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I have a friend who has a child with severe autism. Child undergoing hyperbaric therapy and likes it, has seen improvements. Mom must sit in with child, becomes uncomfortable due to clausterphobia and anxiety. Any suggestions on ways to distract ...

It seems like whenever i have a scheduled day off...my phone is ringing. "Can you come in and help out..." "We are kind of in a bind today, need someone for PM shift.." I really just wish for a day, where i can relax and not be bothered by work!! ...

I think it is crazy that animal shelters have more regulations that LTC. In Wisconsin the statutes say "facility must provide "adequate" staffing to meet the safety needs of the residents. What exactly is adequate? One licensed nurse to 50 resident...

The supervisor sounds like a real winner....if she is a smoker, why couldn't she take the 5 minutes to smoke this resident?? If you are not a smoker, and have health issues which being around smoke irritates...then you should be exempt from smoking t...

I've been hearing that the LPN program would be obsolete back in the late 1980's. LPN jobs are still available, though mostly in LTC, home health, and clinic settings. If i had to do it all over again though...I would go for 2 year RN program!! Lots ...

Great example of real life situation!! Pain is what the patient says it is period.

After being told I am a great nurse, with excellent assessment skills and documentation....with zero resident complaints against me...and they said I was great with the residents...I was fired. For what?? Lack of customer service skills!! Really?? ...

Wow. That is falsification of records. Do you have a Risk manager in the facility? At the least, I would contact the Nurse Manager and report this. Unacceptable and dangerous.

If facilities would learn to retain staff by treating them like cherished employees, they wouldn't need to worry so much about the net loss from continuing to train new nurses, over and over and over again. Seems simple enough to me.

Arnie, It is time to leave your current position. You HATE it, you feel defeated, you are not enjoying it at all. It is possible after years that you may make a small difference, if that is a good enough possibility for you than by all means stay......

16 hour shifts in LTC, very little job training....RUN to med-surg!!

I think something like lab or xray tech sound like it may be a good fit for you!! Best of luck in whatever you decide to do.

Ahhh, only 4 hours later, and I get a call for an interview tomorrow morning. In a completely different field, non nursing. Feeling that this occurance is probably a Blessing in disguise!!

Work In LTC setting...only nurse for over 40 residents. THEY are my priority. Family member interrupts me while I am in process of med pass and drawing up insulin....I don't jump to her non emergency issue. Reports me. NO previous write ups. But...

Well the more to the story is this....VERY small town. VERY low census. Regardless, I am happy to be moving on. I do want to deliver healthcare but not in the environment that puts more emphasis on kissing up to guilt ridden family members...tha...

OP good for you for standing your ground! The teamleader needs to be spoken to regarding her inadequate communication skills. In nursing (and working in general) communication needs to be clear. She should have called you and Asked if you felt rea...

Hospital setting is more challenging, more interesting. Different kind of stress. Scheduling is usually less flexible than NH. I would check into benefit value (as above poster mentions) and also check into the shift differentials and the monetary...

Ouch, the unions look like they are about to collapse under the new gov. Walker...looks like you are about to loose collective bargaining rights. Talk about taking away state employees workplace rights!!

Most policies state call bells should be answered in five minutes or less. The average wait time I have seen is 5 to 10 minutes, depending on time of day. After supper always seemed to be an incredibly busy time. If you are unhappy with the result...

i left several years ago, they cut me a check for all of my vacation time.

Hi Nightengale, I just want to say that I am sorry that you are going through this. :heartbeat I am thinking of you and praying for a good outcome in this "investigation" I am sorry that you are being punished for speaking truth. It's really kind ...

Have you looked into other job types?? Not sure if Texas has special funding for say Autism programs? Or would you consider doing childcare in your home? As a nurse/mother this may be an option for some extra income, and you have more control over ...

Staying on low dose ADHD meds works for me too. Has never been an issue in hiring/testing process.

Keep in mind that some patients temp's run low to begin with, so the temp may only be slightly elevated. The RUQ pain was probably the liver being irritated by the graves disease being active. From all the other symptoms mentioned, it sounds like a ...

With your personal experiences, and a love for nursing and learning...I was thinking that teaching may be a perfect fit for you.