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No Nothing past the local wound classes

Heaven help us!

I tried Google too. But not much info. Post here if you found anything please

??at "ancient Roman poetry " So true tho

20+ "I's" ????

I have a great DON. We do rounds and she pitches in when needed, and so does everyone else where I work, without a grumble. However, I know of some jobs who would have the DON and ADNS as the Supervisor or even on the cart and still expect them to 1) not take a comp day, they'll pay them if it's beyond the expected work hours 2) handle their DON and ADON duties Remember, the DON is not in his/her office sipping wine or filling nails. They have to monitor allllll the other departments and most times the ADON is wearing two hats (as myself ADON and Staff Development) Then when there is a state survey the company hires all the extra nurses forgetting they were riding the everyday nurse like a race horse...and God help you if they should get a tag. That's what I'm talking about

Currently a Registered Nurse with a Bachelor's Doing my MSN emphasis on Education

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I'm telling you , a free floating DNS and ADNS is a thing of the past Not only is the ADNS doing the Staff Development, IP or Wound nurse, they are also expected to be the day Supervisor or on the cart while the DNS the day Supervisor and may have to come in as 11p-7a Supervisor while on the cart. That's the reason for the nursing shortage. Not that we don't have enough graduates or they are all leaving the bedside or none of the bs they want us to believe. Oh, and add in the fact that some places are only paying $26-$29/hr. Check Indeed

You find it interesting that a DNS would quit over being asked to work the floor? How about hiring enough staff, paying them their worth so that the DNS can do their own work? When the state is in your building and all hell breaks loose, the DNS is the one who gets asked " why weren't you on the ball?" Then you fire them for not getting a great survey and "wash, rinse and repeat " all over again! Only an Administrator or Regional would say something like that! Good God ! What more do you want?

I am in LTC too and I truly love it. I would love to work in a hospital to see the difference but, alas, I have never gone past an interview. It may not be the trend at where you work...yet. But, believe me, it is coming, one way or the other. The big corporations are all about saving money, and they are not about to have 2 free floating RNs in a building doing "nothing." That also solves the DOH's request of having enough RNs in a building and our everyday cry of "nursing shortage."

No I didn't mean that you should not enjoy yourself nor your residents. I am more surprised you have the luxury of doing so. The new trend is to have the DNS and ADNS supervise 7-3 and 3-11 and having the DNS do 11-7 (on call) and they are still expected to do their other duties. After all that, one cannot even enjoy a break much more sing for the residents. Continue to sing my dear DNS, sing for all of us who cannot find the time to pee much more sing.

You get to sing along with the residents ? I thought you would be supervising