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Malt123

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  1. Can any one tell me how I can get a DON or ADON or MDS cord. Job

    Malt123 replied to Malt123's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    After 24 years of listening and trying to do the job I would like the opportunity to use my knowledge and experience to do nursing. I worked as a supervisor for 3 months and was able to focus more on...

  2. Without Nurses We Have Nothing!

    Malt123 replied to NoDayButToday's topic in General Nursing

    CNA= Certified nursing assistant- training anywhere from 2 weeks to 3months then tested works under RN's and LPN's LPN= Licensed Practical Nurse- training/school 1 year than state boards works under...

  3. Is there any one out there that can help

    Malt123 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I was hoping that some one might be able to talk to me and help me figure out what is going on with my

  4. Is there any one out there that can help

    Malt123 replied to Malt123's topic in General Nursing

    thank you all have been so kind. I have honestly did a lot of soul searching, even though there were times when I was over stressed and didn't handle things as I should have the place was too (off the...

  5. Is there any one out there that can help

    Malt123 replied to Malt123's topic in General Nursing

    I am out of there but this place is making it hard for me to get other employment. I know that working the floor drives me up the wall. There is so much more that I would be able to contribute than...

  6. Would you seriously consider quitting nursing

    Malt123 replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    I told every one the supervisor, the administrator, the DON and was told that as an RN I should be able to handle it

  7. Help am New DON FOR LTC

    Malt123 replied to nursemid02's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    thanks that site really helped, wish I had this info before my problems got out of

  8. Is there any one out there that can help

    Malt123 replied to Malt123's topic in General Nursing

    I'm an RN was working in an impossible LTC facility, the DON would make up policies as she went along or so it seemed, any way I looked for the pokicy book when I first statred there and the only one...

  9. Help am New DON FOR LTC

    Malt123 replied to nursemid02's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    So where does this leave the nurse on the floor, stuck in with the

  10. Would you seriously consider quitting nursing

    Malt123 replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    I think there should be some sort of network or some one that nurses can talk to. I lost my cool one time but the DON had no idea what was going on,on the unit. This wouldn't have happened if I had...

  11. Is there any one out there that can help

    Malt123 replied to Malt123's topic in General Nursing

    sorry, I guess I was not sure of how to ask for the help. until that DON wrote I was feeling down and felt I was being dumped on. I was working in that type of place and it seemed like everyone was...

  12. Help am New DON FOR LTC

    Malt123 replied to nursemid02's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    I agree. This sounds like the place where I was working not as DON but it was basically the same for the nurses, but I was the one getting the boot. These people did not want me there, they did not...

  13. Help am New DON FOR LTC

    Malt123 replied to nursemid02's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    Welcome to the world of LTC. Have you ever worked a unit before? What are you refering to when you say you are doing it alone? Is there no one else working there? Are you passing all the meds, doing...

  14. Without Nurses We Have Nothing!

    Malt123 replied to NoDayButToday's topic in General Nursing

    Glad to see a high school student interested in nursing. some people choose to be a CNA first but I think you can find out better by working in peds as a tech first, if that is where you want to be. I...

  15. Would you seriously consider quitting nursing

    Malt123 replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    I can't say that I was ever abused by doctors. There was more abuse that comes from the management people, they always seem to feel if they are not rude,insulting and nasty that they aren't doing...

  16. exactly what does RN consist of....

    Malt123 replied to brandy119's topic in Nursing Career

    No matter what area you go into after you become an RN you will always be held responsible for the whole patient. i don't know of any RN programs that don't make you empty bed pans or bath Patients...

  17. Bossy CNA's in LTC(long)

    Malt123 replied to jaimemds's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I was working on a skilled unit with 3 brand new CNA's, with 24 residents, 16 of them high aquity there was no way that I could train the CNA's too. This is what gets so hairy as an RN. We put our...

  18. Bossy CNA's in LTC(long)

    Malt123 replied to jaimemds's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I am so glad to here you talk about this. I was beginning to think that the CNA's were promoted and the nurses demoted to

  19. Are there any older nurses?

    Malt123 replied to Malt123's topic in General Nursing

    This place tried to put a wander gaurd on an alert and oriented pt. It seemed like I was always in a battle for these

  20. Are there any older nurses?

    Malt123 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I would like to know if there are any older nurses in this forum. Especially ones that may be able to give me some tips on redirecting my career. I don't want to leave nursing but I need a

  21. suspended for signing an 8pm med on MAR at 5pm in error

    Malt123 replied to VirginiaLPN97's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I have worked in Geriatrics for almost 24 years and it seems there is a lot of this going on. There is no way that you could possibly do everything by the book in LTC. Having any where from 25 to 50...

  22. Are there any older nurses?

    Malt123 replied to Malt123's topic in General Nursing

    The DON stated that a physical disability is no reason to get another position. I was attempting to get a supervisor position when all of this started. No I don't think that I charted that the pt...

  23. Are there any older nurses?

    Malt123 replied to Malt123's topic in General Nursing

    I was afraid that I would only make matters worse if I went public. Nursing is my passion, unfortunately I have been used for the wrong reasons in it. You can't imagine what they can do if they find...

  24. Are there any older nurses?

    Malt123 replied to Malt123's topic in General Nursing

    I am sure that I wasn't really fired for not getting vital signs on a person that refused or whatever exuse they are using. But, proving otherwise is difficult, if not impossible. The limitations I...

  25. Are there any older nurses?

    Malt123 replied to Malt123's topic in General Nursing

    Moved to a new state and worked in LTC for over a year then got fired now I can't get another job because of this and the company is fighting the unemployment. I have been an RN for 10 years and...