robinrdrn

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1. Why is it MEN seem to get along better in this field than WOMEN??!!!

   robinrdrn replied to 1BlessedRN's topic in Relations

   What an excellent quote: " I am dumbfounded by the extent women seem to go just to get the upper hand." Thanks for the repeat on that quote Blueskky...the quote from Bbear that is. It's just my point. We women stab each other instead of working for...

2. Why is it MEN seem to get along better in this field than WOMEN??!!!

   robinrdrn replied to 1BlessedRN's topic in Relations

   :angryfire Look, I'm speaking from years of experience......not just mine, but my mother who is an 80 year old nurse......."The field won't get any better until more MEN get into it, just like the TEACHERS......once the Men were in, (the field) ...

3. How much do you make?

   robinrdrn replied to plumrn's topic in General Nursing

   I don't know but, after reading some of these salaries..........I be awful ticked working in a unit and getting less than 25 bucks per hour..........or lets put it like this...........I be awful ticked knowing I'm making less than an assembly worker ...

4. How much do you make?

   robinrdrn replied to plumrn's topic in General Nursing

   Geez, what a pay spread so far.....well here it goes. Nursing Supervisor, RN w/BS not in nursing Long Term Care Years as a Nurse 8 Hourly Rate $26.27 Plus Benefits Michigan:p

5. Working as a team

   robinrdrn replied to Vicki30CNA's topic in Geriatric

   How to work as a team?............First, you have to have a DON that sets an example..........next you need to follow suit.........and so on and so on............Our DON has been with our facility for 6 years and that is very unusual in LTC. Much of...

6. started new job at a SNF/LTC

   robinrdrn replied to renerian's topic in Geriatric

   Gee, I'm feeling spoiled again, I pass for 18 residents at my max! Usually, it's more like 15 and have one to two CNAs on my set. Then again, our DON has been with us for 6 years. That is unusual in LTC. I've worked in places where the DON and ne...

7. I made her cry

   robinrdrn replied to ohbet's topic in General Nursing

   Probably, she had a responsibility to tell you she was off the floor for something "work related." I suspect she spent 30 min with human resourses about her work performance!

8. Wages for RN's

   robinrdrn replied to tex's topic in Geriatric

   Most of our LPN's are 21.00/hr RN's 25.00/hr.........and this is before shift diff. Gosh, I feel spoiled.

9. G-tubes or not- MD manipulating outcomes

   robinrdrn replied to cargal's topic in Geriatric

   Well, shame on that physician for being so abrasive..........but, I suspect he/she has the same opinion as you but, knows the ultimate decision must come from the family. I deal with such situations on a daily basis and fortunately our physicians do...

10. Feeling incompetent

    robinrdrn replied to AnotherRN's topic in Geriatric

    Hang in there............the only way to feel competent is to practice, practice, practice........a.k.a. work, work, work. Your not incompetent....in fact you have excellent perception......it's the staff that think they "know it all," who are incom...

11. Vital signs? How often do you take them on your LTC unit?

    robinrdrn replied to night owl's topic in Geriatric

    Boy, you "guys," do take vital a heck of a lot more than us. When I first started in LTC I was uncomfortable with taking vitals prn....but now it makes a lot more sense. It was a transition from hospital to LTC nursing problem on my part. We take ...

12. Pre-setting meds....

    robinrdrn replied to mtgirl63's topic in Geriatric

    Hmmmmmmmm...........okay here is reality........you ain't suppose to do it.....but, when working a shift where I happen to have 20+ of the same meds suppose to be given at 6:30 am and your have to check blood sugars too.....well lets just say I label...

13. hospice in LTC?

    robinrdrn replied to tinkertoys's topic in Geriatric

    Well, I understand your viewpoint. However hospice does give the "families," much extra support after their loved one's passing. Phone calls to the family, info on funeral matters and legal matters. I don't always have the answers for that nor th...