I am new to LTC, 2 months to be exact. I love the job even though others told me not go into LTC. The issue is the CNAs who are extremely rude and not doing their job properly. I am not used to being a manager so I am a bit apprehensive about some th...
Hello Nurses i have a 7pm-8am shift. I have never did an over night or hospice assignment. I just signed on with an agency. I was told to chart hourly. What do I chart? Client resting well? Movement? What should I Do in someone's home? Can I snack? C...
Hello Nightengales... I currently work parttime at an Assistant Living Facility. Been here 2 years and i do love what I am doing. My issue is always with management in regards to policies/rules. Residents are admitted who should not be here. We are n...
I thank you for your response. I would like to learn more about hospice, but I realize, this wasn't the way to go. Agency knew I had no experience, but sent me anyway and told me not to tell them. I will talk to them about other assignments. I apprec...
It was not a good experience for me. I should have known something when the agency told me not to tell them I didn't have hospice experience. First it took 2.5 hours to get to a location that should have taken 45 minutes. 2 accidents in rush hour tr...
Hello Nurses . I have been a LPN for 10 years and have been full time in a HIV outpt clinic. I also have a part time job for 2 years at an Assisted Living facility. I decided to sign on with an agency because I what to be able to work in hospice(hos...
We have 95 residents, only 32 of them are on nursing services, meaning they come see us for meds/accuchecks/ bp checks. This resident is not one of them, the CNA's remind her to take her meds which are for HTN and Dementia. We can give PRN meds to al...
I have been working at an Asst Living Facility for 1 month part time and really love it. A resident's son gave the wellness office a bottle of Brandy to give to her at night. The instructions are to give her a 'shot' of brandy with 7up or another cle...
I love you! Today I had 52 residents. Only Me. 5 days of training. 2 admissions and 2 readmissions. I have never did an admission at all. I told the nursing supervisor that I have never did one before and she said "Just fill out what you can" What...
I am currently working full time in a HIV clinic and have been for 6 years. It's basically all the nursing I know/or used to since graduating. I wanted to make some extra money and get some experience in another field of nursing. So I figured I would...
Just last night a nurse who was fed up with a resident and her family, made the statement "I wish she would just die, STAT." I was shocked. I have only been working there 1 week and a lot of the nurses make comments that I feel are awful.
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Hello, I became a LPN Dec 2008, and I am still working where I was while a CMA for the past 4 years. When I do look in newspapers or on the internet for job postings I see so many for RN's. I am so confused as to why it would be hard to get a nursing...