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  1. Rant

    katsanchezRN replied to Palliative Care, DNP's topic in General Nursing

    I had a pt whose daughter was a pharmacist and I didnt know it when I began teaching on comfort meds. (Hospice pt). A few days later we were talking and she thanked me for my education I taught her...

  2. First State Audit!

    katsanchezRN replied to pfeliks's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    In my state we can ask them if they are able to answer, if they would like their meds in hallway/dining rooms etc. It is also care planned as we have mny that get novolog and should get it right...

  3. state survey

    katsanchezRN posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    We just had our state survey and we recieved an ij tag....this was such a horrible feeling. We have great systems in place to monitor everything, but somehow this slipped through the cracks. We had a...

  4. New grad in Long Term Care facility

    katsanchezRN replied to grad.rye.2012's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I too started in ltc. It is overwhelming at first, but the cnas help alot. If you don't know who someone is ask them, they will be able to tell you. In our facility we have pictures of the residents...

  5. HR lied to Unemployment!!

    katsanchezRN replied to jodyangel's topic in General Nursing

    The ltc I work for has lost an unemployment claim through appeals for an employees who was terminated for substaintiated abuse. I guess it depends on the unemployment appeals judge.....I would never...

  6. Difference between a graduate nurse & a experienced nurse

    katsanchezRN replied to GitanoRN's topic in Nursing Humor

    I've been a nurse for a year and I see my self going from the graduate nurse to experienced nurse. Kinda sad though everything was so exciting and new as a

  7. How messed up is this?

    katsanchezRN replied to jelly221,RN's topic in General Nursing

    I am a NM and I worked hard to plan a nice luncheon and have a nice gift and hand wrote out individual cards for each of my nurses. I was very hurt that 2 nurses other than the 3 that were already...

  8. Found on the wall

    katsanchezRN replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Very touching! Going to share with my cnas. Thank you for

  9. These just seems so gross to me

    katsanchezRN replied to horrorxgirl's topic in General Nursing

    When I started as a cna 14 years ago....we used soap and water and wash rags and also cloth diapers for those who needed them. I still think that is the best way

  10. In urostomy (ileal conduit), what keeps bowel content from leaking into ureter?

    katsanchezRN replied to unsaint77's topic in General Students

    I had the same question. Thanks for

  11. Let's take a moment to be positive

    katsanchezRN replied to ironicitis's topic in General Students

    I went to an adn program and I loved nursing school. Sure it was tough and not every day was peachy but I expected that. I made the best of what I could. The way I see it there was no reason to whine...

  12. hobbies to keep dementia pts happy?

    katsanchezRN replied to makes needs known's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Love, love, love this! Can I steal

  13. What's allowed and what isn't?

    katsanchezRN replied to FaithGurl93's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    It should be on your BON site. Hope that

  14. Have been in the ER for 3 hrs now....

    katsanchezRN replied to MadpeysRN's topic in Emergency

    One of our hospitals is doing something like that now for true non-emergancies...that a pcp or walk-in clinic could handle....I've heard its a 100 definitely not what the visit cost, but should cut...

  15. First code

    katsanchezRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Feeling new emotions ... today I did CPR for the first time. I have been a nurse for a year and work in a LTC facility. We initated CPR for 4 mins before ems arrived....when ems got there she was...

  16. First code

    katsanchezRN replied to katsanchezRN's topic in General Nursing

    Lol! Laughter is a good way to decompress and I would have laughed after

  17. First code

    katsanchezRN replied to katsanchezRN's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you to everyone and your kind words of advice and encouragement! It really means alot to

  18. First code

    katsanchezRN replied to katsanchezRN's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you!

  19. First code

    katsanchezRN replied to katsanchezRN's topic in General Nursing

    There is so much adrenaline pumping you have no other feelings at the time. You are in complete nurse mode. Afterwards is when the feelings hit. It was alot different than I

  20. First code

    katsanchezRN replied to katsanchezRN's topic in General Nursing

    She probably should have been a dnr in the first place. She had many comorbidities and alot going against her. However she was planning on going home at the end of this month. We respected her wishes....

  21. First code

    katsanchezRN replied to katsanchezRN's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you all for you kind

  22. First code

    katsanchezRN replied to katsanchezRN's topic in General Nursing

    Wow! Really? There would have been no hope if we hadn't! If they are a full code and have no pulse I assumed every nurse would start CPR. I was taught to anyways. She would have been down for over 4...

  23. any of you work in a long term care facility without an AED?

    katsanchezRN replied to unsaint77's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I do. Our crash cart consists of oxygen, ambu bags, suction and a back board. I have been talking to them about getting one but no luck yet. Our applebees has one for goodness

  24. First code

    katsanchezRN replied to katsanchezRN's topic in General Nursing

    Thank

  25. Pearsonvue Trick - Does it Work Every Time? Part 3

    katsanchezRN replied to Silverdragon102's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    When I took my boards, I was going to do that, how ever I checked my bon site first and I had a license. Took my test at 8 am and was licensed by 4 pm that day. It was a very fast turn