BrendaLeeRN

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1. Umm...I will have 47 residence to care for !!!!!

   BrendaLeeRN replied to BigB's topic in Geriatric

   I work in a state that requires 3.0 nursing hours per resident. That would be great if we had meters and once we hit 3.0 hours were done with that resident for the day, but real life doesn't work that way. I too am a new nurse (NCLEX Aug 2005). I ...

2. What should I expect to see in LTC?

   BrendaLeeRN replied to nsnina's topic in Geriatric

   I was 43 years old when I decided to start a second career. I was an executive director of a non-profit arts organization, and decided to quit and pursue a career in nursing. I took a Licensed Nursing Assistant course at a local subacute/LTC facili...

3. New (soon-to-be) Graduate RN Looking to LTC

   BrendaLeeRN replied to redot's topic in Geriatric

   I too am a new grad. I graduated last May from a RN-ADN program. I worked at a subacute/LTC facility as an aide for a couple of years while in school, and work there now as an RN. I too heard the push for med-surge, but after doing clinicals in a ...

4. Losing your skills in LTC

   BrendaLeeRN replied to Cubby's topic in Geriatric

   I am a fairly new nurse, but chose and prefer sub-acute/LTC over working in a hospital. I did a research paper in school on a comparison study between ICU and LTC nurses. ICU's may be where the hi-tech skills are needed, but in LTC / Subacute you u...

5. are they serious ?

   BrendaLeeRN replied to nursebabygurl's topic in Geriatric

   I work in a subacute facility - 11-7. Last night it was myself with 3 LNA's, not the usual two. I had meds at midnight, 2am, 4am, and 6am. I had 55 residents, 3 of them tube feeders, a chest tube, and the wandering sleepless sufferers of dementia ...

6. Vermont Correctional Nurses?

   BrendaLeeRN replied to BrendaLeeRN's topic in Correctional

   I'd be interested in hearing what you think of correctional nursing. I think there is a certain amount of give and take in any corporation owned healthcare setting.

7. Vermont Correctional Nurses?

   BrendaLeeRN posted a topic in Correctional

   I am very interested in hearing from some Vermont Correctional nurses and what they think of PHS? I'm considering employment with them, am a new nursing grad, and have BS in Human Services with some teaching and internship experience with DOC. I'd ...

8. PHS-Good ,Bad, Indifferent

   BrendaLeeRN replied to r0113's topic in Correctional

   I am a recent nursing grad with my RN. Currently, I am working in a corporate-owned skilled nursing facility and am considering employment with PHS. I have a background that includes teaching in a correctional facility, as well as a brief internshi...

9. What is reasonable staffing?

   BrendaLeeRN replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in Geriatric

   Even nursing schools treat LTC like it's the easy way out! I did a paper while in nursing school that compared LTC to nursing in the ICU. ICU nurses have to have more techno skills, but LTC requires a broader sense of skills - assessment, psych, ph...

10. What is reasonable staffing?

    BrendaLeeRN replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in Geriatric

    I work in a LTC/subacute facility on the 11-7 shift. I am a new RN - graduated May, '05. On my shift, I am responsible for the Rehab and LTC wing. There are 12 diabetics, 4 g-tubes, and 1 trach - a total of about 52 residents. I was feeling a lit...