CapeCodMermaid RN

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    New LPN in LTC. Time mgmt tips/tricks? Med pass advice? etc....

    CapeCodMermaid replied to LPNKY2012's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Brandon, they're called med techs or med aides. They take a class,pass a test, and can hand out meds. Here's the thing....they make fewer mistakes than nurses because no one bothers them with 18...
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    Just found out my partner's dad is a DNR

    CapeCodMermaid replied to ionatan's topic in General Nursing

    Back when only the original blue form was valid, we tried as best we could to get the docs to sign the bracelets so we could put one on someone if we had to send them out. Now that in Massachusetts...
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    Is this the norm everywhere? Should I turn & run the other way?

    CapeCodMermaid replied to LPNKY2012's topic in General Nursing

    Please stop referring to residents as "tube feeders"....it is SO disrespectful and
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    Is this the norm everywhere? Should I turn & run the other way?

    CapeCodMermaid replied to LPNKY2012's topic in General Nursing

    No,no,no,no,no,....not common or tolerated in any facility I've ever worked
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    Side duties of MDS/PPS coordinators

    CapeCodMermaid replied to TigerxLiLy's topic in MDS Coordinator Information

    Katoline,Yes. I'm the
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    Side duties of MDS/PPS coordinators

    CapeCodMermaid replied to TigerxLiLy's topic in MDS Coordinator Information

    I guess I
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    Just found out my partner's dad is a DNR

    CapeCodMermaid replied to ionatan's topic in General Nursing

    The use of the word 'partner' led me to believe this was a same sex relationship. Your tone sounded condescending...if you're not homophobic, I apologize. To me, family is family...by blood, marriage,...
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    Just found out my partner's dad is a DNR

    CapeCodMermaid replied to ionatan's topic in General Nursing

    I think BlueDevil is just trying to stir the turds as evidenced by his/ her use of the word paramour. There also seems to be more than a smidge of homophobia, which, in MY opinion, is completely out...
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    Side duties of MDS/PPS coordinators

    CapeCodMermaid replied to TigerxLiLy's topic in MDS Coordinator Information

    In my facility, the MDS nurses report to me, not the administrator. All the nurses help out in the dining rooms with the exception of the MDS nurses. All the nurses also help out gathering information...
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    Side duties of MDS/PPS coordinators

    CapeCodMermaid replied to TigerxLiLy's topic in MDS Coordinator Information

    So she gloats and the residents lose out? Just
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    Just found out my partner's dad is a DNR

    CapeCodMermaid replied to ionatan's topic in General Nursing

    When I did homecare orwhen we discharged SNF patients home, we would tell the clients the same thing: keep your file of life with your list of meds and your signed comfort care on the refrigerator...
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    What should I bring with me on my first day in LTC?

    CapeCodMermaid replied to Mrsearly2009's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Congratulations on your job! A few pens and a notebook are really all you should bring. Leave the first aid kit in your car. If the facility doesn't have enough bandaids and gauze, it's time to go!...
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    Quality Measures

    CapeCodMermaid posted a topic in MDS Coordinator Information

    On the CASPER report, one of the measures is "Lo-Risk Resident who has lost bowel/bladder control." At one time I had the definitions of what constituted low risk, but I've moved 3 times in 2 years...
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    Quality Measures

    CapeCodMermaid replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in MDS Coordinator Information

    Thanks. If I knew where you lived, I'd buy you dinner for all the answers you've given me over the
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    Nervous...

    CapeCodMermaid replied to aleena23's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Don't talk about it anymore
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    Pyxis (almost) nightmares. PLEASE be careful.

    CapeCodMermaid replied to dudette10's topic in Patient Medications

    How big are the letters on the MAR? The pyxis is only a tool. And, just because we don't already have enough to think about, the 5 rights are now 7...the right to know what the medication is for and...
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    Neb treatments

    CapeCodMermaid replied to makes needs known's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    G-tubers!?! That is a really disrespectful term. And in the 5 weeks I've been at my new facility, I've told the nurses to stop doing I and O's on new admits unless there is a reason and chart on...
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    CMS Regulations about NPs signing orders

    CapeCodMermaid posted a topic in MDS Coordinator Information

    We just received a letter from one of the local medical groups stating it is against their policy for NPs to verify admission orders, and, per CMS policy, new admission orders must be verified by an...
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    CMS Regulations about NPs signing orders

    CapeCodMermaid replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in MDS Coordinator Information

    We call them, read them the orders received from the discharge summary. They say yes or change some of the orders. The physician still has to see them within 48
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    Removing a tic from a patient

    CapeCodMermaid replied to kellycinalli's topic in General Nursing

    So glad everyone is an expert on ticks. My neighbor used to use a lit cigarette to burn them off his dog! He had the steadiest hands. My dad got ether from the pharmacist, soaked a cotton ball in it,...
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    How to Determine Whether a LTC / SNF is Well Run

    CapeCodMermaid replied to vintagemother's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I feel sorry for all you people who have worked in bad nursing facilities. Maybe I've been lucky...maybe it's because I live in Massachusetts, maybe it's because I am the proverbial squeaky wheel....
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    Does it sound like I can get my job back?

    CapeCodMermaid replied to hfullerCNA's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I'm with you. I can't figure that out. Nor can I figure out why anyone anywhere would communicate anything about bowel movements and medication over the air waves on a walkie
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    Mom Needs a Pain Pill

    CapeCodMermaid replied to brandinalove's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    There are many ways of assessing pain in elderly patients. They are NOT children and shouldn't be given medication they don't need or have medication withheld because of a family member's request. We...
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    Skirts in the hospital...

    CapeCodMermaid replied to sarah.2012's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Panty hose were not around when I was in junior high. We had garter belts with stockings. OKAY so MY dad didn't allow us to wear them,
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    CMS Regulations about NPs signing orders

    CapeCodMermaid replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in MDS Coordinator Information

    Thanks. I guess I've been breaking the rules for years. We usually have the NPs okay the admission