Tina**RN

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1. Trouble in Paradise

   Tina**RN replied to Tina**RN's topic in LTC Directors

   Thank you so much for you're response. I really appreciate it. Trust does take time.. that is so true and change can be really difficult for people, especially if you are not used to change. Actually, in this facility.. It was established in 1964 and...

2. Trouble in Paradise

   Tina**RN posted a topic in LTC Directors

   Hello, I am a fairly new DON of a 60 bed skilled facility. I really enjoy the job so far, but it has had it's challenges! The biggest obstacle has been the longevity of much of the staff and them being resistant to change. My ADON has been there 15 y...

3. New DON

   Tina**RN replied to doitallnurse's topic in LTC Directors

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4. New DON

   Tina**RN replied to doitallnurse's topic in LTC Directors

   Please email me a copy. Thank you Tina...

5. Need Advice

   Tina**RN posted a topic in LTC Directors

   I am a new Director of Nursing in a small Non for Profit home that was opened in 1964. Most of the employees have been there 10-25years. I have never seen longjevity like this before! It is an exceptional place, I can see why people stay. The benefit...

6. New DON Wanting Advice

   Tina**RN replied to Tina**RN's topic in LTC Directors

   There is another RN there that they do not title, ADON.. but she does wounds, and MDS. It's a small place, 60 bed. The administrator has been there 20 years and she does all the staffing her self.

7. New DON Wanting Advice

   Tina**RN replied to Tina**RN's topic in LTC Directors

   Wow! This made me giggle! What have I gotten myself into!!??!! No, I am actually ready for the challenge! To be honest, the fancy lunches get old after a while! lol... Ok, what is a good description of what you do.. Do you keep a close eye on your M...

8. New DON Wanting Advice

   Tina**RN posted a topic in LTC Directors

   Hello, I just recently accepted a DON position of a small home in a rural area near my home. I have been an LPN for 13 years and recently went back for my RN. The last 8 years of my career as an LPN I found myself in positions of leadership where eve...

9. Rn's are better than lpn's???

   Tina**RN replied to lisa41rn's topic in LTC Directors

   I do not believe a title is what defines a person. The old saying, "Actions speak louder than words" rings true here. I think nurses are special people and we need not loose sight of that or why we became nurses in the first place. There is a place f...