YUKONrn

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  1. The ridiculousness of LTC/SNF

    YUKONrn replied to YUKONrn's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Sorry! It's 100% true SMH. No the ones who require an LTACH but we take anyways because all of the LTACH's are full usually crash within 24 hours of admission and end up getting sent back out...

  2. Whats your favorite part of nursing?

    YUKONrn replied to Grobyc82's topic in General Nursing

    Clocking

  3. To be or Not to be .. a Nurse again?

    YUKONrn replied to CrazygymNurse's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Not worth

  4. Would you have gone to nursing school....

    YUKONrn replied to RockinNurse2018's topic in General Nursing

    Amen!

  5. Would you have gone to nursing school....

    YUKONrn replied to RockinNurse2018's topic in General Nursing

    To answer your question no I would have chosen a career probably in something computer or technology related. But I'm curious...what is the nurse to pt ratio at your

  6. Nursing jobs around Oklahoma City

    YUKONrn replied to Nurseratchet789's topic in Oklahoma Nursing

    They are both pretty good, it depends on whether you want to work at a level 1 trauma center or a Level 3, I believe Mercy is a level 3. You will need your BSN to even be considered, especially at OU...

  7. Question about patients from SNF/LTAC

    YUKONrn replied to smf0903's topic in General Nursing

    The SNF facility pays for the patients meds, not the patients insurance. In fact the facility pays for everything on every SNF resident right down to the disposable briefs. So they absolutely do not...

  8. What To Expect During State Survey

    YUKONrn replied to RockinNurse2018's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    True story. And it's funny how all of a sudden all of the ADON's come out of the Woodworks, and people you've never even seen before report to work. AKA, you actually have adequate staff and no...

  9. What To Expect During State Survey

    YUKONrn replied to RockinNurse2018's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Last state survey that I went through lasted 8 days. They make the CNA's perform peri care to make sure it's done properly, they pick a random pt with a wound and watch you perform wound care. They...

  10. SNu staff ratios?

    YUKONrn replied to FarrarSanchez's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Last SNF I worked at I had 20 SNF in addition to 20 LTC on 7-3 shift. That being said I no longer work there

  11. Fired for Falsifying Documents. What to expect

    YUKONrn replied to LPNewbie's topic in General Nursing

    They are making neurontin a controlled? SMH. I've officially seen it all. I about fell off my unicorn when they did it with

  12. Burned out and hate nursing

    YUKONrn replied to RN1023's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I hate nursing but it's all I've ever done so it's more of a "comfort zone" situation for me. However here recently I have been thinking about taking a break because I am burned out again for the...

  13. Fired...for 3rd time

    YUKONrn replied to mykids4life's topic in General Nursing

    I just left my most recent LTC job and I (charge nurse who admitted the pt) was responsible for filling out those stupid care plans that nobody ever even looked at. I know exactly what you are...

  14. How do new grad Nurses that don't have BSN manage to survive this job market ?

    YUKONrn replied to Wannabenurseneko's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Get a part time or per diem job as a PCT while you are in school and keep it until you

  15. Long term care, you can move on (but don't have to)

    YUKONrn replied to JBMmom's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    It's not that I don't like LTC, I love it when I don't feel like I'm putting my license in jeopardy. Having a CMA who was diverting meds at one facility and a patient having a grand Mal seizure as a...

  16. Fired for Falsifying Documents. What to expect

    YUKONrn replied to LPNewbie's topic in General Nursing

    Over a freaking Tylenol and neurontin?? Sounds like a witch hunt to me and they were waiting for you to make a mistake (which we ALL do) and use that as grounds for termination. If I was you I would...

  17. Responsible for 132 clients and Working during breaks

    YUKONrn replied to Nroh's topic in General Nursing

    Holy crap! And I just finished a rant about being responsible for 40 people! Oh hell no you couldn't pay me enough, no offense, but this profession just keeps getting worse and

  18. Seasoned Nurses VS Newbie Nurses

    YUKONrn replied to Alexx_xox's topic in General Nursing

    All I can say is, be prepared to meet nurses who are smarter than most doctors. Because they have been at the bedside for 12 hours a day, 4 days a week, for 10+ years. My best advice to you is to...

  19. Seasoned Nurses VS Newbie Nurses

    YUKONrn replied to Alexx_xox's topic in General Nursing

    If anything advances in medicine have made nursing easier. You have smart pumps that calculate mcg/kg/min for you, we used to have to do it with a calculator. You have balloon pumps that set their...

  20. Seasoned Nurses VS Newbie Nurses

    YUKONrn replied to Alexx_xox's topic in General Nursing

    About a month ago a postop pt c/o cp and I was like "He's having a legit stemi." EMS arrived on scene and sure enough he had 0.5 mm of elevation in 2, 3, and AVF. Off to the cath lab he went. Then...

  21. Seasoned Nurses VS Newbie Nurses

    YUKONrn replied to Alexx_xox's topic in General Nursing

    True story. 95% of what you need to know to be a good nurse you don't learn in school. You can read something 1,000 times over in a book, or be told about it, but until you experience it IRL, you...

  22. The ridiculousness of LTC/SNF

    YUKONrn replied to YUKONrn's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    LOL! At least it isn't just me who thinks their expectations are absurd. I actually start at an LTACH in March. If I'm going to take care of LTACH patients bet your butt I'm going to do it in a...

  23. Seasoned Nurses VS Newbie Nurses

    YUKONrn replied to Alexx_xox's topic in General Nursing

    I take that back. One new thing I have seen is these, I don't know what to call them other than an "antibiotic ball". It's actually pretty cool because it's pressurized and doesn't require a pump....

  24. Seasoned Nurses VS Newbie Nurses

    YUKONrn replied to Alexx_xox's topic in General Nursing

    Not much has changed in the last 11 years that I know of with regards to assessments, skills, or charting except that instead of paper charting it's all electronic and extremely time consuming. I've...

  25. Depressed and Disappointed in Myself

    YUKONrn replied to Samx3's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I've been a nurse for almost 11 years and just left a job because for the past month I had the same feeling every day for a month straight. Problem is corporate greed and facilities trying to do more...