Lissa,RN

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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 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...

  3. 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...

  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...

  16. happy to join you all! I just got my unofficial job offer

    Lissa,RN replied to melmarie23's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Well congrats! I must admit I am

  17. Online RN Degrees

    Lissa,RN replied to lpn-rn hopeful's topic in General Students

    I went to a community college where I took a two year lpn program. Then I took the online rn program through excelsior. There is still a clinical experience before it's all said and done though. Just...

  18. First RN job & it's pay

    Lissa,RN replied to Stephen.Stevens's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Op didn't ask what " most people make". She asked what each of us made at our first nursing jobs. I happen to work four twelves, not three. And I think Steven is prob a he- not a

  19. First RN job & it's pay

    Lissa,RN replied to Stephen.Stevens's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Also, $24 x 40 hours per week x 52 weeks per year is fifty thousand per year. Might wanna brush up on your algebra? Just

  20. First RN job & it's pay

    Lissa,RN replied to Stephen.Stevens's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Well I actually bring home A lot more per year as we work mandatory overtime. Anyway, I am going to go back for my masters, but not till my bun in the oven is a few years old. My daughter was a baby...

  21. First RN job & it's pay

    Lissa,RN replied to Stephen.Stevens's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I am in Montana. My first job as an RN, the job I still hold pays $24 an hour. It's in long term care in a less than desirable facility though. The cost of living is quite low here, but we actually do...

  22. I feel like a fool

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

    Oh my god! I would almost bet money you are my weekend supervisor. I have been at my facility almost two years and showing up on a daily basis is the most difficult challenge I have ever had to face....

  23. Floating

    Lissa,RN replied to JenRN99's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Yeah, but correct me if I'm wrong. You're complaining about a 1:2 nurse/patient ratio

  24. PCA and Nurse Aide, what's the difference

    Lissa,RN replied to ConstantLearner2010's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    A CNA has significantly more training than a PCA. A CNA has a taken classes and a test demonstrate their competence, and a PCA is just a job that anyone may apply for. I have been both in the past...