westieluv

westieluv

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  1. Starting at LTAC facility after working at LTC- advice?

    westieluv replied to bstewart40's topic in Long Term Acute Care

    Oh, okay, thanks. I should have been able to figure that out on my own, but when she said that she was in AL/IL for the last month of her employent and then was let go by the facility, it made me...

  2. Starting at LTAC facility after working at LTC- advice?

    westieluv replied to bstewart40's topic in Long Term Acute Care

    What is

  3. Having doubts...

    westieluv replied to bravesfanRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Oh, Honey, I know exactly what you're going through, because I was there! I just left a job in LTC. I loved the residents and my co-workers, but the med passes (5PM and 9PM) were brutal and I had no...

  4. 2 yrs experience, now what?

    westieluv replied to pittnurse09's topic in Nursing Career

    If I was younger and single with no strings (which you don't say that you are, but if you are), I would definitely try travel nursing. I can't even imagine how much fun it would be to get paid to try...

  5. Nursing in the South East.

    westieluv replied to WendiRN80's topic in Nursing Career

    I know, and I can understand where you're coming from on a lot of this, because I'm no fan of winters in Michigan either. Gosh, I can't even imagine having seven months of it, here in the Ann Arbor...

  6. HELP!!!! I am not getting callbacks from my application

    westieluv replied to evolikkin's topic in Nursing Career

    If you are applying to hospitals, they may be looking for someone with recent inpatient acute care experience. Even though your resume sounds impressive (how many people get shift supervisor this soon...

  7. Nursing in the South East.

    westieluv replied to WendiRN80's topic in Nursing Career

    Gosh, it's funny how different one's experience can be when they live in roughly the same part of the country! I am an RN who lives 20 min. outside of Ann Arbor. Hourly wages in this area are some of...

  8. Do I have to have a BSN?

    westieluv replied to mom23boyz's topic in Nursing Career

    I have to respectfully disagree. I am a diploma RN and I get at least one or two emails every single day offering me job opportunities across the U.S. There is a strong need for nurses in my area (SE...

  9. Do I have to have a BSN?

    westieluv replied to mom23boyz's topic in Nursing Career

    I have heard of hospitals only wanting to hire BSNs too, but the reality is that there is a nursing shortage out there and that won't always be possible. In my area, it doesn't seem to be an issue...

  10. LPNs as Unit Managers?

    westieluv posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I began working in a LTC/subacute rehab facility back in December. All of the units in this facility have LPNs as unit managers. Is this the norm in LTC? I'm not discounting the value of LPNs as...

  11. LTC Emergencies - Not prepared!

    westieluv replied to croppyRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    If your facility doesn't have a good policy in place for knowing in an instant what a resident's code status is, then take it up with your DON immediately. Something like a bright pink sticker on the...

  12. A Funny Moment in LTC...

    westieluv posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I am an RN in my mid-forties. Recently, I was working in our facility's long term memory care unit. One of our residents, a salty little lady of 92, noticed my wedding ring on my finger and stated,...

  13. Has Anyone Here Worked in a Coumadin Clinic?

    westieluv replied to westieluv's topic in Cardiac

    Thanks to all of you for your replies. I actually didn't end up taking the position in the coumadin clinic because I was offered a Med/Surg float job in a hospital that is much closer to my home and...

  14. How Often is Too Often...

    westieluv posted a topic in Nursing Career

    to change jobs? I'll give you some background: I have been an RN for 21 years. I have 10+ years of experience working as a Med/Surg float nurse in a hospital, but I left that in 2004 to stay home...

  15. Where to go from med surg

    westieluv replied to AMCNurse's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Have you thought about hospice? I did both inpatient hospice and on-call home hospice nursing and it was so rewarding. The patients and their families are so appreciative, and you get somewhat of a...

  16. Has anyone ever thought - maybe this wasn't the right choice?

    westieluv replied to redhead77's topic in Nursing Career

    I have often doubted my career choice as an RN. I am actually a very creative type of person, but I never had the confidence to believe that I could make it in a field where my creativity was my...

  17. Resigning after Workers Comp Leave

    westieluv replied to ErNrsLynzzie's topic in Nursing Career

    This is a good time to let them know that you won't be back, because they have had to fill your spot in the schedule for the time that you've been off, so it would be easier for them to go on like...

  18. New to ltc, questions after 1st orientation

    westieluv replied to SneakySnake's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    As far as the number of scheduled days, if you really only want to work 1-2 days/week and that's what they told you in the interview, then you have every right to remind them that that's what you were...

  19. Standing up for "meal break" issue

    westieluv replied to flymomrn's topic in Nursing Career

    Good luck to you, that facility is clearly in the wrong. I work in a LTC facility (but just for one more week, thank God!) where I never, ever get a dinner break on the evening shift that I work. If I...

  20. Has Anyone Here Worked in a Coumadin Clinic?

    westieluv replied to westieluv's topic in Cardiac

    So how does Pradaxa work that you don't need to check the PT/INR regularly? It seems like an anticoagulant has to be monitored somehow. How would you know if it was

  21. A Funny Moment in LTC...

    westieluv replied to westieluv's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    :D:D

  22. Not a new grad anymore and still without experience

    westieluv replied to captain byakuya's topic in Nursing Career

    Yes, good luck to all of you. My heart truly goes out to you, because of all fields, you should be able to find a job in nursing, especially since there is (supposedly) a nursing shortage and the Baby...

  23. To CNA or not to CNA?

    westieluv replied to acollin6's topic in Nursing Career

    I was talking to a nurse at work recently who graduated last June. She said that at the end of her schooling, just before graduation, her entire class was gathered in an auditorium setting and one of...

  24. Why did you choose Med-Surg?

    westieluv replied to kujomonster's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I love and agree with this entire post! I also never wanted to take away from my own kids to take care of others, so I always worked as a contingent float in the Med/Surg float pool on the off shifts...

  25. A Funny Moment in LTC...

    westieluv replied to westieluv's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    LOL, I feel your pain. Maybe I could start a thread called, "A Crabby Moment in Short Term