HyzenthlayLPN

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  1. California Requires Gender Pronouns

    HyzenthlayLPN replied to DaveICURN's topic in Nursing News

    The law in question affects residents in SNF/LTC facilities who are mostly senior citizens. I would think that anyone aged 65 or older has made their "serious life decisions" long before coming to LTC...

  2. Should I stay or go? New grad questions.

    HyzenthlayLPN replied to COknights10's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I am so sorry for your loss (((HUGS))). I deal daily with depression and anxiety and I can tell you from experience that depression colors EVERYTHING. You need to deal with your depression. If I were...

  3. Flea Infested Student

    HyzenthlayLPN posted a topic in School

    I have never heard of fleas living on a person but yesterday I actually saw it for myself! SMH Nice, fat healthy, adult fleas AND "flea dirt" on a kindergartner. Have any of you ever seen a FLEA...

  4. What happens when the nurse is sick?

    HyzenthlayLPN replied to Julius Seizure's topic in School

    I am the only nurse for my district. Right now I have a sinus infection and the doctor wanted me to be off until Monday. There are no subs for the nurse and I have a Type 1 diabetic...with no one else...

  5. NOMNCs and ABNs

    HyzenthlayLPN replied to mamahank40's topic in MDS Coordinator Information

    It has been a while since I was an MDS nurse but if I recall correctly, where it says "Medicare will probably not pay for..." I put something like "skilled nursing services" and for the reason I put...

  6. This is gonna be a loooong year

    HyzenthlayLPN replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    I am going through a similar situation now. Guardian of child rescheduled the meeting 4 or 5 times. She finally came in yesterday and the documentation the doctor provided...a LETTER saying the child...

  7. Come to work or get fired-Hurricane Irma!!!

    HyzenthlayLPN replied to Blackcat99's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Most facilities I have worked at did a similar thing for holiday weekends: if you called out, you were fired. I haven't gone through any natural disasters (thankfully). If you are scheduled to work, a...

  8. Hate My Job - LTC

    HyzenthlayLPN replied to MJ48's topic in General Specialties

    LTC can be hard: lots of residents, not enough time. How long have you been there? What are some of the things you have been asked to improve upon? How many residents are you caring for? Are you doing...

  9. Video RN screaming, dragged into police car d/t refused blood draw on unconscious patient!

    HyzenthlayLPN replied to SummitRN's topic in General Nursing

    SLC= Salt Lake City 'This is crazy': Nurse arrested for doing her job The police were trying to take a blood sample from an unconscious patient who was involved in a MVC. She explained to the officers...

  10. Week 1 and already drowing

    HyzenthlayLPN replied to VictoriaxB's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    You were correct when you wrote "It's like learning a foreign language!" For me, it was very, very much like learning a foreign language! I am a very good student, usually 1st in any class...and I...

  11. Made 5 Med Errors

    HyzenthlayLPN replied to LPNewbie's topic in Patient Medications

    I agree with iluvivt and want to add that as nurses we often tend to give give give until we have nothing left. In order to take of our patients, we HAVE to take care of ourselves first. Stop taking...

  12. Social media privacy breach?

    HyzenthlayLPN replied to kiwinurse18's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Definitely get out of that group. At my last job, a Facebook post got a nurse aide fired...and EVERY employee that liked or replied to the post was at minimum given a written warning and an unpaid...

  13. Chart Audit

    HyzenthlayLPN replied to Breathing16's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    That would depend on your facility :) At my facility (where I assist both Infection Control and Quality Assurance) I audit charts daily, though I am looking for specific things, NOT to see how a...

  14. Medicare/SOT

    HyzenthlayLPN replied to degravida5's topic in MDS Coordinator Information

    This resident was not skilled upon return (whether or not they COULD have been skilled)...there was no doctor's order for a skilled level of care, no certification for a skilled level of care and it...

  15. How much are you guys paid hourly?

    HyzenthlayLPN replied to blexxer's topic in Home Health

    I worked for a HHA for a short time in July/August 2016. LPN, Tulsa, OK $21.50/hour plus $0.35/mile plus an allowance for cell phone. Employer offered a good health plan (I think it was BCBS) with...

  16. Fibro and Sleep Apnea

    HyzenthlayLPN replied to a.l.k's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia in 2000. I worked part-time in my previous career from then to 2003 when I had to stop and was considered permanently fully disabled. At the end of 2006/beginning of...

  17. Medicare/SOT

    HyzenthlayLPN replied to degravida5's topic in MDS Coordinator Information

    Your primary skilled diagnosis needs to be a medical one. A person can get therapy as an out patient. Why does this resident need a skilled level of nursing

  18. Medicare/SOT

    HyzenthlayLPN replied to degravida5's topic in MDS Coordinator Information

    No. As long as there is an acceptable medical diagnosis, get a doctor's order for Medicare Part A skilled services and do your certification (dated effective the day therapy began) and do a 5 day. An...

  19. Young Med-Surg RN with triple negative breast cancer

    HyzenthlayLPN replied to sammi2006's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Prayers for a full recovery

  20. Investigating Falls/ Accidents

    HyzenthlayLPN replied to CoffeeRTC's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    When I was in LTC, our incident report had a section for an Immediate Intervention. I always explained it to my nurses as "What did you do to make sure this resident did not fall again on your shift?"...

  21. Your FAVORITE job

    HyzenthlayLPN replied to chacha82's topic in General Nursing

    I loved working private duty pediatric care :) It was my lowest paying nursing job but I loved my patients and families I love my current job (I work as the nurse for a school district). I guess I...

  22. Needle stick from urine collection cup.. Patient HepC positive...

    HyzenthlayLPN replied to Leeleeboo7's topic in General Nursing

    To the OP ((((HUGS)))) take a deep breath. I am sorry this happened to you and I will keep you in my prayers that everything turns out okay. If this should happen to anyone who reads this post, I...

  23. Female patients at risk because of male patient?

    HyzenthlayLPN replied to Major_Mira's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    I think the difference is that when a facility fires a whistle-blower, the burden would be on the facility to show that it wasn't a retaliatory discharge rather on the (former) employee to show that...

  24. ROLL CALL!!! School Nurses 2017/2018

    HyzenthlayLPN replied to Farawyn's topic in School

    Our school year started yesterday. The first day of school was CRAZY (least year I was hired at the last minute and in orientation the first couple days of school so I missed the chaos). I missed my...

  25. I'd like to stop birthday treats at my school

    HyzenthlayLPN replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    Last year when my little one was in Pre-K, her class had a rotating snack calendar: a different child brought the class snack each day. She tried to work it so that the birthday child was the child...