CapeCodMermaid RN

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    Why did you pick your username?

    CapeCodMermaid replied to made's topic in General Nursing

    Cape Cod is one of my favorite places. When I was a kid I loved to swim and would have to be coaxed out of the water. My dad used to say "You must have been born a mermaid." I did think about the name...
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    Uncomfortable with Batrim order transcription.

    CapeCodMermaid replied to AraJZgam's topic in General Nursing

    I stand corrected. BUT the resident had NO tube so PO was the only option. We've had a hard time getting this particular doc to write the orders the right
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    Am I just being a big baby?

    CapeCodMermaid replied to mamarhonda's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Make a list of all your residents. Indicate who is a one or two assist.( You say there are many independent people but they still need a lot of help? It's one or the other.) Give the list to the DNS...
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    night shift LPN woes

    CapeCodMermaid replied to nurse_autumn's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I agree with BSYRN. Set expectations for this nurse. We all answer lights where I work...I'm the DNS and I NEVER walk past a light that's going off. Tell her you expect she will be answering lights...
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    Uncomfortable with Batrim order transcription.

    CapeCodMermaid replied to AraJZgam's topic in General Nursing

    This is long term care...not once in almost 30 years of nursing (including the hospital) have I ever seen Coumadin given IV....heparin sure, but never
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    Uncomfortable with Batrim order transcription.

    CapeCodMermaid replied to AraJZgam's topic in General Nursing

    During the last DPH survey, the facility I now work at got cited because med orders weren't complete. The order read "Coumadin 5mg daily." We all know that Coumadin is always given by mouth, but the...
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    Injection questions, Insulin, Lovenox

    CapeCodMermaid replied to Epona's topic in Patient Medications

    When Lovenox first came out, one of the icky doctors told us the easy way to remember the name is Love At Night...then he'd leer at
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    Why cant I get an interview or at least a job?

    CapeCodMermaid replied to ilove's topic in Nursing Career

    I work in a very small community that has lots and lots of SNFs. We all know each other either personally or by reputation. If any director calls another director, we are very truthful about a...
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    Injection questions, Insulin, Lovenox

    CapeCodMermaid replied to Epona's topic in Patient Medications

    Honestly it's hard to remember the details since I was a new nurse and it was the early '80's. I remember checking the woman's blood sugar every hour and I remember she thanked me every time I stuck...
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    Happy Moment

    CapeCodMermaid replied to poopprincess's topic in General Nursing

    It's always nice to know you've really made a difference in someone's life. I was shopping with my daughter when she was 12 or 13...you know when most kids think their parents are lame....a woman ran...
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    gifts

    CapeCodMermaid replied to LouisVRN's topic in General Nursing

    Weall have to follow our employer's policy on receiving gifts. I worked in a place where we were allowed to accept gifts as long as the value was less than $25. I've worked in places where accepting...
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    Injection questions, Insulin, Lovenox

    CapeCodMermaid replied to Epona's topic in Patient Medications

    Love the word "fluffy" to describe someone with more than enough When I was a brand new nurse, one of the docs ordered Insulin IM. The pharmacy said it was perfectly acceptable. That was the only...
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    Interview today...why ask me to come if you've already decided on someone?!!

    CapeCodMermaid replied to Lifeofanurse's topic in Nursing Career

    Yes. I get at least 5 calls a week from people looking for jobs. I hire new grads IF I have a full or part time opening. I don't hire new grads for per diem positions. Not fair to them to start off...
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    Considering LTC in the future

    CapeCodMermaid replied to iwillact's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    You've never worked as an RN in LTC but you want to be the DON? You'd be better starting as a floor nurse or supervisor and learning the business that
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    Staffing Question

    CapeCodMermaid replied to rnbusmgr's topic in General Nursing

    I was only commenting. No need to be
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    Staffing Question

    CapeCodMermaid replied to rnbusmgr's topic in General Nursing

    Am I missing something? Two patients and you can't handle
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    lpn as ADON?

    CapeCodMermaid replied to nd deb's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    It may be 'a whole other world' but in Massachusetts, at least, the ADON MUST be an
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    Interesting situation in my interview for a job...

    CapeCodMermaid replied to alby_dangle's topic in General Nursing

    They're out there......and they
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    Help, I am very conflicted about turning peer into nursing board

    CapeCodMermaid replied to auntie72's topic in General Nursing

    I've worked in union buildings....if you didn't have everything copied and investigated before you wrote the person up, the union would grieve it. I see nothing wrong with the MDS coordinator, who has...
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    And the survey says......

    CapeCodMermaid replied to RottieGrlLPN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I've been a nurse since 1982, haven't done a med pass in years since I'm upper management, and I still have nightmares abot a slow med pass. Mine usually involve chasing the resident around a baseball...
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    capsules and g-tubes

    CapeCodMermaid replied to LStar's topic in General Nursing

    If you swallowed the capsule, it wouldn't hurt you. Most capsules are made of gelatin and melt into
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    Vent: "I should warn you, I'm a tough stick..."

    CapeCodMermaid replied to Anna Flaxis's topic in Emergency

    I used to keep quiet when I had to have an IV. I do have bad veins mostly from chemotherapy. One ER nurse hollered at me because she couldn't get an IV started. The anesthesiologist couldn't start an...
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    First Psych Clinical

    CapeCodMermaid replied to incurable_optimism's topic in General Nursing

    I did my psych rotation at a state mental hospital when there was such a thing...check out the movie The Snake Pit. It was scary. The main psychiatrist barely spoke English, there were no supplies,...
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    How to answer this interview question....

    CapeCodMermaid replied to alby_dangle's topic in General Nursing

    Congratulations!
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    Am I Being "Exploited"?

    CapeCodMermaid replied to LongislandRN23's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I've never worked in a place which didn't pay per diem people at a higher rate. You don't get benefits or a set s hedule so the perk is higher pay. It does seem that you are being taken advantage of....