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  1. How will green homes ever replace nursing homes?

    downsouthlaff posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I been reading up on a new model for long term care "Green Houses" where a Shabaz/Direct Care/C N A would be responsible for the are of 10-12 residents in a real house. They would be responsible for...

  2. How will green homes ever replace nursing homes?

    downsouthlaff replied to downsouthlaff's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    What kind of Nurse wants to dress like an Accountant. Lol and This green house to me sounds like a tactic to increase the work load on nursing aides by making them now take on the job of Housekeeping,...

  3. How will green homes ever replace nursing homes?

    downsouthlaff replied to downsouthlaff's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    And I will also add that although there's a big push to get rid of central nurses stations and corridors and the hospital like feel of nursing homes, it's very hard to to do because medical care is...

  4. How will green homes ever replace nursing homes?

    downsouthlaff replied to downsouthlaff's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Agree with you 100 percent if Medicare/Medicaid would reimburse a green home for people who need minor assistance with ADLs and need to be monitored because of confusion or falls, this would change...

  5. Why I'm against a culture change in nursing homes?

    downsouthlaff posted a topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Well I been trading that done magical way nursing homes are trying to go less medical and home like with communities. I truly disagree with this for a variety of reasons. 1. With all the hospital like...

  6. ADON/LPN Fired after 13 years of service!! Your thoughts?

    downsouthlaff replied to downsouthlaff's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I guess that's the risk you run when working for a Privately Owned Family Nursing Home, there ultimate goal I guess is to utilize the business to take care of the family.......and as the family...

  7. LTC/Nursing Homes do all the vitals? Do they still exist really?

    downsouthlaff replied to downsouthlaff's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Fun times it I'd odd. Even at the few nursing homes where the CNAs aren't primarily responsible for taking residents vitals, if the nurse has falls and new admits and is behind like crazy the nurse...

  8. LTC/Nursing Homes do all the vitals? Do they still exist really?

    downsouthlaff posted a topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I worked at 2 Nursing homes as a C N A and at both we did vitals and pulse ox and all of that. But I know someone who works at another facility who said the nurses do all the vitals always but every...

  9. LTC/Nursing Homes do all the vitals? Do they still exist really?

    downsouthlaff replied to downsouthlaff's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    And again even though some facilities don't expect you to do it, every CNA should know the ins and outs of the skill taking vitals. And these programs should still be teaching it, especially if the...

  10. LTC/Nursing Homes do all the vitals? Do they still exist really?

    downsouthlaff replied to downsouthlaff's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Kbrn 2002 perhaps V/S at not a part of the skills check off test in your state I think differtkntest have different skills check off test. But vital signs for the nurses aide is without a doubt part...

  11. LTC/Nursing Homes do all the vitals? Do they still exist really?

    downsouthlaff replied to downsouthlaff's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    For example as the charge nurse you may feel comfortable letting Mary get all your vitals, because Mary comes to work everyday, has been working at the facility 15 years and has a good reputation...

  12. LTC/Nursing Homes do all the vitals? Do they still exist really?

    downsouthlaff replied to downsouthlaff's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Glycerine 82, right!! Some CNAs don't take vitals properly, some nurses don't pass medicine properly! But still, the CNA should be competent to do vitals and the Nurse should be very much competent in...

  13. LTC/Nursing Homes do all the vitals? Do they still exist really?

    downsouthlaff replied to downsouthlaff's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    And next I suppose someone's gonna tell me those states still exist where an LPN cant administer meds and is limited to vital signs, personal hygiene care, alcohol rubs and massages, simple...

  14. LTC/Nursing Homes do all the vitals? Do they still exist really?

    downsouthlaff replied to downsouthlaff's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    That Is so strange how things differ from place to place. It couldn't be more opposite here. In the CNA classes around here, Vo Techs and Community Colleges and LTC in house, CNAs are still very much...

  15. LTC/Nursing Homes do all the vitals? Do they still exist really?

    downsouthlaff replied to downsouthlaff's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Kbrn 2002 perhaps if the CNA course is being taught at a LTC facility they may expect the older aides to train them with vs on the floor all CNA books are written at a national standard level it's...

  16. LTC/Nursing Homes do all the vitals? Do they still exist really?

    downsouthlaff replied to downsouthlaff's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I always thought that vital signs were part of the national nurse aide standard of card. Here in Louisiana Medication aides do not exist and probly never will. Vitals are a big part of our job as...

  17. LPN vs RN? Not as clinical as society thinks?

    downsouthlaff posted a topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Well I've been doing alot of research on this. And it appears that the real difference between RNs and LPN/LVNs is not so much in the clinical scope of practice as people think the difference is in...

  18. LTC/Nursing Homes do all the vitals? Do they still exist really?

    downsouthlaff replied to downsouthlaff's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Well I don't know what regulations are and what has to done but at the facility I work at we have the 5 montky vitals for that day, but there is probly at least 3 residents on abt vitals, 4-5...

  19. Stress of being an LTC aide CNA just too great for the pay!

    downsouthlaff replied to downsouthlaff's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    1 hall has about 32 residents about 16 of those are total care and about 10 are bed bound. About 5 do for themselves. We have one LPN nurse per hall and 2 CNAs per Nurse. So 2 CNAs per

  20. Stress of being an LTC aide CNA just too great for the pay!

    downsouthlaff replied to downsouthlaff's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    The cold hard fact of the nursing home is this Nurses: are seen as highly regarded professionals who can do no wrong, and are above everybody in the facility. Aides/CNAs:although...

  21. Duties of an overnight certified nursing assistant

    downsouthlaff replied to NurseBre94's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I can tell you this.... Despite what you hear if your working in a Nursing Home LTC Night shift is alot harder in my opinion. At least during the day residents are up and about and do not have to be...

  22. What color scrubs do you wear?

    downsouthlaff replied to MJB2010's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    At the Nursing home I work at Its RNs white, they are the only ones who can wear that color no exceptions, (even on free color Fridays) LPN/floor nurses Royal Blue CNAs Navy Blue, Housekeeping Pink,...

  23. Need Help Desperately! With pre-PN Science challnege

    downsouthlaff posted a topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Ok, well I have fulfilled all the Pre reqs for an PN program beginning July 31st and this is the program I am set on attending. The ONLY Pre req ive yet to fulfill is Allied Health Science at the vo...

  24. CNA rant....why did I become a CNA

    downsouthlaff posted a topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    CNA stands for Certified Nursing Assistant. When you hear the title you immediately think assist nurses and work besides nurses. You search career info on the web you will find a happy person in...

  25. CNA rant....why did I become a CNA

    downsouthlaff replied to downsouthlaff's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I guess your right, and what discourages me even more is that I have nurse tell me that they don't have time to be the nurses they should be either because of the workload in LTC, they tell me they...