RNHuskyFan

I work in LTC in northeast CT and that rate, even for a new grad is VERY low. Are you sure they gave you an RN starting rate and not an LPN? If I were you I would ask a few questions. Regardless, congratulations for the new job. We start RN new grads...

Do you have a personal email? I can send my answers to you instead of a public forum.

I will be happy to help if I can.

Its all relevent. The higher the pay, generally, the higher cost of living in the area.

At my facility (LTC/Rehab) in Connecticut, I start my new grads at 28.00 + shift diff/ full benefits if >24hrs/week. We are expanding and just posted 3 new positions.

Hi, I agree with the other replies. I would question more why you waited to report the patients elevated temp to the doctor. By the way, was there a vanco bag in the fridge? That could have raised the question whether or not it was given. I seriously...

You took the words right out of my mouth. A "white nurse" union would not go over well at all! We are all nurses and that is the group who should stick together and conquer, not divide.

Very true. Speaking as an employer (I do the hiring at my facility) if an applicant "settled" for a position he/she is over qualified, I would suspect that the position would re-open as soon as he/she found a suitable position. The same with job stat...

I agree. If you accept an LPN position, you would still be required to perform as prudent RN in the same situation. In other words, if something happened to a patient requiring the skills of an RN, you could not say, your in a LPN position and should...

I work 8 minutes from home and love it!!. I have considered other jobs that would be far away, 45 minutes, but at the end of the day, working close to home is a perk I will have a hard time giving up. With the price of gas and wear and tear on my car...

I agree, UOP is hardly a diploma mill. The program is very challenging and the student MUST be self-disciplined or he/she will not make it. Many students in my classes either failed or dropped out because they though it would be the "easy degree". Th...

Yes, I can hear your frustrations. It is never easy. You do have the right, and should, protect yourself from physical harm. I tell the nurses and cnas at my facility that if a patient's behaviors are escalating, never approach them or get too close...

As difficult as it is to be yelled at or verbally abused by a patient, try not to take it personally, especially if the patient has dementia or psych issues. The patient is probrably more tormented than we are. Remember the nurse can eventually go ho...

You did the right thing by reporting witnessed abuse. A nurse could be culpuble if she/he witnesses abuse and neglects to report the incident to the proper person(s). If you are being harrassed by a supervisor or co-worker for doing the ethical thin...

Hi, I graduated from UOP with both by BSN and MSN/Ed. I had a wonderful experience and I highly recommend it. I am not sure what kind of negative feedback you recieved, but it you let me know, perhaps I can help. I attened both ground school and on-l...

I am a DON in a LTC, and speaking for myself, unless the nurse requested or signed up for those hours it is certainly not the expectation, much less mandatory. Where these mandated hours??? In fact I can only think of a few nurses at my facility who...

The hospitals in my area pay the LPN much less than the SNF. LPN do quite well in LTC/rehab in my neck of the woods. In addition, at least in my area, many hospitals do not hire the LPN. I agree with Iamarn08. Get experience where you are and then w...

Very well said. I believe this is one of the better explainations I have heard so far. Whether or not it is a vital sign, pain should always be a part of our patients assessment. Excellent post!!!!

Once, many moons ago, before I was a nurse, Albuterol for neb treatments was packaged in a brown bottle for my asthma. My son, 15 months at the time, was being treated for an ear infection and the MD prescribed ear drops in the same type of brown bot...

I am in administration, and believe me, when it comes to excuses for calling out I have heard them all. In fact, myself and my ADON are making a "top 10 list". Although, unfortunately, there are staff who do abuse the absentee policy most in adminis...

Hmmm...I understand what you are trying to say, however, I am not sure how you justify that pain doesn't effect homeostasis. Pain certainly has physiological effects and causes stress to the body. Pain is also measured via non-verbal communication fo...

I read many great suggestions. However, I agree with those who wrote that you should do some serious soul searching and decide, in priority, what it is about your current job you are most disatisfied and see if you have control to change the circumst...

It sounds like you have quite the dilemma. You are torn between the type of work you love and your current schedule. I worked night shift for 10 years while my kids were small and it worked out great. The only way it works is if you can get into a ro...