sm101

sm101 specializes in i.v cert., ltc, hospital, dialysis.

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1. Responsible for being on call ?

   sm101 replied to Rascal1's topic in MDS

   hi all, my facility also has "baylor" weeekends. we have nurses that work only those 2 twelve hour shifts, and still can't seem to make it to work when scheduled! i am on call every 5th week(including the weekend). have worked more weekends now, than...

2. Grammar errors at the workplace, just for fun :)

   sm101 replied to mama_d's topic in General Nursing

   oriented and orientated makes me crazy, also. even the "higher-ups" use this term.....how about "i am so smarter"?

3. Getting started as MDS nurse

   sm101 replied to farmgirl2's topic in MDS

   what is a tile class?

4. MDS Coordinator salaries

   sm101 replied to Nascar nurse's topic in MDS

   capecod...i beg to differ. i am an lpn and my position is an mds coordinator. i also have my racct! granted where i live, i don't make your type of money, but still am able to do the job, even as an lpn. yes, i have an rn signing my mds's, but i know...

5. MDS Coordinator salaries

   sm101 replied to Nascar nurse's topic in MDS

   hi. i joined aanac several years ago. have taken the mds cert. program online at the aanac website, and completed it at my own pace... in no time. thorough and helpful.

6. MDS Coordinator salaries

   sm101 replied to Nascar nurse's topic in MDS

   chlori, i am also in ohio doing mds's for 130 bed facility. not full at this time, but close. i wear multiple hats, plus take call every 5th week. no extra pay (which i feel is not fair ) nothing for sitting around waiting for the phone to ring. also...

7. Salary and responsibility of MDS coordinator/ Medicare case manager

   sm101 replied to limarie's topic in MDS

   where i live, doing mds's for as long as i have, still don't make your kind of money. area pay rate study shows... i am over-worked and under paid. still, i love the job i do, am good at it, am able to capture all the same stuff as mentioned above. ...

8. Grammar errors at the workplace, just for fun :)

   sm101 replied to mama_d's topic in General Nursing

   how about..." could you be more pacific?"

9. Help: Calling any MDS nurses

   sm101 replied to bellcollector's topic in MDS

   hello. i have been doing mds's for 15 years. i love this job. i think i am very good at finding information, i have good attention to the details, am familiar with my residents and their families. the mds is the "money-maker" for our facility. we spe...