LTCangel ADN, BSN, LPN

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    Age vs Years Nursing

    LTCangel replied to Erika Patterson's topic in General Nursing

    Age 50, LPN for 7 years, RN for 17 years for total of 24 years. I obtained my BSN in
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    Taboo: 10 Things Nurses Should NEVER Say!

    LTCangel replied to Julie Reyes's topic in General Nursing

    Us
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    What do you do about doctors who don't write scripts for narcotics/sleeping pills etc

    LTCangel replied to Blackcat99's topic in Geriatric, LTC

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    I feel like such an idiot

    LTCangel replied to NurseEricaB's topic in Geriatric, LTC

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    Got into a car accident after working a night shift

    LTCangel replied to BSNbeauty's topic in General Nursing

    I've worked nights for 13 years. In the past I have pulled over someplace safe and napped. My strategy for my 35 minute drive now is chewing ice. My co workers wondered why before I leave, I fill a...
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    New NP in LTC

    LTCangel replied to momnurse6's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Momnurse6,I wasn't trying to say that you were saying any one group of nurses is better than another and I'm sorry if you took it that way. I understand that you probably work with more LPNs. I think...
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    Mouth crud

    LTCangel replied to liveyourlife747's topic in General Nursing

    A little bit of Mineral oil mixed with Mouthwash and a toothette have work well for me. It moistens and freshens. My LTC also has a product for mouth cleaning made by
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    what did you get for Christmas from your employer?

    LTCangel replied to AlphaPig's topic in General Nursing

    We got a 25$ Walmart gift card and a t-shirt with the company logo. Also a free Christmas dinner but I work nights so I didn't come in for that. We also got lots of cards and homemade goodies from...
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    What lies were you told when you were first hired in LTC?

    LTCangel replied to Blackcat99's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    In my facility all staff do answer call lights but that is the extent of it. For instance, if the secretary walks in and answers a call light, she simply comes out and tells the nearest Nurse or CNA...
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    What lies were you told when you were first hired in LTC?

    LTCangel replied to Blackcat99's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    In my facility all staff do answer call lights but that is the extent of it. For instance, if the secretary walks in and answers a call light, she simply comes out and tells the nearest Nurse or CNA...
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    I am not Superwoman

    LTCangel replied to WldChrry's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    My DON likes to say that we are a 24 hour facility and that it's ok to pass some things to the next shift. That resident returning at 10:45 would have been something that I would have passed along. A...
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    New NP in LTC

    LTCangel replied to momnurse6's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I have been a Nurse for 16 yrs. Almost half of that was as an LPN. I earned my ADN and then my BSN. I worked a number of years in Acute Care and am now in LTC. I find that I have worked with great and...
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    New nurses in LTC

    LTCangel replied to Sweeti738's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I'm glad you've figured that out! I have been a Nurse for 16 years and I started out in LTC as an LPN. Went on to work in the hospital for 14 yrs and some of that in float pool. I ended up on an...
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    New nurses in LTC

    LTCangel replied to Sweeti738's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Uhmm...yes you are passing lots of meds, aren't you learning the reasons for these meds? Aren't you assessing your residents while you are in their rooms? You have your own hall, you should be...
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    Dear new grad...

    LTCangel replied to smurfynursey's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I started out in LTC as an LPN and then after 1 1/2 years got a job at a hospital. I worked in this hospital for 14 yrs. While there I obtained my RN and then my BSN. I worked on a busy...
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    Narcotics administration

    LTCangel replied to schoolmack's topic in Patient Medications

    I once had a very wise Nurse Manager on my Orthopedic Unit who said during a staff meeting, "Give pain meds when they are due. We will not make them drug addicts in the 3-4 days they are here and we...
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    Pleasantly surprised by my CNA's!

    LTCangel replied to NurseTinyCat's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Hang in there! Unfortunately Nursing seems to have a lot of this kind of thing. It is very unprofessional and when you start a new job you will learn who you can trust and who you can't. Just hang...
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    Funny things our patients say

    LTCangel replied to Isitpossible's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I have a 91 y/o man on my unit who has had a stroke and it apparently affected the "filter" in his brain and he will say whatever comes into his head very loudly because he is also very HOH. Every...
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    Long Term Care is the best!

    LTCangel replied to downsouthlaff's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I am an RN who works in a Nursing Home and yes I love it too. I do have my share of frustrations overall but they don't have anything to do with the residents. I have a family member that just...
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    Certified Nursing Assistants - The Nurses think we have it so easy.

    LTCangel replied to hfullerCNA's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I hve never been a CNA but I was an LPN before becoming an RN. The hospital I worked in for 14 years used a direct patient care model. I was responsible for EVERYTHING that my patients needed. That...
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    Some Suggestions for Tomorrow?

    LTCangel replied to Pat2012's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    How much orientation do they provide a new grad? If it's anything less than 6 weeks, I would negotiate that or walk. LTC can be very overwhelming for any Nurse especially an new
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    mandation being used despite passage of law banning....

    LTCangel replied to nurseebol's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I also work in a union building, mandating is alive and well and happens ever single day. Some days to more than one nurse on a shift or one nurse on each shift. There is not a pool of casual nurses...
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    Hip/knee Fracture patients.. which way do you turn them?

    LTCangel replied to newrnltc's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I worked Orthopedics/Joint Replaement in the Hospital for 13 yrs and now am in LTC. Always roll to the UNaffected side for hips as the above poster said, preferrably with a pillow intact to keep the...
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    Got the Job!!! (Health Dept.)

    LTCangel replied to wife&mommyRN's topic in Public, Community Health

    Whew!! Please say a prayer for me! I have an interview on April 13th with my local County Health Department and am excited and nervous! I worked in the hospital environment for 14 years and have been...
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    Nursing and Fibromyalgia

    LTCangel replied to CaLVN530's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    In all of the places I've worked in WV benzos, Ultram and Lyrica have always been locked up. I don't really understand a place that doesn't since they are all considered controlled...