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Hi, I'm in west central Ohio. Originally from Indiana. I work long term care and Home health. Nursenan

We have 3 nurses on the floor each shift for a 98 bed facility. Only 1 nurse on my unit of 24 with 2 STNAs. No secretary. We al pitch in for admissions and discharges. I have been doing this for 6 months.

I am a Unit manager in our facility for our skilled unit. We also had 3 girls leave the job in less than 3 years time. When I took the position I asked for total control of my unit. I choose who works it and when, I do my own discipline following com...

Even as a supervisor I dont write the nurses up for a single med error. I do fill out an incident report if someone else hasnt. Mistakes happen. The write up comes when I keep getting incidents from the same nurse over and over. I have had nurses wri...

It takes 3 - 31/2 years at the colleges I went to for an ADN, thats if you can get in. After spreading courses out waiting, I transfered to a private college to get in. A decision I will never regret. Smaller classes, time for 1:1 with instructors. I...

In the facility I work for now, everyone wears the colors they want. The last facility I worked for went so far as to send management nurses to a seminar to show us what colors and hairstyles are suppose to show "authority". (white is too virginal, a...

In our facility, I just happen to live the farthest away. I have missed 1 day in 3 years d/t weather. I do understand that some people are terrified of driving in ice and snow. I think the real problem is when I drive 35 miles in it and the person li...

Hi, I have been working as an MDS Coordinator in a LTC rehab facility for 3 years. I was "recruited" to start up a new Case Management position here 6 months ago for Medicare A skilled residents. I would like to hear anything anyone knows about a ...

NO cell phone allowed in the bnuilding....period! Nursenan

We have used a variety of different topical meds on many different types of wounds. Depending on the resident, nutritional problems, causes....... Recently our facility contracted a wound specialist. The docs nurse practioner visits our facility once...

The corporate nurse I work under is a consultant nurse for the company...her specialty is the MDS...just wondering what it would take to start my own business with the MDS part of nursing in mind...any thoughts or suggestions? Nursenan

The corporate nurse I work under is a consultant nurse for the company...her specialty is the MDS...just wondering what it would take to start my own business with the MDS part of nursing in mind...any thoughts or suggestions? Nursenan

A pill.......the easy way????

Yes most are on way to many meds....our medical director is very good about letting us cut them down if we can....and have you ever noticed the ones who take barely anything are the healthiest??? :stone Nursenan

I have aides I would trust to do it and aides I wouldnt...but I also have nurses I wouldnt want to do things like that for me...I think its situational...our facility doesnt even allow the aides to do vitals Whats with that? Nursenan

Will add your son and you to my prayers Deb. Nursenan

Deb, If it had been any family but her they would have hauled her out...they only let her get away with this behavior. The worst part is...We believe she is setting up the "things she complains about" herself, then blaming the staff.

Yes, I would! I have been riding my own for 3 years. I love it. Is it dangerous? Yes, but I feel lots of other things r also. Its just a choice. You do or you dont. Just like helmet laws (which I dont want to go there) it should be a choice. Nursenan...

Rude doesnt even describe my yesterday! This whole situation has gotten out of hand...the short version.......... One of our LPN's young daughter lives in our facility. The mother has filed a lawsuit against the facility...ongoing for a year now, and...

Just like most of the other replies...been there done that. I hope your back feels better soon but I'm guessing that wont be the case. The other posts are right, keep track of all the information about the injury, it may come in real handy with workm...

At first I overlooked it...but after 2 years of this....I'm steaming mad, psychotic is how my close co-workers describe it but either way... I'm the MDS Coordinator for our facility. I do NOT understand this building. Everytime someone slacks off on...

Well I calmed down a little by the time I got into work today.....and part of my problem solved itself.....I decided I would go ahead and finish the assessments I had started...I completed the SS part without a snag....but surprise! When I went to co...

I agree with the family involvement. We have an alzhiemers resident who would not take a bath or change clothes. We had tried everything from going back later to trying a different person to approach her. After getting the family involved we tried se...

Just from moving from IN to OH I have noticed the different feelings toward RN/LPN job positions. In the facility I left our ADON was an LPN. No one thought anything about the LPN part, it was the fact that when she was on call and you had to call he...

We had a similar incident at our facility. Actually ended up with the spouse being banned from the facility unless he was accompanied by a family member to visit his wife. Was an ugly situation but turned out well. The man eventually got the medical ...