marvelmom

marvelmom specializes in Geriatric.

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1. What Blog(s) Do You Like/Follow?

   marvelmom replied to AllieSparksRN's topic in General Nursing

   I follow this woman on tumblr and I love her. I don't sleep at night... no

2. What Blog(s) Do You Like/Follow?

   marvelmom replied to AllieSparksRN's topic in General Nursing

   I follow this woman on tumblr and I love her. I don't sleep at night... no

3. What does an addictions nurse do at work?

   marvelmom replied to marvelmom's topic in Addictions

   I should probably mention it is an inpatient

4. What does an addictions nurse do at work?

   marvelmom posted a topic in Addictions

   My agency just called with a new contract at drug and alcohol rehabilitation facility. I think it would be a nice change of pace since I've only ever worked in LTC but doing something new is kinda...

5. Is this legal?

   marvelmom replied to marvelmom's topic in General Nursing

   For anyone curious, I spoke to my agency today and they had called the facility. Long story short, the facility denied anything ever happened. My agency keeps notes of all the calls so they have it...

6. Is this legal?

   marvelmom replied to marvelmom's topic in General Nursing

   That's something I don't understand. If a CMA can't take a shift for a nurse why are they allowed to be on call? But yes I agree, there were many factors that made me choose to stay and that was one...

7. Is this legal?

   marvelmom replied to marvelmom's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks for the reply. I plan on talking to the business office with whom I am employed tomorrow as the person I spoke to is just the on call person and I plan on asking my boss to call the...

8. Is this legal?

   marvelmom posted a topic in General Nursing

   Say you come to work running a temp and hacking up a lung, you're seen in the ER during your break, the doctor states you're really sick, prescribes two ATB and breathing tx's, and writes you a note...

9. LTC Nurses please respond

   marvelmom replied to crd521's topic in Geriatric, LTC

   1. 40 max bed. 33 in house right now. 2. Roughly 1:17 during the day 1:33 at night. 3. 1:7 during the day 1:17 at night 4. Yes 5. Yes 6. No however I do work 8 hours overtime every other week due to...

10. Help: Which states allow an LPN to Determine death?

    marvelmom replied to sposator's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I'm an LPN in Kansas. I can not pronounce death however I can chart lack of vital signs, fixed pupils, etc and that so and so doctor on call pronounced death at this time. What happens is I call the...

11. do you wear a watch?

    marvelmom replied to mamabear1's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I keep a clip on watch on my lanyard. I hate wearing watches and my pockets are too full

12. Recliner Entrapment!

    marvelmom replied to AZ Ogre's topic in General Nursing

    It is considered a restraint in my state and punishable as abuse. Huge no

13. how many nursing students/nurses believe they were abused, bullied, by nursing school inst

    marvelmom replied to gracie lewis's topic in General Students

    I'm not going to say you can or cannot handle being a nurse because I don't know you but I want to mention that I am diagnosed with ptsd, gad, bipolar, and mdd. I am a nurse and I wouldn't have my...

14. Don't Know Where Else to Ask This

    marvelmom replied to siobanyan's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I had the accessing my chart problem once. The mother in law, who can not stand me, became my doctor's nurse. She wasn't the scheduler but did have access to my medical record and would lie to my...

15. Nursing school with Child Neglect Indication?

    marvelmom replied to bgasto76's topic in General Nursing

    I may be wrong but if it's not on your record I see no issues because they won't know unless you tell them. It shouldn't be hard to contest that. DCF has to look into every case reported no matter...