silverbat

silverbat

Care Coordination, MDS, med-surg, Peds

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  1. MDS and QIS

    silverbat replied to Sfisher09's topic in MDS Coordinator Information

    Answer their questions honestly, but be careful what how and what you say. The surveryors WILL print everything you say in the citation and they aren't always the most accurate in what you say....

  2. No IV Practice / Little hands-on practice in clinicals

    silverbat replied to SlyFoxRN's topic in General Students

    This is one reason I truly believe that everyone should be a CNA PRIOR to learning to become an LPN or any level of RN degree, and that someone going for an RN degree( ANY degree) MUST be a...

  3. You know its a seeker when . . .

    silverbat replied to BostonTerrierLover's topic in Emergency

    I rarely take pain meds of any kind, but when I have a kidney stone NOTHING helps except demerol and phenergan for the nausea. I am not a drug seeker, I just know what works. The last kidney stone 5...

  4. How would you feel?

    silverbat replied to stashiaj's topic in General Nursing

    I do understand what you are saying.... I worked nights for many years while my kids were little. Only positions available and I grew to love love love nights!! You have not said, but I am guessing...

  5. Socializing after work in your scrubs

    silverbat replied to klone's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    While I agree that scrubs could carry a bunch of germs, I also agree that most will change out of the germy scrubs into less germy if a nasty mess occurs. The rest of the time, In my opionion, the...

  6. I'm sorry sir, I cannot call the neurosurgeon at 3AM for that...

    silverbat replied to EJBNeuroRN's topic in General Nursing

    I understand the temptation to do this, BUT remember, the Doctor MAY NOT sign that order! If he doesn't then you have presecribed medication without a license, and poof! There goes your Nursing...

  7. Need license renewal help

    silverbat replied to slvroman1's topic in Illinois Nursing

    yep, I looked it up online... several states require this and I think it is a good idea. My state doesn't, but I generally work on some all year just for my info and

  8. What NOT to say during an interview

    silverbat replied to Teacher Sue's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I am very overweight and once I had a patient asked me"Just exactly how much do you weigh?" I laughed and said, whatever would you want to know that, and why would I tell you? He said it was for...

  9. Need license renewal help

    silverbat replied to slvroman1's topic in Illinois Nursing

    medscape.com has a ton of them for free. I do them for the hospital where I was required to have so many per year and have done 10 a night, so it IS doable by the end of

  10. The Mockery of Nursing

    silverbat replied to Old.Timer's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    OK, I confess, I had to laugh when I saw the URL regarding cleaning,,etc of nursing cap... ANTIQUE fabric.. Honey, I am old, but not quite THAT old..... LOL... oh wait, maybe I am... been a nurse 20...

  11. What NOT to say during an interview

    silverbat replied to Teacher Sue's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    LOL.. Maybe she has something like Tourettes? She gets nervose and says inappropriate things. Or, she could just be clueless!! LOL Any other good/funny things said in interviews????? I overheard an...

  12. The Mockery of Nursing

    silverbat replied to Old.Timer's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    MY thoughts

  13. Future nurses getting used to the job

    silverbat replied to Brian's topic in General Students

    What bothers me? Well..... squirting green substances..... eyeball

  14. The Mockery of Nursing

    silverbat replied to Old.Timer's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    When I saw the post on poor fairies, at first I laughed... then I just got jealous..I WANT SOME OF THEM THERE POOP FAIRIES!!!! " Ok, I am new nurse, I don;t hafta clean up poop, the CNA's do that. I...

  15. How did you get financing for the Associates Degree in Nursing program?

    silverbat replied to snowiebella's topic in Excelsior College

    Justbeachynurse.. I guess yiou did not see my prior post. ( and I am aware of the name of the forum) I did graduate with my Associate of Science (Nursing) from Excelsior College in 1996. At that...

  16. How did you get financing for the Associates Degree in Nursing program?

    silverbat replied to snowiebella's topic in Excelsior College

    justbeachynurse.... I was told that If I took traditional college courses to obtain my ADN that it qualified. It is a 2 year Associate of Science degree. It was that it was basically a...

  17. How did you get financing for the Associates Degree in Nursing program?

    silverbat replied to snowiebella's topic in Excelsior College

    Non-traditional programs do not qualify for all the same financial programs as a regular 4- or 2- year programs. That is one reason Excelsior students do not qualify. The federal government regulates...

  18. How did you get financing for the Associates Degree in Nursing program?

    silverbat replied to snowiebella's topic in Excelsior College

    I went through Excelsior for my ADN a long time ago. Ran into the same financing issues, then, to. What I did was to: ---applied for every scholarship I could find from PEO, lions club, ELKS, My...

  19. Epic (Nursing) FAILS!

    silverbat replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in Nursing Humor

    I had a resident in a Nursing home, sweet little thing. At 7:30 PM every night she would scream FIRE. Well in a NH, this is not something you want to hear, at all. So, of course, I, a new CNA, go...

  20. Funny "Code" Last Night

    silverbat replied to PMFB-RN's topic in General Nursing

    I am not overly tall, either, and on a code once, I said, I either need a stool, a ladder, or you gotta lower this bed. I cannot do effective chest compressions when I am reaching head high to get to...

  21. Funny "Code" Last Night

    silverbat replied to PMFB-RN's topic in General Nursing

    shouldn't this be called a CODE COMMODE? or a CODE

  22. Bats close hospital

    silverbat replied to nerdtonurse?'s topic in General Nursing

    Those poor little bats were probably traumatized for life by all that hullabaloo!!! Poor little fellows, just flying around, finding flies, etc., sheesh. I would have to worry about the

  23. "Just" an LPN

    silverbat replied to lgail's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I understand what you are saying. I was an LPN for 4 years and my Charge nurse(RN) would say, oh I guess I am alone tonight.. meaning no other RN. I asked her that if she was alone, how was she gonna...

  24. Things you'd LOVE to tell coworkers...and get away with it!

    silverbat replied to General E. Speaking, RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    brandonLpn.. while I understand what you are saying, I am indignant at this remark. As a CNA I was taught to ALWAYS take resps for 1 minute. I didn't know I it was accepted to shortcut that until I...

  25. Epic (Nursing) FAILS!

    silverbat replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in Nursing Humor

    One day at the desk, I was sitting in a rolling chair, on a mat, and decided to "just roll" over to the chart rack to get a chart, instead of getting up and walking. Well, the chair and I started...