CapeCodMermaid RN

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    Fairly new MDS nurse...has questions.

    CapeCodMermaid replied to idahomdsnurse's topic in MDS Coordinator Information

    You should check the BON in your state. I really don't think you can lose your license for a late MDS. That is one of my pet peeves....lots of people on here say they'll lose their license for this or...
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    New CNA Job! HELP

    CapeCodMermaid replied to tammy_zeidan09's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Look for the Staff Development Coordinator's office. You'll have to have some sort of orientation so this would be a good place to start. Good luck on your first
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    Accepted one job but got a better offer. What should I do?

    CapeCodMermaid replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in Nursing Career

    An administrative position straight out of school might not be the best idea. How will you learn to be a nurse if you're in an
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    Advise for new job at SNF , new grad RN

    CapeCodMermaid replied to AngRN6726's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I would say every day in long term care we can say "I made a difference in someone's life
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    Code Blue Drills

    CapeCodMermaid replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    You know what's really not the right time??? Having a real fire anytime and having the staff not know what to do because they didn't practicewhen the halls weren't really filled with smoke. I had to...
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    Vacation vs LOA

    CapeCodMermaid replied to noc4senuf's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    I worked in a place where this happened all the time. We finally put a stop to it since it wasn't fair to all the employees. Many of the CNAs quit out right expecting to be hired back when they...
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    should a RN be a med tec for a LPN

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

    If there is a med nurse and a charge nurse, the LPN should pass meds and the RN should be in charge. The charge nurse usually is the supervisor of the unit and an LPN can not supervise the clinical...
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    Code Blue Drills

    CapeCodMermaid replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    We have at least 15 fire drills a year and we're far more likely to have a code than a fire. I plan on holding more drills on different
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    I am not a perfect nurse.

    CapeCodMermaid replied to LovelyPracticalNurse's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Doesn't it just fry your nose to have to work with people like that? I've run across too many of them in my long career. It's hard to ignore them, especially if they are management, but you have to...
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    Code Blue Drills

    CapeCodMermaid replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I was hoping for comments on code blue drills and not comments on the new look of AN.
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    Increased confusion r/t hypoglycemic episode?

    CapeCodMermaid replied to akita_mommy's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I've seen many people become extremely confused when their blood sugars are too low. I worked with a diabetic nurse and we all knew when her sugar was falling because she would start to swear a blue...
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    Please advise a fellow RN for new job at SNIFF

    CapeCodMermaid replied to AngRN6726's topic in General Nursing

    I'm thinking they meant SNF, although I've seen hospitalists spell it the same
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    Please advise a fellow RN for new job at SNIFF

    CapeCodMermaid replied to AngRN6726's topic in General Nursing

    Keep us all posted on how you're
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    Please advise a fellow RN for new job at SNIFF

    CapeCodMermaid replied to AngRN6726's topic in General Nursing

    Take your time and make sure you get enough orientation. Will you be free floating or a 'working' supervisor with your own patient load? Keep a list of questions in case you have to wait till the day...
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    RN lost her first patient today

    CapeCodMermaid replied to srg4784's topic in General Nursing

    Most of us remember the first time one of our patients died. No matter how many times it happens it's never easy. I am one of the more experienced nurses in my facility. I usually ask the nurse if...
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    Encouraging social interation in elderly.

    CapeCodMermaid replied to Capp's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I started a resident chorus on the dementia unit. We aren't going to win America's Got Talent, but it gets people out of their rooms and
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    First Med Error Blues...

    CapeCodMermaid replied to cyb3rRN's topic in General Nursing

    Making med errors has nothing to do with where one works. Three of the four times I was in the hospital as a patient, med errors were made by the nurse who only had 4 other patients. Med errors are...
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    Flu Vaccine, enough already!

    CapeCodMermaid replied to Bklyn_RN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    If there were no Declaration of Independence, there wouldn't have been a Constitution or a Bill of
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    Flu Vaccine, enough already!

    CapeCodMermaid replied to Bklyn_RN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    When in the course of human events? That? And yes, the word is not inevitable...serves me right for multitasking. Self-evident and unalienable. I did get the Creator part
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    Flu Vaccine, enough already!

    CapeCodMermaid replied to Bklyn_RN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    "We hold these truths to be ........ that all men are endowed by their CREATOR, with certain inalienable rights..." When one says one is an American it is assumed the person lives in the USA. Roll up...
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    Encouraging social interation in elderly.

    CapeCodMermaid replied to Capp's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I nave to agree with the last two posters. Find out what the individual's interests are. Not everyone likes group activities. And BINGO...please don't ever make me
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    What are the chances of me being fired?

    CapeCodMermaid replied to lolakbolak's topic in General Nursing

    Why blame the facility because the nurse made a mistake? She didn't say she was over worked, she said she had falls and a needle stick. Time to stop placing blame and start figuring out how to fix it...
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    Any good funnies in medical transcriptions?

    CapeCodMermaid replied to Chico David's topic in General Nursing

    I, too, had a job reviewing transcriptions. One of my favorite oops : patient had abdominal surgery. No organs. Discharged home post op day three. No organs??? I'm pretty sure it should have been no...
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    does 1199 SEIU helps you find a RN job?

    CapeCodMermaid replied to libra.rn's topic in First Year After Licensure

    SEIU is a union. You can't join if you're
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    Is there anywhere on internet some site where older nurses show tricks, tips of job

    CapeCodMermaid replied to ubsjl's topic in Emergency

    :jester:Am from Massachusetts but some of us pronounce our R's !