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I returned to agency nursing in Long Term Care this weekend. It took me 5 hours to pass morning meds to 25 patients. I had forgotten the lay out of the med cart and everything. Searching through drawer after drawer for drops and sprays and fumblin...

I thought anyone who performed the V/H screenings in Illinois schools HAD to be certified by Illinois Department of Public Health? That's what I was taught during certification.

Lets all remember nursing judgment and nursing assessment can not be delegated to unlicensed staff. These people do practice nursing "tasks" under our license, but they are NOT critically thinking professional nurses! I have refused certain people ...

My experience has been that the case management and needs of kids of high school age are much easier and less time consuming. At the high school level you would be spending more time teaching students about managing their diabetes and other health c...

I am very interested in how to get started as well. Your post was VERY helpful! I will continue to follow this thread in hopes that we can get more detailed information. thanks!!

Anyone have pointers for Illinois?

I would love to know how and where to start this process in illinois. Any Illinois individual medicare/medicaid providers out there??

Contact your local public health office. The epidemiologist could be helpful.:

I would be interested in a good website for lung sounds. Any suggestions?

If a patient has a "History" of MRSA in the sputum should the contact precautions always be followed? Does it colonize?

I'm also "rejoining" Rehab nursing. I would also be very interested in a cheat sheet. Thanks so much

Is it acceptable for a Registered Nurse who does not hold a Type 73 certificate to write individual health care plans? Is it acceptable for the registered nurse to only provide nursing care plans? Please clarify.

I am in the state of Illinois. I have still not been able to come up with a clear answer. Martha Burgren, I would appreciate your input. Thank You

a recent newspaper article brought to light the unclear laws related to caring for children in school who require invasive procedure or skills that require nursing judgement. teachers assistances have voiced their conceerns about weather or not thes...

i'm a school nurse for the past 5 years, and about this time each year i start thinking about where i will work in the summer. i have usually worked for an agency or long term care facility, but i'm a little burned out on that. what does everyone ...

I found there to be plenty of work in LTC last summer(it may be different this summer). I worked through a relief staffing agency. The pay was good, but the hours long. I chose to work 12-16 hr days so I still had some free time. I love geriatric...

I'm knterested in learning how to do this as well. Help??

Here's my question- In Illinois can an APN or PA give orders to an Illinois RN? Specifically what has occured is that orders came from the clinic written and signed by the RN in the office who works along side the APN. These orders(including medica...

Thank You for your reply. Does this still hold true if the RN wrote the order, signed the APN name and her own name? Or legally should the order be signed by the APN themselves?

I'm working long term care through an agency. I've been away from this type of work for many years. It took me 5 hours to pass morning meds to 25 patients! What can I do to get organized, be more efficient and not feel so far behind?? Is there a ...

Thank You all so very much! All of these great tips will save me alot of time!:flowersfo Your help is greatly appreciated:yeah:

GO FOR IT!!! I have been a school nurse for the past 5 years. I took a huge cut in pay, at first, and started only working 6 hours a day. I am the nurse for our school district's profoundly handicapped children. Since then I also obtained an addit...

I think as a nurse doing an assessment and being conscious of her pt's privacy, she should have simply pulled the curtain. If the wife wanted to see the incision that should have been between the two of them.

I am a Public School Nurse in charge of the severe/profound handicapped children's program for my district. I have always requested that my trach kids be sent to school with a same size trach as well as a step-down size trach in the event that the n...

I am a school nurse in charge of a Severe profound handicap program for the district. Does anyone have any info/thoughts/experience to share on having a student in the classroom with a centrally inserted catheter? Any information would be greatly ...