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  1. Flu Shot or Mask?

    I don't believe the vaccine will prevent viral shedding from us after we are exposed to the virus. No doubt, the virus takes time to replicate within our body before our immune cells discover it and beats it, so I feel like the policy should be manda...
  2. Worked 24 hours/3 consecutive 8hr shifts

    In BC, you would have not been covered under worker's comp after the first 16 hours. That is to say, if you were injured, you would not have been able to submit a work-related claim and you would be SOL.
  3. What "bad habits" are LTC nurses known for??

    Faxing the doctor without first checking that it`s already been done... three times. Giving meds that haven`t been ordered (Volteran, tylenol, etc. mostly harmless stuff). Giving meds that have fallen on the floor. Not signing the MAR appropriately...
  4. state survey med pass questions

    1. Nope. They get their medications usually at the breakfast, lunch, or dinner table. It is a home, not a hospital. Some residents aren`t keen on being served at a table, so I will deliver to them in their room either before or after. Door is always ...
  5. Being a Mom and a Nurse

    I think it's best for your little buddy to have the consistency that daycare can offer him. Regardless of you're working or not, time with his friends. Being a single parent and working the hours of a nurse is not a jackpot. It's rough on me and the ...
  6. New grad RN seeking first nursing job

    Is it just you? Or are there care aides there to help you as well? I have been in charge of 45+ residents as an LPN with two care aides by my side and never ran into issues from it. LTC, so there usually aren't any acute patients.
  7. What is your opinion on getting the flu shot?

    Nope. There is no evidence that it reduces our risk of being carriers and the flu vaccine was only 54% effective in previous years (2012, I think), per the WHO.
  8. Accused of withholding pain medication

    I'd say you withheld them, yes. These are prn orders, not regular standing orders so in essence I'd treat them as BTP.
  9. Medication error scenario

    The finding nurse would write the report, but the doctor, the transcribing nurse, and every nurse failing to exercise their medication rights should be informed of their errors. I hope this pt had PRN medications and that he/she received them.
  10. The 1st hell year the same for men?

    I won't disagree with you there. I'd like to offer a look inside *some* women's heads: When I bring up another worker's name, I do it with the intent on sharing and brain storming best approach. For example, that care aide that spends too much time c...
  11. Holding Antihypertiensives

    I think you used good judgement with holding the medication. I'd have held the dose and contacted the doctor for a follow-up while continuing to monitor her BP t/o the shift as needed. Also, to reiterate other posters, I'd have definitely used a BP c...
  12. Giving supps to npo, palliative, colostomy patients

    As Esme said, per rectum if there is one. A stoma doesn't necessarily mean that there is no rectum.
  13. Why are patients...?

    Here they usually wait until shift change.
  14. My instructors would always go "In a perfect world, we do ___. In the real world, we do ___."
  15. Legal ? re: med timing

    MunoRN said it perfectly. You can adequately perform your 8/9/10 medication rights on the order examples you have provided. Right drug through the right route at the right time in the right dose, and ordered for the right patient.