I Miss LTC - page 2

I miss: The autonomy. NURSING home means the nurses run it, pretty much. Relationships with my residents. Not being called off for low census. Being valued. Being a boss.... Read More

  1. by Jolie
    Sep 17, '11
    Getting paid with PTO is not a perk. It is your employer forcing you to take your hard earned vacation for their financial benefit, not for your rest and relaxation as it is intended, and for which it is earned.
  2. by caliotter3
    Sep 17, '11
    When did you move to TX? That is quite a change. Glad you like it there.
  3. by Munch
    Sep 17, '11
    Wow my hospital has the complete opposite problem in terms of being on call. We are ALWAYS short handed so if anyone wants to move to NY I am sure you'll get a job in a New York minute...full time with benefits and you will NEVER have to be on all, I don't think where I work knows the meaning of on call.
  4. by SuesquatchRN
    Sep 17, '11
    Commuter, I am north of Dallas, near the Texoma area. I work in Sherman, live 15 miles north of Melissa. We came here for a grandchild.

  5. by IdrilRN
    Sep 18, '11
    I love LTC too, and missed it when I started working psych. So I got a per diem job so I have the best of both worlds. We don't get called off on the night shift in the hospital, the other shifts do though.

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