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  1. Management position-what should the basic education requirement be?

    donmomofnine replied to yupyup5's topic in Nurse Management

    I have an associate degree. My best preparation for my job was raising nine kids!:chuckle

  2. Green Light for Admissions

    donmomofnine replied to Rnltc's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    They did you a

  3. About Mantoux Shots: Correct me if I'm wrong

    donmomofnine replied to GLORIAmunchkin72's topic in General Nursing

    The first time you test positive, at our facility, we ask for an xray. Every year after that, you just do the checklist. If you come to us having been positive in the past, we ask for a copy of the...

  4. Green Light for Admissions

    donmomofnine replied to Rnltc's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I worked at a Genesis facility where that was the policy. It was more like a psych hospital than LTC setting! They literally took EVERYONE! The facility I work for now, I get to decide who our...

  5. drinks at the nurses station

    donmomofnine replied to gamegirlkimmy's topic in Nurse Management

    Dutch Girl ~ that's exactly what my lounges next to the nursing stations look like! And it just keeps building up! I have a suspicion that is what our nursing station would look like if staff could...

  6. drinks at the nurses station

    donmomofnine replied to gamegirlkimmy's topic in Nurse Management

    ....and nothing ever gets spilled, right? I don't have to feel bad about no drinks at the desk because our staff get breaks and they can easily get a drink whenever they want

  7. drinks at the nurses station

    donmomofnine replied to gamegirlkimmy's topic in Nurse Management

    I think it is encumbent upon management to follow the rules from the powers that be (no matter how stupid:uhoh3: ) and yet provide for staff comfort and safety. At our facility, that is done. It is...

  8. Assistant DON's...how many jobs do you have?

    donmomofnine replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    When I had an ADON, she made $55,000. Seldom, if ever, had to work overtime or work

  9. Assistant DON's...how many jobs do you have?

    donmomofnine replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I think that the ADON is such a catchall job and I noticed that many of the duties are really unrelated! I eliminated that position and instituted a Primary Care Coordinator job. She is responsible...

  10. Assisted Living and Dementia

    donmomofnine replied to DidiRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Yes, there are different types of AL for different types of residents, including dementia. We are looking at building a dementia unit for AL. For regular AL, our residents need to be able to do...

  11. drinks at the nurses station

    donmomofnine replied to gamegirlkimmy's topic in Nurse Management

    It's simply "no drinks in the work area". We have, in the past ten years, become a culture that cannot go anywhere without a drink. We drink in our car, at meetings, etc. Our kids carry sippy cups...

  12. MDS Charting Emphasis for Staff

    donmomofnine replied to GrassHopper2's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    We developed a PPS charting form. It is two sided and has room for documentation for all three shifts. It has blanks to fill in for vital signs, objective data, subjective data, new MD orders, meal...

  13. Intradermal lidocaine for IV starts

    donmomofnine replied to hardworkingrn's topic in General Nursing

    sounds like a plan to

  14. Intradermal lidocaine for IV starts

    donmomofnine replied to hardworkingrn's topic in General Nursing

    When I worked L&D, we always used lidocaine for IV starts. Now that I have had both procedures, with and without, done on me, the lidocaine burns :angryfire and is much more painful than a start...

  15. Does your LTC provide you with work supplies?

    donmomofnine replied to Blackcat99's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    We have a unit clerk on each 45 bed unit to stock desk supplies, which they are responsible for ordering. We have a supply person who orders and stocks nursing supplies and they are always available...

  16. Who is tired of the abuse from lg Corp politics?

    donmomofnine replied to Rnltc's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    It is one thing to pay attention to the business end of things! That's being fiscally responsible! It's another thing to amass large "profits" to build a corporate structure with lots of "experts"...

  17. Can any one tell me how I can get a DON or ADON or MDS cord. Job

    donmomofnine replied to Malt123's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    In my experience in this part of the country, an ADN and experience in long term care are as good as an advanced

  18. LTC / subacute accurate picture

    donmomofnine replied to renerian's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    We don't have "subacute". We have a very low tech, low key philosophy. Three tube feeds we have right now are as high tech as we get, and we prefer it that way. This is a home like

  19. Can any one tell me how I can get a DON or ADON or MDS cord. Job

    donmomofnine replied to Malt123's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I don't think it is necessarily about

  20. LTC / subacute accurate picture

    donmomofnine replied to renerian's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Our ratio for NAs is 1:8 on days and 1:9 on 3-11. We allow shadowing and don't see it as a HIPAA issue ~ I guess it just depends on your interpretation of the law! Good

  21. LTC / subacute accurate picture

    donmomofnine replied to renerian's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I agree with Snowfreeze! I have wonderful residents with deeply caring families. We have good to great staffing. We are paid well ~ not like corporates, but pretty good for non-profit! We have...

  22. Who is tired of the abuse from lg Corp politics?

    donmomofnine replied to Rnltc's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Not all LTC facilities are like that!:angryfire I work at a church affiliated not for profit, that is a wonderful place. In my area there are several "sister" facilities that are just as wonderful....

  23. how long does light duty last?

    donmomofnine replied to Purple Princess's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Injured RN ~ it sounds like you have had a bad experience with WC! My experience with staff injured at my facility has been that they have gotten everything they need and are satisfied, returning to...

  24. how long does light duty last?

    donmomofnine replied to Purple Princess's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I hope that you are better soon! In my state, workmen's comp has to make up for the difference between the pay you make on light duty and your regular rate of pay. Light duty will last until the...

  25. Who is tired of the abuse from lg Corp politics?

    donmomofnine replied to Rnltc's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Been with two of those corporate empires :angryfire and from now on, only will work for not for