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

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 countries... i see very few american applicants.. w...

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 expensive to train someone.. it means 2 nurses for 1 job....

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 patients/residents that family has forgotten!!.. has my...

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 assessment and critical thinking skills and go with...

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 and we don't expect them to know everything for as...

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.. daily stand up meeting.. wgt meetings.. safety meetin...

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 to lunch.. be my best buddy.. or socialize with me....

for 4 yr rn.. 30 residents is not unusual for a nursing home.. as a supervisor.. you don't take care of the residents per se.. you supervise the lvn's.. answer phones.. pick up orders.. do some documentation and admissions/discharges.. at least at my...

as director of nursing at a skilled nursing facility.. i frequently hire new grads.. they are wonderful to teach and are like sponges.. my "older" nurses.. and i use this term lightly as older can be only in the field a yr or two.. forget what it is ...

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 adn vs bsn..has to do with desire for self gratific...

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 are trained professionals that have gone through yrs...

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 when nurses did team nursing and emptied bedpans.. g...

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 makes the nurse.. the book work is great but.. app...

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 and decreasing impulsivity... seroquel.. given at...

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 quality of life... while i love tom cruise.. and resp...

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 the pressures of getting it all done on time.. you s...

in california.. most acutes will not look at new grads.. they want a yrs experience... advice.. listen.. take your time.. don't take shortcuts... you can't be friends with the cna's.. you are their superior.. be firm but fair... learn your policies.....

:balloons: :balloons: great advice.. if you set high expectations.. you will receive them.. but first you must let your staff know what is expected of them.. also.. you must always be an example.. in otherwords.. if you want accurate and complete d...

when all is said and done.. it is ultimately his and his wifes choice to comply or not.. hold an idt meeting with him and the wife.. give him all of the risks and consequences of his non compliance.. write it all down.. have the resident and his wife...

what i did as mds coordinator and even as don.. is .. with any new medicare admit.. i would type up a note and place it in front of the nurses notes and in 1,2, 3 order state what they need to hit within the documentation.. ie: admitted with pneumoni...

i stopped having mandatory meetings.. inservices are done any time staff is around.. if i have some one come in such as a drug rep or hospice.. i do it 2x during the day.. the first at 7 am for my noc and part of my am shift.. and at 2:30 for my 3-11...

If you choose to stay as a DON in ltc, this is my advice: try to have a positive attitude (I know it's so hard at times with all the unrelenting pressures we face from all directions).. be willing to jump in there.. praise your staff.. give incentive...

when i first became don where i am.. all of my nurses decided to quit!!.. these were the same nurses that complained bitterly about the don i replaced... be fair.. and be equitable.. don't be afraid to show them that you are willing to do the work as...

stevie.. in actuallity i was answering the post above yours.. understand.. adminsitration or at least the one i workwith.. wants to hire nurses.. there aren't enough out there.. and.. as someone said.. the new rn's.. only want to be paper pushers.. t...