SO...I am a new nurse (approx 6 months) at a LTC facility. I care for 40+ patients from 6p-6a. I am very overwhelmed. I can handle the residents, I just have a hard time handling the staff. I work with very poor CNAs. Usually we are short staffed. (m...
mkahnlpn replied to SweetmadnessLPN's topic in Geriatric
this is so familiar, and one of the main topics on this website (IMO) But, honey, I feeeeeeeeel your pain! Like NursehopefulInOH said, the medpass does get alot easier. I agree with her entire reply. I too struggle with my delegation skills. I find i...
I would say this this whole deal is a matter of perspective. I was a CNA for three years prior to getting my nursing license. Nursing is a whole new world. It is a responsibility that is hard to understand to those who have not experienced it. In th...
At the facility I work at we have two "sides" they are actually seperate units, and have two nurses there during the day, and I cover both at night. I do one side HS med pass, and the Q does the other side HS med pass, and I go over to that side and ...
I am! I am! Nursing at a LTC care facility is SOOO much different! I want to help people, and to tuck them in at night, and tell them "its going to be okay." I want to give them their medicine and let them drink their drink of choice to wash it down,...
mkahnlpn replied to General E. Speaking, RN's topic in Relations
I work two units at night. At the HH Unit: quit leaving orders for me! there is no reason why you cannot fax the pharmacy, and write the order into the MAR! Also, quit leaving the workroom and mess...and dumping all of your extra work on me! Also, I ...
This particular issue is actually one of the main reasons I strongly dislike being a nurse. I can handle the family, and the residents who are rude and demanding, but I do not like being a manager! like another person posted, we are not taught in nur...
I work this same shift, and it is very hard to find things to do on your nights off. I found myself going to the 24 hour walmart WAY too much...and spending WAY too much. I do search the web alot...(allnurses.com) and I go to several other nursing w...
wow. This is a really bad situation. You are completely right, as the nurse on that unit, it it your choice whether you delegate or not. And who you delegate tasks to. You are risking your license here, and I think that you could be right about the P...
I have the exact same problem...and I tell ya, it is really getting to me, personally. I work as a nurse in a LTC facility, and I have 4 aids under me on nights 6p-6a. There is one aid in particular that really knows how to manipulate me. I have also...
The lady that hired me knew that I was a nurse when she hired me. But because they needed CNAs so much, and I have been a CNA for years, she told me that I would work as a CNA until a nurse position opened up. Unfortunately, there were some managemen...
As a new grad...I had a terrible time trying to find a job! several interviews, with no luck, mostly because of my lack of experience. So...because I desperatly needed money, I accepted a job as a CNA. I basically showed them that I meant business, a...
I am a fairly new grad LPN and I actually had to work as a CNA and work with flying colors and then mention to management, "hey..btw Im a nurse." And then after I proved myself...they were like heyyyyyyyy lets get you training as a nurse, and now Im ...
You want to line up the padding area (usually white) the top of that with the top of their butt crack. I wish I had a picture or a diagram, but that is how I usually get it to be the right level. I dont know how else to explain it, but like the other...
so basically, im a new nurse, and i do not feel as though i had enough training on being a "boss." i work in a ltc facilty, and i work with some cnas who are seriously testing the waters with me, and they can read me like a book. i am not a dominant ...
I am the night shift 6p-6a nurse on the entire unit that I work on (its a multi unit facility) I care for about 40 residents and have 4 cnas and 1 QMA under me. I believe the absolute main problem is that I am the youngest one there! I am 22 and one ...
oh honey, you are not crazy at alll....... I pass pills all night in my dreams! I asked people at my work (ltc facility) and they say they do the same darn thing! :)