fluffwad

MDS coordinator, hospice, ortho/ neuro

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    Facility Surveys--what are your thoughts?

    fluffwad replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    Our place just announced that this years survey is coming thru the mail. Last year we had the DON from **** and those who bothered to fill out the survey took steps so that handwriting and phrasing...
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    How would you answer this question?!

    fluffwad replied to purple_rose_3's topic in General Nursing

    Well, you could tell them a bit about who you are as a person, your interests.......new to the area / lived there all your life. Show some depth of personality so that you're not just a name on a job...
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    Mds-rugs

    fluffwad replied to RondaS's topic in MDS Coordinator Information

    Your options are: capture all that on the 14 day assessment; if you don't expect that patient to still be there on day 14 you can re-do your 5 day assessment using up to day 8 for your ARD. It is...
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    I am a cursed idiot

    fluffwad replied to epiphany's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds to me like you've got a great big empty place in your spirit. If you're looking for the job to fill that gap , you're looking in the wrong place. The world isn't going to heal you. For me, God...
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    Are You A Type "a" Nurse Or Type "b"

    fluffwad replied to kellbell1's topic in General Nursing

    I tend to lean toward type A.............when you're an MDS co-ordinator OCD is a plus, inattention to detail brings on the wrath of State and administration and the computers don't need to be...
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    Old nurses dont want to learn new tricks?

    fluffwad replied to garciadiego's topic in General Nursing

    That's right, I prefer to use the title of 'old bat' when referring to myself. :chuckle One of the young nurses asked me why Mrs. X ( who is 95) won't take her seriously.............I told her Mrs. X...
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    staff reduction

    fluffwad replied to Betty_SPN_KS's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    When layoffs happen it's usually the marginal employees and the problem children that go
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    staff reduction

    fluffwad replied to Betty_SPN_KS's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    How big is your facility and how many patients / empty beds do you have? they have to maintain a certain amount of nursing hours based on whatever the census is..........night shift nurses are a lot...
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    The Ban On Knit Pants and Shirts (take 2)

    fluffwad replied to Marie_LPN, RN's topic in General Nursing

    I've seen some fairly crappy looking knit clothing on folks lately........the one that blew me away was the stretch knit pants ( prob. XL ) on someone who was 4X. I have a 'desk' job and do not wear...
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    What is the longest you've ever stayed in one job?

    fluffwad posted a topic in General Nursing

    For various reasons ( state to state moves, boredom, etc) I tended to change jobs about every 3 -3.5 years. But I seem to have found my niche, since I'm on my current job for 5 years now.....but I...
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    What To Do About the Counteroffer?

    fluffwad replied to Luv2banurse2004's topic in General Nursing

    Which will only prove that you're making the right decision to leave. I'd just say "no, thanks, I've already made my
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    Commuting to work

    fluffwad replied to ParrotHeadRN's topic in General Nursing

    i won't do a commute more than 30 minutes, but i live in an area where i have lots of options. my former office-mate used to do 65 minutes one way. she started thinking about the cost of gas, the...
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    How long to b/co a head nurse?

    fluffwad replied to crazylilkelly's topic in General Nursing

    That all depends on what type of facility your are in, how much turnover they have, and if your boss thinks you are the right person for the job. You don't get there on seniority alone. Been there,...
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    Advice for new RN's

    fluffwad replied to healer27's topic in General Nursing

    Don't treat the LPNs like second class nurses. Don't treat your aides like servants. Don't ask anyone to do anything you wouldn't do yourself. RN does not stand for Royal
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    Almost fired today

    fluffwad replied to NP2BE's topic in General Nursing

    When I was in school our instructors warned us about taking a first job that seemed to be an usually great offer. There was one place that had a reputation for offering head nurse positions to new...
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    Almost fired today

    fluffwad replied to NP2BE's topic in General Nursing

    The bottom line is: can you work in the ICU environment successfully? That is a real big first step for a new grad. You need to seriously think about why those med errors happened. We've all made...
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    Recruiting staff for LTCs

    fluffwad replied to CoffeeRTC's topic in Nurse Management

    Every LTC needs more aides, but if you advertise all the time people get the impression that your facility is too desperate. Our place started a weekend only program; flexible hours help but then you...
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    Nursing diagnosis "altered energy field"

    fluffwad replied to paphgrl's topic in General Nursing

    "altered energy field" sounds like a static cling issue to me. I understand the Reiki thing, which is not to say I believe in Reiki. I wouldn't be surprised if there is something to the magnetic field...
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    Nursing caps required at your job?

    fluffwad replied to Blackcat99's topic in General Nursing

    There are a lot of nursing homes where the nurses wear all white still, but very few that still require caps. I haven't worn a cap since 1990, and that was in some LTC that was stuck back in the...
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    Will LTC nurse go to jail?

    fluffwad replied to Blackcat99's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    It is one thing to accuse someone of something........it is another thing to prove it. Maybe the son is right, maybe he
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    Team Building Ideas

    fluffwad replied to chickapoo_68's topic in Nurse Management

    We had a similar problem , which was not resolved until one particular individual was terminated. One bad
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    Coworker quit/fired! Should we know what happened or not?

    fluffwad replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    I voted for the 'in some cases' option. We had a couple aides get into a big public cat fight on the property. The admin made it clear that this kind of thing would not be tolerated. I've noticed that...
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    Medication aides taking nursing jobs?

    fluffwad replied to infoseeker's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Legislation for Med Techs was just passed a couple of months ago in Ohio......we haven't had any in our place yet. How do the places that have them now do it? I suspect we might get med techs in the...
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    Medication aides taking nursing jobs?

    fluffwad replied to infoseeker's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I agree.......................but I've known nurses ( RN & LPN) who just passes pills mindlessly, no consideration for side effects, no evaluation of the overall patient condition. The floor...
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    Threats from Management

    fluffwad replied to kittyrose's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Our management started doing this because we has a lot of problems with people never showing up for meetings, never reading the newsletters that came out with the paychecks then claiming that no one...