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^ what a great post. I do miss the relationships with the residents and some family members. They truly appreciated the hard work. In corrections, there are lines that can't be crossed in regards to what they call "over familiar" nurse - inmate re...

Shame on the greedy corporations and administrators concerned only with the bottom line. Shame on the politicians who approved these horrendous staffing ratios long ago for LTC. No regard for patient care.ll The elderly really are treated so bad in ...

I left LTC over 13 years ago and have been in corrections ever since. It is a million times better. It is sad to see and will only get worse with the baby boomers entertaining retirement and needing long term care. The LTC here is bringing in for...

In your interview expect questions on cardiac chest pain and opioid overdoses......we have a big problem with drug overdoses throughout the state.

It doesn't mean much. The state is very short on RN's and the turn over is high. Corrections is not for everyone. There is a lot of jobs and OT if you want it. Good luck.

It is not uncommon for LTC nurses to have worked at over 10 different LTC's in search of a better place. I worked with so many during my 4 years as a CNA. Burnt out, frustrated, looking for some level of sanity. It's actually pretty sad to see. T...

I would not recommend LTC at all. I had no idea how bad it was back when I was a new grad LVN. I begged management to let me return to my CNA job at the facility. Yes, I would rather be a CNA then work as a new in LTC. I only made it about 2 mont...

There is an emergency department in Stockton that is staffed primarily by travel RN's from the southern states. This is in a low paying county by California standards.

The taxes are retarded in California and continue to go up. Current policies are to keep releasing violent felons out on to the streets. There are parts of Los Angeles and San Francisco that look like third world countries with needles and feces al...

Naps, I was in your shoes as a new grad LVN. I left LTC and it has been great ever since. You really should be aggressively searching for a new job. When you interview tell them you left because of unsafe working conditions and that the job didn't...

When the job is effecting you outside out work it's time to change things up. You are not alone, keep an open mind and you will find a job that doesn't consume you outside of work.

Urgent Care is not for everyone. I could not believe the case loads, 40 - 60 patients a shift. The liability there is enormous. It is so easy to miss a critical diagnosis when rushed at that pace. I agree with the comment about LTC.

I will be retiring and moving out of California. There is a mass exodus taking place.

The turn over rate is a massive red flag. I work in corrections and enjoy it but thought about picking up a few extra shifts at the local LTC. They are always hiring RN's and LVN's etc. We recently hired a former employee from the LTC who said it ...

This is heartbreaking to read. LTC nursing has come down to faking and lying about treatments, meds given and vital signs just to get the work done. Keep looking their are so many better options out there even if you must travel and try a differen...

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Great advice above but don't be surprised if the school still won't help you with placement. I called 6 schools (online and brick and mortar) and brought up the Sawyer initiative and each place basically said that's nice....you still have to find yo...

In this area the LTC/SNF are getting foreign nurses to work by granting visas and citizen path. They pay them peanuts of course.

It is truly frightening to think of the "care" that awaits the baby boomer generation. Shortcuts in LTC consist of not turning the patients every two hours, not doing treatments, not passing all the meds, and leaving the residents in urine and feces....

That is exactly what will happen. Too many new NP's with too few jobs to contend for.

Like stated above, check the market in your area. In my area the FNP market is over saturated. There are very few jobs and these have job posting from 99K- 120k. I have posted these ads on this site as I watch the wages continue to plummet. RN's in...

I am amazed that our elderly continue to be in these situations. False documentation, meds not being passed, pt soaking in urine and feces......it is still a problem and has been in every SNF I have worked going back to 1998. The ratios will never...

Yes so true. I have seen so many co-workers get fired and some arrested for getting too close with the inmates.

It won't get better. Save your license and run away. As a new grad LVN I got stuck with 46 - 48 residents on the 2 - 10pm shift. Pure hell and dangerous. I left for corrections and it has been great.

it all depends on your location.