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Hi. Falls are always a reasonably traumatic thing for the residents/patients, families, and staff included! We always think, "Could I have done something more to prevent this?" Even if a person doesn't get injured from the fall, it would be wonderf...

You're welcome. It is true. I mentioned this particular problem to some of the "gals" at work last night, and the general consensus was "Good grief!! I hope they don't start asking ME what I did when I was young!!!" So, all in all...Don't worry abo...

Too bad about your experiences with RN/LPN conflict. I, for one, depend heavily on my LPNs...they are experienced and intelligent. They work well with each other and the rest of our team. They were being phased out here, too, but the current feeli...

Carol: That IS a good question! The state of health care today is certainly not incentive enough to entice many to join in!! I chose nursing early on...I think I was eight. We had our grandmother living with us, and, since she was quite elderly and ...

Hey Koala... Would be willing to chat with you about working in a nursing home -- or about anything else for that matter! Email address is in my profile...Drop me a note!

Beck: Just remember...the other nurses were "new" at one time too...so were the doctors. LTC is a challenging field in that residents get used to routine and so do the staff...Sometimes new blood is good for them. You need to try to fit into their ...