Heather27

Heather27

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  1. MDS - SURVEY DEFICIENCY

    Heather27 replied to km rn's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    *Singing* I'm so glad I'm a Canadian

  2. advice for preceptorship in LTC

    Heather27 replied to Stefani's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Hi Stefani...EXCELLENT field to get into..I love geriatrics. Can I give you a word of advice? Don't go into your clinical all brushed up on "disorders" alone... Take a look at the residents from a...

  3. Cover-ups aka bibs versus cloth napkins

    Heather27 replied to km rn's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    We have run the gamut of napkins, "bibs", whatever you want to call them. We have found that it is most cost effective AND most practical to use the terry-cloth tie-on ones. We tried the...

  4. Opening Sharps Containers

    Heather27 replied to MaxNurse's topic in General Nursing

    I would be SO insulted!! I would also be VERY loathe to count dirty needles...that is just stupid to me. Just my humble opinion, as usual...

  5. Do you feel you were adequately prepared to practice nursing when you graduated?

    Heather27 replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    I graduated in '92 from Grace General Hospital School of Nursing as an RN. Did I feel prepared to practice? Are you kidding? I was INVINCIBLE!!!! Then I got out into the real world!! Like the...

  6. DNR

    Heather27 replied to Ahn's topic in General Nursing

    I can see how it would make you question the whole "DNR" thing...That is why we have made the move toward very specific health care directives. I would have probably done the same thing you did, in...

  7. DNR

    Heather27 replied to Ahn's topic in General Nursing

    Our facility has changed it's policies recently, in keeping with current regs, I guess...We now have "No CPR" policies, and then "Levels of Intervention"... i.e.: NO treatment if a condition is...

  8. MANAGED CARE 101 AND THE COST OF NURSING

    Heather27 replied to nursedude's topic in General Nursing

    I gotta agree with MIRN on this

  9. Legal - required to take responsibility for cna's

    Heather27 replied to skl0923's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Hi... I HATE having to "babysit" my staff!! And that is what signing off THEIR work amounts to, in my opinion. Admin. needs to realize that they are hiring incompetent caregivers and NOT make you...