ClearBlueOctoberSky

ClearBlueOctoberSky

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  1. You Know You're A Nurse If...

    ClearBlueOctoberSky replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

    I just wanted to make it clear that I'm liking the MAR, not Dexter being sick. Hope he feels better

  2. Oh so very nervous

    ClearBlueOctoberSky replied to ClearBlueOctoberSky's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I agree, amoLucia. I think my ADON type duties won't be more than what I am already doing now. I would be the unit manager of our Secured Memory Unit, the unit I started out on. I have much to...

  3. Oh so very nervous

    ClearBlueOctoberSky posted a topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I work in LTC. I started out as a part-time night nurse on the secured memory unit, moved shortly to the full-time day charge on the same unit, just a a few short months after, all as a brand new...

  4. Ativan

    ClearBlueOctoberSky replied to Mborn2185's topic in MICU, SICU

  5. Ativan

    ClearBlueOctoberSky replied to Mborn2185's topic in MICU, SICU

    Sorry about autocorrect butchering your name, chillceb. Didn't catch it until

  6. Ativan

    ClearBlueOctoberSky replied to Mborn2185's topic in MICU, SICU

    I really think that there are two different discussions going on. chill be is in Hospice and it sounds like the OP was in a Critical Care setting. The setting matters on how interventions are...

  7. Nurse giving discontinue medications to other patients

    ClearBlueOctoberSky replied to Nurse Amy Jolie's topic in Patient Medications

  8. Nurse giving discontinue medications to other patients

    ClearBlueOctoberSky replied to Nurse Amy Jolie's topic in Patient Medications

    I'm not disagreeing,

  9. Nurse giving discontinue medications to other patients

    ClearBlueOctoberSky replied to Nurse Amy Jolie's topic in Patient Medications

    Muno, it was my understanding, that the Haldol was from a discharged patient, or was a d/c'd medication, not from stock or an E-Kit. I agree, stock medication is different. In our case, stock...

  10. Nurse giving discontinue medications to other patients

    ClearBlueOctoberSky replied to Nurse Amy Jolie's topic in Patient Medications

  11. Front Range Community College - Fort Collins

    ClearBlueOctoberSky replied to LRP27's topic in School, College Programs

    Yeah, I had the option of going straight into an ADN program, and opted for the LPN program to save money, at Concorde. I don't have a lot of regrets, but this is by far the biggest one. It is...

  12. Nurse giving discontinue medications to other patients

    ClearBlueOctoberSky replied to Nurse Amy Jolie's topic in Patient Medications

    First, in LTC, we return unused drugs for Medicaid reimbursement. If you borrow from a patient, then you are, in a sense, stealing because that drug will no longer be available for reimbursement....

  13. Silly random nursing thoughts, one sentence, NO JUDGMENTAL FOLKS ALLOWED

    ClearBlueOctoberSky replied to wooh's topic in Nursing Humor

    Oops, wrong

  14. Nurse giving discontinue medications to other patients

    ClearBlueOctoberSky replied to Nurse Amy Jolie's topic in Patient Medications

    In the State of Colorado (or at least the State of My Facility :)), it is considered diversion and insurance fraud. Does it happen? Yes, but on the other hand, that is why we have an

  15. med pass

    ClearBlueOctoberSky replied to fairyluv's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I agree VAN, but it's still a lot of "it could". I just got off the night shift in our secured unit, after not working there for a while and I will say it is better. We check VS every week anyways as...

  16. Nurse giving discontinue medications to other patients

    ClearBlueOctoberSky replied to Nurse Amy Jolie's topic in Patient Medications

  17. PLEASE don't use photos as avatars!

    ClearBlueOctoberSky replied to RNsRWe's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Awwwwww!

  18. med pass

    ClearBlueOctoberSky replied to fairyluv's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    That would be ideal, however, when you mix corporate and rigid docs, sometimes it us difficult to get those orders changed. Usually, with our skilled, we'll get parameters. With long term admits, I...

  19. PLEASE don't use photos as avatars!

    ClearBlueOctoberSky replied to RNsRWe's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I don't know...Is it a dog or a

  20. Silly random nursing thoughts, one sentence, NO JUDGMENTAL FOLKS ALLOWED

    ClearBlueOctoberSky replied to wooh's topic in Nursing Humor

    I could bag groceries. Yeah, that sounds like a good, simple

  21. Nurse giving discontinue medications to other patients

    ClearBlueOctoberSky replied to Nurse Amy Jolie's topic in Patient Medications

  22. Nurse giving discontinue medications to other patients

    ClearBlueOctoberSky replied to Nurse Amy Jolie's topic in Patient Medications

    While, I think most nurses have done this in LTC and ALF occasionally, the potential problem of doing this is that it could be seen as a type of Medicare/caid or insurance fraud as those meds have...

  23. Ativan

    ClearBlueOctoberSky replied to Mborn2185's topic in MICU, SICU

    One trick with po tab Ativan is to get it ordered SL, crush and mix in a bit of water. Administer under the tongue with a medicine syringe. It will absorb, or go the easy route and just have the doc...

  24. Ativan

    ClearBlueOctoberSky replied to Mborn2185's topic in MICU, SICU

  25. Late days and BIMS, MDS Nurse in a tough spot.

    ClearBlueOctoberSky replied to LTCNS's topic in MDS Coordinator Information

    Did the facility social worker complete the BIMS on time? I know with our facility, it falls on the SW to do the