carlton.jeffery

carlton.jeffery has 16 years experience and specializes in ER CCU ICU L&D MED/SUG MILITARY.

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1. Lost very important paperwork. Am I in trouble?

   carlton.jeffery replied to chiuli's topic in General Nursing

   Wow...I thought techs/CNA's were the only ones that lost important stuff like that. I have not ever been in your situation....Yet. but have lost my V/S or I& O's but was able to recover the information quit easily.

2. shift report, CNA/pt ratio

   carlton.jeffery replied to afteralltheseyears's topic in Geriatric

   At my facility there is no CNA report, however the nurses do report to each other. We also have started using Accunurse whitch I feel is a wounderful technology. It is basicly like a fastfood drive through headset that resident ADL are recorded into ...

3. In your opinion, how many pts is too many in SNF/rehab?

   carlton.jeffery replied to ComeClarity's topic in Geriatric

   I am a CNA/EMT with 16 years exsperiance and work at a LTCF where on 2-10 we have 2 lpn and 7 cna for 80-85 residents and it can be a night mare at times. I have seen a lpn get 3 days of orientation and then was on her own...she was also a new nurse ...

4. Pre-Nursing Student looking for advice on becomeing ACNP or CCNP

   carlton.jeffery posted a topic in NP

   I have been a CNA since june of 1995, EMT Basic from April 1996 - October 2008, EMT Intermediate October 2008 - Present, and was Medical Specialist in U.S. Army from November 1999 - November 2003. I currently work as CNA in LTCF in Texas and working ...

5. ACNP Capstone

   carlton.jeffery replied to ACUTEstudent's topic in General Nursing

   I am assumeing you are talking about Acute Care Nurse Practioner capstone. I would suggest something cardiac related like cardiac arrest or AMI.

6. CNA scope of practice

   carlton.jeffery replied to deemalt's topic in Safety

   I have been an EMT/CNA for almost 20 years and I have never been able to record pain in any written form, but is required to report it to a liscensed professional such as LVN/RN. I feel that as a CNA that unless there is more education added to the t...

7. off duty nursing?

   carlton.jeffery replied to JSlovex2's topic in General Nursing

   I feel that it is an ethical decision weather to help or not. Me personally I would help someone if I have the appropriate things to do so (Gloves mostly). I have been an EMT/CNA for almost 20 years, and served 4 years as a medic in the U.S. Army. I ...