MombearNurse

Yep... I agree with Peachpit! I currently work for a HH agency and this is not the way to treat your employees or patients!

Good luck finding a solution. I was the "24/7" manager for my former facility for nearly 3 years and with no end in sight, I left it behind me! Even now, discussing the scheduling situation in the past, gives me palpitations and lots of anxiety. It's only been a couple of months since I left that job and while the stress relief is tremendous, the memories are almost like PTSD. Never again!

I haven't read through the comments, but if it were me, I'd be spending the next 30 days earning those 30 CEUs. There are many ways to do it online. JMO.

I often have some of the same thoughts you have. I work in LTC/Rehab and we occasionally have to send someone back to the hospital for a decline in condition. I treat my patients compassionately and I have to admit some will "light up" when they see me and it makes me feel like my efforts have truly helped them to become motivated to get stronger. The LTC patients often indicate that I make them feel like they really matter! That is so important! As for leaving it at work.... I see where that could be difficult at times. I am blessed to be able to "turn it off" most of the time. Or at least "turn it down"... This ability helps me to not panic when a situation calls for calm. beccalynn175, just keep caring... the patients know!

A nurse I work with is insisting that pain medication, or any medication prescribed as TID should be given exactly 8 hours apart. Is this how TID should be interpreted? We have 8 hr shifts at our facility. The med in question is currently scheduled at 8, 14, 20. The patient also has a medication for break thru pain as a prn.

There is the possibility of taking some online classes to start pre-reqs the first year after you graduate high school. Or you could take a year off altogether. However, I think if you can honestly say that you would consider giving up on nursing and look for something else, maybe it isn't for you after all. As many have said, if you really want to do it, you can make it happen. My mother died at the beginning of my second semester of nursing school and I had to fly 2000 miles to visit her prior to her death (2 times), and then for her funeral. I was extremely fortunate that I didn't miss any class time. I took books to study (but that didn't happen) and had an exam the very day I returned after the funeral (I did study for that.) It can work... just be up front about it with your professors and work as hard as you can during the time you have available. (My mother would have haunted me forever if I had dropped out of nursing school!) Good luck.

There is not enough information to make a choice. If the family members were not POA, then the patient is the only one that could refuse any care. However, if it is determined that the patient is a fall risk, then the nurse should be sure that all safety measures are taken, including an alarm in wheel chair and on bed.

I found this discussion... hope it helps. https://allnurses.com/lpn-lvn-corner/states-do-lpns-621609.html. I would still call your BON on Monday to clarify.

Wow! You hit the nail on the head with ALL of your points! I also work in LTC although we are about 50% rehab as well. I just have 6 months experience due to the 6 months it took to find a job in this glutted field. I am fortunate enough to work the evening shift (2-10). I love it, even with the admissions and more phone calls to the physicians. Some days I feel like I'm missing out because I didn't find a job in acute care, or I wish I had a 3-day work week... but in my case, I really love my job and I truly hate the idea of having to be put through another interview. I actually think that if I were to have to leave this facility, I may even leave nursing altogether. I do hope I get over this way of thinking. Maybe I will feel better about interviews once I have more experience and try to network along the way. :)

I do think it has been mentioned a few times but at least in my area they do not hire new grads for home health. I do have to report though that I have been hired at a LTC/Rehab and I start on Monday. And the schools keep on cranking out the new grads!

I like this response to the problem a lot! I am just getting ready to start my first job in a LTC/Rehab and can imagine having issues with family camping out. Asking them to write down their questions to share among the family is brilliant!

I'm in Nevada. Our facility also has the two sides. Where are you?

I would not recommend waiting to take the NCLEX. I applied for a job before I took the exam and they barely looked at my resume. I recently applied at the same facility and was told to expect a job offer:yeah:. They obviously prefer to hire someone with a license even a new grad. Good luck and just be persistent. I graduated in May and took the exam in July. It has been an emotional and depressing 4 months!

I am also a new grad and having a difficult time finding work. I finally applied at a LTC/Rehab center recommended to me by two of my former instructors and the timing was perfect! Now I am expecting a job offer and I actually feel excited about it. I know I will have a patient load of about 25 patients (if I work at night). There are two RNs at night and 2-3 RNs during the day, along with CNAs and probably LPNs for a total census of 55-63 patients/residents. They gave me a tour before my interview and I really feel comfortable there and the other employees were very welcoming. I am somewhat nervous about the workload after reading this thread, but management made me feel like it can all work out!

This is terrible! When I delivered my first child, I was planning to breast feed and had no idea how to get started. When my breasts were engorged and my baby couldn't latch on, a MALE nurse came in and wrapped my breasts with warm towels before bringing my son to me and then showed me exactly how to encourage the baby to latch. This was over 30 years ago and I never felt embarrassed since this nurse was very professional in his demeanor and I was very grateful to have him help me during a difficult time. It may be a little unusual to have a male nurse in L&D but it should certainly not automatically disqualify.

Thank you for the tips. I believe that I have been using all of your suggestions but just have not had any luck landing a job. I assume it is my answers during the interview but I just don't know what to do anymore. I am continuing to apply everywhere and hope the praying helps!

I just took the ACLS prep class and it was worth every penny! On Thursday and Friday I will be taking the 2-day ACLS course. I think I'm actually beginning to understand the rhythms! I am nervous about the course coming up though, but especially since I paid for it myself (not having a job yet, after graduating in May) I will get as much out of it as possible.

I do agree that the book is important. I picked mine up this week, but it was an extra cost of $32. There are some videos to watch online but I have always preferred to have a book to hold and use for review. I took the precourse test when I originally registered for the class and didn't print out my results. I didn't do so well anyway;) but it's annoying to have to retake it... hopefully I will do much better. My class is this week and I will be so glad to have it done!

Go to the website and try the code "compression" to do the pretest. Hope that works for you. http://www.heart.org/eccstudent

With prerequisites, my ADN took me 3.5 yrs and many of my "older" classmates it took longer than 4 yrs total.

The term "leave" is used in the military and since she is working at the VA it makes sense that they would call it leave instead of vacation. I also agree that this "policy" is unacceptable. Definitely check the vacation policy at HR!

Thank you. I've had those types of questions at interviews for various types of jobs in the past ten years or so. However as a brand new nurse, I'm not sure how to respond to many of them since I have not usually been in certain situations as a student. As for postpartum, I had approximately 6 hours clinical experience while in school on this unit.

I am a recent RN grad and have been very depressed about not finding a job since the largest percentage of my class are working already. Today I received a call to set up an interview for a night position on the postpartum unit. This is so amazing because even though I applied for the job, I never imagined they would actually consider a new grad! Anyway, now how do I prepare for this interview? I have only had one interview and that was in March, and I don't think it went very well. What kind of questions should I anticipate and what should I ask the interviewers? During my previous interview, one of the panelist in particular seemed to focus on my knowledge of blood products and their use. I totally bombed it because although I had been exposed to learning how to administer blood, I was still in school and we had not finished the unit about blood products. Are these types of questions the norm? This is a large regional medical center and I expect to be interviewed by a panel of about 3 people (would be wonderful if it's only the nurse manager of the unit!) Is it all right to bring a notebook with my questions written down? I did this with my other interview. I want this job so much!

I was hired this year with no experience. I just graduated with an ADN and can't find a full time job so this is just what the doctor ordered... for the moment!

I don't think you did. I've seen much more explicit information on this site. Don't worry.