walkingon

walkingon CNA, LPN

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  1. 10 Signs You Might Not Have The Job

    J.Adderton…I wish I knew. Maybe they had to interview a certain number of candidates or something. Just wish they’d have been straight up about it. Frustrating with no feedback to know what...
  2. 10 Signs You Might Not Have The Job

    This happened to me very recently. Red flag #1: not hearing from the company for nearly three weeks after the initial interview. (at this point, I already knew they probably weren’t interested and...
  3. Journey Through Menopause

    Thanks for raising awareness on this topic! Just wanted to add that, for those on Reddit, there is a sub with a wealth of information and support for menopausal women. It’s been super-helpful to...
  4. Question about time management

    Thank you for that useful comment! No sarcasm intended at all. We did, very recently, get a new phone system with a phone tree and voice mail that automatically routes the calls to the appropriate...
  5. Is Nursing Still a Good Profession?

    I’m no longer happy at my job in AL memory care and haven’t been for awhile but not wanting to leave nursing because there are so many other opportunities out there. I’m not a young woman,...
  6. How do you guys do it for so long?

    Sounds like a dream job to me! How does one find such a position, and is 10 years as a floor SNF/AL LPN qualification
  7. Question about time management

    Thank you so much for this! I actually made a paper with these bullet points and taped it to my clipboard for referral to make this train of thought a habit. Already knew this as well, but the...
  8. Memory care-Can you pass meds in the dining room?

    No, it’s a small memory care assisted living facility. State watches us set and pass meds from our trays when they’re in the
  9. Question about time management

    JKL33, I feel really dumb asking this, but could you expound on the difference between patient’s (in my case, resident’s) needs and employer’s preferences/fantasies? Something inside really...
  10. Memory care-Can you pass meds in the dining room?

    The dining room is where we pass the meds at my facility. We pre-set the meds on trays with their patient identifiers and take the trays around rather than drag the cart. Never heard of not being...
  11. Hospital Terminating RNs for Travel Nursing

    Thank you for the information! Wasn’t sure how it worked.
  12. Hospital Terminating RNs for Travel Nursing

    Slightly off topic here, but how does one join a union when there are none locally? I live a union-busting at-will employment state. Is it possible to join one
  13. Where I work, (memory care AL) men with a hx of documented sexual behaviors are given IM Depo-Provera, which generally works pretty well from what I’ve seen. Of course, families are consulted and...
  14. Violence is Not "Just Part of the Job"

    As a memory care nurse, my co-workers and I work under a shadow of threat of violence daily. How do you fight back when you’re fighting restraint-free cognitive impairment? How do you deal when...
  15. I wish I had the stones to do this. I’m just a LPN working AL, but >30:1 is getting old. I will probably lose my job and be blackballed where I live, should I attempt to organize in this right...
  16. Cost vs benefit of BSN at middle age

    I'm a LPN in this position. Would love to get my RN, but my employer doesn't offer tuition reimbursement. I went to the local community college to check out their transition program and was told I...
  17. Palliative Residents

    I work with some pretty seasoned nurses that STILL struggle with giving that last dose of roxanol, although we work closely with hospice and have been educated ten ways to Sunday on pain control. I...
  18. SNu staff ratios?

    Worked at two different SNF before the AL I work at now and the ratios Brandon described were comparable. 19: or 20:1 where I work
  19. Why do LPNs only make $40K per year?

    How did you get into case management? Seems like around where I live you need to be a RN for MDS or case management. Would love to get a chance at that kind of
  20. What Did You Get For Nurses Week?

    Our facility does nothing for Nurse's Week other than to say thank you in the daily meeting. They talk a good talk about how wonderful and appreciated we are, but the lack of action kind of negates...
  21. A Rough Nursing Shift...

    It was one of these shifts from hell yesterday, what a relief to walk out of there knowing I was off
  22. I Love Night Shift

    No way could I stay awake for night shift. If I thought I could, I'd totally do it. No meals to work around, no demanding family members, no state, no management, and a little bit better
  23. Is working as LPN in Nursing home easy?

    Probably the most concise and accurate description of LTC nursing I've ever
  24. Assisted living

    No way would I take that job. I work in a small AL memory care facility. Most often, I am charge nurse working with one QMA and 3 CNAs (day shift) for 40 people, and it's very, very difficult...so...
  25. ANCC gerontology exam

    I wish there were something similar for LPNs, I would gladly study for, pay for and take that