Lissa,RN

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, cough, runny nose, or other cold/flu symptoms. If ...

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 managers, MDS nurses, kitchen workers and the like do not...

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 imagine my employer giving anyone a red cent that t...

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 household. That leaves every other weekend for camping, fo...

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 draw, but you know what's not dumb? NOT getting fired...

"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 very young... (that's not an insult at all- just an o...

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, busy, and I am currently 38 weeks pregnant. I have ye...

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 water..

"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 the gate, but you will have more life experience tha...

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 over. That way it's easy to add a new list just righ...

...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 degree doing a highly specialized job. I do understa...

"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 LPNs have associates degrees. Just wanted to clear ...

While I do not endorse lying, I can honestly say that there have been times that I thought "really? Couldn't come up with SOMETHING better than that?" when staff at my facility call off. I have gotten the old "I have a headache" call off six hours b...

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

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

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 lot more.

Well congrats! I must admit I am jealous

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 do some research. Not all states recognize excelsi...

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 she.

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 teasing

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 when I started nursing school. I was a single mom, ...

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 have a bit of a shortage of nurses in the town I ...

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. Don't walk. Run!!!

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

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 (both in the state of Washington and Montana), so I w...