Olga

Olga has 5 years experience and specializes in General.

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1. FY2020 Army Nurse Corps

   Olga replied to ReconMedic's topic in Government

   I am prior service and just recently finished BSN. I work in VA nursing home (subacute rehab). I have 6 months experience in that position. Anyone knows if Army in need of Rns right now? due to covid.. I guess I could only try for Med-Su...

2. VA extended care /community living center

   Olga replied to Olga's topic in Geriatric

   I guess it is more than one position so some might be permanent and some not. VA can be confusing. Definitely ask them questions on Monday. Good luck!

3. VA extended care /community living center

   Olga replied to Olga's topic in Geriatric

   One thing I can say - it is NOT like other nursing homes, it is a safe environment. I have 11 patients for med pass most of the time. I have worked in other nursing homes where I had 49... so no, it is generally safe in my experience, I always have s...

4. VA extended care /community living center

   Olga replied to Olga's topic in Geriatric

   That is why I took this position as well, I also heard that my location is really far from the best... so to say. Is that a permanent full time position? I would take it, I do not know how much experience you have, but as a new RN I learned som...

5. VA extended care /community living center

   Olga replied to Olga's topic in Geriatric

   Hi, yes, I have. It is OK, I am a COVID hire and most of the time I perform the duties of LPN, that is passing meds, but of course as an RN I can do other things that LPN cannot. So, I do med pass during the day. Sometimes, but very rarely I do EKG o...

6. Probable Fraud. What do I do?

   Olga replied to NYARN's topic in General Nursing

   Forgot she visited a patient? Had 0 documentation, not even started anything? Sounds like bs. What system are u using for documentation? What kind of visit is that? Regular reassessment or something else (dressing change, for example)? I would cance...

7. VA hiring process 2020

   Olga replied to RosesrReder's topic in Government

   Hi, CONGRATS! I think my experience is very different in terms of hiring process. I told them I am available June 1, and couple of days before that I got my firm offer with the start day of June 1st. So I went in without fingerprints, drug test, vet...

8. VA hiring process 2020

   Olga replied to RosesrReder's topic in Government

   Did you go to orientation/started? Or you will wait to do the other permanent position? HR could not really confirm the shift, I only told them I can't take night. I am starting on Monday, which is the day I told HR I am available. I did not even do...

9. VA hiring process 2020

   Olga replied to RosesrReder's topic in Government

   Hello, Can anyone share any info on VA Extended care/community living centers? I received firm offer today and took it, but the whole process was extremely fast for VA standards and I am not even sure what shift and what hours I will work. Anyone wa...

10. VA extended care /community living center

    Olga posted a topic in Geriatric

    Hello, Looks like I might be starting a job at the VA extended care/community center/nursing home in the Bronx. Anyone who works there or any other extended care? Please share how many residents per nurse, organization on the floor and anything you t...

11. UAS assessor

    Olga posted a topic in Career Support

    Hello, Looking for career advice. I am still a new grad, during nursing school I wasn't sure what path to take career wise, the only clinical I really liked was NICU. After graduation I applied to the hospitals in the NYC with no luck, so I went to N...

12. New Nurse Venting

    Olga replied to NewtoNursing75's topic in General Nursing

    I can only say that this is a long post indeed, but very well written. You do sound like a very nice person, I can't tolerate any conflict myself, so I feel your pain. You are bullied, and this is horrible. I would just leave. Your sanity is more val...

13. New Grad Trying to Make a Decision

    Olga replied to jennsrn's topic in General Nursing

    jennsrn Nobody is looking down on me just because everybody else are new as well... I get no criticism of any kind because I'm on my own 90% of the time. And I quickly learned that even if people act very confident it doesn't mean they know what they...

14. RN training newly hired nurse.

    Olga replied to Olga's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you all for your replies. I did put in my 2 week notice even before this happened. I have couple of days left. I just don't want this to follow me somehow. No, when they asked me to sign paper that says I failed to supervise, this was my respo...

15. RN training newly hired nurse.

    Olga posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello, I am a new nurse, at my first job not even 2 months. This is LTC. They hired more nurses and gave me buddy-up. My own orientation was 7 days. I have a lot of residents so I did what other nurses did when I was orienting, I told her to help me....