buddy5630

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1. Help!!

   buddy5630 replied to banditrn's topic in Geriatric

   I am an RN and have been in LTC for 20 years. Not long ago I "helped out" at a tiny out of the way place where the residents did NOT wear briefs and the pads were all cloth, no chux allowed; in addition to the great turning done by the CNA's (or nurs...

2. Why are others nurses rude to agency nurses?

   buddy5630 replied to doodles's topic in Agency

   When I first graduated in 1984, there were no nursing jobs and I ended uo going Agency and sustained myself for many years on agency work. I loved it, people were always nice and helpful to me; I made lots of friends and get lots of job offers. Now I...

3. "Don't Send Anyone Out!"

   buddy5630 replied to TheCommuter's topic in Geriatric

   The Facility's budget/income is NOT your concern! Your concern is your patient's well being and his/her wishes (family's too). Your concern is doing within your scope what you should do and abiding by the (ridiculous) supervisor's monetary guidelines...

4. Rn not giving scheduled meds

   buddy5630 replied to tinkle's topic in Geriatric

   At the LTC facility where I work, this kind of omission is par for the course. I don't know what to do anymore. No one seems to care about anything except whether or not their relief shows up. I have been in a quandry about this for some time: I have...

5. Role of RN/Supervisor on the floor?

   buddy5630 replied to SueNYC's topic in Geriatric

   :uhoh3: staffing situations so often now the norm, I have always held to the principle that CNA-LPN-RN Supervisor distinction (Except for the obvious) is out the window...we have 120 patients who need us able bodied clear thinking human beings to hel...

6. Falls and incident reports in LTC

   buddy5630 replied to Blackcat99's topic in Geriatric

   All I have to add to the overwhelmingly ABSOLUTELY YESes that have already been posted to your query is that now a days, with the pitiful nurse-patient ratios that we must contend with in LTC- almost do the documentation BEFORE you worry about gettin...

7. Nurse terminated after having baby

   buddy5630 replied to hokiern's topic in Activism

   To you who was terminated after having your baby: It`s all about the money and your PRN Position cost your employer more than if you signed on as Part Time or Full Time. Please don`t be offended if I seem to insult your intelligence by pointing this ...