Mn nurse 22

Mn nurse 22

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  1. Chart checks: who is ultimately responsible for new orders?

    Mn nurse 22 replied to pinkiepieRN's topic in General Nursing

    I work nights and our chart checks are the "3rd" check. The nurse who takes the order is responsible to enter it into the computer and find another nurse to do the 2nd check. On nights we go through...

  2. What's the biggest mistake you've ever made as a nurse? What did you learn from it?

    Mn nurse 22 replied to Mini-Murse's topic in General Nursing

    Ok so I am working in LTC and was training a new nurse. She had trained several days and was ready to pass meds on her own with just supervision. She was doing well until she told me "I think I gave...

  3. Full Moon Friday the 13th

    Mn nurse 22 replied to Biffbradford's topic in General Nursing

    I was sure that last night was a full moon!! 7 minutes into my shift was my first fall, everyone was awake and at each other's throat all night and finished out the night with one of my CNAs getting...

  4. Mandatory Overtime

    Mn nurse 22 replied to newRN_2014's topic in General Nursing

    I work at a facility with mandatory overtime. I usually get mandated about once a month, 8 hr shifts NOCs to days can be brutal. In Minnesota there is a law that allows us to refuse a mandate if we...

  5. What is the nurse-patient ratio where you work?

    Mn nurse 22 replied to kaliRN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    LTC night shift. 83 beds, 4 CNAs and 2 RNs, though I am steaming about my experience this weekend. One NOC nurse started to vomit and had to leave at 0600. Called management to come in and they said...

  6. on call for nursing issues

    Mn nurse 22 replied to txnursegiggles's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    The department of labor and industry has a lot of resources to help decide if you should be compensated for on-call work. Basically if you can't get x hrs of interrupted sleep, if the calls interfere...

  7. Effect of IV narcotic leaked from syringe onto hand

    Mn nurse 22 replied to newbie13's topic in Patient Medications

    You can purchase a drug test on Amazon or a local pharmacy and take one at home. That might help ease your

  8. what do you say to patients...

    Mn nurse 22 replied to ceccia's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I try to tell them if this kind of mess bothered me, I would have never chosen to be a nurse. And remind them they aren't the first patient nor the last to do that and try to stay very professional...

  9. New nurse starting night shift

    Mn nurse 22 replied to jlogan's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I work nights and rarely have downtime. There are some quiet nights but I use that time to catch up on paperwork, update care plans, review orders, research new residents if we need more information...

  10. Nicotine Test for new employment

    Mn nurse 22 replied to hls0810's topic in General Nursing

    You can buy the tests on Amazon for really

  11. Is this risking my license?

    Mn nurse 22 replied to chende's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    70 is a lot even for NOCs 3 doesn't seem like enough CNAs to have on, but the red flags are the lack of paper MARS and lack of contact from management when you try to call them. Is there a MD on call...

  12. Elopement (a personal story and a plea)

    Mn nurse 22 replied to Here.I.Stand's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Wander guard products are run off batteries and should be checked frequently to ensure the battery isn't dead. Our policy is to check each residents wrist guard and chart daily with nightly checks on...

  13. Pet Peeve

    Mn nurse 22 replied to SleeepyRN's topic in Patient Medications

    I work nights on a dementia unit. I work with the same CNAs and residents every night. I don't mind if they ask for a PRN but I then go and do an assessment, try my own interventions (Mitch Miller on...

  14. Everything is our responsibility. Rant.

    Mn nurse 22 replied to dudette10's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    One of many dietary staff is having trouble multitasking and getting breakfast out to patients on time? Lets have the nurse drop everything and be a waitress whenever she works, lab had one incident...

  15. CNA/STNA Stethoscope Dilemma?

    Mn nurse 22 replied to JayCimone's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    All the care facilities I have worked at provided stethoscopes for aides to use for vital signs. If you can afford it I would get a Littmann and a cheap one. I was surprised at how much I used both...

  16. FRI or No FRI?

    Mn nurse 22 replied to DHawkinsrn's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    Absolutely. In our facility it would be a vulnerable adult, reportable to the common entry point, and if they die within 6 months their death is reviewed by the medical examiner. what did your charge...

  17. Doctors taking too long to call back...

    Mn nurse 22 replied to NurseNightOwl's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    We are also allowed to call for an ambulance if a resident is in severe distress, before we call the MD. After the resident leaves we call the MD and get an order to send to the hospital. This is only...

  18. yikes! new nurse/old nurse conflict

    Mn nurse 22 replied to JoI8815's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Wow, what a bad way to start a new job. In our state you need an MD order to hide meds in food. There has to be documentation of refusals and the risks of not taking the meds to outweigh that you are...

  19. Unsafe, possibly illegal situation at my workplace

    Mn nurse 22 replied to Rivalicious's topic in General Nursing

    Is there an RN in charge anywhere? Even the Corporate office? In my state an assisted living facility had to have an RN as part of the team. They don't have to be in the building all the time but has...

  20. "State's Here!": Demystifying the Long-Term Care Survey

    Mn nurse 22 replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Our facility does do a good job staffing so while there are days that staff might get busy for a while with an emergency most of our staff routinely gets to take their breaks and feel like they have...

  21. Assessment of light reaction of pupil

    Mn nurse 22 replied to tkyeung's topic in General Nursing

    No your statement is not correct. This has been explained to you over and over. I have read through your other posts where you were just as argumentative as you continue to be on this issue. It is...

  22. Why is it so hard to find a fair employer

    Mn nurse 22 replied to Nola009's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    In long term care, lol can also mean "little old

  23. I'm Freaking Out and Frantic! Please, Help Me!

    Mn nurse 22 replied to rn/writer's topic in General Nursing

    Well written article! It needs to be bumped up so a new group of AN readers can benefit.

  24. Nursing Shortage & Me...

    Mn nurse 22 replied to J3w3lz88's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I think they are just trying to be helpful. 10 years ago, or more, when there was an actual nursing shortage it made sense for a lot of people to go to nursing school, those who didn't really want to,...

  25. Risking life and limb

    Mn nurse 22 replied to casper1's topic in Nurses Rock

    Northern Minnesota has had more than 59 days below 0 and a stretch of 23 consecutive days below zero this winter. We hit the 40s last week for a high, the first since mid-November. We are used to a...