Birdbr

Birdbr

Long Term Care; Skilled Nursing

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About Birdbr

Birdbr has 5 years experience and specializes in Long Term Care; Skilled Nursing.


I've worked in Long Term Care (Skilled Nursing) on a unit for individuals with dementia and other memory issues. I'm currently attending school to obtain my Bachelor of Social Work degree and will go on for my Master of Social Work degree with an emphasis in Behavioral/Mental Health Counseling. Although, my goal is to work in the social work profession, the nursing profession is something I'm passionate about and knowledgeable in.

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  1. Webcams in Nursing Homes?

    As a a former CNA in a SNF working on a memory care unit, I struggle with the webcam implementation a lot. Presently, I'm a Social Services Director at a SNF, I'm not okay with this. I 100% want residents to be protected, but I don't think cameras ...
  2. What good does a BA in anything do for nursing

    My guess is this person possibly meant that the C grade would not affect their GPA as the student already has a large sum of credits and if they did well, the one C will not completely destroy their GPA. The nursing school will likely look more into...
  3. reasons to go into nursing over social work?

    I absolutely love these comments. As a social work student, I often come across such negative comments when talking to people in other professions, especially my nursing friends and colleagues. It's definitely disheartening. We must remember that...
  4. I was reported by the social worker.........

    I'm sorry that you took this really offensively. The social worker could have talked to you, but I'm not sure of your relationship with the social worker and they may have felt that your supervisor would be better off educating you. The social work...
  5. LPN to social work or RN?

    If you feel you're not interested in nursing, definitely go into a field you're passionate about. Social Work and Nursing are both wonderful fields and there are differences in salary, duties and many other things. Clearing some errors: 1. Entry le...
  6. Scrub tops on men

    I don't because my scrub tops have pockets, so if I were to tuck the tops in, the pants would cover the pockets.
  7. ADN=RN

    No. I love my technical college. I'm going to get my Associates Degree in Nursing and then work as an RN (I have to work off my scholarship to my local hospital), and after the first 6 months to a year, I'll go through the University of Phoenix-Onl...
  8. ADN=RN

    I plan to go to back to get my BSN. Hopefully an online university, as the only university in my area that offers a BSN, has a bunch of snobby people. I chose the technical college because the class sizes are smaller, it's cheaper, the students are...
  9. Nursing School- Reading & Math

    Thanks for your comments everyone. They are super helful and make me more excited to get into my actual program.
  10. ADN=RN

    Thanks everyone. My pre-reqs are going great so far. Not too mention, she's going to a college that doesn't offer a BSN, so she's getting her Bachelors in Biology and then going to another college to get from her Bachelors to a Bachelors in nursing...
  11. Job Hunt

    Thanks everyone. After a few months in college, in the town I was applying in, I got a call from both facilites. The reason it may haven taken so long is because once I moved up there, I stopped applying, but then I decided to give it another try. ...
  12. rn to bsn programs a scam...

    My nursing assistant instructor received both her Bachelors of Science in Nursing and Masters of Science in Nursing from the University of Phoenix, so I'm assuming it's a good online university.
  13. Job Hunt

    Thanks!!! I was hoping that's what it was... but I guess I'll just have to make some connections at the facility.
  14. Job Hunt

    So, I applied for many positions in two hospitals and one nursing home. This was like 2-3 weeks ago. I live over 58 miles away, however, I recently got an apartment, I get to move in on the 11th of August. Do you think if I start using my new address...
  15. Patient Care Tech in the Emergency Room

    Wow... did you have to get licensed/certified for that? Thanks for your reply!