pepperann35

I agree you are too new to work as a supervisor. You have to be able to handle anything that comes up and that can only be learned through experience. I am a supervisor in LTC. I have been a LPN for almost 19 years and took this job 2 yrs. ago. Go...

What about nurses that come to work and want to go home sick almost every night! We have a nurse that will drink something hot and make her temp go up or eat a huge meal with a reg. pepsie (she is diabetic) and make her blood sugar go up to 400 so s...

I live in Florida. As a LPN, I do most of the assessments and admissions with no RN intervention at all. Maybe it is different in your state.

Just the 02 stats would be enough to alarm me. Put on the 02, and call the Dr.!

Hey, good for you! I am sorry you were treated this way. I think it's fine to stay late if you want to, but it was not nice that they just TOLD you to stay. That just causes resentment. I'm glad you stood up for yourself.

Hi, I agree with both sides.....on one hand, most of us are female and we are usually the prime care-takers of the children (always an exception to this of course) We do need to work harder with flex-schedules, in advance when possible, to cover the ...

Based on her medications, like risperidone, she must have a behavioral issue. Her lethargy could be a side effect of some of her meds. She could be confused. A fall risk, fall precaution care plan would be good. A care plan for her antibiotic wou...

I live in Florida. The staffing ratios are preety good, but when our staffing is low, they can and do use activities, restorative and management hours to bring up the numbers.

I agree. Do what you need to do to preserve your health. Does the hospital have any counseling services available? :redbeathe

Your medical transcriptionist experience will help you down the road quite a bit, wait and see. And, on the plus side, a lot of nurses cannot spell and I know you can! One nurse I know even spells nurse N-E-R-S-E....go figure!

We only give new nurses (whether they are "new" to nursing or just new employees) 3 days of orientation then they are on there own. I work in LTC also.

Here's to you...:cheers: You really did a wonderful job holding it all together, you REALLY did. I can tell you are going to be a great nurse, just hang in there. Maybe your next shift will be much better. :redpinkhe

LTC/ Rehab in Zephyrhills

Wow. thats good money! I live near Tampa also. I have been a nurse for 18 years. I make $17.85 per hour plus &1.50 for night shift and $1.00 extra for weekends and another $1.00 for being supervisor. What kind of nursing do you do?

Yep, it is true, it does happen and I always assumed it was from dehydration - a normal part of the dying process.

............and maybe, none of them will turn out to be the baby-daddy!

LOL! Mine was a $15.00 Walmart card! Up from $10 last year! Woo Hoo!

The sick time we don't use is paid out to us at the end of every December. Can be up to $3,000 if you don't use any all year. It is hard on staff when people call off all the time. We can have up to 9 occurances in a rolling 12 month cycle. I thin...

I work in LTC, 6p-6a. I am an LPN, night shift supervisor. I work the floor on my shift whenever a nurse calls-off, which is freq. I also am on-call one week every 8 weeks. That means I come in on my nights off if needed or come in early. We hav...

Thanks all for giving me room to vent. We are usually well staffed but recently we have had a problem with nurses calling off for day shift especially. The day shift managers DO NOT want to work the floor..........ever, if they can work out a way t...

I agree with this poster. We all try and we ALL make mistakes. I have been a nurse for 18 yrs. Admit you made a mistake, take responsibility and move on. You sound like a very good nurse to me. Please hang in there!:redpinkhe:specs:

Wow! What a great example you are to all nursing management!

I agree, you have to gain respect before you will get any back. 33 patients is a lot of responsibility and we all don't work at the same comfort level. I have been a nurse 18 yrs and I am now a LTC nursing supervisor for night shift and I would not w...

I was wondering who the on-call supervisor was at the time? Don't you have anybody that handles these problems? Next time this happens, ask the cna's if they can stay over as soon as you know about the call-off. If nobody can, call your DON or who...