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  1. BSN or More Experience

    luvtosmile posted a topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    Three years ago I graduated from nursing school with my AD RN. Since then I have worked in LTC 5 months and the rest of the time in two different hospitals in med/surg. I am 50 years old and am...

  2. BSN or More Experience

    luvtosmile replied to luvtosmile's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    You are correct, thank you, I need to proofread. Yes, I can work and go to school at the same time and the program is just 20 months but it costs a lot. Can't decide what to

  3. Home Health Nurse Safety

    luvtosmile posted a topic in Home Health

    Have you ever been afraid for your personal safety when on duty as a home health nurse? I would like to pick up some prn work and would like to try home health but am afraid of people I may encounter...

  4. Need Help With Critical Thinking Skills

    luvtosmile posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have been an RN for 11 months. I have been at this job since Aug. Today I was confronted with the fact that I am not doing well, the superviser had a big list of complaints on what I have been...

  5. Need Help With Critical Thinking Skills

    luvtosmile replied to luvtosmile's topic in General Nursing

    But if I leave what do I say in another interview with another employer, I know I need help with these skills. I got a good first review but then something came up and they extended by orientation...

  6. New Grad in LTC

    luvtosmile posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I have been at my first RN job three months and I am still floundering. There are 5 halls in my facility and I have never been on one hall longer than a week. If I pass the pills like the MAR says...

  7. Is it like this in your facility?

    luvtosmile replied to lexibear99's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I have noticed in LTC that you are damned if you do and damned if you don't. If you are so busy during the shift and you don't get treatments done and you don't sign the TAR you get in trouble for...

  8. please help me - new grad in LTC

    luvtosmile posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I graduated with my RN in May, took boards in July and got my first job at an LTC in July. I have been there three months and I am still floundering. There are 5 halls in my facility and I have...

  9. My 3-11 routine...any advice?

    luvtosmile replied to mama_bird's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I would love to have routine down by now but I just graduated in May and have been working at the same LTC since July. I have never been able to get a routine down because they move me on a different...

  10. Are all LTC's Created Equal

    luvtosmile posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I graduated from nursing school in May. I have been at my present position as an RN in a LTC for two months. I am so frustrated. I have learned absolutely nothing except how to pass medications....

  11. Crushing Pills?

    luvtosmile replied to Tnnurse22's topic in General Nursing

    I worry about the safety of crushing pills. I never even stopped to consider the problem of inhaling the dust. The taste for the poor resident has to be horrible, especially when you have 5-6 pills...

  12. Are all LTC's Created Equal

    luvtosmile replied to luvtosmile's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I get along fine with the residents, families and staff. I have a good attitude and I work my butt off, I never take breaks or lunches but I just keep spinning my wheels. I worked nights to start...

  13. Pocket Timers

    luvtosmile posted a topic in General Nursing

    Does anyone know where to purchase a timer for my pocket? I work in a LTC facility and sometimes when you have a treatment that needs to go 15 minutes or 1/2 hour I go and do something else and am...

  14. Night Shifters: Do you sleep?

    luvtosmile replied to uscstu4lfe's topic in General Nursing

    I have been working for a month on night shift in a LTC facility and I have absolutely no time to sleep, I don't even usually take a break. There is always something to

  15. First day as an RN - words of advice

    luvtosmile replied to luvtosmile's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    My first day was good. My preceptor was wonderful! There is a lot to learn both in patient care and paperwork! I think I am the same as most new nurses out there, wondering if I picked the right...

  16. First day as an RN - words of advice

    luvtosmile posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I will be starting my first day as an RN today in a LTC. I have worked as a CNA but just graduated from Nursing School. I am not sure what to expect. Also, I am concerned about time management...

  17. Concerns about routines

    luvtosmile replied to Joni's Mom's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I too am a new RN in a LTC facility and it is very intimidating. My coworkers are very helpful but at the same time they have work that has to get done and the best I can do is watch and assist...

  18. Need Advice

    luvtosmile posted a topic in General Nursing

    I just passed my NCLEX and am starting my job search. Should I just apply to hospitals on-line or does it help to go to the hospital and apply in

  19. Med/Surg Experience

    luvtosmile posted a topic in General Nursing

    Are there any new nurses out there that are slow moving but have learned to speed things up and have become organized and are making it on a med/surg floor? In clinical it seems to take me forever....

  20. Med/Surg Experience

    luvtosmile replied to luvtosmile's topic in General Nursing

    Not so much an exaggeration, but something I have heard and I do have a friend that works night shift that has that many

  21. Should I take a CNA class?

    luvtosmile replied to JeannieS's topic in General Nursing

    I highly recomend taking a CNA course first. I took a CNA course when I didn't pass one of my nursing courses the first time around. In taking that course I learned alot, it was a great refresher of...

  22. LTC or Hospital

    luvtosmile posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I will be graduating in May as an RN. I really want to work in LTC but I have heard that it is better to start out working in a hospital first to get more experience before going to a LTC. Also, I...

  23. LTC or Hospital

    luvtosmile replied to luvtosmile's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I worked as a CNA and loved LTC, that is where my heart is, but I want to be able to provide them with the best possible care, they deserve