4treasures

4treasures

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About 4treasures

first year ADN student, wife of 12 years mom of 3 girls ages 10, 8, 3 and a son age 6

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  1. Starting pay for new rn

    about $24.00 in my area
  2. NEVER say we are short staffed.

    Where I work, we are so short right now that midnights not only does much of thier secretary work, and CENA work, we are now being 'mandated' to stay over or come in early for a total of a 16.5 hour shift. I am exhausted working every weekend, and o...
  3. I for sure do this for people at risk, but at least there are a few people who think it is little invasive to check healthy 20, 30 yo's. I do not expect an aid to DO the assessment just be there to back me up in case someone ever said I touched them...
  4. We had a pt that had developed a pressure ulcer a couple months ago, and the manager is pressure ulcer paniced now. I always ask if the pt has any sores or wounds, but she wants us to look between the buttocks of all the pts, even young people with ...
  5. Do I really hate nursing?????

    I am in a very similar situation as well. only been working 3 months, 42 pts, work midnights, feel tired all the time, and my family is a fond memory. I love nursing, but there is WAY to much responsiblity, and with 100's of meds the room for error...
  6. Voluntarily refusing food and fuids to hasten death

    Thank you for sharing. That must be a very painful desicion to make, but I commend you for doing it for your mother.
  7. I am doing my bioethics paper on this, and wondered what you hospice nurses' experiences were with this, and how you felt about it.
  8. new grad jobs?

    I graduated in May, started looking in Feb, I have a job in a LTC, not what I expected, I have had several interview, but no other job offers. It has been really discouraging. I have apps in at over 15 hospitals, and more. Well over 100 apps. I...
  9. RN-BSN Completion Programs

    I just started the UM- Flint online this semester. I like it so far. The app process was pretty easy. I was advised what classes would work, I was very happy at the amount of my credits that transferred. I am taking my time- 6 credits at a time, ...
  10. Is it really that bad out there?

    I started applying in Feb, graduated in May, license in June, applied to over 15 facilities, well over 100 apps, 4 interviews, and ended up at my last choice-LTC. I am still applying at other places, I am learning a lot, but the 8 hr shifts in midni...
  11. Med pass in LTC

    I just worked my second midnight shift, and it was horrible. 40+ residents, I was behind all night. I couldn't keep up with 2 tube feeders, a dialysis pt, so many treatments, breathing treatments, and the meds. I also think it is ridiculous to wak...
  12. I don't like just giving meds all day!

    I work in a LTC, and pass meds for 18-40 pts, and it takes about 5-6 hours of my 8 hr day. I had about 2 weeks orientation, and have been on my own for 2 weeks. I am just starting midnights. I really would like to get into pt education or some ki...
  13. Thanks for the responses. I guess what I am shooting for is more of a patient education role, and not a DON or something. I have 4 young kids, and wouldn't be able to handle all those hours, I want to be with them, so I see that what I have is good...
  14. I work 8's at my facility, but I would really like to work 12's and be home with my 4 kids more. I would really like to work into a management postition, but my husband and I have been discussing that if I were to do that, would I be on 8's no matte...
  15. Is you LTC on a computer system?

    I just started 2 weeks ago, and wondered. My LTC is all paper charting, and there are NO computers on the floor at all. It seems like so much work compared the the hospital. Faxing all the med orders, writing- yes by hand- all our care plans ( and...