Kellyma

If you don't want to do medical care don't bother spending the time or money getting certified. you already have experience with seniors so apply at assisted livings or home care agencies. I've done both, in home care is more personalized and cooking/cleaning at stuff. Assisted living is more of a community. You'll have more then one person to care for, but you'll have less chores. Depending what you did in volunteering and what you enjoyed about it the most you might wanna look into being something like an activities director. A lot of times they're people who started out as a caregiver for the company. with seniors there's a lot of options. I'd advise you to apply at assisted livings and go from there. Now mind you caregivers at assisted livings or in home care don't make as much as a CNA or PTA, but that might not matter. good luck!

I'm interested in becoming an Army nurse in the future but I have an elbow injury. for my dad to day life I'm fine but once and a while after a workout I'm sore. I know the Nurses Corps doesn't go to boot camp, but what are the physical requirements?

The union I used to belong to, was often the excuse of lazy or selfish complaining CNAs. Some not most but some would do whatever they wanted and say "I'll call the union if they try to do anything." used to make me so mad. So a union like your talking about would've been fantastic.

In skilled I put it on every Res. I changed every time, because they all had it on their bed side. It wasn't a rule to use it every time, i just did it, because a lot of times they'd sit for a while in their wheel chairs and it just seemed like a good idea.....old habit are just hard to brake sometimes, it was part of my routine. but yeah I chart every thing that happens that might mean they need to change the care plan.

I had asked because of one Res. Who had a rash after she got back from the hospital actually. now that I've been there for a couple weeks, I see rashes aren't common. but as far as getting around ok...well most of them do but there are a few that have gone to the point where the could be in skilled and on section is for memory care, most of them let you know when they did to be changed even if not in words. I was just so used to skilled some stuff really bothered me at first, but I'm adjusting.

not from what i've seen.

OK I just started working at an assisted living and I'm confused on somethings. When I mentioned if we use anything like A&D for rashes on you know where, I was told by my supervisor and another co worker that we can't without a Doctor's order. My thought was, when I worked in skilled we put it on everyone unless told not to and second it's not medicated so why? it's like putting on lotion. i'm new there and don't want to ruffle feathers put this gets on my nerves, there's no reason for rashes so easily prevented. Is this really the case? Can't we just ask the family to bring some in.

I see your point people should tell people they're something they're not BUT as far as patients they don't care who is what. to the general public everyone in scrubs is a "nurse". Just the way it is.

well hows this? I just finished training for an assisted Living job, and it was driving me crazy not putting the beds down and elevating the head and feet (since these beds don't do that!) after changing them and leaving the room- it just doesn't feel right

:) thanks for the encouragement. I actually didn't care for home-care I like the community feeling of LTC. but yeah I am going to go for it, and like you said the great thing about nursing there's so many options.

oh i've heard call lights everywhere!

The knocking on the door thing totally. I just got hired at an assit. living and as I was shadowing the Girl training me, it was driving me crazy that we weren't knocking on doors! they don't do that there but once I'm on the floor I definitely will. of course I'm working NOCs and I'm probably not supposed to make all that noise....i dono I sign my name totally faster and messier then I did before nursing....comes from doing it 50 million times a day.

wow those are some crazy stories!

wow at that same time I was making 10.55hr in NoCal. It's amazing how different the salaries can be epically when we lived in the same state.

It's just sad that we have to do things like this, people should just change them....it's their job come on already

I just wanted to say that no matter what school you go there's going to be things you like or don't like.

sorry what does LMC stand for please?

It's nice to know your able to find/make time here and there :)

thanks you saved me some searching

I don't usually comment on such old post but that is sooo funny lol gosh! part of the reason I never worked agency I like to know the place I'm working at.

OK I know you posted this a loooong time ago lol Are you talking about Grant Unified School District? I just read this post a few minutes ago, I tried to find the program on google, but didn't find much. that's what you were talking about right? if not can you tell me please? I live in Sac and part time schooling is what I need right now.

my advice is that Nursing homes can be hard to work in, but rewarding too and you learn a lot....when it gets hard don't give up it will and always gets better.

I worked at a place that did this. It was kinda lame cuz it's still possible to put whatever time you want but anyways..... I see what your saying about people don't want to be written on. Write on it before you put it on if it's a new one. As far as if it's still good, there's not a lot you can do. Maybe say "sorry I have to do this." maybe they'll do what we eventually started doing, and that is, you only had to write on them during the last round of your shift.

so you still feel like you have enough contact with them then? I guess that's part of what I'm asking.

when working with dementia and/or Alzheimer's remember to smile and stay calm and sweet no matter what. It's always worked for me. Even if the words they are you are saying aren't making sense there's something about "the vibe" people put out that they can always sense. It may surprise you how you can fall inlove with these people who don't seem to know who you are a lot of the time. Every so often they surprise you though on how much they may actually know on some level. In the interview they'll probably ask a lot of "what if" questions. Remember you never argue with them over facts. If they don't want to take a shower. telling them "But it's been a week" probably wont work. You have to get to know them and find out what the key is....that answers always worked for me anyways.