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A friend of mine just started her pre reqs there and will likely start her nursing program next fall from what her advisor told her.

Hi. I just need a place to vent. I have been employed at the same place for 5 yrs. I am on my 4th DON. I went back to school for my RN this past year and now my work life is total chaos. I have a scholarship through my employer and have to work ...

I wanted to thank everyone again for thier input. Just to update. I have transfered to another facility that will still meet my contract obligations and I have discussed my issues with an attorney and have filed a complaint with HR. The facility I...

Thanks to all for the input. In my opinion I think they're trying to make me quit. I have had absolutely no problems with the 3 previous DONs just this one. Zim where are you located? It sounds as if my LTC and yours could be run by the same comp...

Thanks for your responses and your great advice. I think I'm going to ask about a job shadow experience for both to see it in the real world and not as a student. I truly appreciate your input. Thanks!

I have read on this site that you need 1-2 years of experience before traveling. I am a soon to be new grad and need some advice. I have an interview coming up and am undecided as to what area to look into. I am trying to decide between cardiac an...

To the OP welcome to geriatrics. Not all places are like this. A lot depends upon your management team and their focus and views. Some of this might seem kind of excessive it happens a lot but remember who you truly work for and that is the reside...

I feel for you. We have the same situation where I am. Unfortunately most of the scheduling has to do with if you have came in extra and been a team player(HaHa!). If you haven't been a team player you can go from working a full time schedule to m...

Where at in central Illinois? I am from there also and would also like to get into consulting. Robin

This isn't a reply but a related question. Has anyone had experience in dealing with fed survey with high fall risk folks. I'm just curious to hear what their take on this is. Thanks

Just wondering if anyone has any experiences they would like to share regarding this. My facility is in the process of having a federal survey done and I have never dealt with this before. Thanks for the input

Nurse Thank goodness they are gone now. The major area of concern for them was falls. Just curious how did your survey turn out? Thanks again.

Have you talked with your DON or supervisor about this? Sometimes they can help you out with people like that. If not maybe talk with their supervisor. Who knows they may treat others that way not just nursing facility staff and residents in this ...

Thanks for the tips. I need all the advice I can get.

Thanks again for all your input. I appreciate the suggestions. Thanks for all your info Trauma. My company has a 2 year employment for their scholarship, just wondering how long your hospital requires and what their prn options are? Thanks Robin

Just wondering if anyone knows of any programs that offer repayment of loans for anyone wanting to go into nursing education. Looking for alternative ways to finance my MSN. I know this type of aid is available to those pursuing a career in educat...

Thanks so much for all your posts. Trauma I live in a small town near Beardstown. My current employer is paying for my ADN but that's the only tuition assistance they offer right know. What hospital do you work for? I'll keep that in mind when I ...

PJ-you sound like you work with me! Is it the staff or the multiple personalities that take over the management? My fav-the folks who talk about how much they care and let staff walk all over them, give substandard care to residents and then get by w...

Some of our more harmless looking residents are real sweet and then they're beating the crap out of you so it really doesn't matter what your physical size is.

Is this guy like this to other residents as well? If so and it isn't addressed it will lead to a huge problem especially if another resident is hurt. There are facilities out there that specialize in residents with behavioral problems such as your ...

As a nurse I think CNA med techs are a bad idea. I worked in an ALF for a very brief time and left because I was not comfortable being responsible for someone passing out meds that only had an 8 hour training course. Some of the med techs were very...

Do you have a back up person? Most places have someone trained to fill in for vacations, etc. I sympathize with you for the backlog. I had a similar situation took the position and the state showed up after a month when I was trying to catch up a...

I am the MDS coordinator for my facility. Although I have only been doing this for a few months, I love this job. I was at the point where after 11 years as a nurse I was ready to leave the profession entirely. When I started this it was on the jo...

I'm relatively new to MDS and I was wondering if any other MDS coordinators are using MPAF for your medicare assessments. I attended a training seminar and learned that in Illinois (I'm not sure about other states) if you submit a full assessment f...

Robin Thanks for the reply. At the facility I work at we have been told by consultant we can't use them. When I asked I was told it had to be done through pathlinks. Of course my reply then was it is through pathlinks. I again was told no. Crazy...