debRN0417

debRN0417

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  1. What to do when state comes in?

    debRN0417 replied to sweetnurse1's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    As a surveyor, just do what you do everyday, 'cause if you're doing the right thing then you don't have to worry! Most of us have been on "the other side of the table". I know I certainly remember...

  2. How long to keep paperwork

    debRN0417 replied to trudy88's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Be sure you have quick access to stuff from survey to survey also. When the surveyors come in they are looking back from the date of the last survey to the time they enter. This will also help if...

  3. med carts/control freaks

    debRN0417 replied to ktwlpn's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    . The state surveys came in one year right after the 4th of July. Yep....my cart had a beautiful American Flag affixed to one corner. The surveyor told me I should take it off because it wasn't...

  4. Nursing supervisor report

    debRN0417 replied to trixie's topic in Nurse Management

    It's been a while back, but when I was a hospital supervisor, we would print a census sheet of the entire hospital. It listed the patients names and diagnoses, room numbers, etc. As I made rounds...

  5. Scheduled toileting not being done by certain CNAs

    debRN0417 replied to old rural nurse's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Does anybody really pee every two hours??

  6. Scheduled toileting not being done by certain CNAs

    debRN0417 replied to old rural nurse's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    You cannot be everywhere at once, but when you make rounds and periodically assess your residents it will soon become obvious who is getting toileted and who is not. Skin issues would crop up,...

  7. Eden Alternative???

    debRN0417 posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Has anyone heard of this? Anyone have experience with it? Would like to hear about

  8. Eden Alternative???

    debRN0417 replied to debRN0417's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Dogwalker...I pm'd you. And Thanks to everyone for the

  9. Eden Alternative???

    debRN0417 replied to debRN0417's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Thank you night owl. We just recently had information given to us at training on this concept. It is moving in our direction. There are facilities that are taking residents and breaking them up...

  10. Charting Time of Death

    debRN0417 replied to SouthernLPN2RN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    In Virginia only an RN can

  11. Job offer please offer advice

    debRN0417 replied to crystalclear's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I agree. If you are giving up every weekend, there should be more incentive for that. Most Baylor positions pay top $$, but usually no shift diff cause of the higher

  12. Surviving a state inspection survey

    debRN0417 replied to MDSlady's topic in Geriatric, LTC

  13. How do they post DNR in the patients rooms at your LTC

    debRN0417 replied to dinkymouse's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    :roll :roll

  14. Unsafe staffing

    debRN0417 replied to dinkymouse's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Are you saying that there will be just ONE licensed nurse in the building for all 100 residents???? What kind of facility is

  15. Surviving a state inspection survey

    debRN0417 replied to MDSlady's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I am sorry you have had bad experiences...I looked and looked, but I could not find a regulation that stated that you had to dot ALL your I's and cross ALL your T's. (Please don't take offense, just...

  16. Surviving a state inspection survey

    debRN0417 replied to MDSlady's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I am not offended by anyones comments. I feel that everyone has a right to their own opinions and that all surveyors are different and yes, some often have agendas. Having been on both sides of the...

  17. Surviving a state inspection survey

    debRN0417 replied to MDSlady's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Well, we don't go to bed at night dreaming of ways to terrorize LTC...all we want to do is make sure that the facilities are in compliance with the regulations and that the residents are receiving the...

  18. Question for other managers...

    debRN0417 posted a topic in Nurse Management

    I know this related to the other thread previously started on nurses under the monitoring conditions, but I didn't know exactly how to get it in to be noticed as another question... anyway here is my...

  19. Hungtington's Disease in an Adult Family Home

    debRN0417 replied to adjusted_halo's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I have had experience with two residents with Huntingtons. The first was a young female, in her early thirties...sad. Watched her decline to the point she could no longer walk or communicate. She...

  20. State Surveyors....

    debRN0417 replied to bucksandra's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    That's why I've chosen to do this. It has always been a dream of mine. I hope to make things better. I have worked for years to gain what I feel is the experience necessary to do a good job. I have...

  21. State Surveyors....

    debRN0417 replied to bucksandra's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    start training

  22. What do you look for in an employee?

    debRN0417 replied to barefootlady's topic in Nurse Management

    There are many things that I look for when interviewing, and I won't bore you with the details of the review of the application and resume, but when I interview for a position, I look for things like,...

  23. Sending residents to the ER without a doctor's order.

    debRN0417 replied to Blackcat99's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Ditto....

  24. Question for other managers...

    debRN0417 replied to debRN0417's topic in Nurse Management

    Thanks Kris, This nurse was a wonderful employee. She had worked at this facility before, then left and unfortunately came to a bad place in her life. Everyone I talked to that worked with ber...

  25. staffing tried to trick/bully me in today!

    debRN0417 replied to hock1's topic in General Nursing

    :rotfl: I can relate. Once I was gone on vacation for two weeks and when I came home there were 12 calls for me to come to work....they KNEW I was out of state...but called