mairehRN

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1. Umm...I will have 47 residence to care for !!!!!

   mairehRN replied to BigB's topic in Geriatric

   When my unit is full, I have 46 rts. Right now we have 37. I work 11-7 alone. In fact, all 11-7 nurses work alone on their units at my place. We used to get 4 aides, now they cut us to 2. It's dangerous. 3-11 used to have 2 nurses and 5-6 aides. ...

2. Does anyone like LTC?

   mairehRN replied to remched's topic in Geriatric

   Amen! I was just having similiar thoughts on the topic and you pretty much said what I was thinking earlier today.

3. Does anyone like LTC?

   mairehRN replied to remched's topic in Geriatric

   I've been doing LTC 12 years now as an RN, and about 6 years as a NA. I love it. The only other job I'd ever want is OR nursing. I'd love to be a scrub, only thing, they use techs now. Shame. I love watching surgeries.

4. patient family and nursing documentation

   mairehRN replied to shilohmae's topic in General Nursing

   For Pt. records to be reviewed by a family member, they should be listed as next of kin, the patient listed who they want notified of their health and any issues at the time of admission. The social worker and DON or the units PCC/manager, sit down w...

5. where do old nurses go?

   mairehRN replied to insightful's topic in General Nursing

   I work with nurses who are in their 70's! They are staff nurses who bring alot to the job of geriatrics in a LTC. It's NOT a slower paced job either, and it's sometimes heavy & stressful. But without them, I wouldn't be so calm, cool and colle...

6. What's your story? Why did you take up nursing?

   mairehRN replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

   My mom was nurse, my aunt, a cousin or 2, so I guess it made sense that it was something I could do too. I was in college to be a teacher and needed a PT job. I got a job as a NA for the summer and when I went back to school, got another close by. ...