UdonNomi

UdonNomi

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  1. Canadian nurses moving to US

    UdonNomi replied to Camille61's topic in International Nursing

    Contact US CICS...from their web site....good luck at the interview Contact Us If you have a question about immigration procedures, or need clarification, call our National Customer Service Center...

  2. LCT case load

    UdonNomi replied to treatwounds's topic in MDS Coordinator Information

    We have 85 beds, I do all MDSs (PPS and OBRA), RAPS, care plans, IDT meetings, audit charts, take call one month out of three and have clnical responsibility for one

  3. Back-stabbing in nursing?

    UdonNomi replied to Iflew's topic in General Nursing

    "would think that most go into nursing to help. why then, do you help patients, but stab each-other in the back? the few times i have seen it happen it was driven by greed, power or envy is it a...

  4. Licensed after 55?

    UdonNomi replied to Nurse2BB's topic in General Nursing

    Anna, Clearly this "Lady" is suffering from a common malady given to those whose mouth is larger than their brain..I like to call it FOS for short. Of course you can get a license..I'd also give her...

  5. What is the fasetest way to get an RN license?

    UdonNomi replied to TheCloser's topic in General Nursing

    If you're already a LPN/LVN and you really know your stuff, you might consider Excelsior College...DW just completed her ASN in a little under 8 months, I've completed all except the CPNE in just over...

  6. Roll Call, LPN to RN Students!!!

    UdonNomi replied to Marie_LPN, RN's topic in LPN to RN

    Hi all, I'm enrolled in Excelsior and currently just waiting on my CPNE date, hopefully will catch a cancelation in early December. DW (JjodiiRN) finished in just under 11 months, in fact today is...

  7. MDS & OBRA Resident Calendars Needed

    UdonNomi replied to professional123's topic in MDS Coordinator Information

    Guys, last time I looked Careplans.com offered free schedulers on their front page..might be worth checking

  8. keeping skilled open

    UdonNomi replied to texasnurse46's topic in MDS Coordinator Information

    Are your PT/OT folks getting in there the day of admit? Are they treating on weekends and holidays to make the most of the 14 days you follow? Are you maximizing your ADL scores (while still staying...

  9. Ga BON

    UdonNomi replied to Indigo_Beauty's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Got an email from Nikki bout a week ago, IIRC..nothing changed, they voted to keep the current Dec2009 deadline.

  10. Nursing Care Plan

    UdonNomi replied to neji08's topic in General Nursing

    http://www.careplans.com

  11. Mds 3.0

    UdonNomi replied to rukiddingme's topic in MDS Coordinator Information

    Plus..(Hopefully) Your individual software will be updated and continue to track as it now

  12. Combat Medic to Civilian Nurse

    UdonNomi replied to Watanabe_Joey's topic in General Nursing

    As a prior service 91B and 91C I'd be lying if I said I didn't learn anything upon entry to civilian life..no matter what you've done in the military..there's the military way, the civilian way..and...

  13. Going to start the AANAC RAC-CT class tomorrow...

    UdonNomi replied to flashpoint's topic in MDS Coordinator Information

    Take full advantage of the AANAC forum, it's worth it's weight in gold in those times you need a fast and accurate answer to something. I have to recert by December and hope to attend the class in...

  14. Excelsior College Clinicals

    UdonNomi replied to beachcomber64's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Check your PM for

  15. I really need your advice. PLEASE!

    UdonNomi replied to meyun06's topic in General Nursing

    I don't mind being an example here...I started my RN program in 1998 after having been a LVN for over 10 years...I'm finishing it in (I hope) Jan 09..and yeah I've started it over more than once....

  16. Navy Corpsman to LPN?

    UdonNomi replied to HN Horton's topic in General Nursing

    Check with your state board of nursing (in fact check all of them..sine it's a federal school)..I know 91C (Army Practical Nurses) board upon graduation. I would think though, that since you weren't...

  17. Roll Call, LPN to RN Students!!!

    UdonNomi replied to Marie_LPN, RN's topic in LPN to RN

    Hi all, thought I'd "check-in" here as I finally "feel" like a student. Have been a LVN for goin on 25 years and been doin the Excelsior program (off and on) since 1998..anyway only have 5 tests and...

  18. agism in nursing

    UdonNomi replied to new51's topic in General Nursing

    I'll finish my RN Dec or Jan..I'll be 54..I've already started getting headhunter calls. I love telling them I only want to work 2-3 days a

  19. Help with suprapubic catheter

    UdonNomi replied to natrgrrl's topic in General Nursing

    It depends on your state and the facility you work for..start with your BON and ask your SDC. Now, if it's your mother..wether you're a nurse or not may not make any difference as family members are...

  20. Staying in touch with pt after discharge

    UdonNomi replied to Texas Tornado's topic in General Nursing

    I learned my lesson..several years ago I was working a small rural hospital, I received my patient assignment and notice a familure name ..a nurse I had worked with when I was a CNA many years before....

  21. Mds

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

    Here's a free gov site for general training to give ya an idea of whether you may like it or not, note that actual certification (RAC-CT) is agonizingly more intense. :chuckle Good luck....

  22. If I can't find an LPN job, what else can I do?

    UdonNomi replied to studlpnmn's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Since starting my career in nursing in the late '80's..the only time I've been unemployed is the time it took me to walk across the street to my new job. You can find work as a LPN/LVN..may not be...

  23. LPN pay rate

    UdonNomi replied to Young28's topic in Texas Nursing

    Actually, as explained to me by our 76yr RN night nurse (who knew Florance on a first name basis)...long ago (ie, before the late '30's, in Texas at least), all were known as pracitical nurses and...

  24. How do you get your MDS done?

    UdonNomi replied to flashpoint's topic in MDS Coordinator Information

    Yep, sounds like everyone getting together for an arguement session. Much like Talino stated, we generate a blank (or current) computer copy and forward it to each dicipline for assessment/review....

  25. Nurses Please Help Me!

    UdonNomi replied to rwallis2001's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    You're on the right track, here's what's goin on in my corner of Tx..CNA's can usually start on the floor of a LTC facility after 16 hrs of class time, this is totally up to the facility, but may not...