KarynicaRN

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1. How long is a typical LTC orientation?

   KarynicaRN replied to RNMTRC's topic in Geriatric, LTC

   My orientation in LTC lasted about 3 shifts and then I was expected to get out there on the floor on my own. The hardest part for me was learning the names of all the residents. I worked the night...

2. Day two after termination: Getting better

   KarynicaRN replied to WorriedNurse25's topic in Geriatric, LTC

   Does it really matter to you and upset you that much that she did all those things in a few days time? I have a resume posted on Indeed.com and yes, I have received calls from numerous employers for...

3. You will all probably hate me for this

   KarynicaRN replied to Lulu Belle's topic in General Nursing

   this forum is like every other internet forum out there. You have your group of long-timers who flock together and bash and trash and then call it "an observation or an assessment".

4. Hey so young nurses, are we really making "that much"?

   KarynicaRN replied to tarotale's topic in General Nursing

   Sad to say, but here in Southern Illinois I'm making $22. an hour. All RN's at this long term care facility start at the same wage no matter how many years

5. DON keeps getting me confused with other nurse

   KarynicaRN posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hello everyone! I need help on how to deal with a DON who keeps getting me confused with other nurses, or just outright blames me for something that happened on the shift before me. I work in...

6. I violated HIPAA while talking about the news!

   KarynicaRN replied to KarynicaRN's topic in General Nursing

   Yes, my daughter is an alcoholic and a drug user. I raised her until she was 17 and then she moved in with her grandparents because I would not tolerate her throwing things at me, hitting her little...

7. I violated HIPAA while talking about the news!

   KarynicaRN replied to KarynicaRN's topic in General Nursing

   ok, I see that some people are not understanding nor maybe have I given the correct information. My daughter tries to discredit me all the time in front of others. She has tried in the past to make...

8. I violated HIPAA while talking about the news!

   KarynicaRN replied to KarynicaRN's topic in General Nursing

   Let me just clarify. The people in question were never in my care at any facility. They were never my patients/residents or even friends. Hope this helps :) I remember back in nursing school being...

9. I violated HIPAA while talking about the news!

   KarynicaRN posted a topic in General Nursing

   This is just a general gripe, but I would like some input on this, so here goes: My 25 year old daughter works for a CILA home. She started out as a DSP, was also trained as a med-tech and now is the...

10. Can't work 3rd shift due to Seroquel @ night

    KarynicaRN replied to PennyB71's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I am definately addicted to Xanax. I have been on it since the death of my son in 1997. I just wish the doc had given me something else for my nightmares/sleep. I have talked to my psychiatrist about...

11. Can't work 3rd shift due to Seroquel @ night

    KarynicaRN replied to PennyB71's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I take xanax for sleep because a whacked out doctor thought it was the right medication for me and now I am addicted. I have tried the whole psychiatrist thing and it doesn't work, so doc insists that...

12. Stupid things said by your non-nurse significant other

    KarynicaRN replied to Moogie's topic in Nursing Humor

    oh gosh, boiled peanuts! I live in Illinois. On our first time driving to Florida we went through Alabama and boiled peanuts were everywhere. On our way back through Alabama we stopped and got some...

13. If you could no longer work as a nurse, what would you do?

    KarynicaRN replied to LockportRN's topic in General Nursing

    I would return as a medic for the USAF, but since my back won't let me pass the physical I can't do this. So I guess I would work as a travel agent. I worked for a travel agency one time for about a...

14. Interview on Friday 8/21

    KarynicaRN replied to nursenancy82's topic in General Nursing

    Good luck! Sounds very good and hopefully just what you are looking for in a nursing position.

15. New RN Grad's First Job - $23/hr. Is this a rip off?

    KarynicaRN replied to mfr69's topic in Illinois Nursing

    I wish I could tell you something different, but you are making more money in Chicago than down here in the extreme southern part of the state. All of the nursing homes that I have had the displeasure...