How are your facilities addressing this? Especially with the aides as they can now go out of healthcare and get compatible wages. We have tried the generous bonuses, stipends etc. Even the dreaded mandating which only makes it worse. Now Administrat...
Excellent career for someone looking for slower pace and the ability to be able to spend time with your residents. Have 2 FT positions with excellent benefits.
LTCRN4LIFE replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in LTC Directors
You can see how they created their own demise. Yes, I bet they have no idea how much Prevnar 13 is or you wouldn't be doing it! No consents for flu shots! OMG! Enjoy your interim position...I was going to do that for a while for the very same reason ...
LTCRN4LIFE replied to GonnaBSN's topic in Disabilities
Abuse is "willful intent". I suspect the Nurse didn't have enough education to rationalize he/she was performing an intervention that could result in the wound becoming worse and getting infected. If you asked the Nurse this I am sure he/she would sa...
LTCRN4LIFE replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in LTC Directors
Actually going through the same thing myself. I love doing DNS, love seeing a team change and build together, happy residents and great QM's, but I have to admit sometimes I think its time to go into consulting or working for the state.
Some of us live 2 miles from work and some of us live more than 50 miles from work. I just took a job that is 60 miles from my house because everything else about the job was perfect. How far do you travel?
LTCRN4LIFE replied to LTCRN4LIFE's topic in LTC Directors
Exactly ponymom.....maybe I just live in an area where there isn't enough Nurses....all of our facilities in my area use staffing agencies to stay staffed, compensation and benefits is pretty equal....moral...well you hear the stories of each place b...
LTCRN4LIFE replied to ucmarvelous's topic in Stress 101
Don't document what she does. Tell her you cannot ethically do her documentation for her. Write down the date, time and incident and give a copy to your DNS. The next time she does this write down the date, time and incident and give a copy to the DN...
As we are all so aware how very difficult if can be to recruit staff let's start a thread of ideas used. I sure could use some new ones! Thank you everyone
LTCRN4LIFE replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in LTC Directors
I wear business casual most days unless I know there is a special meeting, QA&A or a presentation that I should dress more "polished" for. I wear a lab coat sometimes....usually when its hot and I want to wear sleeveless and cover my arms althou...