nightstalkerRN

nightstalkerRN has 14 years experience and specializes in LTC.

Latest Activity

1. Should I try LTC?

   nightstalkerRN replied to Yellownurse15's topic in Geriatric

   LTC is not for everyone. I disagree with the babysitting assessment in reference to my 10 years in LTC. I also disagree with the thought of losing skills. Yes LTC is often understaffed. Yes management is often apathetic or has their hands virtual...

2. It's not my job to pray with you.

   nightstalkerRN replied to kickatthedark's topic in Spirituality

   Heck, where I work I wouldn't have time to pray with a patient or to be silently respectful of prayer if I wanted to. Too many patients and too little staff. I call their family or listed clergy on the fly if necessary (no chaplain here).

3. What is a typical day working in a nursing home?

   nightstalkerRN replied to Life22feb's topic in Geriatric

   The facility where I work has 3 shifts 8 hours each. I have been on noc shift for 5 years now. My shift starts with report, then narc count. We often sign for Pharmacy delivery and we always have to go through the manifests and then put the medicati...

4. Nurse's Week Gifts from Employers

   nightstalkerRN replied to twss2323's topic in Relations

   I work in skilled/LTC and we got a text from our DON. One of the local Hospice organizations we do business with brought us huge tubs of pretzels and a few families of the long term patients gave us cards, flower arrangements and snacks and candy. ...

5. Second Career Nurse Roll Call

   nightstalkerRN replied to NotYourMamasRN's topic in General Nursing

   I began my adult life in biochemistry and found I hated being in a lab all the time with little human interaction. I went from that to being a radio station disc jockey! When I had young children I actually waited tables for 7 years and then was a ...

6. Things you wish you knew?

   nightstalkerRN replied to kichkinet's topic in General Nursing

   Nursing school teaches you the minimum to be "safe" and nowhere near what you need to know for actual nursing practice. This does not minimize the accomplishment of finishing nursing school. Every nurse has had to learn on the job the real everyday...

7. Is this risking my license?

   nightstalkerRN replied to chende's topic in Geriatric

   I can sympathize. I work in a SNF on noc shift. We have varying kinds of patients: Dementia/Alzheimer's, fresh from hospital post surgical, long term skilled care, and Hospice. I normally am responsible for the care of 50-55 patients in the locked ...

8. Work in LTC ? - Does this nurse to patient ratio sound right ?

   nightstalkerRN replied to RN-UMB's topic in Geriatric

   I regularly have 51 patients every night but have had as much as 103 all to myself for the greater part of month. Its very manageable when most are sleeping. But when you have dementia patients that are up and are a danger to themselves and/or elop...