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Let it out sister I know just how you feel. Just remember you got to take care of yourself and your Kids!

Agree with above. Plus always give your meds out on time or not.

Yep, understand perfectly what you said. If I were you I wouldn't go into any new job with that mind set. You will get chewed up and spit out, maybe by an LPN just like me.

Nothing wrong with using a soapy washcloth. It is more comfortable for the person being cleansed, and normal washing and drying takes care of your concerns about it being gross.

No way! But where I work is really awesome so....

4 12 hour shifts. That is one on each hall then on my own.

I don't know what state you are in but there are regs for how many residents per nurse/aide you can have depending on the shift. I work 7p-7a and have 44 residents (this is at an 88 bed facility with 2 wings 44 beds apice). As for the OP I would say ...

I have 1'' gauges and no on where i work cares (LTC) I even wear those silicone flesh tunnels. But thats my situation, you better believe that in nursing school I wore those flesh colored plugs, in class and clinical.

What should be done about a no call no show? Is it grounds for termination? I ask because we had one tonight and it really ticked me off. It is so hard to find someone to come in after 1100 pm. This is this persons first no call no show but they are ...

Really? Troll?

((((Ruby))))

Maybe you would like to know if the residents are crushed meds or thick liquids. I like to know if anything acute going on so I can check it out while I'm down the halls. If they fell or have a new skin problem, just like already said anything differ...

I have made the director aware of all of this (as she should already know). And I will leave it at that for now. I don't want to be b**** that tries to get people fired, but I will if I have to. Also funny because the have scheduled us not working t...

Supervisor in a LTC will mean being responsible for everyone on your unit ( or most likely the entire home). You will have to call the MD, take off orders, deal with family, treatments, help with admissions, replace call outs, and more than likely ho...

Sorry, but I am curious about why you were suspended for 3days? Sorry, you do not have to share but just wondering.

Nursing homes are super busy. Like any where from 20 to 40 patients (depending on your shift) busy. A lot of what is done is medpass and charting. Also you need eyes in the back of your head to watch out for the sneaky ones.Why not Stay where you are...

I really wonder if she has been disciplined for attendance, but I just don't know. My meltdown last night came down to the fact both of my 11-7 CNAs were out. One of them called out the other was a no show. I wrote out both absence slips. It is so ha...

I check the MAR, check the res pulse and give eye drops then pull the meds and give then sign( for each individual res). I usually start at 730a and get done at 930a. Not always though. I try to pull reorder stickers as i go but I don't always catch ...

My husband was filling out some paperwork and it asked him to describe his general health was and he answered "perfect". I thought it was cute!

Some times we have no other choice but to send to ER. I get ERs are a busy, busy place, but when one of our residents falls at noc and hits their head and the like they are going to have to go. We also are required to send flu and pneumo vacc paperw...

To be honest, I can't remember who we were sending out or why. It was years ago when I was a new nurse and my skin was much thinner :). Our Doc does like to use the "send to ER for eval and tx as indicated" route often. Now I have my info straight an...

By the nurse taking report, i was actually told once that if it was such an emergency that i should be sending the res to the main hospital which was at least an hour away from our facility...when i asked if she was refusing to take report she said o...

Give me an example of a good report to give to an ER that i would be sending a res to. I give pertinent info along with what they can and can not do like ambulation or orientation, but what can make it go smoother or help me sound firmer? I often get...

Check your orders. We have orders that go may change 18 fr gt with 5 cc balloon prn. Pegs cant be replaced in facility, they have to go out. I had a resident the other day who had to send out for a gt replacement due to the fact that i found it out d...

All three of these given by one person for one shift after we called her for not showing up, and stating she did not know she had to work (this was her regular scheduled weekend) : There was a fire down the road that nite, which gave her a headache, ...