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It does bother me to apply for positions, revealing my personal information to places, without any sort of response. I've followed up on many, asking "Hoping you've received my application. Please...

LTC...where you are trained for a couple of days and off on your own. Whattya mean, there's a problem ? Oh, the DON thinks you should be ready for every situation when you're a new nurse? They CTA...

It's a great week to announce a small raise in pay :yes:

Thanks for the responses! I've been working as a Charge RN in LTC for over a year (plus previous year as an LPN), and the LPN renewal came in the mail--I've been applying for (scarce) RN positions...

Is there any point to renewing an LPN license once you have an RN license? The job market is very tight in my area and would like to keep options open. I'm thinking it's time to drop it.

Just joking around--no sarcasm intended.

If we are assuming education is progessive, would a new ADN be more up-to-date than a BSN acquired 10 years ago?

I don't see an arrow stuck anywhere:confused:

Let's bring this back a few steps. Local CC is NOT going to accept preceptors w/o BSN. Even if they've been an RN for 25 years. Who would you rather learn from? A new BSN, or someone who has...

By the way, you're both working Thanksgiving.

I have a couple of aides that start with "I hate to bother you cuz I know you're busy, but...." and I know it's not going to be good news.

LTC. I guess I posted in the wrong place. Sorry. Please delete it if you can. Thanks :)

There is no preparation for stress in LTC---for the nurse! It can be crushing to us. So many ways this happens. How do you handle it? (me, I just cry for a few minutes and move on). We have the...

She walks 200 ft to find me in the middle of a tube feeding to give me a paper to fax when the fax machine is 10 ft from her office :spin:

I'm at my second LTC facility. The RN has the same basic duties as the LPN: med pass, treatments, admits, etc. If you work PMs or NOCs, and you're the only RN on, your responsibility is for the...

The first thing I try is acknowledging their feelings/frustrations. Then, if I can leave them alone for a little while, I do. This usually decreases their surliness when I return.

Wonderful explanation of the end of her earthly existence. You are so blessed to have been with her when she passed. LTC is a gift to us.

The greatest part of starting out is "I don't know anything" and being nervous, which you should be so you can really think about what you're doing. But then you apply school learning to the real...

I know I am categorizing, but so many non-tradional new grads have tested my patience to the limit when i have had to precept them. I know of RN's who refuse to accept an older new grad as their...

I'm older, but a newer RN, and the hospitals don't even give a look w/o experience. LTC is not for me, but I'm doing it. Why don't they consider clinicals as experience, when we learn their...

When you look like Columbo--patting every pocket looking for the vitals list--while muttering "I know I have it here somewhere". (you have to be older to get this one :)

The day/pm shift med pass is not evenly divided. Can't tell you how many times I've scheduled meds for AM/noon that were changed! I know this is OT, and I'll prob start a new thread: who gives...

I like the idea of an admissions float nurse as a call-in. We're already scheduled for every minute of the shift on pm's. An admit is expected to be processed w/o allowing overtime? Huh? I was...

"C'mon Santa, Lets get you back to the psych ward" Wish I could like this more than once!

I'd like to get ideas on how other LTC RN's and facilities process admits. If I could find out how other facilities handle theirs, I could make suggestions. The way it's done where I work: Most...