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  1. I'm a nurse and I don't like people.

    LaRN replied to addylpn's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I laughed when I saw the title of this thread...... sometimes I feel like i'm more of a hotel customer satisfaction rep than a nurse. employers try to get everything they can out of you and so do most...

  2. Foot Care

    LaRN replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I could've written this. if there is that much dead skin, it usually means they aren't washing the feet very well or at all even. makes you wonder what else they aren't washing. it's a lot of work...

  3. PLS help me w this very cheap HA I am pay per visit at....read below pls

    LaRN replied to chitchatkat's topic in Home Health

    ktrvrn, something is definitely not right there...promoting someone who has no experience in home health to asst admin is crazy. sounds to me like he's just setting you up for the fall. in other...

  4. Do you have to call your nurse manager before you call the doctor?

    LaRN replied to Blackcat99's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    it's possible she does this because the nurse who calls the doc has a lot of influence whether the md sends the patient out or chooses to treat the patient where they are, ie, antibiotics, u/a,...

  5. home or back to the office?

    LaRN posted a topic in Home Health

    Curious as to how most agencies manage their full time staff. do you have to return to the office before and/or after seeing your patients, or do you go home when finished with your daily route? if...

  6. Why is LTC so hated

    LaRN replied to MadameFreckles's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    There's definitely a negative vibe associated with long term care, for which there are numerous reasons, but I think the main one is: any time you hear about substandard care issues, it's almost...

  7. Do any nursing homes use "agency staffing" anymore?

    LaRN replied to Blackcat99's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    my guess being budget is the biggest reason, but another reason is = if mngmt can simply call agency nurses when coverage is needed, then management tends to not have a 100 percent commitment to...

  8. RN's in HHC, How much do you take home weekly?

    LaRN replied to mommycruz3's topic in Home Health

    That amount has varied over the years. when I first started, patients were seen more frequently, which made things much easier, I would see approx 6-7 revisits /day. now that frequencies are very...

  9. RN's in HHC, How much do you take home weekly?

    LaRN replied to mommycruz3's topic in Home Health

    I'm not sure what others are talking about when they say home health requires assessment skills , etc that aren't covered in nursing school or clinicals. of course good assessments skills are...

  10. Some Insight Please...

    LaRN replied to NuggetRN's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    around here the assisted living homes have had great difficulty finding and keeping management ....nursing director of wellness and admin /ceo ....mostly because they are expected to be on call and...

  11. I was fired today

    LaRN replied to sparenurse's topic in Home Health

    i could have written this very same thing. i went through an ordeal like this a while back.....its like bad luck was on my side...i think i was trying too damn hard....in addition, those jerks gave me...

  12. I was fired today

    LaRN replied to sparenurse's topic in Home Health

    been there, done that. employers arent very tolerant these days, ...we are a disposable society, nursing. at least a third of the nurses i know who have been nurses for any real length of time have...

  13. Anal retentive Nurses UNITE.

    LaRN replied to lumbarpain's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    by doing

  14. Admissions people

    LaRN replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    oh no.....in the words of Fred Sanford "You big dummy!". She must have felt like a complete idiot when she realized what she had

  15. How does your morning begin?

    LaRN replied to PepperciniRN's topic in Home Health

    the only time you may have to start earlier is if you have a fasting blood work on a patient who insists on having their blood drawn early, or perhaps a diabetic who isn't able to fast through their...

  16. LTC is making me hate nursing!!!

    LaRN replied to Angeljho's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    most of the LTC in this area have a treatment nurse instead of the med nurse doing

  17. SNF Resurvey AGAIN. License may be at risk. RN wants to quit job.

    LaRN replied to MsNiceNurse's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    a nurse loses her license based on HER actions. if they tell you to do something that is harmful to a patient and you do it, then of course you could lose your license. other than that, NO. almost...

  18. Advice for new LTC RN

    LaRN replied to TNNurseCares's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    The ideal solution is to request more training, but that may not be possible. The only other alternative I can think of is to watch nursing education and instruction videos for the nursing task that...

  19. Lazy supervisor stories

    LaRN replied to Runninonempty's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    not making sure that nurses are properly oriented before turning them loose, then writing them up when they fail to do something according to some quirky company policy. and when the nurse complains...

  20. Fired from my first nursing job, before one year

    LaRN replied to mightynurse1's topic in General Nursing

    seems as though nurses are getting fired at a higher rate than fast food employees these days. many times its warranted, but other times its just a personality conflict or unknowingly hacking off the...

  21. first lay off ever.

    LaRN replied to edwardemma's topic in Home Health

    As far as filing a complaint on you........pft for what? the wrong cath size? its an error, but as far as errors go, its very very low on the totem pole. i've done it before, and realized it...

  22. Co-worker asked how much I make an hour

    LaRN replied to coffeeSTAT's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    One of my first nursing jobs I was told not to share to others what my hourly pay was because I was making more than several other nurses. I did that for a while, but then overheard some others...

  23. Stupid, I know, but more bad representations of NURSES on tv!

    LaRN replied to uRNmyway's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    have you watched any Media lately? you ought to see how they're portraying nurses

  24. Co-worker asked how much I make an hour

    LaRN replied to coffeeSTAT's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    . if you dont want to share the info, just say you can't remember, or change the subject. I dont think its an issue of being nosy, b/c most nurses like to make sure they're getting a fair deal , and...

  25. How do you do it? Pt satisfaction and ease of scheduling visits?

    LaRN replied to rnkwissie's topic in Home Health

    make your schedule and map your pts out in the order you will travel. then call and be direct... tell them an approx time you will be in their area (with a 1-2 hr window) and that they are scheduled...