Newgurl17

Newgurl17 CNA, LPN

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  1. Self Doubt

    Newgurl17 posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I am a little over a year into my nursing career and have been working in long term care. In the time that I've been a nurse, I've experienced 2 choking emergencies.... And I've frozen up both times....

  2. Length of Time it Takes to be a Good Nurse...?

    Newgurl17 replied to Newgurl17's topic in First Year After Licensure

    So you were working in a SNF for 2

  3. Nursing School

    Newgurl17 posted a topic in School, College Programs

    Hello, It has officially been a year and a month or two since I first started working as a nurse and I have been feeling a little down lately thinking about what we were taught in nursing school. My...

  4. Need Help! Want to Switch Specialties!

    Newgurl17 posted a topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Hey everyone! I'm an lpn and I've been working in long term care since march of last year. I'm looking for a change because I've been thinking for a while that I don't think I want to work in long...

  5. Need Help! Want to Switch Specialties!

    Newgurl17 replied to Newgurl17's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Does it go without saying that you never know if you're going to be good for a specialty until you try it

  6. How to Handle New Admissions?

    Newgurl17 posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Hello, Had to admit a new resident for the first time a couple of days ago and had 3 packages of paperwork to complete. My shift starts at 0800 and ends at 1830. I started the interview with the...

  7. How to Handle New Admissions?

    Newgurl17 replied to Newgurl17's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Unfortunately 4 hours is the new standard at this facility due to the new admission paperwork the the company created which is 100 pages long. The floor nurse has to go through ALL the paperwork,...

  8. How to Handle New Admissions?

    Newgurl17 replied to Newgurl17's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    i just did her vitals and pain assessment. the rest of the info I got from the daughter. Of course I spoke with the resident herself and did my head to toe. The company I'm working for created all...

  9. Working Longer Hours in LTC

    Newgurl17 posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Anyone have any advice for working longer hours in ltc (10.5-12 hours in the morning)? I'm not used to working longer hours like this... The last time I worked there were only about 24 residents....

  10. Dealing with an Unexpected Death

    Newgurl17 replied to Newgurl17's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Yeah, i was reassured by the fact that he had apparently been decling since admission and that he was already 98 years old. I spoke about this with an rn at work though and yes, I do feel like his...

  11. Dealing with an Unexpected Death

    Newgurl17 posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Hey everyone, So I was working at this long term care facility today and had my first unexpected death. I came into the resident's room because the cna's had wanted me to see him. He was sitting in...

  12. Working Longer Hours in LTC

    Newgurl17 replied to Newgurl17's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    So I worked a 7 hour shift one day, then worked about 13 hours the next couple of days, then yesterday i worked about 10.5 hours. Yesterday i was asked to work a 3 to 11 but that would have meant that...

  13. Taking Your Breaks

    Newgurl17 replied to Newgurl17's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Gotcha! I would just feel bad for taking a break "early" but might as well because then I can get back on the floor

  14. Taking Your Breaks

    Newgurl17 posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    When does everyone take their breaks? I work on a unit with another nurse and I have been taking my breaks according to what is outlined in the shift routine. Does anyone else take their breaks on the...

  15. Palliative Residents

    Newgurl17 posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Hey all, I started working in ltc last march and have had some residents who were palliative. Some passed after being about 2 weeks palliative and others much quicker. The one's who left faster in my...

  16. Palliative Residents

    Newgurl17 replied to Newgurl17's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Yes, it was snowing really bad and the nurse who was supposed to come in couldn't make it, but this the normal ratio. I'm realizing now that, yes, I should have tried to drop everything just to take...

  17. LTC Facility Nurse Interview

    Newgurl17 posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    As a nurse applying to a long term care facility to work directly with the residents, what are some good questions to ask that should be asked to the interviewer before considering taking the...

  18. LTC Facility Nurse Interview

    Newgurl17 replied to Newgurl17's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    After being hired for your first nursing job, were there any tell-tale signs that, "hey, herhaps maybe I should run from from this place"? I was working my second nursing job and I feel like there...

  19. Palliative Residents

    Newgurl17 replied to Newgurl17's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Same here, i'm not one to take a break when I've got 24 residents and one of those residents is palliative on the locked down

  20. Palliative Residents

    Newgurl17 replied to Newgurl17's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Had another death. This resident when I was working with ther a couple of days ago was not looking like her normal self. According to report, wasn't having a whole lot of intake, just her pills, and a...

  21. Work Environments

    Newgurl17 replied to Newgurl17's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Wow. How sad! I've REALLY REALLY considered leaving. I'm hoping my last shift is tomorrow, to be honest. It's hard not to compare this new place to the other facility i'm at. The other facility is...

  22. Work Environments

    Newgurl17 posted a topic in Health, Stress Management

    What was the least amount of time you spent at a workplace before you decided to quit? I recently got hired at a facility a month ago but I pretty much already hate it and want to quit:nailbiting:....

  23. Working While Sick

    Newgurl17 posted a topic in Health, Stress Management

    If you were the DON or person in charge of staffing and couldn't find any nurses to come in to work the next day, would you ask one of your nurses to come to work the next day, knowing that they were...

  24. Working While Sick

    Newgurl17 replied to Newgurl17's topic in Health, Stress Management

    SOOOOOO true!!! Once again, they knew I still wasn't feeling well, asked me to work AGAIN the next day!! I was hoping to just stay fornthe first haldlf of the shift, DON was supposed to come in. NEVER...

  25. Getting to know the residents

    Newgurl17 replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Same. At one of the facilities I work at, we have all the residents info in a summary at the back of their charts. Also, we have a binder of their social histories which tells where the resident's...