Rexie68

Rexie68

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  1. MDS Nurses

    Rexie68 replied to greenbean21's topic in MDS Coordinator Information

    i appreciate your advice, and will give it a try...if i can. one of my concerns, though, is having the time necessary to individualize my approach...and the resident being accessible. perhaps...

  2. Mds

    Rexie68 replied to WORKIN-RN's topic in MDS Coordinator Information

    i agree with poohmdsnurse. this is a job that you need ltc experience first. the icu is an entirely different world than ltc. in the icu you're going to have a whole different mindset if your pt...

  3. MDS Nurses

    Rexie68 replied to greenbean21's topic in MDS Coordinator Information

  4. MDS Nurses

    Rexie68 replied to greenbean21's topic in MDS Coordinator Information

    even with 3.0, i still doubt that the floor nurses are really going to care much about what our data shows. it will just mean that we have to contact the doctor for interventions, etc. and as far as...

  5. MDS Nurses

    Rexie68 replied to greenbean21's topic in MDS Coordinator Information

    behind?? all the time. let's see....i have one right now who's ard was 06/04...not too bad......lots with ards in the past week.....probably about 15....but i'll stay in compliance....done by day 14...

  6. How do you get your MDS done?

    Rexie68 replied to flashpoint's topic in MDS Coordinator Information

    Ah, don't you love it when some idealistic soul comes up with such a wonderful idea! (such as the new unit supervisor who wants to go thru each care plan as a group intervention by intervention.....oh...

  7. Why I am a LTC nurse

    Rexie68 replied to lovingtheunloved's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    i totally agree with capecodmermaid. those of us who have worked in ltc for a while agree with the idea that parameters are usually only given when a new med is initiated or if the resident's bp is...

  8. Just disgusted

    Rexie68 replied to Schmoo1022's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    omg, i thought that expression was unique to the ltc facility i work in, as i'd never heard it before then! our nurses now tend to just say "hand me a broom" when they're given something else to

  9. NLN ACEI test anyone???

    Rexie68 replied to ashemson's topic in LPN to RN

    awesome!!! but i think you're confusing the ati tests with the ace nln tests.....they're two separate things. the ati tests are something you take while you're in a nursing program to do just what...

  10. I can't do it all

    Rexie68 replied to nursecrk's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    i am fortunate to work in a wonderful ltc facility with great staff. don't get me wrong, we have our problems, but overall, i'm happy to be there. i think someone hit the nail on the head when they...

  11. NLN ACEI test anyone???

    Rexie68 replied to ashemson's topic in LPN to RN

    the ace tests are a challenge test from nln that proves our abilities in certain areas, such as ob and/or peds and general nursing. in our program, we didn't have to test out of the general nursing,...

  12. NLN ACEI test anyone???

    Rexie68 replied to ashemson's topic in LPN to RN

    i've been an lpn for 20 years (wow, i'm old...) and took the ace tests (ob and peds) so that i didn't have to do nursing classes for our rn program....which meant that i shaved a whole year of nursing...

  13. I don't think I can handle this!

    Rexie68 replied to eldragon's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    is this a reg? we keep a nurse on the unit, but rarely in the dining room...she may walk in and out to check on someone, but usually only the cnas and feeder aides are in the dr. maybe this is...

  14. Got a sweet deal!

    Rexie68 replied to Nascar nurse's topic in MDS Coordinator Information

    congratulations!!!!! omg, what an awesome job. you'll do great and have a blast. way to

  15. Eww white uniforms??

    Rexie68 replied to jla623's topic in General Students

    So, do the male students have to shave their legs so the hair doesn't show through their

  16. ATI Testing

    Rexie68 replied to sellen1972's topic in LPN to RN

    tkrut...my ADN program has the same requirements as your program. Even though I challenged OB and Peds with the NLN test and passed both, so I didn't have to take those classes or clinicals, I still...

  17. help training cna's

    Rexie68 replied to panurse101's topic in MDS Coordinator Information

    Overall, I love caretracker. We'll never perfect the system, but at least the facilities we work for are trying. Again, 3.0 is on the

  18. I don't think I can handle this!

    Rexie68 replied to eldragon's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    WOW. I can't understand why they give you silly rules. Our nurses don't pass trays unless the CNA's are way short staffed. Of course no administration likes OT, but not having pts taken care of is...

  19. LPN's to work as CNA's

    Rexie68 replied to caroline205's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I'm laughing because my supervisor, an RN, worked as a CNA while I did the charge nurse/med nurse duties because, he said, he'd rather be the CNA than have to be in charge of two units. So yes, CNA...

  20. I don't think I can handle this!

    Rexie68 replied to eldragon's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Again, WHY do you have to be in the dining room? WHY do you have to pass and pick up the trays? Why are YOU taking the vital signs? Those are all things CNAs can do. And as far as all the nurses...

  21. NLN PN-RN ACE Childbearing/Health Exam

    Rexie68 replied to espikey's topic in LPN to RN

    i don't know if things are different for everyone, but my peds and ob were two seperate tests. perhaps you only took the peds test? another lpn and myself took the two tests (one ob and one peds)at...

  22. Care Planning

    Rexie68 replied to nratchet's topic in MDS Coordinator Information

    i don't think i've called them "drugs" as opposed to "medications", but isn't that just semantics? i mean, they are drugs.....legal, prescribed ones, of course; but heck, we look them up in the...

  23. Told that over time "I would lessen my concern for change"

    Rexie68 replied to kstec's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    ooops! i read your post again. one nurse and 2 cna's for 28 residents. again, on what shift? technically you're "ok", but it would be nice to have another staff person. we have 5 cna's and 2...

  24. Told that over time "I would lessen my concern for change"

    Rexie68 replied to kstec's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    what shift are you working? are you saying there's one nurse and 2 cna's for 147 residents? wow. i was told that the state minimum in pa is 1 staff member (rn, lpn, or cna) for 20 residents, so...

  25. Skilling For Wounds

    Rexie68 replied to nratchet's topic in MDS Coordinator Information

    this just goes to show how much confusion there is with medicare, and how much training and knowledge we have to have. the staff nurses often think my job is "easy" and look down their noses at me...