4boysmama

4boysmama

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  1. Medication Error - 53 is this for me

    4boysmama replied to Mindfulone1's topic in Patient Medications

    Why in the world are the pens unlabelled?! I can't imagine holding you responsible for using the wrong pen when they're not labelled with who they belong to. How are you supposed to know which pen...

  2. Giving Report

    4boysmama replied to mugs's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I agree with the poster above. One of the things that drives me nuts on my sub-acute rehab unit is when the nurse giving report has no idea WHY the pt is with us. I'm not expecting a laundry list of...

  3. Do Nursing Students Have a Life?

    4boysmama replied to BellaInScrubs's topic in General Students

    All of this IS a life! OP, what do you mean by "a life"? if you mean being able to do family/marriage/ork; then yes. it's possible. If you mean being able to do whatever you darned well please,...

  4. Counting breathing treatment days/min's

    4boysmama replied to dianediane90's topic in MDS Coordinator Information

    we use PCC at my facility, and have a supplementary section where the nurse is required to document the minutes before s/he can save and scan the med as administered. Are you eMAR or

  5. Daily Documentation..how do ensure you get it?

    4boysmama replied to TigerxLiLy's topic in MDS Coordinator Information

    I can only speak to this from the staff nurse perspective, since I *just* got offered an MDS coordinator position today and haven't begun working from that end of things. Our facility has had a hard...

  6. New RN sup still orienting but full of questions

    4boysmama replied to britmansf18's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I'm in a SNF on the sub-acute rehab unit, and we get a set of discharge recommendations from the transferring hospital that comes to the facility with the pts discharge paperwork when they arrive....

  7. Why am I starting out making 19 an hour?

    4boysmama replied to NewgradMary's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I've noticed that the new grad residencies tend to pay significantly less than new grad jobs that don't include as much training/mentorship/support as the residency programs. Those residencies cost...

  8. Salary for a Community RN New Graduate in Philly

    4boysmama replied to NLNM's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    I graduated in May, just outside Philly, and I know of virtually no new grads who have secured hospital jobs (at least, none I graduated with!) Most of us have gotten jobs in skilled nursing or rehab...

  9. Not paid for working past your shift?

    4boysmama replied to nomadicnurse's topic in General Nursing

    do you clock in/out? To my knowledge, in my area floor nurses are hourly, and paid for ALL time

  10. Not as sure as I used to be...

    4boysmama replied to kcsunshine's topic in General Nursing

    If you are looking at just hospital-based nursing "on the wards" in say, med-surg, then yes - pt interaction is going to suffer at the hands of paperwork. But there are so many options in nursing...

  11. Advice needed! Nursing home tips

    4boysmama replied to KimRN24's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    it will take a while to find your own routine, but it will come. A few things I do to make sure my day goes smoother: check the cart first thing for supplies and meds. I make sure I've got insulin...

  12. Can a Nurse Practitioner be a school nurse

    4boysmama replied to jhopkins4774's topic in General Nursing

    Not necessarily - I'm currently working part time as a school nurse at a private elementary school in PA, and I am not certified. Ironically, in answer to the OP's question though, I am job sharing...

  13. Tips for a new lpn a a LTC Facility

    4boysmama replied to jenn_32's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    how many residents do you have? Are you doing treatments during that time, as well? Are you going in order down tht hallway, or jumping around from room to room in no order? need more info to give...

  14. Concerned

    4boysmama replied to Quinntb's topic in General Nursing

    yes, this. If you got the RX and filled the script in Aug 2014, then most likely the bottle label will say "discard after August 2015" - you're clearly in that timeframe, so it's

  15. I'm falling through the cracks...

    4boysmama replied to aus1599's topic in First Year After Licensure

    It seems like you're focusing your search on hospitals; perhaps you should broaden the search to include long term, sub-acute, and primary care facilities. I know it's not the "glamorous" coveted...

  16. CAREPLAN OB HELP

    4boysmama replied to kelseypie's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I understand that - I wasn't giving nursing diagnoses, I was giving thoughts on things that might be problematic to initially guide the OP's own research. I generally don't make a habit of doing...

  17. What is the nurses role in preventing/reducing post c-section infections?

    4boysmama replied to RNIZZY14's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    have you asked the research desk at your school for assistance? I found the research librarians in my system to be invaluable resources in finding hard-to-locate

  18. CAREPLAN OB HELP

    4boysmama replied to kelseypie's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    how were those 10 babies delivered previously? Any complications with those labors? Do you have any current labs? How's her H+H? group B strep status? She's an elderly grand multip - there's risk...

  19. I'm panicking! Now I can't resign!

    4boysmama replied to perfexion's topic in General Nursing

    where the heck do you work that a manager can take a 3+ weeks long vacation?! I've never heard of such a thing anywhere in

  20. New Grad+Per Diem=Success?

    4boysmama replied to livethequestions14's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I'm per diem/pool right now at a LTC facility (started first week of July), and three of the people who oriented with me have accepted full time positions. I was offered, but declined because it was...

  21. Down time

    4boysmama replied to garciadiego's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I've never yet had this downtime you speak of, but I imagine if the opportunity presented itself, I'd suddenly have an urgent need to go to the bathroom, or straighten up the supply closet, or get...

  22. Advice about liability insurance?

    4boysmama replied to xiaobear007's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I'm also a new grad RN, working in a LTC/Rehab facility, and the day I was hired I purchased my own malpractice insurance. It was $55 for a year, and gave me peace of mind that is priceless! I...

  23. New ICU Nurse- Preceptor Problems

    4boysmama replied to lordizzy626's topic in Critical Care

    Is this task list an official part of the charting? Or is it a throw-away shift to shift/for personal reminder use only type thing? If it's a part of charting, I can see why i would be problematic...

  24. Poll: Do you wear your wedding band to work...?

    4boysmama replied to Nola009's topic in General Nursing

    I didn't respond to the poll bcause my answer isn't really there...I don't wear my wedding rings to work, because I don't want them to get gross/lose stones/just..ick. But I don't want to not wear a...

  25. Freaking out!!!!!

    4boysmama replied to jusalillady16's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    at least half of my 75 ?s were SATA. I am so, so glad that I did the Alternative Format Question book (from Lippincott, I think) cove to cover in the 2 weeks before