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If I could, I'd make a few just like her to fill my empty positions! I've had a 3-11 open for months now and just can't seem to fill it. I need someone with experience who is a great multi-tasker...

I have 2 nurses on the day shift for 32 residents but am budgeted only for one nurse on the 3-11 shift for the same 32. I have tried to get my point across that most of the admissions come on 3-11,...

She is not salaried so she punches in and out and is kept to 40 hours-she's just amazing!

My first expectation for my ADON is that she maintains a united front with me at all times. It's okay to disagree behind doors but there can be no undermining or gossip on the units. My ADON is the...

I orient my new grads for a minimum of 4 weeks. Two weeks are spent on the day shift, getting to know the residents and how to do a med pass. Two weeks are spent on the shift where they will be...

I also ask the question, "Do you fear the unknown?" What I'm looking for is the person who tells me they enjoy a challenge and that while the unknown can cause some anxiety, it can also be exciting...

Some days, the job just gets the better of me!

There needs to be a discharge planning meeting with the family. If he were at my facility, I would be having the physician discontinue the care and comfort orders and send this patient to the...

I wore mine last week for Nurse's Week. I had a group picture taken with my staff as well, which came out beautifully. The residents were all so impressed by a nurse wearing her cap and said they...

Who's been mixing the contrast dye with the KY Jelly again?!

Research Medical Writing or Legal Nurse Consulting. After taking the course, you can start your own business from home and both pay pretty well. Just remember that you will have to have enough...

Thank you for this wonderful article about post partum depression. While I am fortunate enough to not have experienced it, there are those who will benefit from your experience and be able to relate...

I hear you! Unfortunately, nursing homes are no longer cushy little jobs pushing a med cart and are really considered a specialty. It takes a long time to orient even an experienced nurse to all...

All great stories but you all are also describing the reason why our healthcare costs are soaring-because of wasteful, unnecessary, time-wasting, life-syphoning people who waste everyone's time, not...

I, too, went from nurse's aide (in the days when you didn't have to be certified!) to LPN to ADN and I have a very well-respected job in senior management in addition to my own business which I work...

Ain't THAT the truth!!!

I drive an hour to work and have been doing it for almost 4 years. The trip is opposite the traffic that's travelling into the city so its not too bad. I find the drive relaxing and I'm completely...

We need more nurses like you in LTC. Some of the newer ones I've hired recently told me how much they loved working with the elderly while in school and have always enjoyed being around their...

Best of luck to you!! And let us know how everything turns out!

You can run but you cannot HIDE!!

I've had "bosses" above me ask ridiculous questions or make comments like they know it all and it fried me because I knew they had no idea what they were talking about but they did it to make...

I like to see clinical experience on a resume when I'm reviewing. I want to see which hospitals and other facilities were willing to give students a chance at some experience. One of the questions...

I applaud you!! :up: And isn't that what its all about-the resident??? You did nothing wrong and I admit I've done it myself! Especially with someone on hospice-the special diets should go out...

Which is the way it should be :yes:

I'm so sorry that this was your first experience in nursing. Please don't let it taint your feeling for the profession. Your post is heartfelt and sincere and I can tell you truly ached for your...