KarynicaRN

KarynicaRN

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  1. How long is a typical LTC orientation?

    My orientation in LTC lasted about 3 shifts and then I was expected to get out there on the floor on my own. The hardest part for me was learning the names of all the residents. I worked the night shift and did a 6 pm, 8 pm and then 5 am med pass. On...
  2. Day two after termination: Getting better

    Does it really matter to you and upset you that much that she did all those things in a few days time? I have a resume posted on Indeed.com and yes, I have received calls from numerous employers for jobs that I never had applied for...I just don't un...
  3. You will all probably hate me for this

    this forum is like every other internet forum out there. You have your group of long-timers who flock together and bash and trash and then call it "an observation or an assessment". LOL
  4. Sad to say, but here in Southern Illinois I'm making $22. an hour. All RN's at this long term care facility start at the same wage no matter how many years experience.
  5. Hello everyone! I need help on how to deal with a DON who keeps getting me confused with other nurses, or just outright blames me for something that happened on the shift before me. I work in long-term care on the night shift. We are a new facility ...
  6. I violated HIPAA while talking about the news!

    Yes, my daughter is an alcoholic and a drug user. I raised her until she was 17 and then she moved in with her grandparents because I would not tolerate her throwing things at me, hitting her little sister and bringing beer and drugs into MY house. T...
  7. I violated HIPAA while talking about the news!

    ok, I see that some people are not understanding nor maybe have I given the correct information. My daughter tries to discredit me all the time in front of others. She has tried in the past to make me look like an idiot, much to her displeasure. If ...
  8. I violated HIPAA while talking about the news!

    Let me just clarify. The people in question were never in my care at any facility. They were never my patients/residents or even friends. Hope this helps :) I remember back in nursing school being taught about privacy and how just being in an elevato...
  9. This is just a general gripe, but I would like some input on this, so here goes: My 25 year old daughter works for a CILA home. She started out as a DSP, was also trained as a med-tech and now is the evening supervisor at the DD facility she works. ...
  10. Can't work 3rd shift due to Seroquel @ night

    I am definately addicted to Xanax. I have been on it since the death of my son in 1997. I just wish the doc had given me something else for my nightmares/sleep. I have talked to my psychiatrist about being on this drug for so long and the long term e...
  11. Lazy Aides I have worked with..and my answer to it

    My gripe is the fact that nurses aides should not be sitting at the nurses station yapping about non-work issues while I am trying to get my work done. I am not trying to sound nasty here, but how many times have you sat down to do your charting and ...
  12. Can't work 3rd shift due to Seroquel @ night

    I take xanax for sleep because a whacked out doctor thought it was the right medication for me and now I am addicted. I have tried the whole psychiatrist thing and it doesn't work, so doc insists that I have to stay on this crap for life. I always t...
  13. Stupid things said by your non-nurse significant other

    oh gosh, boiled peanuts! I live in Illinois. On our first time driving to Florida we went through Alabama and boiled peanuts were everywhere. On our way back through Alabama we stopped and got some fresh out of the huge pot and were they delicious. I...
  14. I would return as a medic for the USAF, but since my back won't let me pass the physical I can't do this. So I guess I would work as a travel agent. I worked for a travel agency one time for about a year and loved it, except the pay sucked , but it...
  15. Interview on Friday 8/21

    Good luck! Sounds very good and hopefully just what you are looking for in a nursing position. :)