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  1. Pain Medication addicts

    teeroze201069 replied to rgvnurse85's topic in Patient Medications

    The patient that is 7 days post-op ( to be discharged in the AM), walking independently down the hall, talking on their cell phones and passing me by talking about "My Dilaudid is due, can you bring...

  2. IV MED NOT INFUSED - Advice please!

    teeroze201069 posted a topic in Patient Medications

    I work on a med/Surg Neuro and Trauma Unit on Noc shift. It was a Friday night. I received report on a patient at the start of my shift from a Day nurse who had received care of the patient just a...

  3. missing narcotic

    teeroze201069 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Need some advice and peace of mind, if possible. I just received a call from the Nurse Supervisor of a unit I had floated to last Thursday regarding an MS Contin that I had returned to the Pyxus that...

  4. missing narcotic

    teeroze201069 replied to teeroze201069's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry so late to update. The narcotic was found in another medication pod when pharmacy did a recount. I did receive a write up for mishandling a narcotic which I agreed with. I am thankful for the...

  5. tracheostomy

    teeroze201069 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am fairly new in the home health arena. I have a trach pt. who I oriented with an lvn on. The POC says "change trach tube every 30 days". I noticed it had been a couple of months (almost 3) since it...

  6. skilled LTC compared to Hospital

    teeroze201069 replied to sactwnguy's topic in General Nursing

    Worked ltc with rehab unit for 3 yrs. Hoping to get into med/surg. While the types of patients are similar the number of patients differs greatly. Med/Surg here is generally max 6:1 patient to nurse...

  7. tracheostomy

    teeroze201069 replied to teeroze201069's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you all for your replies. I agree with all of your conclusions and had made some of those myself. I am very proud of my pt. for the progress made. Really motivated to get better and I pray for...

  8. lost my RN job for a second time

    teeroze201069 replied to RNNEWOLD's topic in General Nursing

    Here in So. Cal just about every non-acute nursing job I have looked into applying to says "1-3 years acute care experience required" or "strongly preferred". How does one get around this if a person...

  9. CNA impersonating RN

    teeroze201069 replied to Heaven-Leigh's topic in General Nursing

    I have not read all of the comments so please forgive me if someone already suggested this. CA Board of Registered Nursing has a "verify license" optoption on their web page. If it is available in...

  10. tracheostomy

    teeroze201069 replied to teeroze201069's topic in General Nursing

    The good news is that the trach has since been replaced once since then with no comps. The trach is now capped and a bronchoscopy is scheduled to determine if the ER caused trauma before permanent...

  11. tracheostomy

    teeroze201069 replied to teeroze201069's topic in General Nursing

    I had asked the PCG (mom) the same question and was told she was in the process of making an appointment. After reviewing the nurse notes, I discovered that the trach had last been changed 11/2014. I...

  12. patient's making false allegation

    teeroze201069 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am an RN Supervisor in a LTC facility. I was suspended today for 3 days d/t a resident making a false allegation of abuse against me. The resident claims that I was "rough" with her while...

  13. patient's making false allegation

    teeroze201069 replied to teeroze201069's topic in General Nursing

    Thanx so much to everyone for your support and advice. I guess this is as good a time as any to go back for my BSN. Would like to specialize in wound care. Wish me luck and happy holidays to you all....

  14. patient's making false allegation

    teeroze201069 replied to teeroze201069's topic in General Nursing

    Update: So I was brought back in today and told I was cleared of all allegations. I was fired anyway d/t sub-standard work performance. Turns out that the day before my suspension, an m.d. had come...

  15. Are most employers hypocrits?

    teeroze201069 replied to teeroze201069's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you everyone for the feedback. I did apply for and am recieving unemployment. Also, I still have my CNA textbook and it does say that a CNA can perform a skin check and report findings. My...

  16. Are most employers hypocrits?

    teeroze201069 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have been a certified nurse's assistant for 22 yrs. For the last 9 yrs., I worked in the same place. I still maintain my CNA. During that time my employer has always been very good about keeping us...

  17. How does the study of sociology relate to Nursing?

    teeroze201069 replied to Aiesram's topic in General Nursing

    That is an excellent answer. It is imperative that healthcare workers understand that people are individuals while at the same time can be part of a group inside a group etc. Understanding a patients'...

  18. What is the state guidelines for nurse to patient ratio in SNF's/LTC for California?

    teeroze201069 replied to ChickenJoyRN,BSN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I work in Joshua Tree, CA. I would really love to see ratios for both nurse's AND aides. At the SNF/TCU/SA facility I work at, there is one RN for up to 96 SNF/TCU residents. Averages 88-90 at all...

  19. To-Keep-open Infusion rates

    teeroze201069 replied to DJ-Adia's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    A nice person gave me "Davis's Notes" for Med-Surg, a handheld clinical companion. According to Davis, TKO rate is: 5 ml/hr. for a 10 gtt/ml set 6 ml/hr. for a 12 gtt/ml set 8 ml/hr. for a 15 gtt/ml...