Sixtyseven

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1. Why do you think nurses leave the profession?

   Sixtyseven replied to Nacki's topic in Professionalism

   Because we are tired.

2. Although Women Dominate the Nursing Profession, Do Men Make More Money?

   Sixtyseven replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

   What I have seen in my 20 plus years of nursing is that the men are consistently promoted to management positions over women with more experience. No sooner do they have their RN than management starts eyeing them. Women in management fawn over the...

3. LTC's are a joke

   Sixtyseven replied to baygrl11's topic in Geriatric

   I think that "management" nurses just become lazy and also jaded - they just give up because the staffing will never improve as long as LTC facilities are run by corporations whose main concern is the bottom line.

4. LTC's are a joke

   Sixtyseven replied to baygrl11's topic in Geriatric

   Really? You want to judge all LTC nurses from your experience with your own facility's unit? Of course we check BGs and of course we give O2. I might mention the times residents were sent to hospital and returned with Stage IIIs because maybe hos...

5. LTC's are a joke

   Sixtyseven replied to baygrl11's topic in Geriatric

   It's interesting but sad to hear that things are the same in the UK. Perhaps the problem lies in the fact that historically nurses have primarily been women - and women and women's work have always undervalued. Nurses are bullied more than respe...

6. LTC's are a joke

   Sixtyseven replied to baygrl11's topic in Geriatric

   Clarification: The prescribers are not making more money by ordering liquid meds - the liquids cost the resident or his/her insurance company more. Some insurers do not cover the liquids if the med can be crushed.

7. LTC's are a joke

   Sixtyseven replied to baygrl11's topic in Geriatric

   The liquids cost more. Also, many times the docs order meds that should not be crushed, however, the resident needs crushed - but the nurse taking the order does not recognize that, so either meds end up given crushed that should not be....or the r...

8. LTC's are a joke

   Sixtyseven replied to baygrl11's topic in Geriatric

   Applesauce seems to be a rare commodity in LTC. I have used juice thickened up pudding consistency.

9. Should I work as a CNA before starting Nursing School?

   Sixtyseven replied to eleah2's topic in General Students

   Of course do it! It is great experience that will give you confidence and insight into the nursing profession. You will understand and appreciate the responsibilities of everyone on the nursing team and it will make you a better manager. If time i...

10. LTC's are a joke

    Sixtyseven replied to baygrl11's topic in Geriatric

    The CNA's are the heroes of LTC. They are the ones who let you know when a resident is having problems. They are the ones who give and give and give. Without the CNA's we nurses could not survive LTC. Let alone the residents. Just wanted to say ...

11. LTC's are a joke

    Sixtyseven replied to baygrl11's topic in Geriatric

    Oh, how common that situation is. Your choice - leave your resident in pain or catch hell from an angry doc (who has the right to be angry). These kinds of errors became more frequent when the LTC's discontinued unit secretaries who were an immense...

12. LTC's are a joke

    Sixtyseven replied to baygrl11's topic in Geriatric

    I worked in LTC 20 plus years. The problem is, the owners (corporation) will staff to the minimum state requirement. The minimum state requirement is far from adequate for the acuity of care most residents now need. The scheduler will fill the sch...

13. My facility is going to a new mode of trying to care for hospital level patients.

    Sixtyseven replied to mr cooper's topic in Stress 101

    It sounds as though your facility lacks organization. I worked in a similar facility, much time wasted searching for supplies, etc. I would say that if it is your opinion that your resident needs the hospital, but the doctor or NP disagrees, I wou...

14. Really, is this real?!?!

    Sixtyseven replied to FlossyRN's topic in General Nursing

    This is all about corporate America - people who sit at desks from 9 to 5 and take hour long lunch breaks, and earn 3-4-5 times what any nurse earns and make decisions about staffing based on their "numbers". They do not care about the human toll or...

15. Nurses expecting to do too much!

    Sixtyseven replied to CosmoRN77's topic in General Nursing

    Of course, nothing is simple. This is Nursing. The question was whether it is the nurse's duty to bring this to the doctor's attention. The facility says it is, and is there another way to get an order from a doctor other than contacting the doc...