elb252

elb252 specializes in Geriatrics, LTC.

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1. Anyone know about The Children's Institute - Pittsburgh, PA

   elb252 replied to Noah'sRNMom's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

   I've been working on a rehab/skilled care unit in LTC for seven months and have a second interview tomorrow at the Institute. I went to an open house/job fair for nurses they recently had about a...

2. Claiming suicide can get you out of anything!

   elb252 replied to bjaeram's topic in General Nursing

   Any more than it's fair for this man, a threat to staff (not to mention patients), to be "dumped" in an ER. While people get killed in jail, there's even more of a risk of this man escalating to...

3. Things you'd LOVE to tell coworkers...and get away with it!

   elb252 replied to General E. Speaking, RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   Okay, staff -- it's annoying enough when you yell conversations down the hallways, but for the love of god -- do you HAVE to do it right by the nurse's station when I'm on the phone with a doctor?...

4. advise please

   elb252 replied to GretaRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

   Don't get yourself too stressed out, Greta. I think that that statement, "don't trust her, she'll get you fired", was just a general statement (as opposed to a statement that was based on the actual...

5. Things you'd LOVE to tell coworkers...and get away with it!

   elb252 replied to General E. Speaking, RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   If you want to know where all of your CNAs and nurses go, step outside of your cushy office, Ms. DON, and spend just ten minutes in my

6. Things you'd LOVE to tell coworkers...and get away with it!

   elb252 replied to General E. Speaking, RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   You, as the supervisor, want me to come down to your office just so that you can tell me how to apply a warm compress on a compromised IV site? First of all, what kind of idiot do you think I am?...

7. Things you'd LOVE to tell coworkers...and get away with it!

   elb252 replied to General E. Speaking, RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   my god, thank you for that. my last preceptor disappeared out of thin air for a fifteen minute break, and left me alone on the medcart on my first day of orientation. good

8. Things you'd LOVE to tell coworkers...and get away with it!

   elb252 replied to General E. Speaking, RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   AMEN...

9. LTC vs SNF vs SUBACUTE??

   elb252 replied to superlivyRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

   Forgive my ignorance, but is subacute the same as

10. Does anyone LOVE Geriatrics?

    elb252 replied to geekchic's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I love babies, but they're so fragile...so many things could go wrong with such tiny lives. It's not for me, either. I love geriatrics, too. I someday hope to work in hospice and psych (geri is a...

11. Does anyone LOVE Geriatrics?

    elb252 replied to geekchic's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Many of your critical care patients will involve the geriatric

12. How in the freaking world are you a nurse???

    elb252 replied to Daisy_08's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I see the point that you're trying to make. While it may sound like a good idea, it's actually quite biased. As a nurse with Asperger's disorder and ADHD, I never would have fulfilled your standards....

13. Things you'd LOVE to tell coworkers...and get away with it!

    elb252 replied to General E. Speaking, RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    If you want to talk trash about another staff member or resident, by all means -- go straight ahead. But, don't involve me, especially when there's family around or doctors

14. Things you'd LOVE to tell coworkers...and get away with it!

    elb252 replied to General E. Speaking, RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    That's a good

15. First job in long-term care facility

    elb252 replied to lsjoli's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Wow, that's ridiculous! Does this nurse know you're a beginning LPN, Cappuccino? If she does and you've already explained to her that you're trying to learn as much as you can during orientation,...