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  1. Any Registered Nurses that are state surveyors???

    CathRN replied to 1964nurse's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I have been a state surveyor for a while now. I love it! Yes there is some stress sometimes. But nothing like working in a hospital. Once you get through the academy training you will find that...

  2. Staff and artificial nails

    CathRN replied to txdon's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    There is no regulation that says "you must not wear artificial or long dangerous curved all around daggers on your fingers..." but the facility had an infection control policy against it, so guess...

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

    CathRN replied to wooh's topic in Nursing Humor

    Just came across this thread, but this is the same exact thing some of us would say. LOL Love

  4. Are your student loans gone....or will they be around for awhile

    CathRN replied to pat8585's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Yippppeee! I can say that I have no student loans and no credit card debt. All overtime went to those two debts and paid them off in less that 2

  5. Wound teams

    CathRN replied to paddler's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    Since the OP did mention the state in her post, I thought I would share this. Go to www.cms.gov and look up pressure ulcers, or F314, I believe. That should fill you in on what the state is looking...

  6. Abuse Allegations

    CathRN replied to txdon's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    True, the surveyors can't leave the building until the immediacy of an IJ is

  7. long....looking for aaa information...substantiated neglect

    CathRN replied to pnurse68's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    I don't where you are located, but in Texas, on each and every tag, when you receive your 2567, there should be a letter explaining the IDR (Informal Dispute Resolution) process. You always have the...

  8. State Calculations

    CathRN replied to txdon's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    If you are looking for the "tags", go to www.cms.gov and download appendix PP, which is the tags themselves, appendix P,which is the survey process and appendix Q, which is the Immediate Jeopardy...

  9. Abuse Allegations

    CathRN replied to txdon's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    Per CMS guidelines, a copy of the last survey must be posted in a open area in the facility so that it may be viewed by residents, visitors, families and staff. Look at you last survey and see what...

  10. LTC incident, what are your thoughts.

    CathRN replied to wearyLPN's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you Leslie, I was just saying that I would get flamed since I'm a state surveyor. We are used to getting all kinds of "flames" from the staff at the LTC facilities. Again, Thank

  11. LTC incident, what are your thoughts.

    CathRN replied to wearyLPN's topic in General Nursing

    Ahem,,,,,I know I'm going to get flamed, so here it goes...... I am a state surveyor. I would not flip out over seeing a resident getting Ativan for behaviors, that is what is prescribed for. What...

  12. What kind of nurse are you?

    CathRN replied to imintrouble's topic in General Nursing

    By nature, I am very up front and blunt, and according to my co-workers, entirely too honest. Although, depending on the situation and patient, I can be very kind and caring. It all depends. I have...

  13. I really need some advice ASAP

    CathRN replied to jocelynlpn's topic in General Nursing

    Okay..........Flame away. This is verbal abuse and the CMS guidelines are very strong about any type of abuse. I understand that the aide was frustrated, but she has/had no right to say those things...

  14. The dumbest thing you've ever heard...

    CathRN replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    too

  15. Any Registered Nurses that are state surveyors???

    CathRN replied to 1964nurse's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    It is such an awesome job! Yes, there is a lot of travel, but well worth it in the long run. I love, love, love my job and my co-workers. In my experience, most of the nursing positions that I have...

  16. What does your username mean?

    CathRN replied to LifesAJourney's topic in Nursing Humor

    I am "mom" to two toy australian shepherd puppies! Sorry to go off topic, but I love "my boys". They are so cute and

  17. What does your username mean?

    CathRN replied to LifesAJourney's topic in Nursing Humor

    CathRN - I work in the cardiac catherization lab and I'm a RN. Boring, but

  18. What's your favorite lip product for work?

    CathRN replied to Kitty Hawk's topic in General Nursing

    another vote for Burt's Bees, I like the peppermint, some of my co-workers use the Burt's Bees in the pomegranate

  19. So does anyone here work in Cath Lab?

    CathRN replied to RN1982's topic in General Nursing

    In my previous cath lab, there is more call than you'll ever want, yes, primarily days, but with call, you can be there all hours. Also, the cattiness is over the

  20. Have you experienced bias from being a left-handed Nurse?

    CathRN replied to Hopetoheal's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a left-handed nurse as well. Like the other poster, I have learned in a right-handed world and adjust accordingly. I do have to stand on the other side of the bed in order to place a foley, and...

  21. And while we're at it-things you'd LOVE to ask/tell management and get away with

    CathRN replied to HelenofOz's topic in General Nursing

    While working as a staff nurse on a very busy neuro floor, I was quite blunt with our nurse manager when she was complaining during a manadatory staff meeting that our press gainey (gag!) scores were...

  22. Vernon College ADN or LVN program

    CathRN replied to futurearmynurse25's topic in Texas Nursing

    To PM me, up by "registered user" two icons over is a pen/paper, click that and you should be able to send me a PM. I hope I am right. I'll also send a PM so that you can reply.

  23. Vernon College ADN or LVN program

    CathRN replied to futurearmynurse25's topic in Texas Nursing

    I was not hard at all to get in. The NET was easy I thought. I had a high GPA, some of the other people in my class had average GPA's. Since we were taking the transition (from LVN to RN), we had...

  24. Vernon College ADN or LVN program

    CathRN replied to futurearmynurse25's topic in Texas Nursing

    Sorry, I meant PM. Oh well. I hope that you are going to the campus at Vernon. Like I said earlier, I took my transition classes through distance learning. The instructors were not as involved...

  25. Vernon College ADN or LVN program

    CathRN replied to futurearmynurse25's topic in Texas Nursing

    Vernon, Texas? I graduated from their transition program. I took classes through distance learning (still had to go to the campus for psych clinicals and stuff). IM me and I can tell you