Just want to as my 2 cents also. I left a job after 3 months, still kept my other job during this time that I've been at over 3 years. I learned the grass is not always greener on the other side. I appreciate my job now after going to another ltc fac...
Nightowl_lpn replied to Nightowl_lpn's topic in Geriatric
Thank you for your replies and words of encouragement. I know I want to do nursing as a career. Just has it's bad days, also has some amazing moments where I think to myself, this is why I became a nurse . I need better stress outlets. Then my poor h...
This is just me venting. I work 12 hour shifts in Ltc, a hospice pt passed away 30 min into my shift this morning, I can't help mourning over residents I take care of 40+ hours a week. I know it's part of the medical field, dealing with death but I c...
Really enjoyed reading this, to add my 2 cents, that first year out of nursing school is just as tough as all the schooling, tears, hungry nights, and sleep deprivation I suffered through to take my nclex and get a license. Good job to everyone that...
Nightowl_lpn replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in LTC Directors
At my work, we not allowed to put we are employees by the facility on facebook, talk about employees, pt, if there is a pic posted and it's from the facility it's all automatic termination.
Nightowl_lpn replied to Nightowl_lpn's topic in General Nursing
Nurse84 I appreciate all feed back that you have given. I am curious as to what your conversation would have been like with the cna who was assigned to this said resident? I do walking rounds at the beginning and end of my shift. 7p to 7a. The wrest ...
Nightowl_lpn replied to Nightowl_lpn's topic in Geriatric
Thank you for your reply. I'm new to the facility, I've been there a little over a month, so I'm still learning the employees and residents. I'm also the youngest employee on noc shift. I help out answering call lights and with care when I can, I jus...
Nightowl_lpn replied to Nightowl_lpn's topic in General Nursing
Thank you everyone for your feedback. I don't feel like school taught me how to be a charge nurse And I'm still struggling with it, but I care about my pt. tremendously and I know if they could take care of themselves they wouldn't be in a ltc facili...
A little background on my self. I graduated nursing school last July so I'm still a fairly new nurse. I struggle with being in the "charge" nurse position at times. I would like to know how you, as the charge nurse, would have handled this situation....
A little background on my self. I graduated nursing school last July so I'm still a fairly new nurse. I struggle with being in the "charge" nurse position at times. I would like to know how you, as the charge nurse, would have handled this situation....
Hellos nurses. This isn't so much a question as just wondering who all out there is working two jobs? How many hours a week do you work? How long have you or do you plan on working two? Do you have kids at home? What facilities are your jobs? I'm cur...