baygrl11

baygrl11

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  1. LTC's are a joke

    Totally agree. In the beginning of my career as a licensed nurse I used to focus on what the CNA missed or forgot to tell me. Now that I've seen what a difficult job it is I am thankful for the times they found something and informed me...and I forgi...
  2. LTC's are a joke

    It was not my intent to call nurses of LTC's or anybody who works in a LTC a joke. LTC nurses are hard working and commendable. I am frustrated with the fact that workers in LTC's are held to impossible standards. Bottom line I feel like if the gov...
  3. LTC's are a joke

    Oh wow, I love that!
  4. LTC's are a joke

    Exactly! Set to impossible standards that are really only "enforced" once a year when it's survey time.
  5. LTC's are a joke

    Don't state surveyors know that med nurses (and other nurses for that matter) cannot possibly do everything the job entails? That it is impossible for one nurse to pass meds to 25+ plus patients within the 2 hour window "by the book"? That the faci...
  6. Facility refuses to give raises

    I work for a facility who absolutely will NOT give raises to ANYBODY. It is a for-profit company that I believe does very well. I believe I am an asset to the company. I am reliable, work well under pressure, rarely call in sick. I try to be a goo...
  7. I feel like nursing school didn't prepare me for work

    YES I got my license 5 years ago and I felt like I learned 95% of my skills and knowledge on the job. I felt like nursing school prepared me for taking NCLEX, but not for working as an LVN. It took me probably 1 1/2 years and 2 jobs as a med nurse ...
  8. Fmla for depression/anxiety

    I am hoping I can be non-specific and say "medical issue".... and you're right about being able to trust my managers. I do for the most part, but you never know. I guess I just want a job to come back to, regardless of who knows about my issues. I...
  9. Fmla for depression/anxiety

    My doc told me I would be able to get disability pay while undergoing the CBT program, so I am pretty sure I have to tell them I am sick in order to get paid
  10. Fmla for depression/anxiety

    Hi everyone, I have worked at my facility for 4 years. I believe I have built a strong relationship with my employers (I love my job, have excellent attendance, only written up once for a minor etc). To make a very long story short, I have bipolar ...
  11. Keeping in touch with patients

    Would it be strange or inappropriate to keep in touch with a patient after discharge? Really because of a close patient-nurse relationship that developed and NOT anything personal or romantic. I guess just to check in on this patient's health issue...
  12. salary

    $26/hr California
  13. RUDE CNA

    I work with a staff of CNA's who are mostly helpful and work as a team. However there is one CNA who is very sarcastic, rude, and her comments are often times unnecessary. I have friends who work in the front office (not nursing) who also sees this r...
  14. All you wound care nurses out there--what is your favorite tip/trick/tool that you use daily? A wound care nurse at my facility has one of those head lamps glued to her head, and I covered for her one day and used her little gadget. It was really he...
  15. Abuse swept under the rug

    Suppose a facility has several incidents of suspected abuse, major med errors which kept a patient sedated unnecessarily for weeks, and other things acknowledged by management, but unreported by administration. How does one go about reporting to the ...