hibiscus6 BSN

hibiscus6 has 42 years experience as a BSN and specializes in SNF/LTC, MDS.

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1. Fear of Retirement!

   hibiscus6 replied to Laine's topic in General Nursing

   Liane, I retired about 6 weeks ago (ran out of steam at 62). I do miss doing parts of my job (MDS Coordinator in a SNF), but many tasks I won’t miss at all. I remember my relief after my last on-call weekend, knowing I will never ever have to take c...

2. Why doctors never write diagnosis for their prescribed pills?

   hibiscus6 replied to Leonardo Del Toro's topic in General Nursing

   It’s a regulation (at least in my state) in SNFs that every medication must have a diagnosis. Since that regulation doesn’t apply in hospitals or other settings, both sides can become frustrated. Hospitalists and other doctors aren’t used to being ...

3. Yes, I'm Vaxxed But...

   hibiscus6 replied to grammieRN's topic in COVID

   In my state influenza vaccination has been required for health care workers in hospitals and SNFs for several years in an effort to protect the patients through herd immunity. A consequence of exercising the right to refuse the vaccine in this state ...

4. Do you ever feel undeserving to be called a nurse?

   hibiscus6 replied to mtanner's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks for clarifying. Perhaps I was just in a quarrelsome mood when I read your post. Good reminder for me that part of respecting one’s colleagues is not jumping to unwarranted conclusions.

5. Do you ever feel undeserving to be called a nurse?

   hibiscus6 replied to mtanner's topic in General Nursing

   As a nurse who has worked in LTC for over 20 years, I have worked with a great many competent and qualified (and licensed) nurses who care deeply about their patients. I am sad but not surprised at your implication that LTC nurses are not quite worth...

6. Long term care medical director is a jerk!

   hibiscus6 replied to missourinurse2b's topic in LTC Directors

   Sorry your facility is having to deal with that. Perhaps your administrator needs to consider firing him for not fulfilling the terms of his contract (administrative on call) If you can find a replacement.

7. There IS HOPE on the horizon!

   hibiscus6 replied to Name9335's topic in General Nursing

   So glad for you! I too had a lot of trouble finding a job a liked and felt confident in early in my career. I have been an MDS coordinator for 20 years now and still enjoy it - always something to learn even after all this time!

8. Barriers to SNF and ALF improvements

   hibiscus6 replied to IKnowYouRider's topic in Geriatric

   I am an MDS coordinator so, I guess, part of “management.” Even so, I have been working in LTC for a long time (as a charge nurse before I got my current job). I am lucky to work for a company that is not a publicly owned outfit (no investors demandi...

9. Don’t want to take care of people anymore...

   hibiscus6 replied to Curious1alwys's topic in General Nursing

   I am an MDS coordinator in long term care. I feel that I am helping people but I do not provide direct care; I spend perhaps 5% of my time in face to face patient contact. Long term care can be a good alternative to long term care (generally non-p...

10. Walk In My Shoes

    hibiscus6 replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in Geriatric

    Yikes indeed. Sounds like a place that’s really struggling, and it doesn’t sound as if the DNS is helping any. If she “doesn’t know” why the weights can’t get done, why the *&^% doesn’t she look around on the floors and see what is going on in ...

11. When They Don't Want To Pay

    hibiscus6 replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in Geriatric

    They must have told her about the right to appeal when they gave her the cut letter, right? In my experience sometimes people don’t appeal but still complain. When this has happened at my place the social worker who is being complained about arrang...

12. In Defense of the LTC Nurse

    hibiscus6 replied to Oswin's topic in Geriatric

    Almost 25 years ago I moved from acute care (oncology, orthopedics) to long term care. I was tired of nursing and thought a change would be good, and, as an introvert, I found meeting new patients each day exhausting. It was a good move for me. I l...

13. considering applying for DON position

    hibiscus6 replied to redreba's topic in Geriatric

    My company requires a BSN for leadership positions including DON. I have worked with 2 DONs who were successful in moving into their roles from ICU positions. I also worked with 2 ADONS from similar backgrounds who failed. I think some of what mak...

14. Do your educators take call?

    hibiscus6 replied to Kristenlaurenw's topic in LTC Directors

    I am an MDS nurse at a 100 bed building; I take call 1 weekend in 5. I think a building's culture dictates whether the on-call managers are viewed as resources for the weekend staff, or as a PRN pool to cover for weekend call ins. In my place it's pr...