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1. Burnt out already?

   mlisk589 replied to mlisk589's topic in General Nursing

   So far I really like working with Ortho patients. Our floor is a mix of med-surg and ortho because there aren't enough ortho patients to keep our census high enough. I am hoping that all I need is a vacation to refresh me and give me a break. I think...

2. Burnt out already?

   mlisk589 posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hey everyone, just looking for some other nurses' insight here because I feel like I'm going crazy! I got my RN license in 2009, could not find work for about a year..I thought it was the most frustrating year of my life, having my license but not ab...

3. Getting into hospice nursing

   mlisk589 replied to mlisk589's topic in Hospice

   Thanks for your input! What are some of the differences you've seen between palliative care and hospice? The whole palliative care program sounds great on paper, but I'd like to know more about it. And becoming an NP is kind of scary to me, sometimes...

4. Getting into hospice nursing

   mlisk589 posted a topic in Hospice

   I'm an RN currently finishing up my BSN. I've worked for the last year in a sub-acute setting where I've dealt with mostly med-surg type or LTC patients, and once in awhile we get hospice patients, or patients who transition to hospice while there. I...

5. What do you do when you can't do it all?

   mlisk589 replied to JenniferSews's topic in Geriatric

   Funny, I came onto allnurses today to vent about my new LTC job and I just happened to see this on the home page. I feel pretty much exactly the same way as everyone described. I just started this past week on a rehab unit mixed with some LTC patient...

6. New Grad RN in LTC Needs Advice Please!!

   mlisk589 replied to Cashboy's Mom's topic in Geriatric

   Thanks for the advice. I worked in LTC as an aide for 2 years, was responsible for med-pass because I worked in assisted living. I know this experience will be a lot different because the patients have a lot more going on, g tubes and all kinds of th...

7. New Grad RN in LTC Needs Advice Please!!

   mlisk589 replied to Cashboy's Mom's topic in Geriatric

   So happy I found this thread! I am in a similar position, start my job on Monday on a Short-stay/rehab unit. 50 beds on the unit, and they divide it between 2 or 3 nurses. I'm not sure about number of nursing assistants. From what they have told me, ...

8. Phlebotomy course?

   mlisk589 replied to mlisk589's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks everyone. I was able to find a class at a local community college but unfortunately I don't think the next one is until March. And about why they won't train me....It isn't a hospital or LTC job. It's working in occupational health. I would be...

9. Phlebotomy course?

   mlisk589 posted a topic in General Nursing

   Okay so everyone knows that the job market is rough these days. I graduated in May and passed NCLEX in the summer. I FINALLY had an interview today, and all was well except for one thing....we didn't learn how to draw blood in nursing school. Unfortu...

10. New RN Starting in a SNF...?

    mlisk589 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hey all, I passed boards this past July and have been job-searching for almost a year. I've worked at the same LTC facility for four years, starting in dietary, then working as a nurses's aide (in Personal Care) through school. That's what I'm still ...

11. NCLEX is around the corner...help!

    mlisk589 posted a topic in NCLEX

    Ok so I am taking my NCLEX on the 29th and I am freaking out. I took 2 review classes (ERI and Kaplan) and have been doing questions everyday, mostly QBank but also using a book from Pearson Vue. So far, all the people in my class I've talked to have...

12. Peds rotation

    mlisk589 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Just need some input... I'm in my 4th (and final!) semester of nursing school in my school's ASN program. For the past 3 semesters, it has been all Med/Surg and Telemetry, adult health, which I was comfortable with. I've worked as an NA at a nursing ...

13. How to communicate

    mlisk589 replied to mlisk589's topic in General Nursing

    I apologize if I seem like I am being dramatic and paranoid about this...I guess it is just a totally different experience for me that I am not used to. I am used to having multiple patients/residents to go to and from. At clinical if I have a patien...

14. How to communicate

    mlisk589 replied to mlisk589's topic in General Nursing

    I work for a small company that sends caregivers out to clients. I believe it is this lady's son who decided to hire us. I have been told by the staff of the nursing home that she is a very private woman and has always been very independant. They tol...

15. How to communicate

    mlisk589 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for reading, replies are greatly appreciated! I have just finished my first year of nursing school. I work on the weekends at a nursing home (in personal care) as a nurse's aide. I have had this job for almost a year and prior to this I was a ...