Destinystar

please go to the california nurses association web site to get accurate information about the lvn & rn nursing practice act. section 70217 nursing service staff (h) (3) of the california code of regulation states "registered nursing personnel sh...

NOTHIING......until the exact ratio of CNA's and licensed nurses to residents are mandated in the State and Federal Regulations.

antisocial personalities characteristically act out their conflicts & flout normal rules of social order. these persons are impulsive, irresponsible, amoral, & unable to forego immediate gratification. they cannot form sustained affectionate ...

the staffing pattern you described makes no sense to me. i think they should shift the load so that everyone has the same amount of work to do.

sounds like a good reason why schools should have a school nurse employed at each and every one of them. my son is having problems with seizures, etc. i do not have any confidence in the school. so i decided to give up my career and home school him t...

i live in southern california. nursing homes pay well for certain positions like don, mds coordinator or staff developer and for some rn positions. sometimes better than a hospital. hospitals here pay better for more experienced nurses or nurses who ...

i have been in nursing ever since i was 16. i have no regrets. however i am fascinated by law. you sound like a very ambitiouse person. i am in favor of you doing whatever your little heart desires:)

the problem is with the state regulations that allow unlicensed people to adminster meds in assisted living facilities. until the state regulations require that only an lvn or rn can pass medications the problems will continue. :uhoh21:

if you are done with your don position it might be better if you moved forward and did not look back. it might be difficult for you to step down as a don and find yourself in a position at the same place taking orders from someone, or the new don mig...

i was wondering what people thought of staff who bring their kids to work with them. do you think this is ok? i have worked at quite a few places where workers have brought young kids to work. i kind of thought it was inappropriate because the worker...

Does anyone think that the more forms we fill out and the more documentation that we do actually improves pt. care? If so how? In my opinion, decreasing the pt. to nurse ratio, and providing good training to the staff has the greatest impact. Do you ...

if you offer child care they will come. :)

:) sure employers are going to advertise for what they hope and wish for but getting it is another thing. the hospitals in the area where i live are not in any position to be picking, choosing and refusing. most of them offer training to just about a...

Nurse practioner

recently i was checking my 401k account & thinking about retirement, as everyone does when they hit 45. i saw an article about nursing homes & the expenses. then it ht me. not nursing home for me! here is my plan: i'm checking into the holida...

after living and working in california for most of my career i obtained a fl nursing license and went out there about 2 years ago (to sell off my home there after the renter passed away) and practiced nursing in a ltc facility. this was in the palm b...

i enjoyed reading your post. i lived and worked in the palm beach area of fl for 6 mos. about 2 years ago. i really enjoyed all of the green trees, the rain, the tropical climate. but the one thing that i did not like was the mosquitos. could not be ...

tell her you'd love to help her out. help her out of nursing. :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: there is no excuse for elder abuse

a few of the places i worked at employees were allowed to bring their kids or just showed up with them. i cant believe that some places dont have policies about this sort of thing. only in ltc.:uhoh21:

it's part of our job. we are obligated to promote comfort and safety and equipment that will acommodate people based on their individual differences. we have special lifts to assist patients with mobility. we train the staff how to use them. most peo...

meds are aimed at treating the symptoms therapy the cause.sounds like you have seen professionals about your problems. i have seen people with all kinds of problems overcome them through professional therapy and time. you already know that you have s...

the best part about being a nurse is if you do get fired before the ink gets dry on your termination papers you will have another job lined up.:)

your lucky to have an assistant when i did mds i had no assistant. i had to work overtime, on days off and take work home. the biggest advantage i had is that i could type at lightning speed and we had a good software program. that is one job i would...

The scary part when you are the only licensed nurse in a facility is when you have emergencies like when someone codes, has to go to the hospital, etc. Then you have to stop what you are doing and follow up. Could put giving medications on time way b...

unfortunatly some patients in nursing homes have dementia, alzheimers, and mental illnesses. these disorders can cause the patients to wander into other residents rooms and steal things its called hoarding behavior. nursing homes in california are su...