ShayNeq65

ShayNeq65 has 37 years experience and specializes in Have done it all!.

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1. Any RN and/or BSN nurses here in private duty?

   ShayNeq65 replied to Ashlee59's topic in Private Duty

   I know this post is old but I have been going back and forth my whole career. I will be going back to an ALF. That is the nursing that is the best speed for me. Hospital not bad either but PDN is just not for me. I am good at it, the parents &a...

2. Need guidance from seasoned leaders

   ShayNeq65 replied to ComeTogether's topic in Geriatric

   Both of you nurses have excellent points but the bottom line is...be a decent human being and help when if you are able to. You want more $$$, of course who wouldn't? But the reality is staffing is terrible and we all should pitch in to help the pati...

3. New-ish RN, 30 residents please help!

   ShayNeq65 replied to newrnltc's topic in Geriatric

   Another good comment! I agree! Give yourself some time to get your groove. I am always in awe of really great LTC nurses...as a group we rock! Look at everything we must deal with...once trained and at our job for awhile in LTC there is almost nothin...

4. New-ish RN, 30 residents please help!

   ShayNeq65 replied to newrnltc's topic in Geriatric

   Great advice! ✌️😊

5. The new norm. No place to go...

   ShayNeq65 replied to BirdieBird's topic in Geriatric

   Same thing is happening at the assisted living facility I fill in at. I have said the same exact thing but it is what it is. I was discussing with the executive Director that we definitely need to be educating the staff more in on a more frequent ...

6. Calling A Code Death (call police?)

   ShayNeq65 replied to Jcezz's topic in General Nursing

   When a person dies at a facility in my jurisdiction and they are a full code we must do CPR on them until the paramedics arrive and then they take over. The number we first call is into the police station and they assess the situation but they hardly...

7. Taking a Long Leave of Absence from Work

   ShayNeq65 replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

   I am on one right & when I return I will be going back as PRN not FT but I am sure I will be picking up many shifts. I feel more appreciates when I am PRN & I like the freedom of making my own schedule. I’ll keep you updated September 5th or ...

8. Morphine for Hospice Patients: What Nurses Need to Know

   ShayNeq65 replied to KyleStaarmannRN's topic in Education

   When we provide the meds for comfort & transition to death for anyone else’s timeline except the person that is dying. we must be careful as healthcare providers to not help a patient transition because of a family member that just wants the...

9. Morphine for Hospice Patients: What Nurses Need to Know

   ShayNeq65 replied to KyleStaarmannRN's topic in Education

   When someone is in the active dying stages morphine is used to help ease the transition. Like a hospice nurse once told me we can drag the patient's death out 1 to 2 weeks or we can give it around the clock and help this person to die with dignity an...

10. Assisted Living really much different than LTC??

    ShayNeq65 replied to LuvNursing84's topic in Geriatric

    Yes! So of course we have different staffing needs when they are deemed to have ALF needs & it is not good. I work in an assisted living and I had five sets of vital signs on my shift and two residents who because their families refuse to make th...

11. Assisted Living really much different than LTC??

    ShayNeq65 replied to LuvNursing84's topic in Geriatric

    Hello. And you are not wrong there! I am an ALF and I keep saying this is how nursing homes were many years ago. But people are even more sick, more comorbidities. We are helping the residents more & more.

12. Assisted Living vs Nursing Home

    ShayNeq65 replied to moomin's topic in LPN/LVN

    I know this post is months old but I have to say that it is everywhere where there is unrealistic expectations! I work at an ALF and for the most part it is OK but tonight, 2 admissions; 1 re-admit amd the other a new admission. Sorry, I am not stayi...

13. Why won't they pay us more to stay??

    ShayNeq65 replied to bitter_betsy's topic in Emergency

    I have often wondered that myself BB and this has come up in conversations with other nurses. We have gathered that it may be easier to get rid of traveling nurses when census is down, no benefits, no retirement plans to offer. Great for the comp...

14. COVID and Family

    ShayNeq65 replied to K_RN18's topic in COVID

    This!❤️ I take precautions where I must, careful as I can be and See only family that I must; My ex husband and I share watching our 7 year old grandson on diff days. I work ALF for the moment. My ex works mostly from home. My DD works in a small o...

15. Assistant director of nursing... is this a mistake?

    ShayNeq65 replied to Grande_latte04's topic in Management

    Good for you to think about this. Always go with gut extinct! I think you are right about wanting more experience and if you love patient care, maybe tell HR,”thank you for the opportunity but I’d like more on the floor experience first”. You can alw...