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Is it acceptable to obtain orders/verification of admitting orders the day before admitting a LTC pt from one LTC facility to another? I certainly understand that if this is done, the admitting RN should assess the pt and ensure and document that t...

I am currently an RN Supervisor at a skilled nursing home. There are 5 of us supervisors and I am the only supervisor there who works full-time and does not have another job. I take my job seriously but also know everyone is human and we all have dif...

Thanks to all for your replies. It's a shame I am about to say this-but its, in a sense, calming to know others know how I am feeling. Bigbub: you're right-they really just dont like me....and its not because I have some sort of personality flaw nor ...

ABSOLUTELY-UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES-GIVE THAT MED! It doesn't matter if your boss or anyone else tells you to! Unless you have a hard copy in your hands-either from the doctor or the pharmacy-you could be charged with diversion! Your boss will not ta...

I am an RN House Supervisor at an 80 bed skilled-nursing facility. Above me is the DON and the Administrator-we have no ADON. We are short Supervisors-so I normally work 14 hour days and have 1 maybe 2 days off (if Im lucky) every 2 weeks. I do h...

Yikes! Can you say Med error, error, error, error??? I will certainly pray for you! We give our new nurses 2 weeks of orientation-then they get the easiest section to start, generally. Just relax-drink lots of coffee so you can buzz around the unit...

When I started nursing school-we had to have a 2-step completed. I had been an aide for years and always got my yearly 1-step; however, my college required me to obtain a new 2-step. My annual tb's were always negative. My 2nd step for nursing sch...