justanurse95

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1. LTC Nurse to resident ratio

   justanurse95 replied to Emmienme's topic in Geriatric

   Where I am, my number of patients depends greatly on what floor and what shift I work . On an average evening shift I have anywhere from 20-30 residents. For nightshift, the floors often get combined and I float between 2 floors, with a CNA on each f...

2. Norovirus - Help me calm my fears!!

   justanurse95 replied to justanurse95's topic in Geriatric

   You bet I did!!! And so far so good, no signs of sickness!!!

3. Norovirus - Help me calm my fears!!

   justanurse95 replied to justanurse95's topic in Geriatric

   As for following CDC protocol, I'm not sure as I haven't been there for several days and at that point it was just getting started

4. Norovirus - Help me calm my fears!!

   justanurse95 replied to justanurse95's topic in Geriatric

   Yes we have the bleach wipes that we use frequently! Hopefully they're helping!

5. Norovirus - Help me calm my fears!!

   justanurse95 posted a topic in Geriatric

   Hello, I'm a fairly new nurse at a large LTC facility. In the past week we have had a large outbreak of Norovirus at work. We've had at least 15 staff call in, or go home sick, as well as many sick residents. I'm scheduled to work tomorrow and Saturd...