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  1. I want this pt showered...and a bunch of other questions...

    eldragon replied to wishiwereanurse's topic in General Nursing

    I think it's important to note that the patient is living in a facility at least partly because he can't make responsible decisions regarding his life and health. Therefore the facility is...

  2. I want this pt showered...and a bunch of other questions...

    eldragon replied to wishiwereanurse's topic in General Nursing

    We had a patient in our LTC facility who was also diagnosed paranoid schizophrenic, and refused to take any meds. He was a diabetic and while he let you check his blood sugar, he would't allow...

  3. # of residents in LTC

    eldragon replied to pielęgniarka's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I agree. I have 44 residents on day shift and all take considerable meds. Three are peg tubes. Many, if not most, are crushed and they all have inhalers, eye drops, nasal sprays, etc. Tons of...

  4. How long did it take you to feel comfortable in LTC?

    eldragon replied to vanilmil's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I wish I could offer you encouraging words but I am finishing up my 9th month in a LTC facility and it seems like it's getting harder as opposed to easier! We have a new director who clearly doesn't...

  5. How long did it take you to feel comfortable in LTC?

    eldragon replied to vanilmil's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    The facility I work at has the same protocol for LTC; charge nurse for treatments, etc., and a medication nurse for meds.I have 43 patients now, with a few empty beds. I pass meds on days. I start my...

  6. I am a US BSN graduate but I have been deported due to my family's immigration case.

    eldragon replied to mo0nlessnights's topic in International Nursing

    I don't want to high-jack this thread so I won't post more about my

  7. I am a US BSN graduate but I have been deported due to my family's immigration case.

    eldragon replied to mo0nlessnights's topic in International Nursing

    Sorry to hear about your troubles. I know a little of how you feel because my mother-in-law was also banned from visiting 10 years. That stuck, no matter what we tried to do. A little history might...

  8. Ortho/Neuro/Urology OR Cardiac Telemety??

    eldragon replied to willma70's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I agree with everything you said. The pay is lousy. But that seems to be standard LPN hospital pay. The experience you will get in a hospital is unsurpassed. You could make much more working LTC...

  9. # of residents in LTC

    eldragon replied to pielęgniarka's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    She is on the floor enough to see that I am working my tail off - nonstop - all day long. I feel like I'm being taken advantage of. There are other things too, like newer nurses being promoted to...

  10. # of residents in LTC

    eldragon replied to pielęgniarka's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Oh, and I have to chart all my prn meds, plus do MDS charting on up to 8 residents every single

  11. # of residents in LTC

    eldragon replied to pielęgniarka's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    This was my post several months ago and I'd like to revive this thread if possible. I now have 43 (needy) patients. And the DON says more are coming, to capacity - which could mean 5 more. I just...

  12. Serious Sleep Deprivation?!

    eldragon replied to medsurgrnco's topic in General Nursing

    The LTC facility I work at offers and encourages 16 hour shifts and I don't care for them. But there is one co-worker who does them twice a week and it's funny how she manages to take home the...

  13. Split days off?

    eldragon posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I am a new LPN, and recently started a job in a LTC facility, in a skilled nursing unit. So far so good, except the scheduling really bothers me. I work 5 days a week, 8.5 hours a day. One week I get...

  14. Split days off?

    eldragon replied to eldragon's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Just thought I'd update this old thread. I'm still at the same facility, almost 8 months now. I'm so tired today. I am about to go work my 6th day in a row. My last day off was last Tuesday. I'm...

  15. Made med error last night

    eldragon replied to OgopogoLPN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    It is wonderful that you were honest and followed through with the incident report, taking responsibility. I almost panicked once when I thought I may have given the wrong patient oxycontin, but...

  16. I want out of this mess

    eldragon replied to nanae_snow's topic in General Nursing

    I am also a new nurse and have been at my first job, at a LTC facility, for 7 months now. Every day for the first 4 months, I wanted to quit. It was hell, pure and simple. I regretted taking the...

  17. New LPN job--right move?

    eldragon replied to 4x4country's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    50 miles one way is a long commute. in my opinion. How long do you have to work to keep the sign-on bonus? For that bonus, i might, if i were you, consider moving there and reducing my commute, if...

  18. Shingles

    eldragon replied to 2bmalenurse007's topic in General Nursing

    Lyrica is commonly given for patients with shiingles pain after the initial rash is gone. The pain can last for months after the rash is gone. At the onset, stronger pain medication may be needed. As...

  19. How many residents do you pass meds too in Assisted Living?

    eldragon replied to Little Panda RN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    It just kills me how a DON can hire someone and say "we're not supposed to pre-pour meds, but go ahead." Alarms should go off at that point. If you aren't supposed to do it, you aren't supposed to...

  20. Manager charting and my documentation missing!?

    eldragon replied to ladylikeRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    While I agree that removing your documentation is very wrong, I think they only want you to document what you actually witness. Did you see the CNA step on the peg tubing? IF not, then don't document...

  21. How long did it take you to feel comfortable in LTC?

    eldragon replied to vanilmil's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I've been working in a LTC facility for over 6 months now. I work days. I started in skilled nursing and it was absolute hell. Too many errors to be made. After 4 months I transferred to a...

  22. terrified of a nursing job

    eldragon replied to dbledutchs's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I was glad to get out of school. I had nothing in common with any of my classmates. I was the oldest in the class to graduate, for starters, and that was just the beginning. I helped a few students...

  23. Facility moving units to 60 bed "mixed" skilled unit

    eldragon replied to bluegeegoo2's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Of course. If it walks like a duck and all that. A nurse with a work ethic and compassion can work twice as hard as a nurse who has neither of those two things. The only thing in common between the...

  24. Who do I turn to?

    eldragon replied to Chloe'sinNYNow's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Some of your complaints sound like staffing issues to me. Any DON worth his/her position would put a swift stop to many of your complaints. I know that cell phone use by employees is one thing I...

  25. # of residents in LTC

    eldragon replied to pielęgniarka's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I have 35 patients because the census is down. I do all the meds on dayshift, and split charting with another nurse. She does treatments and charge. It's easy. (I moved from a skilled unit that was...