Florida here: Nope. They honestly really can't mess with oxygen at all. Considered a medication so they can't administer it, which means changing over tanks. They can ASSIST a resident with placing on...
I don't see the problem with it! In fact, I think you will find that the staff have a lot more respect for a DON who is in there working right beside them... rather than them expecting to kill...
I am in a somewhat rural area of northwest Florida. As a supervisor, I made started at $42. I got my annual raise (after almost 3 years) and was brought up to $43. But I was salary... so honestly, I...
Most of those assessments are facility based, not PCC based. That is the glory of PCC is that it is adaptable to add your own assessments into PCC. My old facility did not have an assessment for...
fsudmbRN replied to Mariah Walker's topic in Geriatric, LTC
You develop your own system. No ones system will work for you! I have had several new LPNs and RNs come up to me and ask how I got done with my pass so fast. I have basically worked in LTC for nearly...
fsudmbRN replied to Lovesnursing83's topic in Geriatric, LTC
In my old facility, it would have been an abuse allegation and she would have been sent home. And seeing as you witnessed her feeding into it, it would have resulted in her being
fsudmbRN replied to amason2021's topic in Geriatric, LTC
I had a friend tell me that if you don't get a job somewhere, it just means that you aren't suppose to there now. You are suppose to be at the place that hired you. Whether you find your "forever...
I think it honestly depends on what YOU want to do down the road. I went straight for my RN and ended up working in a LTC facility and worked in it for several years. I switched to psych, acute, and...
So, this week I have had a few break throughs. Offered a job with two different home health agencies and in-patient psych at a local hospital... My ultimate goal is to go back and get my PMHNP, so I...
I have been in management for the past 7 years and before that I worked 4 years in skilled home health. I am stepping back due to burn out and just miss being a nurse. I am returning to bedside. I...
I had something similar happen years ago way before I became a nurse. I never had any issues with anything. It was labeled as Petty Theft and I got withheld adjudication. I always reported it. I had...
Sorry.... this is going to be long. I have been a nurse for over 16 years. I have worked mostly in LTC/SNF. But I do have 4 years in home health, 2 years in psych, and 1 year in the hospital. Many of...