I passed boards in the summer of 2012 and finally started my first nursing job in december at a LTAC facility. Nursing is not at all what I expected, not that I was naive. Nursing school/clinical showed me the reality of the job. But working at this ...
NewbieNurse1 replied to RNurse2's topic in New Nurse
As far as getting/giving report, it often takes way longer than it should (when you do a walking report) because of distractions and interruptions. I think it would be beneficial to tell the tech/CNA that you will not answer call lights etc while giv...
NewbieNurse1 replied to libran1984's topic in Geriatric
Oh wow, your experience sounds almost exactly like mine! I agree on all points. There is never time to hunt down meds you don't have in the cart and oh the carbon copies! New admissions take several hours and you don't want to ask another nurse to he...
I believe so. Patients who are on Medicare and needing LTC have to meet the criteria for skilled services and then MDS is used to determine reimbursement. That's why LTC facilities are regulated by the state.
NewbieNurse1 replied to NewbieNurse1's topic in LTAC
The facility has both types of patients. One floor is trach, IV, WOC, post op, etc patients and the other(where I work) is mainly long term care. However, one of the halls on my floor has overflow patients from the other floor, so I have both types o...
NewbieNurse1 replied to sail2boat2002's topic in LTAC
Wow, I know exactly how you feel! I am at my first nursing job and am going to be off of orientation and on my own soon. My facility has 2 patient floors, one floor is subacute and the other has 2 LTC halls and 1 subacute. I was hired for the subacut...
NewbieNurse1 replied to TheCommuter's topic in Job Hunt
Here, in the St. Louis area, the largest system is BJC Healthcare. Their hospitals recruit new grads in september and february. I guess I should have applied in feb but I was too busy with my final semester of nursing school to even think about apply...
NewbieNurse1 replied to TheCommuter's topic in Job Hunt
Cgc21, I understand your situation completely! I passed NCLEX last month and have been applying left and right. I also worked my butt off in school and now I dont know what to do all day! Many hospitals begin accepting new grad apps in september, so ...