casi ASN, RN

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    Western Governors University (WGU) Readiness Assessment

    casi replied to TheCommuter's topic in Western Governors University

    I think you guys have me sold on this program. I just have to figure out when the best time will be for me to
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    March 2014 Caption Contest: Win $100!

    casi replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

    Where the @#$% is PM
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    Refusing care based on sexual orientation

    casi replied to CrazierThanYou's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    That is sick. What happens when that patient crashes and that's the only hospitalist on? Is he going to give substandard care then? He's a doctor. When he signed up for this he knew that he'd run...
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    Cross matching of blood

    casi replied to tkyeung's topic in General Nursing

    Yes. There are a lot of different antigens in blood that go past ABO and Rh factors that can cause reactions. Although in an emergency a cross and match goes out the
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    "State's Here!": Demystifying the Long-Term Care Survey

    casi replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I think that the biggest problem at the facilities that I work with state coming in is that management gets in such an anxiety fill tizzy that it drips down to all of the other staff. Every year when...
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    How can I get a job in LTC/SNF as a new nurse

    casi replied to DixieGrace's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Go into the facilities with a resume and cover letter. Chances are they are hiring nurses. I have never heard of a LTC who is fully staffed.
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    Resident's names in a text message

    casi replied to SleeepyRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    With the text messages and voicemails, most facilities have to have a HIPPA compliance officer. I know ours is completely unrelated to nursing. Hunt yours down and show them the text
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    LTC job and schoolwork

    casi replied to cazach0122's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I'm guessing what a LTC equates to a med-surg floor is their transitional care unit. 25 patients in transitional care is heavy. Hospitals really like to d/c some real train wrecks to TCU because they...
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    Snow stories

    casi replied to bethann2727's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I live in MN so weather really isn't considered a valid excuse to call in. Our department of transportation is really good about keeping roads clear enough that people can get where they need to be,...
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    Shoe or not for diabetic with small wound

    casi replied to enesberg's topic in General Nursing

    Is the patient currently seeing a podiatrist? Podiatry is awesome for assessing for properly fitting shoes and how they best work with
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    Work in pajamas!

    casi replied to Indyrn00's topic in General Nursing

    I wouldn't, but that's me. I got into nursing because I'm not someone who could do a desk
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    Ranting on the New Grads

    casi replied to RNGriffin's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Me again it sounds like you are in an area of the country that isn't over saturated with nurses. In some places HR departments won't even look at your resume until you have a
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    Does Preferring to Work Night Shift mean you're lazy?

    casi replied to Soliloquy's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Night shifters are a whole different breed. I think one of the big things day shift doesn't realize is we don't have the resources that they do. We've got minimal
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    I signed up for what???

    casi replied to jayebug's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Sounds like burn out and time for a change of pace. There is so much more to nursing than the hospital. Try dipping your feet into something
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    When do you get Narc orders?

    casi posted a topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I'll preface this by saying I'm not a hospice nurse, but I'm a LTC nurse who tends to have A LOT of patients on outside hospice services. Most hospices I work with once a patient is enrolled they get...
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    Are men not as neat as women nurses?

    casi replied to LVN_Soon2Be's topic in Men in Nursing

    Your teacher has a bug up her butt. There are messy nurses of all genders. You should see my workspace at night. Charts, MARs, and paperwork thrown
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    How High Is the Demand For Male CNA's /LPN's/RN's?

    casi replied to pinktulips008's topic in Men in Nursing

    It really depends on the patient. I have some little old ladies who refuse personal care from males, but this isn't a whole lot of people. Honestly where I work most of the time it's the families that...
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    How High Is the Demand For Male CNA's /LPN's/RN's?

    casi replied to pinktulips008's topic in Men in Nursing

    I don't think that the demand is super different. Although some people treat male staff as a lift team. In LTC one of the reasons I love having male staff around is older residents sometimes react...
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    Fired for med error

    casi replied to KJAKE's topic in Patient Medications

    I've self reported myself several times. I take it as a chance to learn and grow. In the my facility the kind of drug error. If it is an error made with a high risk medication (narcs, insulin, etc)...
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    Do you calculate drip rates anymore?

    casi replied to goingback's topic in General Nursing

    I work in LTC for basic fluids we use the dial flow tubing. We are expected to double check drip rates to make sure they are running at the rate they are supposed to. Height of the bag effects the...
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    POLL: nurse-to-patient ratio

    casi replied to j0yegan's topic in General Nursing

    LTC night shift I am
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    How to check g tube placement if no residual

    casi replied to ajl009's topic in Patient Medications

    I work in LTC and it's our policy if no residual/gastric content aspirated to instill 5-10ml of air into tube and auscultate for
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    POLL: nurse-to-patient ratio

    casi replied to j0yegan's topic in General Nursing

    LTC night shift
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    any OB nurse worked with a gay nurse who has started to transtion into a female nurse

    casi replied to A Gay Male Nurse's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Don't let a small handful of nurses stomp on your dreams. I know that right now you probably feel very vulnerable making the decision to transition is terrifying for most people that make it. If you...
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    No opinions please just facts

    casi replied to wheresmyrights's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    As long as you come up positive you can't prove that you're not currently under the influence. Health care employers can't risk having staff under the influence. This includes legal drugs with the...