TooBusyRN

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1. Losing your skills in LTC

   TooBusyRN replied to Cubby's topic in Geriatric

   Reply to NursesRmofFun/RN - Girlfriend, I didn't mean that I used to work as a CNA and then an LPN...I meant as the DON I find myself having to fill in when needed on the floor just to meet staffing sometimes, and others just when my staff is feeling...

2. Losing your skills in LTC

   TooBusyRN replied to Cubby's topic in Geriatric

   I just have to say that I've watched this thread closely and love so many of the comments everyone has made. In LTC we are multi-talented, multi-tasking, autonomous, well-rounded nurses who should have no fear of losing anything while working in lo...

3. Im going insane!!!!

   TooBusyRN replied to Lovenursinganyx's topic in Geriatric

   I absolutely agree with Shezam...NEVER go onto the floor without some kind of report. The off-going aides should care enough to let their relief know if a resident is having some kind of problem or special care needs - even if they are short-staffe...

4. Salaries of MDS Coordinator or Asst DON?

   TooBusyRN replied to TammyArkansas's topic in Management

   Tammy, Here in Arkansas you will find that there is a great disparity in salaries across the state for the any position in the nursing home field. The pay in rural areas is a lot less than that in the metro areas like Little Rock. An ADON can make ...

5. care plan meetings in LTC

   TooBusyRN replied to dysont's topic in Geriatric

   Care Planning and MDS completion should go hand in hand. Our facility has care plan conferences on Wednesdays with families, residents (if they are cognitively able to provide input), and the entire interdisciplinary team (social, activities, dietary...

6. Losing your skills in LTC

   TooBusyRN replied to Cubby's topic in Geriatric

   Anyone who feels that nurses in LTC are in danger of 'losing their nursing skills' has not worked in LTC. If anything, the LTC nurses have a more well-rounded practice than nurses working in other sub-specialties. Think about it...we have cardiac, ...

7. Im going insane!!!!

   TooBusyRN replied to Lovenursinganyx's topic in Geriatric

   I don't know what state you are working in or whether your state Office of Long Term Care sets staffing ratios, but here in Arkansas if our LTC nurses had only 8-12 patients to care for they would think they had died and gone to nursing heaven! In m...