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I finally decided to quit and get another LTC job, which was just as horrible as the last place. I've decided to take a break from LTC and do Private Duty nursing (which not only pays $7-11/hr more,...

I have decided to leave the job. I have an interview next week at another facility, so fingers crossed I get the job. I told my manager I felt like I was working in a hostile environment, and it was...

Is this something I should consider seeing a lawyer about, like was suggested in the first response? Perhaps a 'cease and desist' letter, or maybe a slander lawsuit? I'm concerned this is damaging my...

I've been a nurse for 5 years, and at my present facility for 2. I've come to find out in the last 2 weeks, that another nurse (same position as me - floor nurse) has been spreading lies about me...

I need some advice as to how to handle the medical director at the LTC facility I work at... I work at a 150 bed LTC/acute rehab facility, in which there are 3 MDs (including the med. director, who...

I need some help from you all, please! I'm at my wits end and don't know what to do. :crying2: I value the opinions of the nurses on this board, and am hoping to get some advice. I've been...

SOOOO... She's BACK, after a week long stay at a psych facility. She ultimately DID come back with a dx of 'Psychosis' and a new order for Risperdal 0.5mg, bid, which she is refusing to take (she...

Shes psychotic in MY opinion... she has NO dx of it... they're keeping her here for the $ and that is IT.

I work in a LTC/Rehab facility. There is a patient there who does NOT belong (she is 65 and has absolutely nothing physically wrong with her). However, she is homeless, and because of the money...

What is the agency pay vs LTC pay? I make a measly $16.50/hr in GA working 3-11 and I was nudged toward agency from a friend... Please help!! I've got to find a new job... I'm desperate.

I currently work for Sunbridge and am trying looking for another job NOW. This place is a corporation first and foremost, and the place I work treats its staff like garbage. The 'FOR PROFIT'...

I've just returned to the area, and my nursing license FINALLY went through today. I live in Stockbridge. Does anyone know of a good LTC facility nearby (or other place to work) that's a nice place...

Yes. I wish I'd have had the option to do that...

Sure there is! Just don't be stupid like me and WAIT till you get here to transfer your license. Start ASAP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (Like, last year, if you want to get it done THIS year. Pfft). Cursed...

I'm creeping up on month number 2 of waiting... This is REDICULOUS. I'm seriously thinking of going back to Hilton Hotels and working for them again. ARGH.

Hello, I'm 29 and just moved back into the area after being gone for 15 years. I'm an LPN, and live in Stockbridge, GA, and need some suggestions as to where to go back to school to get my RN. I...

I'm a relatively new nurse (2 years), and have been working as a charge nurse/wound care nurse in my LTC facility. I'm basically learning by experience, as I'm not certified as a wound care nurse,...

My first patient to die really made me question my ethical beliefs... She was 50 years old, in a LTC facility (I don't remember for what). She had a seizure, sent her out to the ER, and she returned...

I was told by my facility that if we/I were sued, they would come after the facility, not me. (though, I'm afraid they wouldn't get much from me, lol)

I don't care what color they put us in... but my lord... my facility went to all white for nurses, and I can't tell you the number of times I've had to go to laundry and find someones clothing to...

I work as a charge nurse in a LTC facility. Every once in a blue moon, I end up on a med cart, which is great, as I can check up on what meds have/haven't been given, etc. (I've only been doing this...

Some people I work with are looking into doing the LPN to RN bridge program online. Has anyone done this? And if so, with any success, what company did you go with and what is the difficulty...

I've heard about both. How hard are they vs. regular nursing school? Does anyone know the fail/pass rate? I'd love to know what people who have been through the program think...

Some people I work with are looking into doing the lpn to rn bridge program online. Has anyone done this? And if so, with any success and what company did you go with? I'm interested in...

How did you get to watch an autopsy? I'm very interested in watching one, but don't know how to go about it. (I'm sorry if this question seems callous...)