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Feb 28, 2007, 12:55 PM
 Re: Does anyone like LTC?
Of course it doesn't sound silly. I thank God that there are people like you who feel a calling to LTC. Iwork OB and my Mom was a LTC RN before her retirement. We represented a sort of 'womb to tomb' continum. I always respected her for choosing to work ing LTC. She could have done anything but she loved old people. It would scare me to death. I think there is a special place for those of you who think that end of life and dignity of life and quality of life are more important than length of life and work hard every day to make that happen.
You have my thanks and graditude
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Feb 28, 2007, 03:16 PM
Re: Does anyone like LTC?
It's not the residents that I dislike about LTC - it's everything that keeps me from being with them!
I've always enjoyed people and finding out little ways that I can make their lives better, but I find that in LTC the biggest amount of my time is stuck behind the desk doing repetitive paperwork that just about bores my head off.
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Feb 28, 2007, 03:59 PM
Re: Does anyone like LTC? Originally Posted by banditrn  It's not the residents that I dislike about LTC - it's everything that keeps me from being with them!
I've always enjoyed people and finding out little ways that I can make their lives better, but I find that in LTC the biggest amount of my time is stuck behind the desk doing repetitive paperwork that just about bores my head off.
And that is the reason the I left LTC and now work Hospice. I LOVED my residents. But as a unit manager, all of my time was doind MDSs, care plans and reports that Corp. wanted done, following up of resident problems with the docs, writing orders, dealing with other departments...Anyway, it is no longer like it was when I got in it 22 years ago, just out of school. I worked 3-11, had 8 or 9 aides for 60 residents and so many alert and oriented residents that we had standing dates for "Golden Girls Night" every Saturday at 9. The staff brought in food, snacks, drinks and all of the staff and about 10 or so residents would crowd into the TV lounge to watch Golden Girls and eat! Now a days, not only could you not find 10 alert and oriented residents that could follow the show, you do not have the time, with a 3 hour HS med pass and reams of paperwork and not enough aides. I long for the old days.
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Feb 28, 2007, 04:03 PM
Re: Does anyone like LTC?
I just made 3 months working in LTC yesterday. Honestly, I kinda like it. I like the residents. I look forward to come to work with them everyday. However, I dislike my co workers who, always pick on me, on little things, and they are very rude...as if they know everything!! I don't like the paperworks I have to deal with after a longggg med pass....anyways, for now I like it, as long as I exclude the rude co workers. I am planning to go back to a hospital job maybe later. Oh, I have great CNAs, it's just the rude, bossy LPNs I dislike  . No offense to anyone.
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Feb 28, 2007, 04:34 PM
Re: Does anyone like LTC?
I love LTC. However, my first job was full of furtive, don't-get-caught-by-the-state folks, and this one is do-it-right-and-don't-worry about-the-state.
I love my old ones, and now, even my charge nurses and the DON.
There are good facilities out there.
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Feb 28, 2007, 10:56 PM
Re: Does anyone like LTC?
I have been working in LTC for about a year and love it. I like LTC, but dislike the nurse managers, abusive family members, and the politics that interfere with my job.
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Mar 01, 2007, 06:33 AM
Re: Does anyone like LTC?
Thank-you Commuter. I would also like to add the facility social worker to the list of agrivations. Never comes out of his office. Makes decisions, not based on residents needs(that have been charted on continuously), but on money.
I also love the residents and those I worked with. It is the management, who stay in their offices and never make actual contact with the residents. Then when you bring a problem to them, they deny that it happened.
You will notice that the word "worked" is in bold. That is because I finally figured out that I was not making a difference. I am going to Home Health. I will miss LTC, I just cannot fight management/social worker anymore. It breaks my heart to see nothing changing for my residents.
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Mar 01, 2007, 06:55 AM
Re: Does anyone like LTC?
I have worked in LTC for 4 1/2 years et I love working at my job. I started as a STNA while I was in nursing school, worked as a LPN after I graduated et went back et got my RN while working weekends here. Then I worked on the skilled unit for about 3 years et now I am doing MDS nursing. I love it et do not see changing jobs any time soon. If I got tired of doing MDS, I would probably ask to go back to the floor not quit working here.
Leslie
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In nursing school, I swore I would not end up in geriatrics! I hated it!  |
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