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  1. RN responsibilities in LTC

    LockportRN replied to saraltx's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    The more of your responses that I read convinces me that you are a troll and possibly not even a nurse, but just here to stir things up. Sadly, it seems as though you have achieved this goal with so...

  2. First RN job at LTC.. Please I need help badly!

    LockportRN replied to racs09_RN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Ok, first I'd like to say don't quit. It takes a good 6 months to get even a bit comfortable at being a nurse and remember, we are always always learning new things as nurses. As other posters have...

  3. Fighting family in Long Term Care

    LockportRN replied to ADPIE1's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I had a similar situation when I was the DON of a facility. We had the sweetest woman as our resident but her grandchildren were just monsters. I had heard rumors of how they would yell and scream...

  4. Am I freak for charting meds as I pull them?

    LockportRN replied to Izzy11's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    If you did sign them out and there was an emergency, you would still have to intial the box, circle it, then write out on the back of the MAR why the med was not

  5. Had interview for SDC

    LockportRN replied to conscientiousnurse's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    This actually sounds like my dream job lol. If you are given the ability to develop this job it could be fun. Think of it this way, you will still have plenty of patient contact and have the...

  6. Vacation vs LOA

    LockportRN replied to noc4senuf's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    This can be very frustrating to have to deal with. Two of the facilities that I used to work for as a Nursing Manager not only allowed this but forced me to allow it as well. Then when I needed to...

  7. How To Spot a Workplace Bully, Part One

    LockportRN replied to rn/writer's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    RnSuzq1, I hope that you take the time to write down everything that occurred. Then write down as many events of bullying that you can remember with dates and times as well as te names of all that...

  8. Ten Ways To Know You're Burning Out

    LockportRN replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Surgicalcap, I feel you. I am currently in the same situation. After working many years, the last 6 were in LTC Management. On-call 24/7. And I take my job very personally. Add on top of that...

  9. What pay are nurses making these days?

    LockportRN replied to BeOne77's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, a whopping $1 more for how many thousands of dollars that you have to spend to increase your

  10. Tips for preparing for surveyors @ work

    LockportRN replied to patskeelvn's topic in General Nursing

    While this is your first survey and your first nursing job know that it is natural for you to feel nervous. Take a deep breath. This can work to your favor as many surveyors will go to another nurse...

  11. "Nurses Are So Mean"

    LockportRN replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    People have bad days. It's just one of those things. We cannot all call in sick every time we've had to stay up all night with a child or parent, put the dog to sleep or take antihistamines. We can't...

  12. Monthly summaries

    LockportRN replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    When we didn't have computers, I made up a form. The top was boxed with your basic check off info...BP/AP/Temp/Resp. Then a job throught the systems with just enough info to cover the usual...

  13. was i wrong?

    LockportRN replied to goldc8's topic in General Nursing

    The only thing that I may have done differently is to check his blood sugar, then would have still called 911. Trust your instincts and your

  14. was i wrong?

    LockportRN replied to goldc8's topic in General Nursing

    Pinkpig, could they have been trying to mentor you as opposed to

  15. Rn/don

    LockportRN replied to sunnyd11's topic in Nurse Management

    I have worked as a DON and ADON and while it really isn't in your function or roll to work a shift there are times that you may have to. However, just remember, not only will you be that floor nurse,...

  16. new grad RN in LTC- overwhelmed!

    LockportRN replied to Mochafrap_RN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Wow, sounds like everyone is freaking out in here. It is the standard in Illinois to have 1RN in the building and usually the rest are LPN's. What that means for you, you will find out from your job...

  17. Monthly summaries

    LockportRN replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    I assign out the monthly summaries for each nurse. It is divided by the am and pm shift. The summaries are divided to only a couple per day and are assigned according to the nurse that usually works...

  18. Questions on State Visits

    LockportRN replied to Oranges3420's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    There is certainly some truth here. On my first survey as an ADON, we were 'crucified' on day 1 with 15 possible tags (I had worked there just 3 months and had put into place Psych...

  19. Nasty LPNS AND RNS TO STUDENTS

    LockportRN replied to Lpnmandy's topic in General Nursing

    All I can say is, wow! Here is the thing...in the OP as you said, the nurse was running around like crazy...caring for all of her patients. On top of this (please look at and read and prepare...

  20. RN in Long-Term Care

    LockportRN replied to Katie5's topic in General Nursing

    LesleD, love your posts! Katie5, in LTC read Lesle's post and I just want to add this....In LTC, each nurse is responsibuble for her own practice. Any 'delegating' that you do will be to the CNA's,...

  21. Positioning for Pain Control

    LockportRN replied to UM Review RN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    What a wonderful blog!! I am always amazed when I get report that a patient has 'been on the light all night' with a statement of 'I gave them their meds (pain/sleeper) but they just won't stop!"...

  22. nurses writing their own orders

    LockportRN replied to elizabethaRN's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, the docs do get frustrated and mostly will sign off on these orders but I have been on the receiving end of an MD's fury when a nurse wrote a TO without making a follow-up call to alert him of...

  23. nurses writing their own orders

    LockportRN replied to elizabethaRN's topic in General Nursing

    Elizabeth, be very careful with this practice! I know that there are nurses that do this BUT if you look at the nurse practice act, you cannot leally do this, unless, there are 'Standing Orders'...

  24. If you could no longer work as a nurse, what would you do?

    LockportRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    If you could no longer work as a nurse, for whatever reason, what other job or career would you choose? This is assuming that you have only ever worked as a nurse and your degree is strickly nurse...

  25. If you could no longer work as a nurse, what would you do?

    LockportRN replied to LockportRN's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks everyone for your dreams! But I do have a serious possibility as an adjuct to being a nurse or in place of as this economy continues to be so tenuous. For all of the writers, potential...