Reese17

Hello, I'm an LPN and I would like to become an MDS Coordinator for an LTC facility. Where do I start? I went on the AANAC website and I dont know if I should go to a seminar or just take an online course. Anyone have any suggestions as to where I sh...

I am working in an LTC Facility, but I know nothing about MDS.

Congrats on getting a job in this crazy economy!!! I am also a new LPN working in a LTC facility....I've been on the floor for almost 3 months with only 3 days orientation (crazy I know!!). In the beginning I would keep a clipboard with my schedule o...

Well, I just finished my 1st week at my very 1st nursing job in an LTC facility....nursing skool had me fooled! No one told me my feet would HURT soooo bad!!!! I'm fine when I'm on the floor but the minute I get home and lay down, I'm in agony....no ...

I am in the same boat as you, I'm a new nurse and have been working for a month...I go home and constantly review my day in my head, I feel guilty about having to pass on my work to the oncoming nurse, at times. I think we need to learn to just let i...

I need some advice, I am a new nurse and have been working at an LTC facility for a month now. Some days I find it very difficult to go into work, my nerves get the better of me. I feel nauseous, my head is spinning and I find it hard to breath..its ...

Thank you!!! Thank you!!! Thank you for everyones advice...like one post said, at the end of my shift I do feel better and I often think "wow, I cant believe I got through it!" I think I will try to establish a routine of calmness before my shift sta...

I also feel the same way...Ive been working LTC for 3 weeks and I swear it feels like Ive been there for months..LTC is very overwhelming! Like the previous post wrote, maybe its not for you. But I would say this, give it a little while longer to mak...

First of all congratulations on graduating and getting a job! Im also a new nurse working LTC...what I do is I keep a small notepad in my pocket to jot down notes, also I have a census sheet w me on my cart so when a doc, DON, or CNA tells me somethi...

Im in the same boat, Im going on my 3rd week and work the 2nd shift at an LTC facility. I only received 3 days training as a new grad. Its only been 3 weeks but it feels like I have been there for 3 months!!!! The stress is unreal !!! There are some ...

I am having a hard time finding a job...I got my license in October. I was just wondering for the nurses that got hired within 3 months of getting their license, how did u get your job? Did you fill out an application online, did you go in and ask to...

Thanks everyone for their advice! Glad to know I'm not alone in all this pain.

I just started a thread about my 1st week on the job....reality shock for me was how painful nursing is...at the end of my shift my feet hurt like crazy...clinicals and the real world are totally different. There is this intense pressure when you get...

I graduated in July, took NCLEX in October and passed..in December I got 3 job offers! I accepted one and worked there for 2 weeks, had a emergency family situation and had to quit, now I'm looking for another job and not having any luck...I think I ...

SSC in South Holland is a good program. They do have an entrance exam. As far as understanding teachers, for the most part the teachers in the nursing program are great. The class size is not that big and in the end you begin to feel like family. Go...

Latinadream, I graduated from SSC in July from their LPN program, I was in the RN program but failed a class and was given the choice to go into the LPN program or take a extra classes to raise my GPA then apply for RN program. SSC overall is a good ...

I'm in the same boat..i graduated in July, got my license in October and was offered a job in December but it was so overwhelming and it was nights where I would have 50 residents (OMG!) so I quit, I took some time off for the holidays and now I am s...

I am a new grad and I have been offered a part time position in a LTC facility but its only every other weekend, at least for now with a chance that I may get more hours at the end of orientation (but its not guaranteed)...my dilemma is.... although ...

I need some advice...I am a recent LPN graduate and recently found out about a PRN position at an LTC facility. My concern is how are you trained when you work PRN? Do I get training when I accept the shift or do I come in for training but not get pa...

spongebob...my biggest worry is I will be trained for 2 weeks then expected to be on my own after that. I have no experience at all and although I will be trained but then who knows how long after that I will work again. I might consider it if there ...

VM85, thanks for the advice! last night I weighed my pros vs cons and chose to accept the position. I have orientation 12/2..i'm so nervous and excited at the same time .

First..what city r u in where there are so many available jobs for new grads? Second...why did u go thru school if u dont want to work as an LPN? Relax and take a few deep breaths...u have to start somewhere. I think once u get on the floor and start...

Our school required we take the HESI and pass w/ an 800 or else we couldnt take the NCLEX. For me, the HESI was more difficult..I had to take it twice. But the NCLEX-PN I only had to take once and passed. Soooo does the HESI really determine how well...

Congratulations!!!!

Thanks, NurseThis21! I'm in the process of writing my resume...its been over 10 years since I've been on a job interview and so I let my friend take a look at my old resume and she laughed saying it looked like it was in time warp! lol....