RNJenn47201

RNJenn47201 has 8 years experience and specializes in LTC.

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1. Recent ABSN graduate

   RNJenn47201 replied to Frekledan's topic in NCLEX

   OP, Slappy is right. I'm in rural NY (south of Buffalo) and I can tell you that you would have no problem finding a job out this way.

2. What is your favorite specialty of nursing? (ER, MedSurg, ICU, Pediatrics, etc.)

   RNJenn47201 replied to LindseyPar's topic in General Nursing

   I've been in LTC all 8 years of my career and I don't plan on going anywhere else. I get a little med/surg, a little ICU, psych and hospice. The best/most-rewarding/most-difficult part is that on night shift it's just me, 3 LPNs, 8 CNAs and 148 resid...

3. Medication Administration

   RNJenn47201 replied to nurs3.up's topic in General Nursing

   Bold is mine. I don't know if this is different in other facilities, but every where I've worked the number on the blister pack never corresponds to the date. Usually the number just corresponds to the number of pills. It seems like you were caught u...

4. What can I do besides nursing?

   RNJenn47201 replied to Raven43's topic in General Nursing

   I'm sorry for what happened to you, I am, but you may want to change your user name. I don't usually do this, but I was curious so I googled your user name and some key words from your post. I found three news stories detailing the whole situation. T...

5. Is there a "nursing for dummies" type book?

   RNJenn47201 replied to knittygritty2850's topic in General Nursing

   I've been working in LTC for nearly 8 years now. I will re-iterate what some have said before, reach out to your supervisor and/or coworkers. In our facility I have a binder of random policies and training handouts for situations that may come up. I'...

6. Can nurses live a luxurious life?

   RNJenn47201 replied to Aa1Bb2Cc3's topic in General Nursing

   I live in one of the poorer areas of NY and I make enough to provide for my family and put away for retirement. It's not necessarily what you make, but how you use it.

7. Did I make a med error?

   RNJenn47201 replied to Emilythenewgrad's topic in General Nursing

   In addition to this, since you are in ALF/SNF you may want to change the time of the second dose of Lasix to earlier than 5pm. If these elderly folks are up urinating all night, it's a pretty big fall risk. If you bring this up to your boss, they may...

8. New student with T1D- mom no-showing to our meetings

   RNJenn47201 replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

   Just a comment on the "texting to parents" thing, there is an app (I have an Iphone) called "Remind" that my daughter's school used last year. I'm not sure how it was set up on their ends, but I got text messages from her teacher throughout the year.

9. PIV usage for lab draws - POLL

   RNJenn47201 replied to dvmcafee's topic in General Nursing

   The LTC facility I used to work in would allow RN's to draw off of PICCs, but not so in the facility I'm currently at.

10. Vitamins are a controlled substance?

    RNJenn47201 replied to Volley88's topic in Medications

    I work in LTC and we have certain medications "stocked" in a Pyxis for new orders, etc. We have to count everything for the same reason the previous poster listed. The count is used so pharmacy knows who the meds are used for and when they need resto...

11. RN working from home

    RNJenn47201 replied to AmandaLynneRN's topic in Job Hunt

    I have no advice for you, just wanted to say hello to a fellow WNYer!

12. Being blamed for fall after shift

    RNJenn47201 replied to notyetnurse's topic in General Nursing

    In LTC we have the occasional resident that likes to sit on the floor. They have "allowed to put self on floor" written in their care plan.

13. Going from LTC to rehab with 5 months experience. Is it an easy transition?

    RNJenn47201 replied to newrnontheblock's topic in Rehabilitation

    I've been a LTC nurse for about 5 years now. When switching between floors I've always asked the nurse giving me report to tell me how everyone takes their meds. Knowing that bit alone makes the med pass go smoother.

14. Should I take this job?

    RNJenn47201 replied to RNdonut's topic in General Nursing

    Do you have to have a job in a hospital? You said you have a lot of hospitals around you, so surely there is a plethora of non-hospital nursing jobs too. 60 minutes is a long commute after a night shift, especially if you tend to be (as you said) "le...

15. New Nurse

    RNJenn47201 replied to Mel1991's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe you could ask someone in charge of scheduling if they could schedule you with the same preceptor?