jenngruver

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1. I've decided to go into nursing at 32. Is this a good choice?

   jenngruver replied to violetrays's topic in Student Assist

   I'm a mom of 5, husband was in the military for 14 years of our marriage (he's now retired). I decided to go to nursing school 5 months before my 40th birthday. I graduated 4 months before my 42nd birthday and was number 2 in my class. I showed my...

2. Computarized Med Pass in a LTC facility????????

   jenngruver replied to pretty70's topic in Geriatric

   Our facility is going to computerized everything soon. Currently we put our vitals, certain report and physicians orders in the computer but otherwise everything is still paper. We are being told by the end of the year we will be doing computerized...

3. Describe a shift in LTC? Please??

   jenngruver replied to Phoenix4's topic in Geriatric

   2 Hours of orientation isn't nearly enough....I oriented 4 shifts a week for a month before I took the floor alone. I work in a center that has 5 units with anywhere from 20-40 residents per unit. The units I work have 32 and 37 beds each. On both...