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To be honest,I only hear " That nurse is only doing it for the money" and "You need to be called to this field" from nurses that are jealous or angry at nurses with higher level degrees.

About taking vitals...At my rehab facility, orders are to take vitals BID. Day and evening shift take them. Some night shift nurses do not do them. Reasons given to me where that they only have orders for BID. I do see some night nurses write "Vitals not taken,patient sleeping".

I feel your pain. My unit,we have one CNA and one RN(Me) for 11 patients. They also have to get 3 patients dressed in the AM. I work 11-730. She needs help weighing patients. My thing is,I cannot pass out meds at 0530 AND change residents. I remember a call light went off and she peeked out someone else's room and did not respond to it.

Covid is the problem in private duty. None of the family members wear masks,we are around aerosol nebulizer treatments,etc. You are less protected against Covid in PDN than the hospital. How often are PDN patients and families getting tested? Who is making them test? Yeah.

Not to be contrary,but why would you do a meet and greet without the baby there? I have never done that before. What would be the point? I need to see the patient. Everything else could line up(nice home,nice parents,) but if I am unfamiliar with a vent or gtube the child has,the case is a bust.

PDN. Paperwork is a breeze. No more OASIS! With an easy job comes low pay. You have been forewarned!

I read about the Supreme Court decision and it mentions healthcare workers in facilities but not in other settings,particularly home care settings. Of course,most skilled nurse agencies receive Medicare and Medicaid funds.

I applied to every acute hospital in my area. I have a BSN. I been a nurse 15+ years. I just got the BSN in September. I could never get a call back from recruiters in the hospitals. One recruiter wanted me to call her. When I did,she did not answer. I am experienced,with the BSN. So what Is the problem? I figured it might be that I do not have the right experience. I worked in private duty with peds and adult patients. Maybe hospitals think it would be hard to train me,who knows. It could be that many nurses and recruiters do not know that private duty work is still working in nursing.

One reason I hate rehab. There is one CNA for 12 residents on night shift. I have to pass meds starting around 5:30am,but dammit so many patients have to to use the bathroon when I have to wake them up to take meds. We are expected to answer call lights and toilet the resident. That takes over 30 minutes of my time. CNA's have to do AM care for three residents,so I cant just tell a resident "Wait for the CNA". Then it gets hectic around change of shift because some CNA's just stand around talking while I am trying to answer call lights and toilet. It might be time for me to go back to homecare.

How come when folks present the fatality rate,they never talk about the millions left with long covid or disabilities?

AT least you had the chance to try acute care! I have been a nurse for 18 years. I always applied to hospitals from day 1 and never got hired. I tried as an Lpn,as an ADN RN,and even now as a BSN. Mind you,I was trying to get hired for a med surg position. The only places that call me back are non acute care positions like long term care,homecare,and esp pysch. I stayed in private duty nursing for 15 years. You would think hospitals would jump at the chance to hire a nurse with 18 years experience but no,they won't. I guess working on ventilators,with trach,and wound vacs isn't enough experience for them. I should also add that non acute care does not pay well. Private duty definately does not pay well. I think working agency homecare one on one killed my nursing career honestly. Most people do not see it as real nursing. Yes,my self esteem has taken a hit. There are nurses that have two years experience that make more money then I do and are now supervisors. I met three such nurses yesterday at a rehab center.

OP,I am going through this and I've been a nurse for 18 years. Just ask. Of course you will get the occasional prick but still ask,ask,ask.

Come on,are we really going to not notice that hospitals would not have this problem if they hired ADN's and LPN'S? That is the real and only solution.

I had to learn about some new medications and wound treatments like Xarelto and Profore, so yes med surg was a big learning curve for me at first. I also had to learn Pyxis as well.

I was the second nurse in the scenario before I got my current position in med surg six months ago. I love med surg btw. My pay is the same as when I worked in PDN,but the benefits are A1! Finally, I do not have to beg for health insurance and sick days! When I use to do interviews at hospitals AND LTC facilities, it seemed to be a red flag that I never worked in a facility. One LTC DON looked at my resume and application during our interview, shook her head ,and stated "You do not have experience." She also stated that because I did not have any nursing experience, they could not hire me. While looking through jobs on Indeed,I see many hospitals have new grad residencies but none for experienced nurses looking to work in acute care.