kathi yudin

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1. What The Bleep Happened To The Shortage?

   kathi yudin replied to Pedinurse888's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

   i am in the anaheim area.. where are you going to

2. What The Bleep Happened To The Shortage?

   kathi yudin replied to Pedinurse888's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

   i am also in california.. orange county to be more specific.. we definitely have a shortage.. i am looking for nurses and all i get are applicants fresh out of nursing school.. or those from foreign...

3. What The Bleep Happened To The Shortage?

   kathi yudin replied to Pedinurse888's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

   there continues to be a nursing shortage.. unfortunately most hospitals will not look at you until you have a minimun of 6 mo experience.. many ltc facilities also want experience.. it is very...

4. Can't find a job as new grad!!!

   kathi yudin replied to jdorworth's topic in First Year After Licensure

   as a new grad in 1975.. i SWORE i would NEVER EVER work in one of those big bad nursing homes!!!.. i wanted to be where the action was.. and how sad to be in a nursing home with old people.. and...

5. Help am New DON FOR LTC

   kathi yudin replied to nursemid02's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

   cape cod mermaid!!.. couldn't agree with you more!!.. and that is exactly what i tell new nurses when they interview as well as the students that i teach..!!.. in ltc we are it.. we have to hone our...

6. How Long is your New Grad Orientation at your facility?

   kathi yudin replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

   i am don at a ltc facility.. our orientation is 30 days.. however.. we have kept new nurses on longer then that.. also.. while they may be off of orientation.. they always have their mentor near them...

7. Roles of DON/Nurse Manager

   kathi yudin replied to whoamiRN's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

   i am don of a ltc facility in newport beach california.. i am originally from ny.. born and raised!!.. i have a 96 bed facility.. i do admissions.. sign off on the mds's.. do skin rounds weekly.....

8. Help am New DON FOR LTC

   kathi yudin replied to nursemid02's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

   hi there.. it is not easy to change old ways.. it takes alot of work and alot of reinforcement..i tell my staff to pick a good attitude!!.. i also tell them that they don't have to like me.. take me...

9. Poll for RN's: Do you have an ADN or BSN?

   kathi yudin replied to Ekklesia's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

   i started w/a adn.. in 1975.. got a bsn in 2004.. only because i wanted it.. am now going for an msn to obtain my gnp.. again because it is something i want.. has nothing to do w/better education or...

10. BSN does not mean better... Sometimes education is overrated!

    kathi yudin replied to lovegoddess1977's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    no insult intended to you.. however.. i do feel that your instructor has insulted every nurse that is working and every student when saying any monkey can be taught to do... we are not monkeys.. we...

11. BSN does not mean better... Sometimes education is overrated!

    kathi yudin replied to lovegoddess1977's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    i don't believe that it is the degree that makes you a good nurse.. it is common sense and attitude.. i started as a nurses aide.. went to a diploma program and then an adn program back in the 70's...

12. NY State may require nurses to obtain 4-year degrees

    kathi yudin replied to Brian's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I trained in ny 30 yrs ago at a aas program.. 4 yrs ago i completed my bsn and am currently enrolled in an msn program for my np.. my bsn has not made me a better nurse.. it is the clinical time that...

13. question about psych meds

    kathi yudin replied to Ms.RN's topic in Psychiatric

    many of the medications used for psych are not used for their labeled use.. depakote and that grouping were originally used as antiseizure meds.. they have been found to work well on stabilizing moods...

14. Tom Cruises' take on Psychiatry

    kathi yudin replied to Katydidit34's topic in Psychiatric

    he does... i work with the elderly that have behaviors.. we take those that other facilties either won't take or can't handle...through the use of medications we are able to give them some form of...

15. New Grad..start LTC in a week. Any advice? :)

    kathi yudin replied to ibmissy's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    i was acute hospital trained... i have to agree with you.. ltc is the best experience you can get.. i couldn't have said it better.. the assessment skills.. the organizational skills.. dealing with...