NJstudent2012

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1. Vent/Advice Needed

   NJstudent2012 replied to vintagemother's topic in Geriatric

   I worked LTC for two years, 3-11 shift. 1. Stop comparing yourself to other nurses and how fast they are. It is not a measure of how good a nurse that you are. I was never faster than other nurses, even after 2 years. I was always working right up un...

2. Be honest, what pt behaviors do you find annoying?

   NJstudent2012 replied to CrunchBerries's topic in General Nursing

   LOL. Last night the CNA did the same thing to me and when I went into the patient's room, they asked me to pick up their urinal that had fell on the floor! I am definitely going to start asking the aides to ask what the patient wants. I don't have ti...

3. Be honest, what pt behaviors do you find annoying?

   NJstudent2012 replied to CrunchBerries's topic in General Nursing

   I work in LTC. I dislike the continual and endless c/o of being constipated and of diarrhea. They refuse to take Senna and Colace and then c/o being constipated. Then 3 days later they incessantly ring the call bell and tell every single person they ...

4. New Grad RN with Skilled Nursing Job - Advice Needed Working with CNAs

   NJstudent2012 replied to Bizaleth's topic in Geriatric

   I agree with you caliotter3. I found that CNAs will thank me when I help them out and they especially notice which nurses never help.

5. As if I am not busy enough!

   NJstudent2012 posted a topic in Geriatric

   Started my shift yesterday and was just about to pull away from nurse's station with my med cart and a woman comes to me and says she likes to crochet and would like to crochet some blankets for the nursing home. Great idea I say. Then she says which...

6. So disappointed in hospital RNs and MDs

   NJstudent2012 replied to carachel2's topic in Relations

   It is not just hospitals. I am a RN at a nursing home. Doctors visit their residents and don't even bring a stethoscope! Nurses in our facility don't even carry a stethoscope either. How are they listening to lung and bowel sounds with no scope?

7. Tips for a new lpn a a LTC Facility

   NJstudent2012 replied to jenn_32's topic in Geriatric

   I have been working the 3-11 shift for 18 months now and I have 36 residents. I agree with the comments suggesting to leave your treatments until after med pass. It definitely speeds up the med pass. Make sure your cart has everything you will need s...

8. Trying to make it in LTC

   NJstudent2012 replied to nomadicnurse's topic in Geriatric

   I have been working in LTC for 18 months now. I currently have 36 patients on the 3-11 shift. I mark which residents have 4 pm meds and which ones have 8 pm meds, so I right away know who I can skip. I also mark who has Accucheks and their times. I m...

9. Summer prep for Fundamentals ?

   NJstudent2012 replied to NIUnurs2be's topic in General Students

   I felt exactly the same way. I read the first 5 chapters of the Fundamentals book before the semester started. We did skip around somewhat but we did the first 5 chapters pretty quickly. I feel that the pre-reading did help. They throw so much readin...