Purple_Clover

But did I say "taking nursing classes?" No. If you have gained admission to a nursing program, you are a nursing student. If you are taking prereqs and not not gained formal admission, then you are not. It's really not about rank and order, but simple definitions and clarifications. No one bats an eye at correcting someone saying they are in "medical school" when they're not. It's the same thing. It's great that you don't care. Whoopie! But this is a matter of professionalism, and with professionalism comes clear definitions and delineations.

I mean... I'm not necessarily worked up about it. I'm just being a bit technical, though. Plenty of people can take nursing prerequisites, but not all of those people formally enter a nursing program.

Not trying to be a betch, but unless you've already been accepted into a formal nursing program, you are a pre-nursing student, not a nursing student. At my school, nursing classes are double the contact hours of normal courses. So a three credit nursing class is like taking a 6 credit hour normal course. If you think you're busy now, it'll only get worse.

Hey! Does anyone know when the traditional due dates for application materials are and start dates for NKU's PMHNP program? I'm strongly considering them because it seems that they have multiple start dates each year. I'm specifically interested in starting Fall 1 or Fall 2 Thanks!

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That helps a lot! I've emailed my BON as well to see what specifics they can give me too. I have CNAs who are cleaning a resident who is clearly refusing and combative and I will have nothing to do with it. I'm not going to court over some silly shet like this.

Can someone provide me a reputable and authoritative source to exceptions to the Right to refuse treatment or care? Am I understanding correctly that for use to force care (especially basic hygiene) would mean the resident would have to be declared incompetent in a court of law?

LMAOOOO I was hit, kicked, had poop thrown at me, was cut with a razor blade, was punched in the head several times, got a sprained neck, got a concussion, etc. working in psych. It is ***ing DANGEROUS and unless a place has staff security escorts 24/7 then you're going to be assaulted. Period.

I'm an RN and I worked a year in psych and after that have worked exclusively in long term care. I love it! There is much better work life balance working 8 hour shifts and I love how most of it is just protocol and procedure. As others have mentioned, there is a lack of "status" compared to working acute care, and there can be issues with moving from LTC to acute care. Once you get to know your residents, you can predict a lot of things about your shift and learn how to prioritize very easily. I, however, don't care about any of that. I love knowing my residents well and I like the lower acuity and think that it translates to lower levels of stress. I also make more in LTC than many RNs in my area working acute care. I'm not sure what that's about, but I think it may be because most RNs would rather work in acute care. There is a big push to get RNs into leadership roles in LTC settings. I worked as a shift supervisor for a while, but they let me go back to working the cart after I pitched a fit about management trying to write me up for their mistakes and a general lack of transparency. I might not be able to be at my current job much longer because there are rumors that corporate may not be allowing RNs to work the cart (aka not in a leadership role). That doesn't stop LPNs from still viewing me as a resource or someone to solve complex problems, LOL. There is definitely a lot of chaos and bad management in LTC. However, that can work in your favor because if you're an actual good employee who shows up on time and does your job well, you generally can work there as long as you want to. There can be some stress and hesitancy at some places wondering if night shift is even going to show up.

I have had multiple offers for $30/hr for an RN in LTC in Hampton Roads, but I make even more than that already.

I will try that!

Unfortunately, Foley does not exist as an order type, no matter the kind of order "pharmacy," "lab," etc. selected ?

Come to the dark side: long term care. It's the ***** wild, wild west of nursing and if you know what you're doing it can be very easy most days. I also only work 4 8's (32 hours) a week and it is b-e-a-utiful

I GUARANTEE you I make way more money than nurses with similar levels of experience in acute care by me working long term care. ???

Master the one-turn-change. It will save you precious time and effort. Unless someone has had a major blowout, I can change someone by only turning them once. Has a lot to do with positioning the depend properly and making sure to reeeeally roll them over on their one side.