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

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

    go to Florida's state page, google florida regulatory services for nursing

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

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

    www.cms.gov then appendix p, pp and q. PP is the regulations (tags), P is the survey process, and Q is the Immediate jeopardy

  3. How much trouble am I in?

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

    My mother was a heart transplant recipient, had implanted medi-port due to being a hard stick from so many previous surgeries prior to transplantation...Anyway.......when I would take her for her...

  4. Aging Nurses - Where do we go?

    CathRN replied to TamDar429's topic in General Nursing

    Try State Surveyor jobs, lots of travel, but easier on the body, but it is stressful. How about home health, hospice or MDS coordinator for a nursing facility? Weekend RN supervisor for nursing...

  5. Abuse Allegations

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

    Actually, I would cite it as Neglect. They are neglecting to provide proper care for the resident by refusing to use the lift. They are also neglecting to follow the plan of

  6. Lets talk about $$$

    CathRN replied to russki1313's topic in Home Health

    For the posters who didn't know what SOC was, you can go to www.cms.gov and type in OASIS, and it will take you step by step on OASIS. In Texas, there are seminars everywhere that you can go to for...

  7. What is your crazy?

    CathRN replied to mikethemurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    Oh my, it seems like I'm OCD and share traits with most of the posters here. Even though I don't work in the hospital setting, my brain sheet is a MUST! I can't function without it. And yes, I...

  8. Impossible Family Member

    CathRN replied to bluegeegoo2's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I am a new DON, previous surveyor and investigator. I'm very upfront and blunt. I also had one of "those" family members which every other sentence was "I'll move him (her husband who was very...

  9. Federal Regulations for Nursing Homes

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

    www.cms.gov. That will take you to the main webpage. On the right upper side there is a search box. There you can type in Appendix P, which is the survey process - what the surveyors look at and...

  10. Federal Regulations for Nursing Homes

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

    As a new DON and former surveyor, www.cms.gov. I saved mine to my Ipad under IBooks. Download appendix PP (the regulations), appendix P (the survey process), and appendix Q (the Immediate Jeopardy...

  11. Abuse Allegations

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

    As a state/federal investigator, I have seen this all too often. And yes, I do call IJ's when this

  12. Personality At Work vs. At Home

    CathRN replied to pinkiepieRN's topic in General Nursing

    Were we separated at

  13. Bending and Breaking the Rules in Nursing

    CathRN replied to TheCommuter's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I forgot to add that I did speak with the attending physician and he said to go for it! He told me years later that he appreciated they way I treated his patients, that his patients and/or family...

  14. Bending and Breaking the Rules in Nursing

    CathRN replied to TheCommuter's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I have "bent" the dietary rules for my patients in the past as well. On my unit in the hospital we regularly received overflow oncology patients. I did get written up several times and many verbal...

  15. Coffee Is My Medicine

    CathRN replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

    LOL SummitAP, the same goes for me. "I have some blood in my caffeine stream." So

  16. Just a Floor Nurse

    CathRN replied to LTCNS's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    "JUST"?!?!?!?!? You have worked long and hard to get where you are. It is a pet peeve of mine when someone says "They are JUST a (CNA, LVN, floor nurse)......Sorry, I'll get off my soap box, but...

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

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

    anytime

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

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

    As a state surveyor in Texas, I am on the road A LOT.....if you have small children that is something you have to decide. One of my co-workers has small children, but her husband is a stay at home...

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

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

    I would start by looking at your state health and human services website. In Texas, it is DADS - Department of Aging and Disability Services, but each state is different. You might also try CMS -...

  20. Public Humiliation In Healthcare

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

    I do have to say that I was not pleasant, I did not back down, I did tell him to calm down and treat me with respect(at the top of my "mom" voice). Then I called the CVOR coordinator to come relieve...

  21. Public Humiliation In Healthcare

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

    When I worked CVOR and reported the surgeon for throwing scapels, bloody towels, clamps, etc. I was called into the OR manager office and told "The surgeons bring in the money, nurses are a...

  22. I believe this was neglect, ADON disagrees...what should I do?

    CathRN replied to littleone25's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    You are obligated to report this to state. NOW!. Also as a previous poster stated, also report it to your state board of nursing. Call your state reporting hotline. ASAP, if not sooner. I am a...

  23. Attention PRN nurses

    CathRN replied to Vtachy1's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    As a float nurse, or as a prn pool nurse, my nurse manager (when I was floated) or the house supervisor (my boss when I was prn pool) would often give me little thank you gifts. Especially when I had...

  24. Attention PRN nurses

    CathRN replied to Vtachy1's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I have experienced "ungratefulness" from the home floor staff. Several times, when I was floated, or when I worked "house pool", I ended up with the heaviest patient load from the regular, home...

  25. Abuse Allegations

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

    Oops. Surveys can leave the building. But cannot exit the investigation or survey until the immediacy is lifted. Often we will inform the Administrator, DON, and whatever other department heads...