anjoba

anjoba has 4 years experience and specializes in MDS.

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1. Assisted Living Nursing

   anjoba replied to VM85's topic in Geriatric

   I accepted a job with an ALF and I can't wait! I've been working rehab for the past year and while my clinical skills are good, the workload is too high working eve shift (when all hospital admissions come in and it's pass pills, wounds, AND assessm...

2. Safe nurse to resident ratios in LTC?

   anjoba replied to erinp88's topic in Geriatric

   I've been a nurse in LTC for 6 months now and am already burned out. I've had up to 33 pts max and usually run 25 per shift. I didn't know until I read this thread that the nursing ratio included nurses who are employed but not doing direct care. ...

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

   anjoba replied to arabstarRN's topic in Geriatric

   You know, I see this where I work and have only been employed since this month! I already hate the atmosphere and time constraints, but don't want to job hop so soon. I hope I can stick it out for a year and get my "acute care exp", and go on to an...

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

   anjoba replied to arabstarRN's topic in Geriatric

   I know for being on the floor for the first night alone and being a new nurse, last night's 23 pts really was too much for me! Not to mention, it's considered a "hard" wing by other nurses anyway. I guess this was my hazing!

5. CNA>LPN>RN or straight to ADN?

   anjoba replied to I♥Scrubs's topic in General Students

   Personally, as a former CNA (1 yr) and now LPN, I am glad I did it step by step. While I have aspirations for a higher degree (BSN or NP), I feel like learning "the steps" of healthcare was easier for me. I'm also a former social worker of six year...

6. Share Your "Brain" Sheet

   anjoba replied to nurseJ88's topic in Cardiac

   I really like this format for managing geriatric pts on a unit. Thanks!

7. Orientation at LTC/Subacute Rehab facility

   anjoba replied to IlovemycareerRN's topic in Geriatric

   I am still in orientation and started Jan. 5th. So far, I've had three days of classroom and three days on the floor w/ a preceptor. I'm a newly licensed nurse so the staffing coordinator said she wouldn't put me on the floor on my own until she AN...

8. You know it's gonna be a bad day at the home when

   anjoba replied to DixieRedHead's topic in Geriatric

   You know it's going to be a bad day when you clock in on Friday the 13th (yea, yesterday's), on your third day on the floor orientating as a newly licensed nurse, and spill water for the med pass ON the med book. Yea me! Sheeshizle pete

9. New charge nurse needing advice/suggestions on keeping up!

   anjoba posted a topic in Geriatric

   Hello fellow nurses!--I'm a new nurse (I received license in Dec.) & I recently accepted a job in a LTC facility. I've been on the floor orientating on morning shift this past week. (My actual position will be evening shift.) My facility uses ...

10. OMG I PASSED 2nd time - I hope this will help others

    anjoba replied to Emerlindo's topic in NCLEX

    Thanks for the tips! I take the NCLEX for the first time this Wednesday.

11. Websites...

    anjoba replied to FutureRN~Pookie's topic in General Students

    Thanks so much for these helpful sites!

12. MedTech College

    anjoba replied to lasdrs07's topic in Indiana

    Emmi7, Our clinicals started the first week. For seven of those weeks, we did SIMS lab and then the last four wk we went to nursing homes (in and around Indy inc. Avon, Brownsburg and Lebanon), and worked with CNAs. There were three sites since our...

13. Things you would love to say to your fellow nursing students!

    anjoba replied to Faeriewand's topic in General Students

    Hmm...to a few classmates, I would say... "**** and listen!" "Grow up!" "Quit debating pointless ideas you can't back up that has NO relevance to what is being taught at the moment!!" "Quit texting or talking around me when I am trying to listen ...

14. For Fun--Kudos 2 Me...The "toot your own horn" thread

    anjoba replied to tammy1974's topic in General Students

    I wanted to make the Dean's list but will settle for Honor Roll with a 3.64 GPA last quarter. I'm tootin' my own horn 'cause I think that's pretty darn good for working full-time, having kids to raise, and going to night school!

15. MedTech College

    anjoba replied to lasdrs07's topic in Indiana

    Well, I'm in my 2nd quarter of the LPN program at Indy Medtech campus. I posted to this thread in June the day before I started the program and thought I would update on my experience. Hmmm...well, it's a lot of work and effort!! I'm in the 3rd w...