rmarz

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1. Am I wrong to think...

   rmarz replied to rmarz's topic in Geriatric, LTC

   I'm still tryin to get the DON to put out some disciplinary action forms... If the money and hours weren't awesome I'd run as fast as I could... team leaders think 0.125ml = 1/4ml. No TAR created for...

2. Am I wrong to think...

   rmarz replied to rmarz's topic in Geriatric, LTC

   Thanks for the replies. I've had to deal with this time and time again... but I actually would like to keep this job. Being an actual nurse who doesn't turn a blind eye unfortunately puts you on the...

3. Am I wrong to think...

   rmarz posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

   ... that CNAs should do what the nurse tells them? I remember when I was a CNA, if a nurse asked/told (to me there really isn't a difference) me to do something. I went and did it. Tonoc I had the...

4. My hellish day on the skilled floor (pull up a chair)

   rmarz replied to kiszi's topic in Geriatric, LTC

   Sorry ya had such a bad day! I'm a sick sick person and live for those kind of days

5. any jccc or neosho grads or students???

   rmarz replied to butterfly135's topic in General Nursing

   From what the people I know have said about Neosho, it sounded about the same as Labette. Pretend ur a mute when the teachers are around =P Seems they have a fully online LPN to RN bridge program...

6. Question about Hospice and D/C of meds

   rmarz replied to RFederer's topic in General Nursing

   A common trend I have noticed with nurses that I work with: They hate to make phone calls. I admit I was kinda scared of picking up the phone and talking to someone, such as a hospice nurse manager or...

7. cna starting pay

   rmarz replied to jjmorris's topic in General Nursing

   In SEK it varies greatly, from 6.50 to 10.00 an hour at LTC et hospitals. Agency pays 10-14 an hour. Seems the cycle with CNAs that they pay crap as long as they can. Then they don't have hardly any...

8. Question about Hospice and D/C of meds

   rmarz replied to RFederer's topic in General Nursing

   Meds taken prior to being put on hospice are often continued... if the med falls under the dx for hospice care, then hospice will pay for it (so they should be buying that Effexor for this pt). Other...

9. what kind of watch do you wear?

   rmarz replied to ohmeowzer RN's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

   A cheap 10 dollar one from Wal Mart. Plastic with soft edges so I don't give anyone skin tears. At first it was because I figured that if I got it nasty filthy I could just toss it and get a new...

10. Concerns about routines

    rmarz replied to Joni's Mom's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    What I do is this: Whatever gets me thro the shift! As you get to know the people, the meds, the txs, the BSs, the Br Txs, and individual routines... you can revise what you are currently doing to...

11. RN Pay

    rmarz replied to GrizRNinWash's topic in General Nursing

    New grads are making 26 an hour up in KC. Just about any LTC here in Southeast Kansas will pay an RN 26 or more dollars. Regardless of experience. The hospitals in this area just recently started...

12. Charting Time of Death

    rmarz replied to SouthernLPN2RN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I only chart absence of vitals in

13. How much sleep?

    rmarz replied to beachbum3's topic in General Nursing

    I got tired of laying in bed awake during the day, so I just sleep every other day now

14. Male Doctors working with Male Nurses

    rmarz replied to CTGuy's topic in Men in Nursing

    I generally find that I get along with all doctors, even the ones the other nurses don't. Can't say whether this is dt being male or not. Although, I will say that female nurses seem to have problems...

15. Working with all females - fringe benefit or danger zone?

    rmarz replied to medlaw's topic in Men in Nursing

    Mr Garrettson said it best: Being all hot and sexy sure is fun for awhile but it sure does get boring. It really does get old. The worst situation was this little CNA whispers in my ear, "I know how...