CoffeeRTC replied to lukesbaby's topic in LTC Directors
Are they and ADon or assistant to the director of nursing? I'm willing to bet that if they are calling themself an assistant to the director and they are doing clerical tasks, that it might be okay. Using the LVN title is fraudulent and should be...
CoffeeRTC replied to ThrivingSince2017's topic in Nursing
LTC nurse's view.... I second the previous posters. Look at the entire patient and get the entire team involved. Braden scores are helpful but only if completed accurately. Repositioning is important but only if it is done correctly. What are you...
LTC nurse and infection control preventionalist here..... I agree! The waste of opening up other items to make it work isn't effective and is very risky. I help with ordering supplies. Most of our items can be ordered by the case or per item.
All new employees must do a two-step (unless they had a two-step done within the last 6 months and then it becomes just a one-step) We do annual screenings and annual facility risk assessment evaluation. This is for LTC.
CoffeeRTC replied to usethehaldol's topic in Nursing
Why do some choose med surg, ICU, ER, L&D, home care, Peds, OR, Pacu ??? Um...because! Pay....RN's are well compensated in my area in LTC. I never thought I would choose LTC. 20+ years ago I graduated from a major teaching university that w...
CoffeeRTC replied to Straight No Chaser's topic in Geriatric
I've guessing section means to do an involuntary commitment to a psych unit? Lotsa questions? What was the resident's background? History of physical aggression? Behaviors? Was this random or something that escalated? What precipitated this ac...
CoffeeRTC replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in Geriatric
The floor nurses obtain consent for the psych meds in PA. It can be done over the phone with a family member too. I don't have the form in front of me, but it lists the class of meds and general side effects. We list each med and the targetted beh...
CoffeeRTC replied to 2018nurseandbeyond's topic in Relations
I'm confused. How is this not your resident/ patient if you are the charge for all 40. If the aid was assigned to that resident and knowingly left the unit without reporting off then there should be a write up.
CoffeeRTC replied to LogicalCoconut's topic in Geriatric
I'd start by getting a copy of what is needed for an admit, a transfer to the hospital and a discharge. There might not be many actual papers since most things are done on EHR and then just printed out from there. Labs are done online too. xray...
CoffeeRTC replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in Geriatric
OUR BOM/ social worker meets with the family regularly and lays out the expectation of private payment and also starts getting the discharge plan ready. There is an expectation of some form of payment or they start working on applying for medical as...
CoffeeRTC replied to CoffeeRTC's topic in Geriatric
I was planning on changing information so as to not identify the resident or the nurse. You are very correct, public shaming isn't professional or effective. I've also started a collection of great nurses notes. We had a complaint visit a while ...