Trubie

Trubie LPN

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  1. Nursing Home Activities

    Most popular at our facility is bingo and trips to the Dollar Store. Everybody loves the Dollar Store, LOL!
  2. All I really want is that everybody who wants to pick up Granny for a home visit on the holidays, CALL AND TELL US, before showing up with no notice!! Since we have 55 residents on my hall, it is extremely disruptive when half of them need to be up/...
  3. How far do you drive for work?

    remember, its never "just" a 12 hour shift (or rarely). I usually tack on 10 minutes before my shift and at least 20-40min after my shift for report and finishing paperwork. I work 4 minutes from the house, the commute is bliss!
  4. Danger to self? help!

    Thanks for all the thoughts everybody!! I was off all weekend (going back tomorrow to work 3 in a row), so I will try to give a HIPAA friendly update :) To address a few of the questions.... 1) since this was a readmit after a 2week hospital stay, ...
  5. Danger to self? help!

    I work long term care, and we recently had a patient return from the hospital on palliative care (family did not want to pay for hospice until medicaid kicked in... also would not pay/consider having a patient sitter to stay with the patient in her f...
  6. Here is my thoughts on 'helping'..... I really try to be a team player, and if a CNA ever specifically asks for help, I will do my best to assist them. HOWEVER, the helping does not go both ways. If I am spending a lot of time helping the CNA's, I ...
  7. I would stay in my city, and work L&D/PostPartum at the hospital 5 minutes from my house!
  8. how well did your clinicals prepare you?

    Some things I wish I had done in nursing school (and would have, if the opportunity was presented!): Taking care of a vent or a trach patient Starting more IVs (I got do about 5 in school, and I think I missed every single one) More hands on care of ...
  9. What is the least amount you would work for as a RN?

    omg, no I would never work as a RN for $12!! They pay CNA's more than that around here!
  10. dealing with confused patients

    I work in LTC and have several confused/dementia patients. One of them is a sweet old lady who once in her bed, does not want to leave her bed for ANYTHING. Yesterday I came in to work and I guess the night shift CNA told her she had to get out of ...
  11. 9 hours will be MORE than adequate
  12. New Grad RN in LTC, what can I do?

    I am a new grad RN, and LTC is my first job. My job title is technically "RN Charge Nurse", but I try to avoid being in charge because of my inexperience! I am the only floor nurse RN with a regular patient load. We have a few other RN's in the bui...
  13. After graduating, I moved to Texas. While job hunting in Texas, almost every application asked for license number and state. I never received a call on any application that I listed my former-state license on. On the other hand, I never received c...
  14. "Waiting on pharmacy?"

    I work LTC and I have encountered this a few times. We have med aides, and normally they just borrow from another patient. This creates problems though, because then you have to borrow back since the original patient is now short. And of course yo...
  15. I cant read MD handwriting! Ack!

    I wish!! I work in LTC, so usually this horrid handwritten notes are addendum's to the discharge paperwork from the hospital. Often, this means a change to the typed orders Plus, since I am not in the hospital with them, I do not know the contact...