Bella'sMyBaby

Bella'sMyBaby

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  1. Terminated without warning

    Cali2007, Your Scenario is pretty typical in LTC. Think LTC is going to get MUCH
  2. Legal Documentation

    OMG!!! I would think this would be highly Unethical & Illegal! I would not have any part of this. Report this Manager & notify the Legal
  3. I'm an MDS Coordinator......... Hate Most: The misperception that "MDS Coordinators have an easy job." Love Most: No Patient
  4. Turned in my Resignation

    Poor
  5. Turned in my Resignation

    I went through the same thing. The only thing you can do is quit & get an MDS job where you are appreciated. The Clinical Staff (such as Unit Managers, etc.) should be doing/updating Care Plans,...
  6. Why do many nurses look down on LTC?

    The Problem with LTC, In My Opinion, is "The State"........ "State" has their nose in way too much......... "State" has Unrealistic Expectations............. Anybody has a Complaint, They call...
  7. I need help with management....*LONG*

    Why wasn't Hospice called in? Personally though, I've wondered if Hospice has this same
  8. Mandated scrub colors

    Yes, the Staff Nurses wear Lavender---Guess they didn't think of how Becoming Lavender would look on their MALE NURSES!!! The facility is letting the Male Nurses wear other colors (Thank God). The...
  9. Co Workers

    Know exactly how you feel.... I work upstairs with my Boss; we get along great (and we VENT). What's said in our Office, STAYS in our Office. Now the staff downstairs, that's another Story........
  10. Mandated scrub colors

    Our facility has Lavender
  11. To print or not to print, that is the ?

    We keep our Supporting Documentation (documentation that supports the RUG, such as IV Meds, Therapy days & Minutes, etc.) stapled to the MDS Assessment, that way it's all there when the...
  12. To print or not to print, that is the ?

    Where do you keep your Supporting Documentation? Our Computers have been "going down" quite frequently lately.
  13. To print or not to print, that is the ?

    I don't think most Facilities/Companies know yet how they are going to handle the MDS 3.0 Assessments. Personally, I want there to be hard copies of all the MDS Assessments & Validating...
  14. Describe the Ugliest Scrubs You Have Seen!

    I used to work with a male nurse who wore a "Betty Boop" scrub
  15. Just today, as a matter of fact, my Boss & I were talking about how nice it would have been to be a Teacher instead of a Nurse....... Weekends off.... Holidays off..... Summers off..... But do...
  16. Thank-You for your words of Kindness, marielina85...... So you were almost killed by a drunk too, huh?? Well, I'm glad that you weren't killed..... I hope your health is OK & that you don't have...
  17. CFitzRN, Thank You for your Concern..... FYI... The Drunk Driver's (He) case is to be in the Court System soon. In this State, the most he can get is 5 years....FIVE YEARS!!! J.....'s Life was worth...
  18. :)Thank-You So Much, Ham it
  19. Missed a call for an on-call shift

    :dzed:BabyLady, There's a reason that Night Shift is called "The Graveyard Shift." LOL!!!!!!!!
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  22. To print or not to print, that is the ?

    My facility keeps copies of the MDS Assessments on the charts. Easier to keep on charts when "State" is in the building. Now when 3.0 happens.... Assessments will be too thick to keep on
  23. do other careers get "write-ups" as much as nurses?

    Didn't think I would "get caught up in that game" either..... Nobody does........ When others jobs are on the line...Guess what? They start "throwing people under the
  24. Getting out of LTC??

    :) Good Luck with your Interview, Nascar Nurse! You are exactly right.....LTC is a game that can't be won....... LTC gets worse by the minute......And no thanks to "The State." Let us know what...