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  1. Do most LTC facilities fire for mistake on orientation?

    bubblymom373 replied to markfish's topic in General Nursing

    How is the patient? What type of reaction did he have, if any? When discussing with management acknowledge the mistake, explain how it happened, and how in the future this could be avoided. If...

  2. Morphine and End Of Life

    bubblymom373 replied to MelissaLPN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Sorry this is to address my previous post. LC is LTC. After reading the post I do apologize for sounding short with you OP. What I meant was there are many different areas of nursing. If...

  3. Morphine and End Of Life

    bubblymom373 replied to MelissaLPN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Many of the Hospice patients that I have seen coming into the LC where I work are often in alot of pain prior to the actual final dying process. When they are in the final stage as your patient was I...

  4. What would you do?

    bubblymom373 replied to jesuslovesme's topic in General Nursing

    As a previous post stated weigh out the pros and cons. With the gas prices now please figure in gas cost also! If you can talk with people you know who work in home health and in SNF. This should help...

  5. Im scared!! help

    bubblymom373 replied to Amberlynnp13's topic in General Nursing

    You are a new nurse. Comfort level comes with experience. ( Although I must admit I still get nervous in emergency situations.) Educating yourself on things that you don't know is a good step. Take...

  6. Acute vs LTC. I think I miss working LTC!

    bubblymom373 replied to lilaclover's topic in General Nursing

    Life is too short to be working at a job that you don't like that much. As one post said try per deim at a home first, and see if you like the place. Not all nursing homes are the same. Good

  7. new graduate with very hard orientation.should I quit my job?

    bubblymom373 replied to belle05's topic in First Year After Licensure

    From the sound of your post you have a month long orientation for a good reason. The first few of days of any orientation are overwhelming and stressful. You have alot thrown at you and not all (if...

  8. New RN in LTC, feeling overwhelmed.

    bubblymom373 replied to kohlbesc's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    This feeling will pass, hang in there. I find that learning to prioritize and delegate are important in getting the work done and allowing you to not feel so rushed during the shift. Where I work we...

  9. ALWAYS called to work on days off?

    bubblymom373 replied to squatmunkie_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Please dont feel guilty about not going in on your days off. With your job being so stressful you need time to recharge and take care of

  10. Frustrated Charge Nurse

    bubblymom373 replied to Caffeine_IV's topic in General Nursing

    Eventually this situation will get better as these nurses get more comfortable in their postions at your facility. As a suggestion at my facility we have a "How to" book for the nurses. This book...

  11. My first ranting

    bubblymom373 replied to tokebi's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I will admit to prepouring some pills . Checking BPs and G tube placement yes, I always do that. The risk of something happening if I don't scares me too much not

  12. Help! Insubordinate Nursing Aides

    bubblymom373 replied to yadda_yadda_yadda's topic in General Nursing

    The facility sounds like it is being run by the CNAs. They do and say what they want and no consequences. I would not want to be there when state comes

  13. New Additional Skin Grids (LTC) ?!

    bubblymom373 replied to Zen123's topic in General Nursing

    At my facility, like ktwlpn , nurses do the weekly skin assessments. New bruises have all of the paperwork, incident report , investigations forms, etc. Gotta love that

  14. Need solutions to nursing problems!!

    bubblymom373 replied to SmokeyNite's topic in General Nursing

    Add this to your learning experience, if this happens again you will know what to do. Try to find a nurse on your floor that you feel comfortable with and can bounce things off of when problems like...

  15. What are the worst call in excuses you've heard?

    bubblymom373 replied to sasha2lady's topic in General Nursing

    True story and so not funny, hubby calling in for wife because she was dead. They had an arguement and she jumped out of the car when he was going 55 mile per hour. My favorite excuse though is "Third...

  16. Does her family know how sick she is?

    bubblymom373 replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I think that you did the right thing by talking to them. It sounded like family needed to hear this information. At least now the family can make an informed decision about care for their family...

  17. I really do not get it!

    bubblymom373 replied to labrador4122's topic in General Nursing

    I agree that the tone for the floor is set by the NM. There will be "mean girls" in any place that you work. Some just love to tattle, ***** and backbite. It sounds as though this job may not be a...

  18. patient choked after taking pills..

    bubblymom373 replied to cebuana_nurse's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Cover your

  19. patient choked after taking pills..

    bubblymom373 replied to cebuana_nurse's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    The resident survived that is the most important. Sounds like a review of policy and procedures for all staff is in the offing for incidents like this. Just remember to CYA. Charting will save you....

  20. Being Tired at work - How do you cope?

    bubblymom373 replied to abbaking's topic in General Nursing

    I drink anywhere from 6-8 cups of coffee when I work. If really tired I take a walk in the halls or sit outside for several minutes . Sometimes it is hard to stay awake especially when doing charting...

  21. How Many Residents Do You Care For On Your Unit?

    bubblymom373 replied to Nurse!Nurse!Hello?'s topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Night shift, 50 residents that are on my floor and 2

  22. Advice for new grad RN, after terminated after 3 1/2 months

    bubblymom373 replied to luvnursingRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Good

  23. was i wrong?

    bubblymom373 replied to goldc8's topic in General Nursing

    You did

  24. Dont want to get anyone in trouble

    bubblymom373 replied to dscott76's topic in General Nursing

    Get in touch with your night supervisor or if you don't have one your DON. This is one of the reasons they are there, to deal with things like

  25. Night shift: let residents sleep?

    bubblymom373 replied to RGuadagna's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    We do resident centered care where I work. We do two rounds one at the beginning of the shift and one at the end. Most of the residents wear the night briefs that wick away the moisture. Those with...