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  1. Reducing med pass distractions

    tsm007 replied to JBMmom's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    One of the facilities I go to has their med times listed as PTB (prior to bed) or UR (upon rising). They are still paper MARs, but I wonder if something like that could be implemented at your...

  2. Doctors orders for the small stuff and third shift

    tsm007 replied to tsm007's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Oops replied to the wrong

  3. There's a Mousetrap In My Med Cart

    tsm007 replied to 99percentangel's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Best read I've had all

  4. Allergic reaction to dressing change?

    tsm007 replied to tsm007's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Well, last time I did the dressing change she had no itching at all and reacted to nothing. So I don't know. 2-3 times I noticed itching after, but maybe it was just unrelated. For now I'll just watch...

  5. Allergic reaction to dressing change?

    tsm007 posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I have a LOL who gets frequent skin tears. Going to do research on better prevention of those this weekend, however, my immediate question is which material from my dressing change do you think would...

  6. Nursing documentation help

    tsm007 posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I did next to no narrative charting in school and am dying here trying to do it now. I am working in LTC/Skilled Nursing Home. My charting is pathetic and I want to fix it. I need some good...

  7. Allergic reaction to dressing change?

    tsm007 replied to tsm007's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    That's a possibility as well. Thanks for the

  8. Allergic reaction to dressing change?

    tsm007 replied to tsm007's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I wasn't going to experiment with Benadryl. I'm a new nurse, but I'm not a flipping idiot. I know you need new orders for giving meds and I know that Benadryl is on the Beers' list. I was planning to...

  9. Allergic reaction to dressing change?

    tsm007 replied to tsm007's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I'm thinking it's the xeroform as well and that's where I'm going to start with my

  10. Allergic reaction to dressing change?

    tsm007 replied to tsm007's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I'm going to try an experiment on tonight's dressing change and see where I get. The rash and itching seem to go away after a while of it being

  11. What would say to a nurse shadowing you

    tsm007 replied to cloa513's topic in General Nursing

    Here's what I think. I think the OP could seriously use shadowing several nurses for several days herself instead of her students so that she has a clue what she needs to teach them. I honestly think...

  12. LTC emergency...sorry no meds today

    tsm007 replied to garciadiego's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I've started going through at the start of my day and marking all critical meds on my patient sheet so I know which ones I really have to give on

  13. What would say to a nurse shadowing you

    tsm007 replied to cloa513's topic in General Nursing

    The second poster asked if "this" was ESL. This also added to the confusion because some posters assumed this to mean ESL for you and some as ESL for him. Yes there is a big difference learning from...

  14. What would say to a nurse shadowing you

    tsm007 replied to cloa513's topic in General Nursing

    I really hate to be rude, but for being an English teacher your writing is not very clear. Appropriate use of who you are speaking about would help immensely. For example - Like here -- "it is...

  15. Nursing documentation help

    tsm007 replied to tsm007's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I read it somewhere on AN that you should chart resting with eyes closed or "appears to be sleeping" since it's hard to verify whether they are actually

  16. Nursing documentation help

    tsm007 replied to tsm007's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Thanks for adding your ideas! They are all so

  17. Nursing documentation help

    tsm007 replied to tsm007's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Here's what I came up with for ABT and skin tears. Hope it's helpful to you. I scoured the internet working on this. It's pathetic to have to work this hard for a narrative note, but I felt so...

  18. BSN Prelicensure Program at WGU right for me?

    tsm007 replied to ampersand's topic in Western Governors University

    You can sort of work ahead. You can work ahead on any non-clinical course. Clinical courses you can't technically work ahead, but you sort of can. I did. You can't submit any of the course work until...

  19. BSN Prelicensure Program at WGU right for me?

    tsm007 replied to ampersand's topic in Western Governors University

    You can have a withdrawal from a previous program and still be accepted. I was in a program before and withdrew and I am pretty sure another student in my cohort did the same and was still accepted. I...

  20. when to write a nurses note?

    tsm007 replied to garyg's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    This was incredibly helpful. Yes, I have spent the entire night scouring AN for charting help and have created a huge template for myself. I know this is old, but I also know you are still around. So...

  21. Nursing documentation help

    tsm007 replied to tsm007's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Now all I need is to get a template together for an admission

  22. Nursing documentation help

    tsm007 replied to tsm007's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Thank you. I appreciate all the help I get here. I am trying so hard to become a good

  23. Nursing documentation help

    tsm007 replied to tsm007's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Thank you very much. Adding this to my idea bank. Once I start figuring out how to word/chart one thing I find the next thing it goes much

  24. Nursing documentation help

    tsm007 replied to tsm007's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I am trying to develop a cheat sheet. I kind of have started a collection of stuff and whenever I see something worded in a way I like I add it to my list of ideas. Eventually I hope to not reference...

  25. Eye drops while sitting up

    tsm007 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Need some tips. I swear by next year I'm going to be a wealth of knowledge thanks to you folks. It's the little things that they don't teach you. I have a resident with locked in syndrome, but I've...