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  1. If a patient wants something but an RN says don't do it, whom do you follow?

    benegesserit replied to Naturally Brilliant's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    I know not all nurses are going to think this way, but you might try asking why before assuming the worst and going above her head and complaining. I'm generally happy to explain things if my aides...

  2. Looking to put grandma in LTC...what to be on look out for?

    benegesserit replied to rahchacha's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Make sure you check at different times. My facility has a movie every few days, but the rest of the time is scheduled activities. Look at the printed schedule of activities (assuming they have one)....

  3. how to explain that I will help them after med pass

    benegesserit replied to SleeepyRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Can you get this guy his meds first? Or does he call constantly to be repositioned

  4. Former Med-Surg RN now working in SNF - Help!

    benegesserit replied to RegisteredNuisance's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I agree - it's the facility, not LTC specifically. My co-workers are great, and I hear relatively little gossip from the nursing

  5. What brand of scrubs do you prefer?

    benegesserit replied to kstrac13's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I like the ones with both. More customizable fit, but you can still use the bathroom without fiddling with the ties. I tend to prefer walmart scrubs, of all things. In particular, the tops with the...

  6. Doable Courseload???

    benegesserit replied to MurseGabe2B's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    If you have not had chemistry before or need the refresher, I would strongly suggest Microbiology in a different semester. Much of microbiology is chemistry, and you'll get a lot more out of it and do...

  7. BE CAREFUL on social networks

    benegesserit replied to Chico David's topic in General Nursing

    You do realize that, while you don't have 100% control over what FB does with their security settings, you do have 100% control over what you choose to post? Things you will learn from my FB: I have...

  8. Babies during Nursing school?

    benegesserit replied to nhunter8's topic in General Students

    I got pregnant during my last semester (not planned). I had miserable morning sickness, and i really don't think I would have made it through if it had happened during first semester. By last semester...

  9. MARS: electronic or paper?

    benegesserit replied to hope3456's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Yep, that's my main problem with it, especially as our stuff is on a remote server. If the internet goes down, we're stuck. And it tends to get really slow just in time for evening med pass. Not to...

  10. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    benegesserit replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    We have a door with an alarm that acts up when a resident is actively dying or has recently died. It started acting up a few weeks ago, with no resident who was obviously at that point. We wondered...

  11. Shortage of Nurses

    benegesserit replied to Determined1992's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    There are many reasons for this. As the previous poster said, lack of instructors is a major problem. Because of the clinical component, nursing programs have one instructor for about every 10...

  12. It really annoys me when nurses say they are going to go to med school...

    benegesserit replied to megank5183's topic in General Nursing

    OP's pet peeve is horribly dismissive of someone's goals and dreams. That's not un-catty behavior

  13. MARS: electronic or paper?

    benegesserit replied to hope3456's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    We currently do paper MARs/TARs (but are slooooowly in the process of transitioning), but not handwritten - all the pages are computer-generated. There's still a lot of room for human error if the new...

  14. Electronic charting- administration time out of compliance

    benegesserit replied to JBMmom's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    In the case of our system, it doesn't even take a manual audit. There's a report that can be run that shows meds signed outside of the administration window. As long as management is sane, I tend to...

  15. Electronic charting- administration time out of compliance

    benegesserit replied to JBMmom's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    This is basically what my facility is doing. I'm sure it's going to take some time and adjustment to get everything right, but overall I'm looking forward to it. Not so much because of the EMAR, but...

  16. It really annoys me when nurses say they are going to go to med school...

    benegesserit replied to megank5183's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with you as far as the people who are planning to never work as a nurse and go straight to med school go. Nursing is a heck of a time-consuming degree to do if you have no intention of...

  17. How is this acceptable? 50 patients ltc/skilled DAYSHIFT!

    benegesserit replied to CynicallyVexed's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Well, the math isn't quite working out. Even with 4 nurses for 60 beds, that's 15 per nurse. While I realize SNFs don't generally run at 100% census, it sounds like maybe they're giving an optimistic...

  18. Nurses: How often do you...

    benegesserit replied to doxielover304's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    1-How often do you actually see people die? And share your experiences with that if you will please. I work in LTC. I have cared for a number of patients while they were actively dying, and have...

  19. "cutesy" printed scrubs - staff response?

    benegesserit replied to pinkiepieRN's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I work in a SNF. Cutesy print scrubs are not uncommon amongst nurses. I have never heard anyone comment negatively on anyone's

  20. Constantly stays late

    benegesserit replied to Ccymom's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    Agreed about this. I'd get out on time a lot more often if I only had to worry about doing my own job. I also agree about figuring out if people are clocking out and then coming back to finish...

  21. Does your SNF use EMR in any capacity?

    benegesserit replied to SuzieVN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Basically the only things that isn't electronic are the MAR/TARs, and they're working on that. Paper reports and so on are scanned in. Pharmacy orders are automatically faxed by the computer system...

  22. The most important thing you will do before nursing school.

    benegesserit replied to VanessaYoung's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Realistically, you probably can't in any official way. The school isn't likely to tell you that one. You can ask how many people they admit each class (or each year), and compare that with how many...

  23. The most important thing you will do before nursing school.

    benegesserit replied to VanessaYoung's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    "Check the pass rate" is good advice. "Choose the school with the highest pass rate" isn't. Very high pass rates tend to mean that the program is unforgiving, and students who are not very capable of...

  24. advice for a pre nursing student?

    benegesserit replied to xoandi816x's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Some programs do give extra points to people with healthcare experience. If your program is one of those, it wouldn't hurt, but you can also see if you can fullfill that requirement through an...

  25. Is there a good way to wear a tie with scrubs?

    benegesserit replied to Bruce_Wayne's topic in Men in Nursing

    It reminds me of a dentist, personally. The scary drill-happy