CapeCodMermaid RN

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    A/O patients throwing things

    CapeCodMermaid replied to vashtee's topic in General Nursing

    I explain to them that Respect Street goes both ways and I won't tolerate any one treating me with disrespect. I say it quietly making eye contact the entire time. Usually they start behaving
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    What does Generate BM list and give MOM mean?

    CapeCodMermaid replied to gatoraims RN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    This is a joke,
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    Why cant I get an interview or at least a job?

    CapeCodMermaid replied to ilove's topic in Nursing Career

    At the risk of getting flamed, again.... With the market so tight, you need to stand out. Using the word like when it's not needed and using theirs when it should be there's could be the difference...
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    The last thing you want to hear when you get to work

    CapeCodMermaid replied to Tait's topic in General Nursing

    The DPH is
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    What is in your opinion the best shift for new nurses to work?

    CapeCodMermaid replied to gatoraims RN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    The best shift to work as a new grad, is the shift they'll hire you
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    Anyone ever ask for more orientation?

    CapeCodMermaid replied to beatrice1's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    A good LTC will realize that new grads are ill prepared to handle a patient load of more than 3. We offer at least a month to six weeks for new grads. It does them no good to be thrown into a...
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    slower paced nursing in long term care?

    CapeCodMermaid replied to pepsi115's topic in General Nursing

    At the risk of getting flamed, please don't apply at my facility. I need nurses who can think on their feet, multiple task, do a head to toe assessment in a few minutes, handle a code almost single...
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    Narcotic Descrepency!!!

    CapeCodMermaid replied to APatriganiRN's topic in General Nursing

    If people don't want differing opinions, perhaps they should post their issues in a blog, not in a forum where discussion is encouraged. I've read many posts on AN and it seems that if someone doesn't...
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    Narcotic Descrepency!!!

    CapeCodMermaid replied to APatriganiRN's topic in General Nursing

    OK...I just have to say it....it's DISCREPANCY not descrepency or discrepency ... I feel better
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    2 step TB skin testing every year?

    CapeCodMermaid replied to Blackcat99's topic in General Nursing

    Serves me right for trying to compose a post on 1.5 hours of sleep! Two step on hire...one step every year after that. Unless.....positive test=chest xray once. After that it's a form with questions...
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    for assessing a senior's competency?

    CapeCodMermaid replied to GingerSue's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    The nurse should notify the doctor. Most of our docs don't do specific testing before invoking a health care proxy and they all seem to have different parameters for doing so. If there is no health...
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    Narcotic Descrepency!!!

    CapeCodMermaid replied to APatriganiRN's topic in General Nursing

    If our narcotic count was off by 12 anything, no one would be allowed to leave the building. The police and the DEA would be notified. We don't have Pyxis machines. Just locked drawers in our med...
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    What is with a second interview? What that all about?

    CapeCodMermaid replied to MsBlissful's topic in General Nursing

    Think of it this way: they are considering hiring you for what, they hope, will be long term. Chances are they will have to spend a sizable amount of money to train/orient you. Your 1.5 hours, or 3...
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    2 step TB skin testing every year?

    CapeCodMermaid replied to Blackcat99's topic in General Nursing

    We do the two-step on hire and then yearly
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    Mandated Flu vaccine?

    CapeCodMermaid replied to mol42's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Most every medication we take involves a risk vs a benefit. The risk of a bad outcome from a flu vac is smaller than the risk of becoming quite ill from the
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    Two med errors... I'm sick!

    CapeCodMermaid replied to beatrice1's topic in General Nursing

    It's good to hear your DON was supportive and not punitive. Many times med errors are SYSTEM errors so it's important to report them all. We've all made med errors and those who give meds every day...
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    Your Most Heartwarming Moments in Nursing

    CapeCodMermaid replied to Cuddleswithpuddles's topic in General Nursing

    So many moments, but one of the ones I'll always remember: I was the supervisor of a skilled facility. I spent a lot of time on the short term unit so I knew most of the residents and their families....
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    Nurses writing Scripts for Doctors

    CapeCodMermaid replied to fawnsternurse's topic in General Nursing

    The last time I went to the doctor I needed a script for pain medicine. Instead of writing it himself, he went to the secretary's desk. He asked her for the prescription pad. She took it out of the...
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    New RN working Rehab/LTC Im overwhelmed. HELP!

    CapeCodMermaid replied to Jamie6RN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I used to think pretty much the same way Pixie did. Then I started asking new grads how much actual time on a floor they got. It's not as much as in the old days (yes, when dinosaurs roamed the earth...
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    911-ing a resident out, requires an order?

    CapeCodMermaid replied to NurseLynwood's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I've had docs refuse to give orders to send people out, especially psychotic people having a breakdown. There is a regulation, at least in this state, that you don't need an MD order if " a person...
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    Patients' "home remedies"? What have you seen

    CapeCodMermaid replied to flyingchange's topic in General Nursing

    Toothpaste on a cold sore....gone overnight as long as it's the paste kind not the gel. My grandmother swore by this. I'm thinking it has something to do with the
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    Breast Cancer Pumpkin

    CapeCodMermaid replied to nkochrn's topic in General Nursing

    Can you find a bra to fit the
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    Q.I.S.

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

    :yeah::clown:
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    apparently, peri care is optional

    CapeCodMermaid replied to Art_Vandelay's topic in General Nursing

    We no longer routinely change catheters. If it's patent and not icky (technical term) we leave them
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    Anything wrong with this order?

    CapeCodMermaid replied to smartnurse1982's topic in General Nursing

    Sure, it can be made sense if, by an intelligent nurse. But an order should never be subject to interpretation. It should be