sassysteph7

sassysteph7

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  1. sick and tired of defending working in geriatrics..

    sassysteph7 replied to ulmaulma's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Amen Sister! I'm tired of defending myself and my choice, especially as an RN, to be in

  2. just wondering

    sassysteph7 replied to Newguy32's topic in General Nursing

    THANKS!! By the way im new on here, and i just graduated with an associates in nursing dec. 13th. Congratulations on graduating! What an awesome Christmas present. Best wishes for a wonderful

  3. Comfortable Nursing Shoes

    sassysteph7 replied to hunnybaby24's topic in General Nursing

    I have bad feet and wear orthodics in my street shoes. For work I wear Birkstocks or Alpro's (alrpo's are made by birkenstock). I found a website that ships straight from Germany and if anyone wants...

  4. Why be an RN, when LVN's do the same thing?

    sassysteph7 replied to pumpkin1984's topic in General Nursing

    In LTC if you want to stay on the floor behind a medcart then don't get your RN. If you enjoy LTC but would like to be promoted then you need to be an RN. Some facilities will hire LPNs as unit...

  5. What patient population do you enjoy working with the most?

    sassysteph7 replied to philosophical's topic in General Nursing

    When I was in nursing school I always said that I've never work with the elderly. I thought it would be boring and that they were all cranky. Man was I wrong. I love working with the elderly. I...

  6. feeling drawn to hospice nursing..........

    sassysteph7 replied to DeeLeeRN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I just recently started w/Hospice on a perdiem basis. I've been there 2 weeks doing orientation and I can already tell that I LOVE IT! My story...all during nursing school I kept questioning if...

  7. How many patients on days for LTC agency nurses?

    sassysteph7 replied to kstec's topic in Agency Nurses

    Where I live the assignments range from 18-30 residents. I once went to a facility and had 40 residents. I told the unit manager I was very overwhelmed. She was very nice and helped as much as she...

  8. What kind of LTC resident will you be?

    sassysteph7 replied to squeakykitty's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I like this tattoo.... NO CPR Put that 300 joules on me and I'll haunt you I agree it'd be payback time. I can be very demanding and if I didn't get what I wanted, when i wanted it I'd be verbally...

  9. New grad, shoud I take this position?

    sassysteph7 replied to missdeevah's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Yeah I wish hospital nurses would realize that a little bit more. I'd like to see some of them take care of 25-30 people (meds, accu checks, treatments, orders, family stuff, IV's, updrafts, and the...

  10. Assisted Living Facility

    sassysteph7 replied to TazziRN's topic in General Nursing

    The family should have been made aware that she was in the hospital with a fx (which is a state reportable by the way). I'd be taking names and calling the

  11. home owners and mail

    sassysteph7 posted a topic in Travel

    hello all! I'm thinking about traveling and I'm curious to know if many travelers own their own homes. I'm considering buying a home where I live but also would like to travel part of the year,...

  12. Stupid Fear of Surgery

    sassysteph7 replied to trethern's topic in General Nursing

    Good luck with your surgery. I understand completely because I felt the same way just last Tuesday (10/9) when I had a lumpectomy performed. I agree that as nurses we know too much. I didn't want...

  13. Anybody work at Albany Medical Center

    sassysteph7 replied to Diahni's topic in General Nursing

    Hi! I don't work at AMC but I did not some clinicals there. I enjoyed it and almost accepted a position there but took something else. I have friends who work there and they like it. The pay and...

  14. Does anyone really enjoy LTC?

    sassysteph7 replied to ihollie's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    When I started nursing school I swore that I'd never work in a nursing home. I graduated and accepted an ICU position. Within 3 months I hated it and went to a nursing home close to my house because...

  15. Just When You Think You've Seen It All....

    sassysteph7 replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I can't believe she placed a piece of tape on the resident.....LOL. I've seen signs above beds and I've seen residents with colored bracelets on the applicable wrist that states 'do not use this arm...

  16. Relocating to NY... to attend Maria College LPN-RN program

    sassysteph7 replied to RGuajardo's topic in New York Nursing

    I graduated from Maria College last year and I think the program was wonderful. Seems like Maria has a bad rep but it's all hype. They increased the pass/fail grade to 77 percent which is higher than...

  17. No Respect for LTC nurses?

    sassysteph7 replied to bshaw96's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I'm an RN in a LTC facility too and I often feel frustrated with the lack of respect I get from my LPN coworkers and even from my family. I had a conversation with my ADON and she gave me some good...