starletRN

starletRN

Med-Surg, LTC, Rehab

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starletRN specializes in Med-Surg, LTC, Rehab.


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  1. It's so easy to slip into that habit. I think the biggest contributor to that is the time crunch. Having to get so much done in a certain period of time. The paper work comes to mind the most. Some nights I feel that's all I do is paperwork.
  2. Are LPN's being phased out?

    To me it's not about whether someone is a LPN or RN. It's about the intelligence and work ethic of the individual. I've seen slackers in both groups and I've seen some great nurses in both as well. I have noticed that hospitals in my area are hiring...
  3. I work nights now so I don't have to deal with family like I used to. I do see them sometimes between 7p-8:30p and I just tell them what I tell the patient. "Use your call bell if you need anything." That seems to cut down on the visits to the nursi...
  4. Preventing falls in acute rehab center

    Also keep everything within reach. Patients who have zero safety awareness try to walk across the room for their water cup, phone, snack etc. then they fall.
  5. Orientation with 55 residents

    I didn't know I was orienting until the night I came to work. I was off for a couple of days and the daily schedule for all staff is only posted a day or 2 ahead of time. So you don't always know who you're working with until you show up. I come in a...
  6. Orientation with 55 residents

    I think the assumption even at our facility is that our residents sleep all night. Most of them do but there are quite a few that have their days and nights mixed up. There are also several bolus feedings at night, labs, trach patients, treatments...
  7. Orientation with 55 residents

    I could be wrong but is it unreasonable for my supervisor to expect me to orient someone on a night when I have 55 residents? I have only been working at this LTC for 4 months. I started out on one unit and they moved me to another 3 nights ago. Norm...
  8. So, I have to be a bad nurse to be a good nurse?

    Exactly. I have been in LTC for 4 months and my DON told me that I needed to work on my time management. Like you said, you have to have the time to manage it. I work nights and I'm the only nurse with 35 residents. I spend 1 1/2 to 2 hours doing cha...
  9. Longterm care nightmare job

    ICAM I started a couple of months ago at a LTC. Had to move so I had to quit my med-surg job. At the hospital we helped each other out and I didn't hear nurses bad mouthing another because something had to be passed on to the next shift. At the LTC w...
  10. How Many Residents Do You Care For On Your Unit?

    Thank you very much. That means a lot to me. I'm going to save this post so that when I'm feeling like I haven't done enough I can go back and read it. Thanks again!
  11. How Many Residents Do You Care For On Your Unit?

    Also, I wanted to add that as a nurse with less than 1 year under my belt, I put a lot of pressure on myself to get things done at work. It's nice to know that what I'm doing now is considered a heavy load. It makes me feel like less of a failure.
  12. How Many Residents Do You Care For On Your Unit?

    We had two nurses when I was first hired and then he left and we had more CNAs too. It seems like right after I was hired we had less staffing. Go figure. I hear they have a high turnover rate.
  13. How Many Residents Do You Care For On Your Unit?

    41 residents; 1 RN and 2 CNAs I have only been there a month and am having a really hard time getting it all done.
  14. Successful night shift stories...

    ITA I'm really enjoying the night shift (I work 11-7), but if they started doing 12s at this LTC I would jump at the chance. I worked 12 hour days on a med-surg floor before this and even though I hated the craziness of the job, I loved having those ...
  15. New to LTC and charge?

    I just started LTC and I'm feeling the same way. It was a shock after being in med/surg for a year and improving my assessment skills to come to LTC where assessments seem to only be done on the sick folks and new admissions. Also, it would be great ...