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  1. a question about MRSA

    MRSA.. the gift that keeps on giving. I agree that you should keep MRSA patients together. We take MRSA patients, but we use special cleaning agents and we clean the rooms several times a day, and...
  2. how much do DONs earn per year?

    I can tell you from experience..... NOT ENOUGH!
  3. IV Phenergan and Toradol "Push"

    My son is a crohnie also! Welcome to our family. My experience as a nurse leads me to believe that maybe if they would have diluted the push before giving it, the burn wouldnt have been so bad....
  4. Pushy family members??

    in reply to the "nervous" or "bossy" family, what I have found to help is give this family lots of attention for about a week. Have a CNA or nurse or anyone make frequent room checks and reassure the...
  5. Resident to nurse ratio

    LEGAL? I hope not!! Sheesh... Come work for me... you might get 15 pts with 4
  6. Reward system for hardworking CNA's..need help!

    I cherish our CNA's and I tell them on a regular basis. I also tell them when I have a issue with them. I sometimes give them a "cha cha" (candybar, coke, thankyou hug) but I always praise them...
  7. I also believe that it should have been reported immediately. If a patients condition even for a second makes you think abuse, it should be reported and followed up. In my state elder abuse is...
  8. I believe that Long Term Care Nurses are very special ppl. I do realize that not all LTC's are the same. I am blessed to work for a facility as their DON that compassion matters, having fun matters,...
  9. As a DON of a very productive SNF unit, I must add my two cents. We receive patients from area hospitals that are in the same type of shape. I have done much research into the wound issues and have...
  10. dislodged G-tubes