nursingcares RN

Hey everyone! I'm a new grad and also a military spouse. I've had a lot of my instructors advise me to get employed with the VA since no matter where we are stationed they can transfer me within the system. However, I've heard a lot of horror stori...

My phobia I had to get over was kinda different..I was afraid of talking to people..Like at all. I had to get over it quick! Even the first year of school I would get so anxious when I had to talk to people in my clinical group or my instructors. My ...

Yes I had the same ones for clinicals and loved them! Lasted so much longer than the nurse mates I just threw in the trash..

Bought nurse mates..after about a month they were wearing out and started getting holes in the sides and the bottom started coming off and tripping me! Will not buy them again..

I was precepted by a nurse like this at a LTC facility! He was PRN as well which made me question why in the world he was precepting me! It was really frustrating and I had a lot of those "Really??? I'm brand new and know better than that!" moments. ...

I think it also depends on the patient. I had one that if I had given it for a bp of 110 sbp he would have bottomed out quickly.

Where I'm at the facility has to give you a death pronouncing class before you can pronounce!! I wouldn't have done it if I were you- I would have told the supervisor they needed to call in someone who was qualified. Let them figure it out it's not y...

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^^^^ Originally Posted by diane227 I don't even bother to call a doctor for this. I check to see if the patient has had recent cultures, if not I order blood cultures x2, CXR, urine culture then give some tylenol. I then call the doctor to let the...

I work in an area that has several Indian reservations and I have several Navajo coworkers. If anyone passes away the Navajo cannot help in preparing the body because they cannot touch the dead. Also thought it was interesting when one of my friends ...

You are describing where I work!!!! Exactly! The part that drives me the most crazy is the vital signs equipment..I don't believe any of the vital signs for our residents are correct! Half the time it doesn't even work. Our facility is remodeling rig...

Do the beds in your facility go up and down? Ours only raise the head or the feel (with a crank type thing at the foot of the bed). My back kills me from trying to lean over doing dressing changes or whatever else! Just wondering if many places have ...

Yeah I thought these were a little old and outdated! I'd like to gather some research to present to my supervisor. Just to bring the topic up. I'm sure it's been brought up before but I really can't stand it any longer! I may have to start squatting...

Wow did I make a mistake! I was supposed to be off tonight but I decided to pick up a shift. So I went to a skilled unit I've never been on (I'm usually on a Psych/Alzheimer's unit). I should have asked to shadow or orient on the unit before I picked...

I'm on my 3rd week of orietation in LTC on an Alzheimer's/Psych locked unit. Although I don't have much hospital experience I, too, was shocked at how little assessment we actually do in LTC. Basically I assess anyone who has any issues (recent falls...

Hey all! I'm loving my job at a LTC facility on an Alzheimer's/Psych unit. I'm a new grad and couldn't find a hospital position but it turns out I enjoy my residents soooo much! However, I am a little worried about not learning/exercising a lot of s...

Thanks everyone so much for your response! This helps a lot. Maybe I will stay in LTC but if I decide not to at least now I know I will be able to get a hospital position. Thank you!

Congratulations on graduating!!! For some reason at our pinning they played the songs DURING the ceremony when we went up to get pinned and had our name called..No one could hear our names because the students running the music couldn't figure out ho...

If I were hiring and I had to choose between an ADN and a BSN of course I'm going to choose the BSN. Especially in today's economy they are really wanting more educated nurses and are hiring less ADN and new grads in general. I've heard all through ...

This is so nice to hear! I'll be starting LTC this coming Monday =)

Hello all, I am just writing to ask how your shift usually goes in a LTC facility. I am a new grad and will be rehiring at the nursing home I worked at as a CNA; at least until I find a job in a hospital. I guess my questions would be: -How does yo...

Thanks so much for your response. I worked at this LTC and also on the same floor as a CNA about a year ago and so I should know some of the residents but I'm sure the unit has changed. I'm pretty excited about starting my nursing career!

Yes I too am in the same boat. Just had my second interview and just started researching job options other than hospitals in my area. I had the strangest interview just yesterday. The first thing the interviewer said was that I'm very young and I mi...

My husband's great-grandma(85) made this statement: "You know my old friend has grand mal disease (she meant grand mal seizure). Why don't I have it? I'm a grandma!"

Hi I'm Jessica and I just passed boards this past friday the 21st. I have a job lined up at the VA so hopefully this week will be getting the paperwork started. SOOOO nervous about actually starting! During my preceptorship I felt much more like a ...