Madeinthe1980s

You have that golden first year. If BH isn't your thing, then don't do it. After a year, you are no longer considered a new-grad. If its a peds ER, then you will probably be rotated thru the BH unit 1-2 times per week. You are under no obligation to stay unless you signed a contract, which is legally binding. Also beware of sign-on bonuses. They are heavily taxed

Does anyone know if CNO's license protection benefit has a grace period? I have a possible board complaint. I was told this type of complaint will most likely be low priority, but I am still worried I may have a suspension of some sort. I am going to sign up for CNO, paid in full. If I do get served a certified letter stating there is an investigation, how long before benefits can take effect? I've only ever done nursing and my license is my life. I just won't be able to afford an attorney if or when I am served a letter. Worse case scenario, I lose my license (unlikely) but I want to plan for the worse. Also, have any of you gotten a job during an investigation? If so, what were some challenges you faced? Did you leave nursing as a whole? I am considering leaving nursing all together. The stress I am feeling right now is insane! I can't sleep at night. Please help.

This is in TN. It has been a common theme at each assisted living place I have worked in.

Hello everyone, I am new to these forums as I was searching for a place for information. Over the past few years I have worked in assisted living. The staff assignments are typically 1 nurse to the building and have 3-4 resident aids. Right now I have almost 60 residents I must pass meds to and be responsible for. I have noticed that when a resident can no longer meet state mandated guidelines to qualify for an assisted living facility versus a nursing home, they are placed on hospice thus rendering them exempt from the regulations. They can not get out on the own volition in the event of a fire in the mandated 16 or less minutes for example. This puts much higher stress on my care staff and I. Administration never hires additional staffing, nor would they even with documentation that highlights the need to allot more hours. At first I thought this was an isolated incident at my first assisted living facility, but it turns out, is common practice. The residents' quality of care ultimately suffers and employee morale continues to spiral downward. I was contemplating reporting this to someone, but i am not sure to whom. What do you all think?