Starkrav

Starkrav

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  1. Hi All, I am a new RN looking for work. So far I have not had any luck landing a med-surg/hospital position. A few of the home health care agencies in town are hiring, and I'm considering applying. But here is my concern - Once I work in home care, w...
  2. New grad and pregnant

    Thanks guys. You all have great suggestions. I've decided to wait to apply until after my appointment with the OB on February 1st, just to see what she says. I know many women work high stress jobs or night positions while pregnant. I'm just not sure...
  3. New grad and pregnant

    Hi all, I graduated in November, discovered I was pregnant a week and a half ago, and took and passed my boards a week ago. I am thrilled to be pregnant, because with my health history I wasn't sure if I would be able to conceive. At the same time, t...
  4. Giving notice? Nursing job nightmare.

    The DON told me that I could use her as a reference even if she is no longer the DON, because she was at one time my DON. Is that not actually the case? =/
  5. First job advice...

    I think it depends on what is most important to you. Schedule? Pay? Experience? Nurse-patient ratio? Any long term goals that you need to consider? Also, at the small hospital, do you know if low census is a common problem?
  6. Giving notice? Nursing job nightmare.

    Thanks Crunch. It's been a bad situation and your comment is nice to hear.
  7. What is nursing really about?

    Man oh man, I wish I had time to do everything. If it was only a matter of choosing when to do what, then I wouldn't have a problem. When I say, "is it okay to blow off a resident request?", I mean it. I literally do not have time to take care of eve...
  8. What is nursing really about?

    Why check the BP? what about resident rights? When I read through the incident reports filed by state for our facility, several of the deficiencies occurred simply because a resident asked for something that they did not receive. I get the point; the...
  9. Is this Safe? Census: 45 / ID Bands: 0 / # of Nurses: 1

    If I were in your situation I would ask for additional orientation. Explain that you cannot safely identify every resident using the facility's ID system, and that you do not feel comfortable passing medications on your own until you become familiar ...
  10. LTC Staffing ratios?

    I cannot accept the poor staffing in LTC; it makes me sick. The facility that I have been working in has two floors. Downstairs has 36 residents, which has 1 nurse and 2-3 aides on days. Upstairs has only 14 residents, with 1 nurse and 1 aide, but th...
  11. Replacing LPNs with medication techs - Is this legal?

    I live in Iowa, and my understanding is that Certified Medication Aides (as we call them) can only pass non-parenteral medications. Like you, I am questioning my facility's use of CMAs. I tried to find some sort of scope of practice for CMAs in my st...
  12. Giving notice? Nursing job nightmare.

    Exactly! It makes absolutely no sense! Well I ended up putting in my two weeks notice. Not because of the scheduling, but because of the job itself. I knew I hated the job, and the facility was a disaster... but it wasn't until I began searching onli...
  13. What is nursing really about?

    Thanks everyone. It helps to hear other perspectives. I ended up putting in my notice last Thursday. The final straw for me was feeling like my license was at stake. I know nursing can be crazy, but I do think the facility I have been working in is ...
  14. What is nursing really about?

    In the nursing home we refer to the patients as residents (it's a long-term care facility).
  15. Giving notice? Nursing job nightmare.

    Want to know the most frustrating part? When I was first hired, I was working every other weekend. I had heard from fellow employees that the schedule changes all of the time, so I approached my boss and asked her - "since I'm only here every other w...