CoffeeRTC

CoffeeRTC BSN, RN

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  1. Can't get a hold of Dr.!

    CoffeeRTC replied to txdon's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Were you leaving a message with the service or some other way? If there is an answering service, I will impress upon them the urgency of the matter. Sometimes they have other ways of getting ahold...

  2. Have you ever worked as a state surveyor?

    CoffeeRTC replied to sasha2lady's topic in Nursing Career

    This is coming from a LTC perspective. Before the surevey begins, the surveyors have a list of residents that they will look at. The get his info from the QI stuff that is pulled from the MDS that...

  3. Is "sundowners" a real term?

    CoffeeRTC replied to purse's topic in General Nursing

    I had one just like that. Sometimes family would be there and take her bags and walk to the door then walk around the outside of the building with them and then come back in. This person lived in a...

  4. Colace and Senna BAD drugs???

    CoffeeRTC replied to looking_2_head_south's topic in General Nursing

    um...check the price of mirilaz and amitiza....wow. Never heard they were

  5. Appalled at LTC standards of nursing care

    CoffeeRTC replied to nightengalegoddess's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I just read the OP and my toes curled. The tilte of your thread should be "Appalled at the standards of nursing care in THIS LTC" I'm sure the rest of the posters will argue that this place sounds...

  6. Wrinkled Ear Lobes means....

    CoffeeRTC replied to tiroka03's topic in General Nursing

    cysts around the eye...hi cholesterol? ear lobes pinned down...soon to

  7. Is "sundowners" a real term?

    CoffeeRTC replied to purse's topic in General Nursing

    If you are not a nurse how do you give meds? Med aid? Yeah, a lot of pts might need psych meds in the am just to function, but maybe they need to look into something at night? Aricept and Namenda...

  8. Is "sundowners" a real term?

    CoffeeRTC replied to purse's topic in General Nursing

    Do you work LTC? I find it hard to believe that if you do...no one has heard of this?? Heck, this really should have been covered in school in the geriatric classes. Normally, behaviors start around...

  9. Do acute care nurses look down on LTC nurses

    CoffeeRTC replied to MouseMichelle's topic in General Nursing

    I used to wonder or worry about the same thing, but you know what...I don't care anymore. I know that I do a darned good job, love what I do, am constantly learning and growing as a nurse (even after...

  10. My lie to patient's mom

    CoffeeRTC replied to hiddencatRN's topic in General Nursing

    "um...errr...I'm really not that good, but I need to get my stick in and I need to learn sometime, but don't worry, I will only try a few times." Yeah...try saying that and see how fast I would run...

  11. I need to interview an RN, anybody interested?

    CoffeeRTC replied to jingie's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    If you post enough on some of the threads, you can PM me and I can try to help. I think you need 15

  12. Texting staff to cover call off's

    CoffeeRTC replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    even tho I don't text much, I would probably like this. I normally get a message that from the staffing coord that asks me to call her back. I know that she needs someone to come in, but I've asked...

  13. Residents who are constantly BMing

    CoffeeRTC replied to cogath's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Let the nurse know. Could be a bunch of things...diet..maybe a lactose intolerance or could need more fiber to firm up the stools. could be that they have no sphinter control (maybe they were...

  14. I need to interview an RN, anybody interested?

    CoffeeRTC replied to jingie's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    What type of nurse are you looking for? What area of

  15. Narcotic Counting Book

    CoffeeRTC replied to NurseKate16's topic in General Nursing

    Briggs is a company that has forms for healthcare,maybe they would have something. I would call the pharmacy that you get the drugs

  16. Reprimanded for giving glucagon?!!!

    CoffeeRTC replied to dblpn's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Coming from a LTC, I too would have given it. As the only nurse in the middle of the night and dealing with this type of issue the injection was the best option. First off, lets say you wanted to...

  17. What do you do when......

    CoffeeRTC replied to rainbowsandsunshine's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    If I don't do it (a treatment) I circle it on the MAR. Sometimes this happens...prioritizing care...a dressing to a wound will get done before a skin prep. An accucheck and meds before the butt...

  18. Calling all Nurse Mamas... Please help me!!

    CoffeeRTC replied to punkydoodlesRN's topic in General Nursing

    I only work on the weekends and have 5 (ages 1-11) kids for hubby to deal with. LOL. I used to make lists, lay stuff out and have meals ready. I still do to a certain extent, but it does get...

  19. You know the untouched left over food items on pt trays>

    CoffeeRTC replied to NanikRN's topic in General Nursing

    The last hospital I was in had the room service menu ordering. It felt weird to do (more like a hotel) but I can see how this can save money. Order what you want, when you want it..less waste. This...

  20. You know the untouched left over food items on pt trays>

    CoffeeRTC replied to NanikRN's topic in General Nursing

    Thrown away. I make sure I ask the pt if they want to save it and give it to thier family that

  21. Catheters!!

    CoffeeRTC replied to AKA_Glamour_Pearl's topic in General Nursing

    pregnancy with a tilted uterus...not fun, but having a foley wasn't what i wanted. This was only needed for a few weeks and only used if unalbe to void after a few

  22. What infos should I have in hand when calling a patient's doctor? just curious..

    CoffeeRTC replied to willowRN's topic in General Nursing

    Are you a student or new nurse? First off...when you call the doc, make sure you are ready and have all the info with you. I start off by asking the doc if they are familiar with this pt or...

  23. If I hear this one more time....

    CoffeeRTC replied to DeLana_RN's topic in General Nursing

    What about part time work instead of volunteer? That is a way to get your foot in the door. I guess it really depends on what you are looking for. It sounds kinda

  24. Expected to do other nurse's work

    CoffeeRTC replied to nurseblob's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Have you tried a paper trail? No one likes to do this, but if you spoke with them already...it is time. Missing dressings is an error. Missing labs are an error...What about goingup the

  25. Jail vs. Ltc

    CoffeeRTC replied to MouseMichelle's topic in General Nursing

    Okay...in the future..call the DON or keep texting her, in the mean time..call your ADM if the DON insn't getting back to you, call the MD and let them know that this out of control resident is a...