  21. Something I've never seen!

    a21chdchic replied to doodlemom's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I have used baking soda on the outside of wound bandages for odor control many times, this usually works very well. Be careful to not get the soda on the skin. For fungating wounds, I usually use...

  22. How to decide visit frequency?

    a21chdchic replied to twigmaster99's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I base my # of visits/week on how stable my patients are. All of my patients are in facilities, so the facility is the primary caregiver, and they are skilled caregivers (nurses), I visit daily for...

  23. What are hospice LPN's NOT allowed to do?

    a21chdchic replied to RN4hospice's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    In AZ, an LPN cannot assess a patient, therefore she cannot do admissions or case management. She can do most tasks, except for IV meds, etc. An Lpn in our Hospice may report her "observations" to...

  24. extubating for terminal patient

    a21chdchic replied to verock's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    OOPS, traumatic for the family.

  25. extubating for terminal patient

    a21chdchic replied to verock's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Why was the tube placed? And how could anyone call this comfort care? Can anyone that has ever seen an intubation or cared for an intubated patient say that this is comfortabe? When the patient isn't...