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  1. employee incentives

    My facility just started a care bucks program a few months ago. Any one can nominate someone for carebucks for going above and beyond. They can then be used to bid for items at an auction at the monthly staff meeting.
  2. resident falls in a long term care facility

    At my facility the Residents at high risk for fall have red name tags on their doors instead of black that way every one knows who the fall risk are. I work the 3-11 when alot of our falls occur and we have found that bringing the ones that are clim...
  3. Age Care Nursing

    I have been working for almost a year on the skilled/medicare unit. Would love to chat. Check out profile for email address
  4. Intakes and Outputs

    At my facility we do I&O on new residents for at least three days or until they meet there needs, tube feeders, caths, IV, active chf and fluid restriction. We collect I&O's by the aides putting what they drank ate meals, snacks on an assign...
  5. Any advice for a new nurse

    I was a new grad just this last March, so I know how you feel. It can be very overwhelming at first. One thing that I found very helpful is that when I do my med passes, I ask if they need anything else, like tylenol, etc. It saves a lot of time i...
  6. Where have all the nurses gone?

    If you have a nursing school nearby you may want to see what they are saying about long term care. I graduated last year and I know I had a few instructors that were very negative about long term care. They would advise us to stay away from it beca...