For those of you that still use this method (paper) of records that need changed out at the start of the new month- what is your med error rate? Who verifies the validity of the possibly 1000's of orders that accumulate, change, expire and ec. during...
Suspension is a tactic used to gather more concrete information to fire a person, without leaving out any pesky missed details. I'd rather be flat out fired than put on suspension.
If you don;t need something to the point you need to store it, get rid of it. The money you save by not storing stuff can be used to buy new stuff when you need new stuff. Blows my mind what so many people pay for storage for basically junk- American...
Hey Ned, curious about something- other than the shock of any RN making $15/hour- what effect on SS contributions annual income look back? Do stipends factor into what these travellers receive as income, for purposes of SS?
LPNMary replied to momandstudent's topic in Geriatric
Even on admit certain peoplel should be evaluated for restorative, even without therapy orders. As far as getting paid for it it's possible in certain situations, but not for the long term. Many restotaive activities are done by nursing staff day to...
Are you sure your city/town/county doesn't require a business license to conduct business? A nursing license is not a license/tax permit to coduct business.
A calming thought to ponder for those among us that realize their imperfections, from the Emerald Tablet circa 3000 B.C.: As above, so below. As without, so within.
Welcome to MDSLand.... As far as those legs being amputated, may or may not be a significant change- not enough info is at hand. (For instance- someone who hasn't walked in years or maybe is end stage of life?). But as far as it being careplanned or ...
When I joined the Army as an LPN way back they told us we would all be promoted to Warrant Officer after 4 years. When 4 years arrived (Reserves), they gave us excuse after excuse for not promoting any of us (other than to SP-4), and from I hear here...
LPNMary replied to Tooimpatient's topic in Relations
I forgot who penned this tidbit: "Working with coworkers you don't like in a civil fashion while remaining at an emotional distance is called professionalism. Such a demeanor is infinitely superior to the phony pretense of friendship that has been su...
It is expensive so there ought to be a way to let people know what they are getting into. The 'introduction to basic' we had to watch was far removed from reality- and in my platoon alone 8 or so people didn't make it through basic, and there were 5 ...
I think people should be allowed to complete basic training in their military branch choice before they have to commit to signing on for good- it would allow them to discover whther or not they can endure the life, give up much of their free thought ...
I'm from the old old school in which the application and interview process was more civilized and professional, and applicants weren't treated with disdain, as though they were a nuisance to emplyers. In today's world I think it would be offputtin to...
Shouldn't nursing schools have access to the same information that the ultimate BON will have access to? Does it seem logical that a school would allow a student to go through nursing school, only then to find out something in that student's past wil...
Not to be petty but it's Nurse RacheD. I alwasy heard it as 'ratchet' as in 'hatchet', which is more like her character, until I was recently corrected. It was disappointing to me, actually. It took away some of the spookines of the character.
LPNMary replied to BerryHappy's topic in Geriatric
Changeover alone, without having any patient assignment, would be impossible to do in 8 hours in those circumstances- there must be dozens or more missed meds, med error and other such chaos in a place so disorganized.
There are two simple tests being perfected- one is a roll on type sensor that can be rubbed on your forearm, and other is a strip that can be rubbed along your cheek- both to register THC or cannaboids, and soon both will be used at road stops to arr...
CA found out about your AL issue- and you still have a CA license, it's just not currently valid, and CA is taking action. If you surrender you CA license that might be considered a discpilinary action that might affect your AL license, or a license ...
Why does a 40 bed place have an ADON? Seems those LTC places are always trying to save money on cheap stuff like housekeeping while they ignore the elephant in the room.
This post is goofy, but there are valid points anywway. RN jobs are paying less all the time even as the requirements increase, and nurses are being replaced with low level type jobs that don't require much of an education. As health care costs esca...