I'm an LVN and I work in MDS. We have been using Accucare which continues to freeze on us. Lose our assessment data. And causes CMS to reject our assessments because of the "missing data" that...
I am an LVN and I have been an MDS coordinator assistant for a little over a year now. When I was being interviewed for my position I specifically told the Administrator and the Corporate hiring...
iheartangelinajolie replied to newtitle's topic in General Nursing
Too be honest....I have been in a ltc nursing home for over a year and it is STRESSFUL. Too many patients and not enough workers. As a charge nurse you will become bombarded with physician orders,...
Personally I don't think any of the classes will help because you need to expose yourself to the assessments and learn through trial and error. I was supposed to attend the certification class but I...
Hello.... I am currently an MDS Coordinator assistant. I am an LVN and I worked on the floor for 6 months (I HATED working on the floor ) before I was promoted to the MDS department :typing. My boss...
I have been working as a charge nurse in LTC for 5 months now and I was offered a promotion as an MDS coordinator and I was offered a job as a Nurse consultant for a pharmacy. I am so thankful to get...
iheartangelinajolie replied to iheartangelinajolie's topic in General Nursing
I'm single with no kids. I really want to go back to school and get my RN degree. If I do the MDS position I will gain seniority with my current company but I don't feel as though I have job...
iheartangelinajolie replied to katy81's topic in General Nursing
DO NOT DO IT!!!! I worked full time while I was in the RN program and I couldn't handle it. I know for a fact that if I worked part time I would have done so much
iheartangelinajolie replied to malenursewithpride's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs
I took the nclex-pn on 7/14/08. I began studying after I graduated on 3/10/08. I did the kaplan qbank online and I read Saunders. Two weeks before my exam I read Nclex-pn Incredibly Easy, Saunders,...