jan7749

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1. WOOHOO! We are moving and I need some info please!

   jan7749 replied to worf's topic in Washington

   Hi, I have a son who was posted to the Everett Naval Station. I live in Arlington which is about a half hour north of everett--unless it is Friday traffic or raining--or they are doing road construction again. Those times can easiliy escalate to 2...

2. call offs

   jan7749 replied to worldqueenie's topic in LTC Directors

   No suggestions, just an observation. When the staff gets tired or angry or feel that "they" don't care about them or the job they do the the call offs increase.

3. Advice needed

   jan7749 replied to tatgirl's topic in Geriatric

   I have worked in long term care a long time and unfortunately this is not uncommom. The problem is actually two fold as I view it. #1 The person who heard the "dying" comment should be the one to document it. This is due to the nonverbal signals ...

4. Feeling used

   jan7749 replied to shannieliz's topic in Geriatric

   Nursing home reform advocacy groups?? Can you point me to one of their sites?? Also how do I find out how many patients one nurse can care for in the state of Washington?? You are all so supportive and it is so wonderful to hear all of your ideas...

5. Feeling used

   jan7749 replied to shannieliz's topic in Geriatric

   Hi, Please don't feel alone. My facility has been working with 1 night nurse and 3 (or if someone calls in 2) aids. eve's either 2 or 3 nurses and same with days. The cences currently is 75. I was also only a mile away from home. When I got sic...

6. Too many hours???

   jan7749 replied to jan7749's topic in Geriatric

   sorry, I was not clear--Last year I was only off 10 weeks--all covered by sick time, but I got sick again in September of this year when I was on sick time until October of last year. Yea, I am not clear why they are doing this either, but the forcin...

7. Too many hours???

   jan7749 replied to jan7749's topic in Geriatric

   Thank you all for your comments--no I am not management, I am hourly, staff nurse with the extra supervisor duties added in. I just went to our states L&I page after getting the support for all of you and find out it is illegal for the exra for...

8. Too many hours???

   jan7749 posted a topic in Geriatric

   I am wondering if any of you are being pressured to work extra hours? How do you respond? I had been only working 4 days a week until I had an accident a year ago. I was out for two and a half months, then after only a month, was forced into 5 day...

9. moses lake

   jan7749 replied to kcrnsue's topic in Washington

   Hi, I worked at Samaritan Hospital 30 years ago, so don't have the information you need. Also my Dad was a patient there 2 years ago in the ICU. Had ok care, but complained about the "nurses yelling at him". Good luck. 30 years ago the Hospita...