lilede15

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1. Will I ever get out of LTC or am I doomed?

   lilede15 replied to JZ_RN's topic in Geriatric

   Egglady I agree with you! I have been in LTC for 12 years. Love "babysitting". I have assessments daily, med, pass, and tx. I still feel like a nurse and quite capable of my nursing abilities. I must say tho I have not come across a facility where I ...

2. Need a rock to crawl under

   lilede15 replied to winnowill's topic in Geriatric

   It happens to the best of us! Especially when you work hard to make your cart up to standard and someone careless messes it up! Try not to worry so much. Most surveyors recognize that they make us nervous and we make mistakes because of it. Good luck...

3. Hourly rounding logs

   lilede15 replied to afteralltheseyears's topic in Geriatric

   PPD is based on several factors and stands for patient per day. So the standard for ppd comes from a budget set by the company and what is acceptable by state to take of the residents that you have depending upon acuity. It is not unreasoanable for a...

4. New-ish RN, 30 residents please help!

   lilede15 replied to newrnltc's topic in Geriatric

   Im sorry you are having a bad experience w LTC. I have been an RN in geriatrics for 12 years. I start iv's often, deaw blood daily, assess daily, pull picc lines, give meds via picc or iv, g-tubes, etc. You name it we do it. I feel very much like a n...