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  1. New Grad with no experience, starting in a LTC. HELP!!!

    Welcome to LTC !! It is horrible ! I have been at my place 5 months as a new grad...It's extremely busy & my license is in jeopardy EVERYDAY !! get your 6 months experience & get the hell out ! (if u can last that long ha ha ) Everyone t...
  2. DON out to get me?

    Grasshopper, you should get out of there. LTC is awful, i can't speak for every facility but there are alot in my area that should lose their license. The patient care in alot of these facilities are horrendous & nurses are so overworked and th...
  3. Feeling discouraged

    I am in long term care, and feel the same way !!! I have only been in two months but there are too many patients to 1 nurse, it's crazy when you are expected to know every med, medical hx of every single patient !! MD's HATE being put on hold too, ...
  4. Scared Of Poop!!!!!!!!! Help!!!!!!!

    Ha Ha, yes the poop is not fun, but u just do it cuz you don't want the patient to feel embarrassed, I just try and think of other things. The above posts are correct, everyone has a THING. Mine is sputum, it just makes me want to vomit, when people...
  5. I hate nursing..

    I think the greatest thing about nursing is you can move around untill you find your niche. Obviously, it's tougher today with this ecomomy, but try different things, you will end up finding something you love. I am kind of in the same boat, i am a...
  6. LTC vs Dr's office vs ?? for a new ADN grad

    If you want a job in a hospital in the future, LTC would be better (although, the job is not the greatest ). I am a fairly new grad, I have been working in Ltc for 2 months. In those two months (of hell, ha ha ) i've learned, how to insert a cathet...
  7. HELP !! Can anyone else handle LTC ??

    a cna does not have an easy job at all. skin issues are ultimatley on the nurse, the nurse is responsible for everything. In my place, the nurse gets written up if the cna doesn't get the residents weights. The cna's i work with are great, the wor...
  8. HELP !! Can anyone else handle LTC ??

    Trailer, I love your post ! So True, I have been working on my own for about 6 wks. I have already had 4 falls on my shift ! I am going home so stressed & upset, I hate it ! This job isn't rewarding at all, I leave every day feeling guilty ! ...
  9. HELP !! Can anyone else handle LTC ??

    I could write them up, but I really don't want to, I don't want them turning against me, I need them to report skin issues to me, If i start writing them up , believe me, they won't tell me anything, then it's on me & I am screwed !! All of my n...
  10. HELP !! Can anyone else handle LTC ??

    Thanks everyone for your encouraging words. The CNA's i work with most of the time are excellent, they are also very busy. but like everywhere, some are great & some are hiding in patients rooms with the curtain drawn ha ha. I think I will try ...
  11. Daily Nursing Rounds in Skilled Rehab Unit

    it is so refreshing to hear that you are all about patient care !! most of the Administrators in LTC only care about cutting costs !!
  12. Hi, I am a new grad LPN. I recently got hired in a long term care facility ! I work the 3-11pm shift 5 nights monday thru friday...I am so busy with 25 patient, between meds, treatments, new admits, family members, answering constant ringing phones...