luvmy2angels

luvmy2angels has 22 years experience and specializes in Geriatrics.

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1. Can You Be Fired....

   luvmy2angels posted a topic in General Nursing

   Can you be fired for not taking a lunch break during an 8 hour shift? I know it is the law that you need to take a 30 minute break. My employer has recently cut back on staffing causing the nurses to...

2. Abuse/Neglect question

   luvmy2angels posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

   Does anyone consider it to be either abusive or neglectful for a LTC facility to not have enough staff to care for the number of residents? According to the state regs the staffing ratio is ok, but...

3. Infection control question...

   luvmy2angels posted a topic in General Nursing

   I work in LTC and we have been told that we are NOT allowed to wear gloves in the dining room, this includes while clearing dirty dishes/napkins. Reasoning: it is not conducive to creating a "home...

4. Making anoymous complaint

   luvmy2angels posted a topic in General Nursing

   Just wondering if anyone has ever made an anoymous complaint against your employer. I feel there has been a huge issue regarding patient safety at my place of employment that resulted in a patients...

5. Which of these 3 ethical dilemmas would be better to talk about?

   luvmy2angels replied to J-Swish's topic in General Nursing

   The 3rd one does not really seem like an ethical dilemma to me. It seems to me that you were just using good nursing judgement in checking the sugar again. Something as simple as the alcohol not...

6. Do you know of any facility in PA that hires without license?

   luvmy2angels replied to lorpu 2012's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

   I started applying for jobs about 4 months before i graduated. Most places i applied to (both hospitals and long term care facilities) were very willing to hire me with out having taken the boards...

7. LTC project: Who enters admission orders? MD or RN?

   luvmy2angels replied to KdubsRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

   RNs as well as LPNs enter admission orders where i work. Doc will sign them at some point when he does rounds, but we put them

8. Wounds in LTC

   luvmy2angels replied to Isitpossible's topic in Geriatric, LTC

   I agree with dietary consult, does your facility have a wound Dr or wound team?? If not and this is something you are interested in you can always get more education in wounds and start a wound team...

9. MHA degree....

   luvmy2angels replied to toocrabby4u's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks for the replies. I myself am not interested in an getting my MHA. I am a nurse and my dept is run by someone with their MHA and has no respect for us as nurses. she has had no formal nursing...

10. Please Help me decide

    luvmy2angels replied to amzyRN's topic in Nursing Career

    I agree, ER position without a

11. Working nightshifts

    luvmy2angels replied to NurseyPoo7's topic in General Nursing

    I went back to night shift after working days for 15 years or so. I got off at 7, would come home and get the kids up and ready for school and would go to bed around 9 am. I would get up at 3 pm to...

12. CNA's documenting in charts...

    luvmy2angels replied to luvmy2angels's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Thank

13. CNA's documenting in charts...

    luvmy2angels replied to luvmy2angels's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Just an FYI...I would NEVER consider a CNA or any other member of my team a "peon". And I certainly don't feel the chart is a "magical book". My concern is that information may be written in the chart...

14. CNA's documenting in charts...

    luvmy2angels posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I am just curious if anyone else has an employer that says it is okay for anyone to document a nurses note in a resident's chart?? I work in personal care but I know when I worked in skilled nursing...

15. Advice - Patient Ratio and BS Check in ALF

    luvmy2angels replied to LFalcon's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Once you get a routine down it may not seem as stressful. One question...can't any of these things be delegated to the aides?? I know where i work there are 2 nurses on dayshift and one aide so the...