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Interesting article on names. I know one of people mentioned in this article and her name was no hinderance to her... http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/34641678/ns/today-today_people/

worked in LTC fairly common to admit (dump) new resident late inafternoon which leaves new pt. with NO medications of any kind barebones overnight crew left with no recourse but maintain constant monitoring .... scared confused abusive mentally unsta...

auuuggghh Had a extruded disc L3-L4 spinal stenosis L4-incision L2-L5 intractable pain misdiagnosed for years the knee-hip guy never took a mri of spine (after mri of hip or knee sent to PT) worked for 3 years in pain... was a new RN so those 3 year...

Worked in LTC - The residents were too cold with the AC on...the DON had AC in closed office, the residents rooms had horrid AC/Heating units in the rooms blowing gale force wind on the B bed, curtain closed nothing for the A bed. In the hallways th...

Again so many LTC facilities venturing into areas that they are unprepared for...understaffed, lacking appropriate equipment. Venturing into the skilled facilty arena with LTC mentality and in the long run that wil not work - an accident waiting to ...

I was very vocal about many issues in the LTC facility. I did get some of the nurses to stop punching out and returning to finish their jobs as ordered by the DON Most of what I said fell on deaf ears Each overworked and stressed nurse had their own...

Uh are you working where I used to work ! Sad to say I never resolved my cna issues while in LTC - the aides had been in this facility forever...they act as one - with a mob mentality Management did not support my actions but then cited me for inabi...

I used to work both night and evening shift... I was on the 3-11 We received a new admit - late as usual. We were supposed to have an inservice on respiratory care for this resident - never happened.. Interesting how 'they' expect/assume that a LTC ...

In my experience, Community Colleges in NJ are very hard to get into - They are less expensive than 4 year BSN programs (if you live in county) therefore very competitive. the only problem with the plan of getting Associates RN and then the BSN after...

The law does not require my facility to give me a break...the law does require that I be paid for the hours I work - I was not paid for those half hours Q shift that I worked - The pay is automatically taken out...management counts on employees to no...

I too have felt the same way - isolated - not a lunch issue as we rarely stoped to eat. My isolation was deepened due to the fact that many of my fellow nurses were contract Filipina's and they spoke to each other in their dialog. Relevant nursing to...

Where I worked in LTC - the nurses did the v/s. We had alot of cardiac meds so we had frequent checks. Not that easy since we had one BP machine for 2 nurses and 45 residents That does not work well In addition the only machine was rarely recalibr...

We need to take profit out of the health industry My insurance company flat out refused to pay for my surgery - approved the spinal surgery then refused to pay. the actual reimbursement was I still pay for insurance - what is a person to do - You t...

auuugghhhhI'm hooked:lol2:

Breaks - whats that? Appparantly I have taken one half hour each shift even when working alone overight Never punched out - never took a break Now the cnas... They rush around afterthe resident's dinner putting everyone to bed and ALL sit down and e...

One of the activities people who of course only works the day shift Flatly denies that SUNDOWNERS exists HA!

Apologies for the long post.. Arrrgghhh...I agree with Gracenotes,2ndwind nikkimodl and OP One's working environment is a key ingredient to one' s sucess on the job as well as job satisfaction... There is something very toxic in the nursing industry...

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For years,I used to'live' outdoors every weekend. Since my injury and surgery I have not been gotten sufficient sunlight. I don't drink milk. My CA has some D. About 6 months ago I asked my DO to check my D levels. I had low levels of D and received ...

The elderly population especially in LTC are especially at risk and probably never checked. I know none of the residents in the facility I worked in were checked.

EXACTLY!

I recently requested my medical records from a a specialist that had been treating me...I was not happy with my treatment and there were billing issues when I requested the records...I called with no call back so I. I really expected to be asked to...

From what I know - Your job should be protected for 12 weeks of FMLA - After 12 weeks They are not required to hold your job. How long have you worked before FMLA (12 months?) HR does not what to have trouble with federal laws!!! What state are you...

it's a slippery slope -

As a new RN, I was hired to work in LTC/psych in a hospital (not my dream job but a job in a hospital) I said yes but when I went in to tour the floor (they acted surprised that I wasnted to do that) I found out I was to be charge nurse. WHAT!!!! I ...