Heycaryann42

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1. Want to work in a hospital but no one will give me a chance!

   Heycaryann42 posted a topic in Geriatric

   Hello! I started out in SNFs because I graduated from nursing school in 2009. I'd completed a nurse externship program at the VA hospital in Phoenix, but 3 months before graduating school, they started a hiring freeze. The hiring freeze continued at ...

2. Pay Rates??

   Heycaryann42 replied to Sweeti738's topic in Geriatric

   I started as a new grad in Phoenix,AZ at a LTCS for $28/hour. Hospitals were only paying $25....

3. I finally fell prey to the LTC politicos after a year and a half.....

   Heycaryann42 replied to mamarhonda's topic in Geriatric

   Never trust anyone when your license is on the line. It's true that nurses eat their young. All LTCs are similar.

4. Pressure ulcers on buttocks

   Heycaryann42 replied to mymarie's topic in Wound

   Calcium alginate with silver(AG) would be your best bet with a recurrent wound with lots of drainage. Change 3x a week & prn for soiled.