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I'm getting ready to re-enter nursing after several years out. After getting my degree, I worked for a couple years and then left for personal reasons (taking care of dying mother, helping husband in his business, then taking care of him when he became terminal). He's now passed and I'm ready to get back into the work force. How do I account for all this on a resume without it hurting my chances of finding employment. I am taking a refresher course (no clinical time) even though my license is still current. Thanks!

I was an LPN for a couple of years and now an RN for a little over a year. I just started at a new facility 3 days ago and I don't know many of the nurses yet because I work nights. The first 2 days I worked 2nd shift on the 3rd floor at a LTC facility. The 3rd day I was working 3rd shift on the 2nd floor which is where I will be working most of the time. At the end of my shift I ran upstairs to clock out on the 3rd floor. I witnessed a nurse trying to administer meds to a resident that I had taken care of the previous 2 days. This resident has behavior issues and refuses meds and care which she has the right to do. Anyway, the nurse was trying to force the spoon of crushed meds in pudding into the resident's mouth. The resident kept telling her she didn't want it. The nurse then bent down and in the resident's face loudly asked her repeatedly did she want breakfast. When the resident finally said yes, the nurse told her to take the meds then. The resident again said she didn't want it. When the nurse realized I was watching her, she went around behind the resident's wheelchair and started wheeling her towards the dining room and I heard the STNA ask her what she was going to do and the nurse said, "Get her to take this medicine one way or another." I left work and plan on talking to the Administrator about the incident. I don't know what this nurses name is and like I said, I just started at this facility and I don't want to be thought of as a trouble maker but I feel this is definitely abuse and I can't let it go. If it were my mother, I would be furious! I feel like this about all the residents, even those with issues. The DON was just let go Friday so I need to go the Administrator but I want to know how everyone else would approach the issue. Thanks for any advice!