[OldMareLPN]

1. Being told to work off the clock, everyone one else does, 2-3 hours.
2. Writing TO's into the MOR that 'the doc will accept and sign next week'.
3. Told med passes are too long, even though every other med pass has holes and medicine not given for days including coumadin.
4. Told the med techs do things much faster...(though I suspect their accuracy).
5. Answering the phone and paperwork has a priority higher than patient care such as taking bs, bp for HTN.

The world of LTC.


Old Mare, LPN

[Poochee]

Um, yes.

[Valerie Salva]

Originally Posted by OldMareLPN

1. Being told to work off the clock, everyone one else does, 2-3 hours.
2. Writing TO's into the MOR that 'the doc will accept and sign next week'.
3. Told med passes are too long, even though every other med pass has holes and medicine not given for days including coumadin.
4. Told the med techs do things much faster...(though I suspect their accuracy).
5. Answering the phone and paperwork has a priority higher than patient care such as taking bs, bp for HTN.

The world of LTC.


Old Mare, LPN

Sounds like the typical LTC.

Been there, done that, won't go back.

[motorcycle mama]

I'd say yes.

I'd also say, welcome to the typical nursing home.

[nursbee04]

I'd quit without notice. You have to protect your license. It is up to you to practice safe nursing - a job is a job, you can always find another one. Places like this set people up for failure.

If I can't practice safely, its not a place I'm willing to work. There are too many other opportunities out there.

[realnursealso/LPN]

Quit, before you get into trouble with your license! Also how about someone care about the patient /staff ratio for LPN's in LTC. It seems that people are always worried about the ratio in a hospital. It's about time someone stuck up for the LPN's working in a nursing home. We are the workhorses that most ignore, because somehow, someway, we get the work done. But it's not safe, it's NOT FAIR! and somebody out there has to care about our workload!

[Drifternurse]

Yep! You need to refuse to do these things or quit; go to the BON about this crap too.

[pavanneh]

That is why I quit working Nursing homes. There was only one I ever worked at that the Nurse to patient ratio was good and that they adhered to good medical practice. Sometimes I feel guilty about "abandoning" these poor patient's because I genuinely cared when it seemed no one else did, but I couldn't afford to lose my license.

[donster]

Yes, you are correct. They should make you run, run, run right out the door and never look back. You have a license to protect...

I feel so sorry for the residents there. I'd be reporting that facility to the appropriate people. Yesterday.

[Suesquatch]

I have to say, while we were always over-worked, we were never, in any facility, asked or expected to do anything dangerous orillegal.