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  1. Care Planning

    flashpoint replied to nratchet's topic in MDS Coordinator Information

    We don't specify any medication on the care plan...we care plan for general types like psychotropics and anti-coagulants, but we never mention the specific medication (and we never, ever, ever call...

  2. What besides the obvious do state inspectors look for in LTC?

    flashpoint replied to kstec's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Some quirky things facilities in our corporation have been dinged for... "Shred" containers being too big...unless you shred documents on site (which they don't like either), the container needs to be...

  3. Out of Town Coworkers (long) Should it be my problem?

    flashpoint replied to SDS_RN's topic in General Nursing

    I live 40 miles from where I work and I have been late twice...once because I hit a deer and once because I witnessed and accident and got out and rendered aid. The CNA who lives down the street from...

  4. How do you decide on an ARD?

    flashpoint posted a topic in MDS Coordinator Information

    I know when the resident has therapy, you base it on that, but what about when therapy isn't involved? We usually set for the first Monday in their assessment period, but sometimes it doesn't work...

  5. Medicare Charting

    flashpoint replied to mickeypat's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    That is a really good idea. Our biggest problem is that our therapists (we contract out) use a two week flow sheet, so while their documentation is always being done, the sheet doesn't end up in the...

  6. What do you wish for in a break room?

    flashpoint replied to RNmom08's topic in General Nursing

    I would just be happy with some place that no one but employees are allowed. Every place I work lets patients and their families in to use the soda machine or the microwave or whatever. I just want...

  7. "Escorted" out of work

    flashpoint replied to spaniel's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    When I was "fired" (asked to resign), I was escorted out of the building...not just by the HR director like normal people...no, I was escorted out by the HR director and three maintenance men. It was...

  8. MDS coord. HELP!!!

    flashpoint replied to rehab23's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know about Florida, but in Nebraska, we only do it on the Admission

  9. STUPID interview questions, add yours here

    flashpoint replied to hoolahan's topic in General Nursing

    When I get the "where do you see yourself in five years?" type of question, I usually say something like..."Right now, I don't forsee any major changes in my world. I like being an LPN...it offers...

  10. Your boss?

    flashpoint replied to goldeneyes181's topic in MDS Coordinator Information

    Technically, I answer to the DON (she is back...she has quit and been re-hired twice since I was hired). I also have a corporate supervisor in some far off land who is really good about helping with...

  11. How do you decide on an ARD?

    flashpoint replied to flashpoint's topic in MDS Coordinator Information

  12. Her perfume stinks!!

    flashpoint replied to DebRN06's topic in General Nursing

    I love perfume and scented lotion and bubble bath, etc! But...before work, I use unscented soap, unscneted lotion, unscented deodorant, and not a drop of perfume. There are a lot of scents that just...

  13. How do you decide on an ARD?

    flashpoint replied to flashpoint's topic in MDS Coordinator Information

    Umm...this was a quarterly assessment not an admission...I guess I should have been more specific. I am aware that the admission has to be done in 14

  14. STUPID interview questions, add yours here

    flashpoint replied to hoolahan's topic in General Nursing

    I was once asked..."If [insert company name here] were a dance, what would it look like?" I replied that it would be smooth and fluid and well choreographed with an occasional bit of free style...

  15. ICD-9 codes

    flashpoint replied to rukiddingme's topic in MDS Coordinator Information

    We use an online program called Revenue Cycle Pro...you type in the diagnosis and it brings up a list of possible codes. I wish we could talk our doctors into being more specific...things like...

  16. Hagar cartoon 3/9/08

    flashpoint replied to hcmanp's topic in Nursing Humor

    I don't get it either...just seems

  17. So Who Runs Your Floor, You or the Aides?

    flashpoint replied to bollweevil's topic in General Nursing

    Honestly, it is the aides. We've had a huge turnover in all nursing staff and the aides have very much been allowed to take over. Our DON now requires a "reporting slip" to be filled out when the...

  18. Pain abbreviated Px?

    flashpoint replied to cowboy_carl's topic in General Nursing

    Sometimes NOT using abbreviations can get you into trouble. A place I worked didn't have EMT on their list...so..after a friend was reprimanded for using an unapproved abbreviation, I wrote in a...

  19. Does your LTC go meatless on Fridays?

    flashpoint posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    The management at the LTC I work at has decided to go meatless on Fridays. Initially, I thought this was in observance of Lent, but I was told yesterday that it is going to be permanent. I think it...

  20. Is this a HIPAA violation?

    flashpoint replied to shoegalRN's topic in General Nursing

    Individuals can also be fined...or imprisoned...last I knew it was up to $10,000 per violation or a year in prison. The cousin had no right to tell they boyfriend

  21. Can I take NCLEX-PN?

    flashpoint replied to cloudstrife1ph's topic in General Nursing

    I wouldn't even think about taking the PN exam. Unless you have been through a bridge type program that CLEARLY defines the differences in scope of practice, you could run into problems...it is just...

  22. You're too sensitive...

    flashpoint replied to hollyberry678's topic in General Nursing

    I am always a little dumbfounded when someone is totally rude and totally out of line in the way they talk to someone and then blames them for being too sensitive when their feelings get hurt. I...

  23. LTC Nurse Haivng Problems with and EMT (super long!)

    flashpoint posted a topic in General Nursing

    I’m not really sure how I should handle this…or if I should just shut up and smile. :) Wednesday night, I worked night shift…not my normal shift (I am a pencil pusher with an office with a...

  24. LTC Nurse Haivng Problems with and EMT (super long!)

    flashpoint replied to flashpoint's topic in General Nursing

    I'm supposed to handle it because I am a department head...my DON is above me in the chain of command, but I'm still head of my department. If I can't settle the situation, the DON will go to bat for...

  25. Bipolar SN is picky about shift, soon-to-be new grad can't work overnight

    flashpoint replied to KaminoAcid's topic in General Nursing

    It never hurts to ask...a lot of places do have day shifts available. The hospital where I worked (and the nursing home where I work now) had die-hard night shifters...there were almost always day...