HannasMom

HannasMom

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  1. Yeah, I was very tired...

    HannasMom replied to Reprimandy's topic in Nursing Humor

    I use to do that when I worked the night shift....You need some rest

  2. L.p.n. Pay??

    HannasMom replied to mtngrl's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    What is the pay level for an LPN in the middle Tennessee area? My husband wants to move to Tennessee, around the Nashville area. We have friends in Dickson. I'm currently in Oregon, here the pay...

  3. Problem...Should I Go Back Or Not

    HannasMom posted a topic in General Nursing

    I left my ALF position last Monday, after finishing out my two week notice. We had the nurse from h**l working there. My administrator had asked me to take a leave of absence instead, until she...

  4. Problem...Should I Go Back Or Not

    HannasMom replied to HannasMom's topic in General Nursing

    well, i almost went back to my job at the assisted living, but the day i went to talk to my boss, i found myself crying. i tried to go back there, but in my heart i knew i couldn't work there...

  5. stopped at 75 and freaking out

    HannasMom replied to latina06's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    For me when it stopped at 75 (many years ago???!!!) I felt it was a lucky number, and I did find out I passed. Hope the same is true for you. Good

  6. OMG! Allnurses withdrawal!

    HannasMom replied to LanaBanana's topic in General Nursing

    It is funny how much we depend upon this site. I kept refreshing the page, hoping it was my provider, finally realized it must be Allnurses. Just couldn't believe it could be gone for a whole day....

  7. I Got The Job!!!!!

    HannasMom replied to ShayRN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    :balloons: :balloons: :balloons:

  8. Problem...Should I Go Back Or Not

    HannasMom replied to HannasMom's topic in General Nursing

    Actually my boss asked me to take the leave, instead of quitting. She tries everything to keep employees, we have a high turnover rate. We have lost five nurses in one year. Last night I had alot...

  9. Problem...Should I Go Back Or Not

    HannasMom replied to HannasMom's topic in General Nursing

    The other two times I resigned was because there was only two nurses, myself and a nurse who had been there for 3 years. We were the only nurses there, to oversee our 100+ residents in the ALF. Many...

  10. Problem...Should I Go Back Or Not

    HannasMom replied to HannasMom's topic in General Nursing

    This is the third time I put in my notice. This time I followed through on it and actually left. They keep talking me out of leaving.

  11. As the Stomach Turns: Drama in the Workplace

    HannasMom replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    I also work in an Assisted Living/Memory Care facility. I'm the Care Coordinator for our Memory Care Unit, or was. I left last Monday, due to turning in my two weeks notice and coming to the last...

  12. Help with sundowning residents (long)

    HannasMom replied to Elektra6's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I agree with

  13. Chemeketa Online???

    HannasMom replied to LanaBanana's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Chemeketa Community College is located in Salem, Oregon. It's a good school. Their nursing program has a long waiting list usually. Great pass NCLEX

  14. How many days is a usual orientation?

    HannasMom replied to glen's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    The LTC I worked as a LPN for two years gave me a three week orientation. It was a great place to work and everyone who worked there had a long work history there. Turnover was rare. When it closed...

  15. A ? for Home Health Nurses

    HannasMom replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in Home Health

    I'm always confused about the regulations for ALF. It seems they change all the time. I have had three different Wellness Directors (RN's) since I began working at my facility July 2005. They all...

  16. A ? for Home Health Nurses

    HannasMom replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in Home Health

    At the ALF I work at we have wound care nurses come in from Providence Home Health or Legacy to do the wound care three times each week. If the resident requires IV Antibiotics then they will either...

  17. Do you love/hate your profession?

    HannasMom replied to AngelicLady's topic in General Nursing

    I love being a nurse. I sometimes dislike what happens in management, involving the mighty dollar and the politics (I'm a Care Coordinator for an Assisted Living facility). I'm a nurse by day and...

  18. New LPN - Job Offer Frightening!

    HannasMom replied to ididit's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I work in an Assisted Living and Memory Care Facility. We have three LPN's, and just hired another one, who will start on Monday. We also have a full-time RN. This is a recent thing for us to have...

  19. Which emoticons do you find the most amusing?

    HannasMom replied to cjog's topic in Nursing Humor

    Beary-Nice, I love your bouncing kitty

  20. Eugene/Springfield, Medford, Bend, K-Falls?

    HannasMom replied to snowchaser1's topic in Oregon Nursing

    I love the beautiful small town next to Medford, it is called Shady Cove. My husband and I may retire there someday. Deer come to your backyard to graze on the grass, the Rogue River flows near by,...

  21. violent alzheimer's....

    HannasMom replied to sav's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    A person with alzheimers has no idea what they are doing or why they are doing it, because of the plaques and slow shrinkage of their brain. I was surprised how much the brain will shrink! Can you...

  22. violent alzheimer's....

    HannasMom replied to sav's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I work as a Care Coodinator/LPN in our Memory Care Unit, when a resident gets to the point where they are violent, where staff, and/or residents are in danger of becoming injured, we immediately...

  23. How did you hear about allnurses.com?

    HannasMom replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    I went to Brian's other forum he had before it became allnurses. Can't remember what it was called. Man when he changed to allnurses, I had a heck of a time trying to find his new forum, because I...

  24. how long does it usually take post appendectomy before they take out staples?

    HannasMom replied to Shell5's topic in Medical-Surgical

    When I had my appendectomy, my physician removed mine after one week. If her incision is not separating at the incision site she should be okay. Does she have any steri strips to reinforce the site?...

  25. Need advice, being called in to the DON on Tues a.m.

    HannasMom replied to Mandylpn's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I'm also an LPN/Care Coordinator in an Oregon ALF. I work in our Alzheimer's Unit. I do resident assessments, actually they call it an Intial Assessment at my facilty. I do these Intial Assessments...