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1. Max hours a day working

   staffing24 posted a topic in Geriatric

   Hi guys, wanted to get your advice. I work as an RN in LTC in CA, 12 hour shifts. We recently went through a huge staff quitting spree, including the DON and management team leaving. Now we have to heavily rely on registry RN nurses. They are g...

2. Time to prepare

   staffing24 replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in Geriatric

   Yes when I was a dsd that happened frequently. Or more likely, the admits came the night before and I was notified and had to inservice asap in the AM. Awesome :)

3. RN Supervisor/receptionist

   staffing24 posted a topic in Geriatric

   Hello everyone, 2 quick questions! First, I am a new RN supervisor at a SNF. It is chaotic, which I expected, but the worst part is the phones! Once the receptionist leaves at 430pm I am stuck answering all phone calls (I work evening shift). The oth...

4. Am I over reacting? what to do with my preceptor?

   staffing24 replied to dann023's topic in New Nurse

   Wow, sounds like you had quite a day! :) Congratulations on surviving! I am working on pre-reqs for nursing school, but I remember the first day on my own in CNA training. The CNA I was with said, "go to room xx and get the patient up and ready to go...

5. Calling in sick, staffing issues

   staffing24 posted a topic in Geriatric

   Hi there! I work in staffing for an LTC facility. I am also working on pre-reqs to get into an RN program. What is bothering me is the frequency of nurses calling in sick. Many of our nurses call in sick once a month (or even more often!). If you ar...

6. Let go after three days? Seriously?!?!

   staffing24 replied to LTCNS's topic in Geriatric

   This is terrible!! I agree with other posters that you dodged a bullet. I have been let go from a position a couple of years ago. It took some time for the emotional hurt to go away, but now I don't even think about it anymore. Good luck to you, soun...