Bella'sMyBaby

Bella'sMyBaby

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  1. A Bit of Irony Pertaining to Organ Donors

    Bella'sMyBaby replied to Music in My Heart's topic in General Nursing

    The doctor meant that when/if my uncle wanted a heart, a heart he would get. No myth/urban legend. Money buys alot. Yes, it is sad that MANY people die

  2. A Bit of Irony Pertaining to Organ Donors

    Bella'sMyBaby replied to Music in My Heart's topic in General Nursing

    A Dirty Little Secret that I learned a few years ago... A wealthy uncle of mine was told by his Transplant Doctor, "When you're ready for a heart, we will have one waiting on you."

  3. corporate nurse nightmare!

    Bella'sMyBaby replied to americanTrain's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    This RNC is not your Boss, she's a Consultant & someone needs to remind her of it. Contact Corporate & tell them how she's acting in YOUR building. If she comes every three weeks, can you...

  4. Why Dogs Make the Best Friends

    Bella'sMyBaby replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in General Nursing

    Female, MDS Coordinator, 1 Chihuahua, 4 Cocker Spaniels, 1 Turtle & Fish.

  5. Having hard time coding Section G

    Bella'sMyBaby replied to jessie26's topic in MDS Coordinator Information

    Our facility was told by the MDS Auditors to NOT use Therapy information to code ADL's, since Therapy is a seperate Reimbursement. However, I frequently use Therapy notes to code ROM/adaptive...

  6. Sex offenders/ residents screening?

    Bella'sMyBaby replied to CoffeeRTC's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Yes, I have heard that some facilities are starting to run criminal checks on potential admits but the LTC Companies I have worked for were not doing it, in fact, the last Corporation I worked for,...

  7. Problems with therapy staff......?????

    Bella'sMyBaby replied to lpnwkids's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Exactly, why is she so interested in this patient anyway?? "Favorite Patient".....Think there's more to it than that. Something is very wrong with this

  8. Residents who are constantly on the call bell... help!

    Bella'sMyBaby replied to rainbowsandsunshine's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    So you say she's already on a host of psych meds, well maybe she needs an adjustment in those meds..... or maybe she needs an Inpatient stay to a psych unit for awhile. Maybe the DON/Administrator...

  9. How do you chart verbal aggression by a client?

    Bella'sMyBaby replied to RxOnly's topic in General Nursing

    As I stated on another thread, you need to document exactly what the patient says.....this is appropriate charting for your facility & every facility. If Management is telling you something...

  10. MDS Coordinators Working From Home

    Bella'sMyBaby posted a topic in MDS Coordinator Information

    Was wondering if any of you MDS Coordinators out there Work from Home. I read something on another site about this. Have any of you Coordinators heard of this? Do you know any Companies that are...

  11. ICF resident returns skilled for short term

    Bella'sMyBaby replied to brandnew2mdsrn's topic in MDS Coordinator Information

    Wow, this scenario had me confused too. I wouldn't do a sig change unless it was something that would not resolve itself in a few

  12. Are you going to work tommorow in the big storm?

    Bella'sMyBaby replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in General Nursing

    Guess it all depends on how Bad the weather is..... Not going to get very far after wrecking or stuck in the

  13. Residents who are constantly on the call bell... help!

    Bella'sMyBaby replied to rainbowsandsunshine's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Perhaps this resident needs a Psych

  14. Are you going to work tommorow in the big storm?

    Bella'sMyBaby replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in General Nursing

    Where I live, we have a Level One Emergency which means NOBODY except EMERGENCY PERSONNEL are to be out on the roads, doing so one could be

  15. Are you going to work tommorow in the big storm?

    Bella'sMyBaby replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in General Nursing

    If we get the Snow predicted, then No, my Boss & I will not be in, reguardless of what Management says..... We work in the MDS Dept.

  16. After 2 months..what do you think of the MDS 3.0?

    Bella'sMyBaby replied to Nascar nurse's topic in MDS Coordinator Information

    Actually, I've thought about working as a floating MDS Coordinator. The Company I work for has floating MDS Positions. I know that there are Companies who place MDS Coordinators in Interim MDS...

  17. heartless DON or reality check?

    Bella'sMyBaby replied to sarafina's topic in General Nursing

    I would lay bets that this DON is Mentally ILL..... Perhaps Borderline Personality or

  18. Verbal assault by a pt.

    Bella'sMyBaby replied to imintrouble's topic in General Nursing

    One thing I'd like to add is D-O-C-U-M-E-N-T!! Just in case this behavior becomes pattern, you'll want to make note of it so that if management does in fact decide to address it, there will be...

  19. After 2 months..what do you think of the MDS 3.0?

    Bella'sMyBaby replied to Nascar nurse's topic in MDS Coordinator Information

    Just in the last few weeks, I've noticed a significant increase in the number of MDS job openings around the Country. Corporations/Facilities need to wake up & start LISTENING to their MDS...

  20. If you could do it all over.....

    Bella'sMyBaby replied to GeminiRN2007's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Absolutely not.....Worst Mistake I ever

  21. Nurses working without health insurance

    Bella'sMyBaby replied to linguine's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    How Pitiful.....Nurses who don't have/can't afford Health Insurance but in turn, take care of MANY people who have Sucked off the system their entire

  22. Some questions about MDS

    Bella'sMyBaby replied to luvtolearn's topic in MDS Coordinator Information

    Well, there was a recent thread on this subject. Some Corporations pay for their MDS Coordinators to get AANAC Certified. I have found that most Companies will not hire someone for MDS unless they are...

  23. Some questions about MDS

    Bella'sMyBaby replied to luvtolearn's topic in MDS Coordinator Information

    Care Plan Meetings are informal. Usually consisting of Social Services, Dietary, Activities, Therapy & Nursing. The Buildings I've been in, Social Services runs the Meeting. Each Dept. gives a...

  24. After 2 months..what do you think of the MDS 3.0?

    Bella'sMyBaby replied to Nascar nurse's topic in MDS Coordinator Information

    "Corporate" people who cut your staff, probably got a "Bonus" for this. My previous Company, ran out the other other MDS Coordinator, who was only Part-Time & did ALL the Restorative as well....

  25. After 2 months..what do you think of the MDS 3.0?

    Bella'sMyBaby replied to Nascar nurse's topic in MDS Coordinator Information

    There are two of us in our full 120 bed facility. We run appx. 15-20+ Med A at any time. However, Med A is Nothing compared to the Managed Care Mess we have to deal with....Some Managed Care have to...