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Last month I accepted a DON position at a nursing home. The previous DON was already gone. Three days after I started state came in for the survey as well as the fire marshall. Plan of correction is done (that was excruciating) and now I am working o...

I posted this on my old thread from before I left for my CPNE but wanted to put it here on it's own thread so when future students search for the specific information they can find it. Guess what-- I'm so excited to fly home tomorrow! I'm sitting he...

I know exactly what you mean. The room & the atmosphere changes at that last breath, when the person just becomes a body. It's a strange feeling! Glad to read I am not the only one that notices this.

You have to remember that Nurse managers, well, we have to answer to our own bosses too. There is a shortage of managers out there because really, what's attractive about working 60+ hours a week, managing a group of demanding, lawsuit-happy employee...

Go to your state's Department of Labor State Laws to find out what the laws are on pre-employment drug screening then decide if you want to go in for your interview. I'm not against pot morally BUT I don't use it because it is illegal. I worked hard ...

The reason I took the job at this place was because their staff retention is great. I did ask during my interview and except for the DON leaving before me all admin. staff have been there for over 8 years. and Wow thanks for the optimistic replies-- ...

Thanks for the replies~

Look in your facility's policy book - it should say what is required for putting in your notice. Then use that policy back at them. For example where I work it states "employees should put their intent in writing if they chose to terminate their empl...

911 needs to be called-- All because the pt is DNR does not mean we don't treat an emergent situation. Go to your state dept of health and search for "dnr and choking" it should bring up some previous investigations or reports on places for that.

Have you asked for a raise yet? Have any of your co-workers successfully negotiated a pay raise? I was complaining to a co-worker years ago about not getting raises with my reviews. My co-worker told me I would just have to "ask" for a raise, since t...

Yes - start applying now as a graduate nurse. Some places will hire you on as a GN (grad nurse) prior to taking the Nclex and obtaining your actual license. It depends on the facility. Some places only allow you to apply online then they contact you...

Great advice. If your income is requred to support the family then keep your job but start looking elsewhere for more family friendly hours and a field that you might enjoy more. If you work just for a higher standard of living then you might find it...

Where I work the nurses earn paid time off (PTO). PTO is available after the first 90 days of employment. That first year the max amt of PTO is 100 hrs or about 12 days if you work full time. Each year after that it goes up about 5 days extra then pl...

& I quote "Because I'm human and when I'm at my worst, I want someone to give me their best."

That is funny, I have had a very similar dream --I work in a LTC also. There is a very large lady that resides at my place of employment. I had a dream once that she was falling out of her bed so I went to go catch her, realized my folly (because she...

I had a rough night at work too:heartbeat:redbeathe:heartbeat as charge nurse and on the cart for the med pass in LTC tonight.... It was like you described, phones ringing left and right no one else answering, call in's for the oncoming shift with no...

How long before we get Obama-isms? I don't think it could ever top Bushisms!!! My favorite... "There's an old saying in Tennessee-I know it's in Texas, probably in Tennessee-that says, fool me once, shame on-shame on you. Fool me-you can't get fooled...

Well....It all depends on how the med aide is utilized. At the place I work at, a med aide can only pass oral pills (and not even any controlled meds) and take vital signs. That leaves all the narcotics, treatments, tube feedings, dressing changes, t...

At our facility we try to get together DON, therapy, nursing, MDS nurse and admissions coordinator to review referrals and decide. Whenever it just our admit coordintor making the final decision it ends up being a disaster (happens sometimes). So we ...

I'm confused by this-- When the residents discharge (planned or acute) do you do ALL the typical assessments (and now interviews) or just the MDS sections? From what I understand we need to treat a discharge just like a quarterly MDS and do observati...

There are so many things wrong with that behavior; violation of dignity, privacy, code of conduct.... If you are sure the DON was updated on the incident and didn't do anything about it, it is YOUR responsibility to go higher up & report it. Go t...

I haven't heard that self administration of medications is a requirement for Med A folks. However they tend to be the majority of A&O residents so it would make sense that they at least would be more likely to self administer, at least after nurs...

I picked renal, only because I find chronic dialysis to be incredibly depressing.

this poll has been going for a while, not sure if the op is still following but i thought i'd chime in. i voted "other." i cannot believe that out of 107 posts only one other person is a twin!!!! my parents were not alcoholics, they stayed married ...

Yes to all of the above: spit, pushed, scratched, pinched, slapped, grabbed, farted on (intentionally), verbally abused. I was shocked to see the poll reveal some nurses have not experienced this. When it's dementia or delirium it's hard to be angry ...