britmansf18

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1. Hostile work environment

   britmansf18 posted a topic in LTC Directors

   Ok, I have not been able to get any sleep over this situation. I just feel like maybe I could have done better. I am a nursing supervisor in a LTC setting. I am a new nurse and I have never held a supervisory position before. With that said, I haven'...

2. New RN sup still orienting but full of questions

   britmansf18 replied to britmansf18's topic in Geriatric

   I am in ltc but no I don think we receive orders ahead of time we have to call and notify the physician of the admission and they submit the order set ( I haven't done one yet so I could be wrong)

3. Lpn or RN

   britmansf18 replied to britmansf18's topic in Geriatric

   Good thinking

4. Lpn or RN

   britmansf18 posted a topic in Geriatric

   I'm so used to being responsible for everything about a patient, like monitoring the status of a Foley catheter like whether it's patent or not and any issues with it but if I'm RN supervisor and not directly caring for it by either doing an assessme...

5. New RN sup still orienting but full of questions

   britmansf18 replied to britmansf18's topic in Geriatric

   So if it's 8 pm and there's an admission will the doc submit a diet order relatively quickly then ?

6. New RN sup still orienting but full of questions

   britmansf18 replied to britmansf18's topic in Geriatric

   Ok there must be somewhere to put the meds in then . The assessment will be the easiest part of the admission.. I planned on asking I just thought maybe I could get a general idea

7. New RN sup still orienting but full of questions

   britmansf18 posted a topic in Geriatric

   Ok mainly i wanted to know.. It sounds stupid but what do you call and tell the MD when there's an admission ? Just that they have arrived ? How do you do med reconciliation ? Does the hospital provide a list of meds and then u read them off to see...

8. New RN sup still orienting but full of questions

   britmansf18 posted a topic in Geriatric

   Ok mainly i wanted to know.. It sounds stupid but what do you call and tell the MD when there's an admission ? Just that they have arrived ? How do you do med reconciliation ? Does the hospital provide a list of meds and then u read them off to see...

9. still having trouble.

   britmansf18 replied to britmansf18's topic in New Nurse

   I thought this was supposed to be a site for advice not to belittle people !

10. still having trouble.

    britmansf18 replied to britmansf18's topic in New Nurse

    Well, I am honest with myself and I dont feel it was completely my fault. So say whatever you want to say. Ill give you the story..no need to search. I was hired there right out of school and was part of the brand new nurse residency program. Started...

11. still having trouble.

    britmansf18 replied to britmansf18's topic in New Nurse

    i need at least 1 year of acute care experience

12. still having trouble.

    britmansf18 replied to britmansf18's topic in New Nurse

    Hou Tx, I was told my HR themselves prior to terminating me that if I left and gained some experience, I would most certainly be eligible for rehire. There were some issues related to my anxiety, but I followed their protocols, went to counseling, an...

13. still having trouble.

    britmansf18 posted a topic in New Nurse

    I have previously posted about losing my first nursing position after only 2 months and some change. This was back in October 2013. I graduated May of 2013. Since then, and because of being terminated, I have lost my confidence that I will find a pos...

14. Nursing and anxiety

    britmansf18 replied to Iwander's topic in Stress 101

    Iwander I got fired from my first job for the same reason. Severe SEVERE anxiety. To the point where you begin to worry about stupid stuff like in your example of emptying the foley. I was literally worried about every medication interaction and if ...

15. Home health med admin

    britmansf18 replied to britmansf18's topic in Safety

    I understand theres a huge difference between a licensed person and nonlicensed and reminding them about meds vs managing i get it.. but regardless of parameters.. what about one knowing what a low blood pressure looks like? What any sensible person...