Attitudes of nurses who don't work in ltc

[lauriepat]

Hello all! Happy early thanksgiving :)

I worked 7p-7a tonight (in an alf)

One of my residents fell in his bathroom. C/o lower back pain, not sure if he bumped his head or not, wouldn't respond to me at first verbally, had to rub his back a bit. Decided to send him out.

I got a call from a very rude er nurse telling me i needed to call and give report bc i didn't give emts report.

I did give emts report, how can you not give emts report when sending someone out??

Do you guys get attitudes from nurses that don't work in ltc?

I am in rn school as well, a few weeks ago in clinicals i was told managers are hesitant to hire nurses that have worked in facilities bc they fear they "are not good nurses" due to working in ltc!

Offensive, i know!

What do you guys think??

[SleeepyRN]

Thanks for all of the great posts above on this topic. I am an RN (Associates degree) and have an interview today in a LTC facility. I have gotten the same attitude from other nurses I work with. I too, have gotten to that fabulous, freeing point in your life where you don't care what others think! I do what is best for me, with what I've got presented to me at the time. I would love to care for the elderly.....we have a lot to learn from each other:) Thanks for all of the great comments.....very inspiring way to start my day![/quote']

That's wonderful! Good luck on your interview :-)

[sunshyne17]

Yes - sometimes I get attitude or the idea that I don't know things. One nurse when giving report asked if there was anything on my form I didn't fill out. I kindly educated her that the questions I was asking was based on the reason for admission of my resident. Of course if he is on coumadin I want to know why! It wasn't a check box on my blank sheet of white copy paper.

HOWEVER - last night I had a nurse ask me if she should put her IV antibiotics in her med cart. Um... hell no! Put them in the fridge!! And she "wasn't certified" to hang an IV - um you're a nurse. You're able. For every competent nurse, there's an incompetent one. But I'm sure it's like that every where.

[SleeepyRN]

Yes - sometimes I get attitude or the idea that I don't know things. One nurse when giving report asked if there was anything on my form I didn't fill out. I kindly educated her that the questions I was asking was based on the reason for admission of my resident. Of course if he is on coumadin I want to know why! It wasn't a check box on my blank sheet of white copy paper.

HOWEVER - last night I had a nurse ask me if she should put her IV antibiotics in her med cart. Um… hell no! Put them in the fridge!! And she "wasn't certified" to hang an IV - um you're a nurse. You're able. For every competent nurse, there's an incompetent one. But I'm sure it's like that every where.

She may very well be able, but is it within her scope of practice? If she's an RN, I understand where you're coming from. I know laws vary by state, but where I live, an LPN, unless IV certified, cannot hang IVs. Many programs don't even start teaching Ivs until the last year. So I would not expect all LPNs to know that you should refrigerate IV antibiotics. I didn't even know that after obtaining licensure until I learned it on the job. Just teach; why judge?

[smartnurse1982]

Hey,I work private duty with chronically ill children and I still get the side eye.

I worked the first 5 yrs per diem in a nursing home.

Ithink anyone who doesn't work in a hospital settings gets labeled as such.

I think Pdn nurses have it much worse than ltc nurses.

[krisiepoo]

I got stuck in SNF and prison nursing as a new grad. It took me 5 years to get an acute care job because yes there is s stigma on ltc

LOL, You used the word "stuck" then talk about the stigma of ltc nursing

[psychgeribuff]

Mom of a one year and lpn. You are not a lowly lpn. I am an RN and have learned so much from lpns in ltc. I think you areamazing and very skilled people. And I feel lucky to get to work with the lpns at my facility.