Wizard of Alz

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1. Bonus for extra shifts: what are your facilities doing for you?

   Wizard of Alz replied to timonrn's topic in General Nursing

   At the facility I work for, they pay the nurses a $50.00 bonus to work an extra W/E shift. This isn't bad, but like someone else said, you still get burned out. I had an interesting event about a bonus. Today at 3pm no nurse showed to relieve me on...

2. Are you able to provide "ideal" nursing care for your patients?

   Wizard of Alz replied to Anita_novice's topic in General Nursing

   Ah Yes Anita . Can we give the ideal care? I still strive for it. I know most of the replies were from acute care nurses, but it isn't ant better here in LTC. Just this morning I arrived to my unit (22 pt. early Alzheimer), the night nurse had wor...

3. Doing Without a P.O. Med Nurse - HELP!!!!

   Wizard of Alz replied to soundsLikesirens's topic in General Nursing

   Oh Jane you hit the nail on the head. In long term care med passes can be awful. I once worked on a unit similar to your experience with 41 pts. with mid to late stage Alzheimer's disease. Talk about distractions during med pass. We had med sheets r...

4. ANY LPN'S OUT THERE

   Wizard of Alz replied to ERIKAFOX's topic in General Nursing

   I have to agree that without practice you lose some skills. I have worked in Psych-social nursing for the past 15 years. The people we care for are generally in fair health and we monitor normals and practice what I have always called "Mommy Nursing...