Lissa,RN

Lissa,RN has 3 years experience.

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1. Help! Cute Visitation Sayings in LTC facility....

   Lissa,RN replied to shell1977's topic in Geriatric, LTC

   I don't think the sign has to be cute. Ours reads something like "For the safety of our residents and the staff that care for them, please do not enter this facility if you have a fever, sore throat,...

2. Direct care staff incentive bonus

   Lissa,RN replied to Lissa,RN's topic in General Nursing

   I am a nurse, so I obviously know that nurses provide direct care....that was why all the! ! And?? after that statement. XTX, I don't know, but really can't...

3. Direct care staff incentive bonus

   Lissa,RN posted a topic in General Nursing

   I'm just curious. Where I work all the direct care staff get a quarterly bonus. We are told that this bonus comes from the federal government and is to be disbursed as described above, meaning...

4. Who else love's their 12's?!

   Lissa,RN replied to jnfRN's topic in General Nursing

   I too love my twelves. Our schedule is a little different. We work 2 on, 2 off, 3 on, 2 off, 2 on, 3 off...so have to work every other weekend. On my weekdays off I clean and take care of the...

5. Med errors: subpoena, copy of incident report

   Lissa,RN replied to nursing.mypassion's topic in General Nursing

   LTC nurses dont do incident reportd because we have "extra time". We do what we have to because management says we have to. I can see how it seems dumb to fill one out for a bruise caused by a lab...

6. money

   Lissa,RN replied to Anktshah's topic in General Nursing

   "I'm glad you'd rather be rich and miserable :lol2::loll:... you may just get what you settle for!! If you don't define quality by possessions, you never 'settle'...you're always ahead ! You sound...

7. Pregnancy and... the floor?

   Lissa,RN replied to vwde's topic in General Nursing

   I work the floor in LTC. My pt. load is 28-32 (usually on the higher end). We don't have treatment nurses or wound nurses, etc..We usually don't have enough CNAs. My job is fast paced, busy, busy,...

8. Nurses as primary breadwinners?

   Lissa,RN replied to learning08's topic in General Nursing

   Nail on the head! That is my predicament. I work slightly more hours than hubby, but still have to do almost everything at home. I can barely keep my head above

9. Need help adjusting. Any advice?

   Lissa,RN replied to A&OxNone's topic in General Nursing

   "seriously, though, an older ad new grad can bring things to the table that a new bsn grad age 20-21 can't. you will both even out in psychomotor and working social skills in your first year out of...

10. Need advice for tracking weight changes in my residents

    Lissa,RN replied to dhsieversRN's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    I would have the aides chart weights in the resident charts, but also have them put weights on a flowsheet somewhere. I keep mine on a clipboard that I can quickly and easily pick up and just check...

11. Nurses not making enough...wait what?

    Lissa,RN replied to Reese2012's topic in General Nursing

    ...and the statement that "Any other job out there doesn't pay that much to start" is just silly. "Any other job" may or may not. We're not doing any other job. We are trained professionals with a...

12. Is it possible to work as a practical nurse once I finish my ADN degree?

    Lissa,RN replied to Enza's topic in General Nursing

    "LPNs do not have degrees" is not an accurate statement. Neither is "LPN=certificate". Not all the time anyway. I went to a two year associates degree in nursing program for my LPN. Lots and lots of...

13. my problem with allnurses...why so pessimistic?

    Lissa,RN replied to pymschrs's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, allnurses members! Quit whining and always "remember your common since rules"

14. Would like to hear from nurses

    Lissa,RN replied to BeepingIV's topic in General Nursing

    I feel your pain. Where I work speaking the words short or understaffed will get yah fired. What a joke. We're perpetually "staff

15. How much student loan debt and how much is it a month to pay back?

    Lissa,RN replied to sunshine100's topic in General Nursing

    Thats a bit like asking "how much does a house cost". Depending on where you go, you could spend a lot or a little. My lpn cost me eleven thousand and I pay one thirty a month on those loans. RN was a...