MrNurseJohn

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1. First RN job- LTC or Home Health?

   MrNurseJohn replied to loganno31's topic in First Year After Licensure

   LTC for sure. You will learn how to handle multiple patients at one time, charting, dealing with doctors and other healthcare professionals and emergency situations as well. Home Health is less...

2. Anyone Just Interested in Being an LPN, and not an RN

   MrNurseJohn replied to UnbreakableOne's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

   I think that is fine. I'm a LPN and went back for my RN and realized that clinical nursing wasn't for me. I was only 3 classes away from getting my RN. People finally left me alone bc I now have...

3. Limited Orientation; High Ratio; How to Survive?

   MrNurseJohn replied to River&MountainRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

   If you like working with geriatrics, have you considered Assisted Living? I did that as a nursing director for years and then got promoted to executive director. AL often looks the nurse to be a...

4. Should I get Esthetics License???

   MrNurseJohn replied to Kali.RN's topic in Aesthetics

   I have both nursing and Esthetician license. I don't use my Esthetician at all bc I work as an executive director for home care but I would definitely get those license bc there are machines that you...

5. Not sure where this belongs..ALF

   MrNurseJohn replied to SpookyRN764's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

   I feel your pain as I did your job for 8 years and then got promoted to executive director. Even as ED, I am a working manager. Sounds like your managers are in the wrong field. In ALFs, everyone has...

6. Specialty Poll for male nurses

   MrNurseJohn replied to DatMurse's topic in Men in Nursing

   I ended up working as a nursing director in assisted living facility and got promoted to executive director. I just passed my Long Term Care Administrator Board this month as well. I am into...

7. NEVER Specialized??

   MrNurseJohn replied to uiwhi's topic in General Specialties

   You are doing fine. You're only 4 years in and have plenty of time to explore. I've been a nurse since 2000 and for my first 10 years, I've done staffing agency float in different departments in the...