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As a MDS Nurse with an upscale LTC, we had several clients of "old money" who had kept their Dr way past the time he should have joined them in our care. One such client was experiencing increasing trouble swallowing and so our Dr agreed to a MBS, r...

It's no longer a prereq, you take it as one of the first courses in the program.

Says we need webcam for monitoring during exams, havent heard of any other though. Guess we'll fing out when the letters are out.

Will be starting the June Class, anyone else in the San Antonio area?

Just waitin on my acceptance letter, which they swear will be out "latter this month". Am also stil waiting to hear if my employer has received their "partnership" packet. Times gettin close.

Hi and congratulations of a great career choice. You've chosen an interesting time to get involved in MDS at least in Texas. We no longer do TILES, we became a case mix state last November. While, yes, there are some circumstances where knowing TILES...

You can pretty much count on anytime the facility says it's "mandatory" they have to pay you to do it. Same story with the "mandatory" payday meetings in the LTC industry in Texas.

I'd be more worried about what his wife would do than HIPPA.

I worked about an year for an organization that used PCC, I liked it, it had the ability to cross communitcate info betweeen admin, staff and nursing. The company was very responsive and worked hard to be innovative, keeping up with the times, they ...

I think you're on to something good, but wish you would reconsider alignment with the AHA, sure they're a PIA..but, from the stand point of product to sell, they have the lions share of the market. I was an instructor several years ago, once I did t...

I got "harpooned" once by my co-worker who tossed an IV needle at the same time I was reaching for something. Our patient had just recovered from a crytospora infection (plus he was nuetropenic). I was a bit freaked out the first few days following, ...

AANAC and TASHA is sponsoring a class in Ft Worth in September, there was an earlier one, but appears to have been canceled. Here's a link http://www.tahsa.org/index.cfm?act=frontpage.cfm&name=MDS+RACC+2009 While you can do the program online, ...

I dunno, 'course you'd have to regain your license and competentcy...but I think you'd be an exceptional candidate because of your experience. Our facility would certianly like to find several such nurses. Go for it and don't look back.

Austin, Tx check it out

In San Antonio the Methodist system is also opening new facilities, SE Baptist and University Hospital have been running ads for the last few months ( see www.mysa.com click on "jobs" ). The nusing homes (including ours) are always looking for RNs. C...

I did the test last year, piece o cake. Also search FlashCards.com (IIRC) for more study questions.

A more realistic look at the situation could be argued that with the ongoing devaluatio0n of the dollar, you should receive a 20% increase to adjust for the Fed cranking out bills like there's no tomorrow. A change some hoped for.

I've seen a couple.. From a Doc holding clinic in a state prison "DNS. NFT. Return to cell" ("Don't need S**t, Not a F*****g thing"...he wound up explaining that order to the state. The funniest one I've ever taken. I wrote and sent the order...

DW finished in just over 11 months, looks like I'm going to go about 18 months (been waiting for a cpne date at a particular location since Sept, so could have possibly been shorter). Keep your focus, and (unlike me) don't be too picky and you shoul...

I first printed all paperwork and then scanned it to a gif file, it uploaded with no problem and it cannot be altered easily. I applied in late Sept. 08 and just got my date last week.

Check out The University of Pheonix, they have several diferent Nursing programs.

I've been a LVN for 25 years and have worked many different areas of nursing, currently enrolled in the Excelsior ADN program and hope I get to graduate before May. Let me know if your interested.

Hopefully you'll have one like I once had....I had applied to a federal position in the boondocks and had to go the units small town country Dr. I filled out the questionare as best and honestly as I could. He came in studied the papers for a long ...

Tell hubby to get off the stick and give ya a hand..he was full of energy at one time in your relationship..it's time for him to step up to the plate again. He can make dinner, entertain the kids, give you the time you need to get yourself and your s...

Severe, intractable pain can cause N/V, my hat's off to a MD peceptive enough to properly treat his patients and be concerned for their comfort.