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  1. Bp issues

    Opinions please. My husband is having increased hypertension. Taking metoprolol succinate 50mg and amlodipine 5mg. Diastolic has been staying 94-104. His primary (VA) instructed to him to add a dose of amlodipine at night too. This was ineffective....
  2. Any RN and/or BSN nurses here in private duty?

    I’m interested in private duty nursing but don’t know where to begin. What kind of insurance would I need? How would I function without working under a Dr?
  3. LTC Question/Opinion

    Kbrn2002, All my concerns seemed to fall on deaf ears. I talked to the don about being alone and something happening with a resident. I was told to leave the resident and go call for help. When I said that a nurse doesn’t leave a patient that has ...
  4. LTC Question/Opinion

    They are definitely a needy group. There were aides from another unit that were supposed to help me multiple times but they always refused. They were even instructed by management to help. Based on the number of smoke breaks they always take I know t...
  5. Nurses who don't assess

    They are putting patients lives at risk. These people aren’t in the hospital because they are healthy. Things can and do go wrong, vitals can change, pain levels can change, you may notice something with a patient that just seems “ off.” You are doi...
  6. LTC Question/Opinion

    Thank you for all the replies. I did decide to quit the job.
  7. LTC Question/Opinion

    Overtime is only paid on certain calendar days because of the way the pay periods are set.
  8. LTC Question/Opinion

    I would like opinions on this situation. Due to staffing issues it has become normal for me to be without an aide between 10p-6a. I work on a skilled unit with 18 residents. I think this is very unsafe and unacceptable. I have complained to managemen...
  9. afraid of change

    I too am in the same situation. I have never been comfortable with change. I usually fight against it instead of trying to go with the flow, which only causes me more problems. I currently work in LTC and hate it. I'm not learning anything, and f...
  10. Do Newbies "Eat" Their Elders?

    My experience has been that the oldies eat the newbies. (I'm 45 btw, but a new nurse), Why can't we all just get along?!
  11. depressed

    I'm still so depressed. It's been 7 mo. since I lost my med/surg job and I still can't seem to move forward. I have a job now in LTC, been there for 5 mo. I strongly dislike it. I don't feel like a real nurse at this LTC job. (please nobody flam...
  12. job on the line

    You didn't say why you feel your job is on the line.
  13. Nursing Shortage Fallacy?

    I think the shortage is in certain areas of nursing. When I worked med/surg I averaged low census one day per pay period. Now I am working LTC (and hating very minute of it) and there is a terrible nurse shortage on the floor. There is a reason fo...
  14. New job: Problem with orientation-VENT

    Would I be correct to guess you are working in a LTC? When I worked in the hospital my orientation as a new nurse was 3mo. In LTC it was 2wks and I was with a different nurse each time. A couple of times I was even with a QMA. There is so much th...
  15. How often do you end up getting done late?

    I have worked in a LTC for one month now. I almost always leave on time, although I don't know how. I always wonder what I forgot. I work nights though and it seems that the day nurses have so much more to do. There is one day nurse, who has been...