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LTC and physician's offices are where you find most of the LPN jobs around here (NC triad). Hospitals rarely hire LPNS. As another poster said, RN jobs are hard to come by too. I am an RN and I took a job in LTC because the hospitals weren't hirin...

There are friendly nurses with positive attitudes in every area of nursing just as there are grumpy nurses with negative attitudes in every area as well. I've met veteran nurses who fall into both categories and I've met new grad nurses who are the ...

I loved eriksoln's analogy. I really couldn't have put it better. I work in LTC and our hall nurses are so rushed it is not funny. They have 24 to 30 residents, many of whom are rehab patients and very needy because they are in pain, not used to be...

I have been a nurse for 7 months now and work in a very fast paced LTC/rehab facility. I was on the floor for the first several months and now I am a 2nd shift charge nurse. I now help train new nurses and they ask me tons of questions. I NEVER think...

Our LTC facility won't allow 12 hours shifts cause it is a corporate rule. However, they did 12 hour shifts before the new management company took over. That all being said, I am scheduled for 8s but I often do 12s and sometimes 16s because of call...

My CNAs rarely interrupt me. It's the ringing phone, family members, or department heads saying "do you know you have a call light?" that stops my med pass. I want to say "I know I have a dang call light but I also have narcs sitting on my cart so ...

Not necessarily. I worked PRN as a CNA and I sat down with my boss once a month, told her the days I could work and she scheduled me to work as many of those days as her schedule allowed. On call, means they can call you in to work and sometimes yo...

I agree with both posters. Mentioning the salary of others is usually a HUGE "no no". She's been there 2 years so she most likely got a nice raise. If you like your job and want to keep it I'd keep the knowledge to myself. Is it possible she is w...

It depends on the facility as to when meds are late. Some of the facilities I did clinicals in had the 30 minute before and 30 minute after rule and others had a 60 minute before and 60 minute after. I'm a new grad RN who is going into to LTC for...

I am hopefully starting a new job as an RN in LTC next week. It will be my first job as an RN and I will definitely be relying on my seasoned LPNS and CNAS so show me the ropes. I may have RN behind my name but they are the ones that know what's up...

I took a year of medical terminology and my classmates were surprised how I knew what so many words meant. I loaned out my book and my husband's book for them to use. The course really helped me disect words and figure out their meanings. I also u...

What a sweet post. I hope things work out for you soon dear. It's hard in all the states I think and, according to a friend in Canada, its not that great there. When most of my friends graduated in 2008, they had their pick of jobs. What a differe...

If you have an administrator saying "CNAs grow on trees", he/she is setting the stage for disaster. True,there are tons of CNAs out there but a truly hard-working, caring CNA that believes in teamwork is worth his/her weight in gold. A lot of times...

Well, that's true. I didn't read it correctly either. I think the OP and I are suffering from "just took NCLEX, passed the dang thing, got new license, still in shock blues." lol I'd call and ask them just in case.

I've got the 4th edition of Saunders, which was the newest version in 2008. They might have a newer one out now. Always get the newest edition you can find is my opinion. You can also find used ones at Amazon and half.com If you do buy used, ma...

Suzanne stepped down as moderator. I can tell you what I did and I passed on the first try after being out of school for about 18 months. I used Saunders and only Saunders at the advice of an instructor and Suzanne. If you find other books you lik...

Are your babysitter issues resolved? If they then I would just tell them the truth if they asked. It's human to have issues but if they are resolved it shouldn't be an issue. If, however, you are still having issues with a sitter, you really shoul...

Suzanne's plan is no longer available and no one is allowed to give out info due to respect for her hard work.

Yes my birthday is March 27. When I saw my license expired so soon I was shocked too but that rule makes sense now.

You'd have a birthday in 2010 and in 2011, so it would be TWO birthdays before it expired. Strange rule huh?

I got my NC license on Jan 5th and the expiration date is 3/31/2011. Apparently we have the same rule at CA. Thanks for posting this question because I was wondering myself.

I didn't read the original post so I have no idea what is going on but I will tell you my experience. I worked in LTC as a CNA prior to beginning nursing school. I worked with a few CNAs who were terrific: they truly cared about their patients, be...

I'm not saying much because I am afraid I will jink it but I am pretty sure I will be starting orientation next week. There is a local LTC center that has been closed for a year. They had to gut the place because of asbestos and a lot of the staff w...

You can also run into issues AFTER you get your license when you apply for jobs. A lot depends on how long ago the charges were, nature of charges, etc. If it has been a long time you can things expunged (taken off) your record by contacting, and p...

Nursing school to me was a breeze but I thoroughly enjoyed the content of my classes so that helped a lot. The rest of my life, while in nursing school, was not a breeze. My dh and I separated during my first semester of school and we went from one...