Leelee2

Leelee2

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  1. How many residents is too many for one nurse?

    I think it is crazy that animal shelters have more regulations that LTC. In Wisconsin the statutes say "facility must provide "adequate" staffing to meet the safety needs of the residents. What exactly is adequate? One licensed nurse to 50 resident...
  2. smoking clients

    The supervisor sounds like a real winner....if she is a smoker, why couldn't she take the 5 minutes to smoke this resident?? If you are not a smoker, and have health issues which being around smoke irritates...then you should be exempt from smoking t...
  3. Is it worth it anymore to pursure LPN?

    I've been hearing that the LPN program would be obsolete back in the late 1980's. LPN jobs are still available, though mostly in LTC, home health, and clinic settings. If i had to do it all over again though...I would go for 2 year RN program!! Lots ...
  4. To the cynical nurse

    Great example of real life situation!! Pain is what the patient says it is period.
  5. Fictional vital sign charting

    Wow. That is falsification of records. Do you have a Risk manager in the facility? At the least, I would contact the Nurse Manager and report this. Unacceptable and dangerous.
  6. If facilities would learn to retain staff by treating them like cherished employees, they wouldn't need to worry so much about the net loss from continuing to train new nurses, over and over and over again. Seems simple enough to me.
  7. OMG I hate my job! Vent

    Arnie, It is time to leave your current position. You HATE it, you feel defeated, you are not enjoying it at all. It is possible after years that you may make a small difference, if that is a good enough possibility for you than by all means stay......
  8. Which one is more stressful: med-surg or LTC

    16 hour shifts in LTC, very little job training....RUN to med-surg!!
  9. Could I handle nursing school?

    I think something like lab or xray tech sound like it may be a good fit for you!! Best of luck in whatever you decide to do.
  10. Customers always right- Really??

    Ahhh, only 4 hours later, and I get a call for an interview tomorrow morning. In a completely different field, non nursing. Feeling that this occurance is probably a Blessing in disguise!!
  11. Customers always right- Really??

    Work In LTC setting...only nurse for over 40 residents. THEY are my priority. Family member interrupts me while I am in process of med pass and drawing up insulin....I don't jump to her non emergency issue. Reports me. NO previous write ups. But...
  12. Customers always right- Really??

    Well the more to the story is this....VERY small town. VERY low census. Regardless, I am happy to be moving on. I do want to deliver healthcare but not in the environment that puts more emphasis on kissing up to guilt ridden family members...tha...
  13. Customers always right- Really??

    After being told I am a great nurse, with excellent assessment skills and documentation....with zero resident complaints against me...and they said I was great with the residents...I was fired. For what?? Lack of customer service skills!! Really?? ...
  14. Staffed during orientation????

    OP good for you for standing your ground! The teamleader needs to be spoken to regarding her inadequate communication skills. In nursing (and working in general) communication needs to be clear. She should have called you and Asked if you felt rea...
  15. I need advice~ =)

    Hospital setting is more challenging, more interesting. Different kind of stress. Scheduling is usually less flexible than NH. I would check into benefit value (as above poster mentions) and also check into the shift differentials and the monetary...