dmb219

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  1. I've been a nursing supervisor in a large ltc facility for 18 years. My job is demanding and stressful. The DON position is overwhelming in my opinion. It is very demanding during working hours and you are on call 24/7 unless you have arranged for so...
  2. All Long Term facilities are NOT the same.

    I work in a LTC facility and it is a beautiful place. When I walk in in the morning I see happy people (staff and residents), and I smell breakfast cooking, bacon, toast, mmm. Everyone is well dressed and happy. Many of our residents are having a bet...
  3. do you think docs know what they're doing with your patients?

    Good answer, ditto for me. I see my folks every day and know them better than the docs. I tell them what I see but also what I think and they appreciate that. I feel that I am responsible for thier well being, not the docs.
  4. Advice for newer RN to LTC supervisor position

    5 months??? Wow.
  5. borrowing meds

    In LTC borrowing is never acceptable. The nurse taking the order should either start the med at a time when they know it will be available or inform the physician of what is available as a substitute until the med is delivered. If you have a med to g...
  6. In Praise of Long Term Care

    Happy St Pats day to you too! You are so right about LTC. It makes you a very independent person. I'm thinking about moving on after 10 years to move to a warm climate. I've been the nurse, the lab, the IV team, the scheduler, passed meds, did wound ...
  7. STARTING IVs............OMG..............

    My program was very thorough in all aspects of nursing, but looking back, IV training was overlooked. We practiced on the dummy one day, and on each other if you had a consenting partner, but that was it. I learned on the job - I work in a large nurs...
  8. Artificial feeding-Terri Schiavo

    I've been trying to think of a way to express my feelings on this subject, but you have done it for me and very eloquently, I might add. I work at a large nursing home and we have become very capable of sustaining the body, often after the spirit has...