ShayNeq65

ShayNeq65

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  1. Elderly parents

    Apply for Medicare/dnp possibly? Maybe find a staye run care facility for them. The only time I have seen a caregiver be OK while caring for a ELO (elderly loved one) is if the elo can be left alone...
  2. Any RN and/or BSN nurses here 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...
  3. Need guidance from seasoned leaders

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

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

    Great advice!
  6. The new norm. No place to go...

    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...
  7. Calling A Code Death (call police?)

    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...
  8. Taking a Long Leave of Absence from Work

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

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

    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...
  11. Assisted Living really much different than LTC??

    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...
  12. Assisted Living really much different than LTC??

    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...
  13. Assisted Living vs Nursing Home

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

    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,...
  15. COVID and Family

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

    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...
  17. LVNs in Hospitals Again?!

    Oh yes, LPN/LVN are being phased in again. My cousin, who has many years experience as an LVN has started a position in a hospital. When utilized properly, LVN can be a very important part of the team...