garciadiego

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1. Why do RN's avoid LTC positions?

   garciadiego replied to amyca's topic in Geriatric

   If RNs avoided LTC there wouldn't be any RNs in LTC.

2. New-ish RN, 30 residents please help!

   garciadiego replied to newrnltc's topic in Geriatric

   Run!!!

3. I still feel insecure with myself as a nurse after 2 years

   garciadiego replied to 2018nurseandbeyond's topic in Med-Surg

   That's OK, I felt insecure for 37 years, then I retired.

4. What's the best specialty for someone who hates small talk?

   garciadiego replied to climbeRN's topic in Med-Surg

   My advise is to watch the series "Nurse Jackie", she specifically addresses this problem with her new nurse she is orienting, sorry I don't know which episode,....however it could be the pressure to make small talk that drove her into drug addiction ...

5. Experiencing racism and xenophobia when coming to CA to help with Covid

   garciadiego replied to xwill327's topic in Activism

   Well part of the problem is the content of your conversations, sexual orientation, religion, politics.

6. Nursing Home, chronic understaffing, and dealing with profit driven business owners?

   garciadiego replied to AnOldsterRN's topic in Geriatric

   The only thing that keeps me from cynicism, from anger and from all those other negative emotions is my belief that this is not all there is, there is a moral order and justice will ultimately win out, in the mean time while I have to cope in the wor...

7. LTC nurses: Can I hear from you, please?

   garciadiego replied to 37changes's topic in Geriatric

   Depends where you work but now a days, even in LTC, a BSN is needed or preferred for management positions. Your going to get exposed to a variety of nursing areas in school, you may find something else will grab you other than LTC.

8. LTC is making me hate nursing!!!

   garciadiego replied to Angeljho's topic in Geriatric

   There is a limit to "time management"....it is possible to be given so many unrealistic assignments and no amount of time management in hell or earth or heaven is going to help you....I thank the Lord that I was able to put in 37 years working in nu...

9. Medication nurse vs. Charge Nurse

   garciadiego replied to Earthgrlrn's topic in Geriatric

   The hospital should have a policy designating roles and responsibilities of med. Nurse and CN. The charge nurse should deal with changes in condition if the med nurse still has to pass a thousand more pills for 25 more patients.

10. The right thing

    garciadiego replied to garciadiego's topic in General Nursing

    You are a most analytical Future-, thanks for presenting all reasonable possibilities....mty path is clear, I know what I must do.

11. The right thing

    garciadiego replied to garciadiego's topic in General Nursing

    Your right, all you have given me good advice, I'm staying out of it.

12. The right thing

    garciadiego replied to garciadiego's topic in General Nursing

    Your right, I have no wish to crucify myself, thanks

13. The right thing

    garciadiego replied to garciadiego's topic in General Nursing

    Yes I would have the union but if they are pissed cause I helped her, my name could be leaked, they can retaliate in a way the union can't help, giving me difficult assignments, shifts I don't want. Her incidents reports are for med errors, I don't k...

14. The right thing

    garciadiego posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have a friend at work who will be fired, she has alot of reports, not all incident reports, against her, unless another nurse can back up her claims that the Hospital, some of the staff, are out to get her, there a double standard, which is true, ...

15. Moving down in the world

    garciadiego replied to garciadiego's topic in Geriatric

    Hmmmm......is this true? I'm hired as an LPN but held to RN license? That doesn't compute...and where I work LPNs have less responsibility than RN hence less stress.