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  1. New Grad RN as new DON?

    rainbowsandsunshine posted a topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    New Grad RN as DON is a very bad idea, right??? Right?? Please give me some perspective, because I am just wondering. Is this even possible, has anybody experienced it before? Seems concerning to...

  2. How do you determine what is a good facility BEFORE you work for them?

    rainbowsandsunshine replied to CNA&student's topic in General Nursing

    Once, on a weekend, I was approached by a potential job applicant (I was on the nurse cart doing my rounds) and she introduced herself and asked if I liked working there. She then asked what I...

  3. Need a new job, STAT, but depressed at the thought of another SNF

    rainbowsandsunshine posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I really need to find a new job ASAP, because of a variety of factors.... things have just become unbearable for me there. At any rate, I am having a really tough time finding a job ANYWHERE, and...

  4. I have your meds, please take them:)

    rainbowsandsunshine replied to makes needs known's topic in General Nursing

    I agree, I always watch them take their pills, and frequently check their mouth to make sure everything went down (if they are not Ox3). I would never leave pills at bedside. If the patient did not...

  5. Postfall Neurochecks. What's your protocol?

    rainbowsandsunshine replied to horrorxgirl's topic in General Nursing

    witnessed with head injury or unwitnessed = automatic neurochecks. q15min x 1hr q30min x 2 hr q1hour x 4hr q4h x 24hr the worst is the frequent fallers.... Sometimes they fall so often that you cant...

  6. Needing some realistic perspective....

    rainbowsandsunshine posted a topic in Psychiatric

    In nursing school, I really enjoyed my psych clinical, but I wonder how much of the 'real' psych world we actually saw. Most of our day was spent out in the milieu, going to activities with patients...

  7. My LTC experience doesnt count :( HELP!!

    rainbowsandsunshine posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    So frustrated..... After months and months of searching as a new graduate and coming up empty handed, I felt blessed to get a good paying job in LTC. Now, almost a year later, my "blessed, good...

  8. Favorite Dr or Nurse Name

    rainbowsandsunshine replied to sethmctenn's topic in Nursing Humor

    Dr. Winkle, urologist. "If you cant tinkle, call Dr.Winkle!" btw, he is awesome

  9. Skin Tear and Duoderm Question

    rainbowsandsunshine replied to bshaw96's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    Working in LTC, we also use steri-strips (if small and skin flap intact), or tegaderm (large or missing/altered skin

  10. Best Nursing Quotes

    rainbowsandsunshine replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

    Showing up is half the battle. Never be afraid to call for

  11. What career step got you into OB?

    rainbowsandsunshine posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    I really want to be an OB nurse!! (and so do LOTS of other nurses!!). My question for you is: What did you do in your career that enabled you to get into OB nursing? I dont have acute care...

  12. How does Safe Harbor work??

    rainbowsandsunshine posted a topic in General Nursing

    Lately at work, I have been very worried about our staffing ratios and the difficulty of caring for so many patients. These concerns have fallen on deaf ears with my supervisors. I was looking at...

  13. So done.

    rainbowsandsunshine posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Makes me sad, but I am so done. Done with LTC, or maybe just this facility but it is making me sick. Mentally and physically sick. I have so much internal anger... and I am never able to express it...

  14. The 5 things you love & hate about being an RN

    rainbowsandsunshine replied to Aly529's topic in General Nursing

    I work LTC... Love: 1. My favorite residents. The ones who are always kind, happy to see me, and tell me they miss me when I am gone 2. The co-workers I trust. Working with my favorite nurses can...

  15. Pay for hospital nurse vs LTC nurse

    rainbowsandsunshine replied to schantzy143's topic in General Nursing

    I started last year as a new grad RN in LTC. I think I made about $2 more per hour than the hospitals... but the benefits are TERRIBLE!!!! Note to self: next time, instead of accepting a job out of...

  16. What do you do when......

    rainbowsandsunshine posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    You run out of time at the end of the day and your work is not done? I will work a 12 hour shift, and stay an hour late and things are still not finished (mostly the little treatments, like creams...

  17. Reasonable Nursing School GPA?

    rainbowsandsunshine replied to bearscrubs75's topic in General Nursing

    around here, the new grad programs all want a 3.0 or higher. Lucky me, I graduated with a 2.9

  18. CNA'S suffer second hand smoke

    rainbowsandsunshine replied to nurseblob's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    OMG, we battle with this a lot at our facility! The unofficial policy is that the CNA who 'smokes' the resident is given a reduced assignment to compensate for time lost while outside doing the smoke...

  19. plus size scrubs.

    rainbowsandsunshine replied to NurseyPoo7's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I wear a lot of the cherokee flex-i-bles line. I get them from amazon (Marcus Uniforms). Beware of the side pocket tops though.... it is not 2 separate pockets, it is one large pocket across your...

  20. Co-workers talk.....

    rainbowsandsunshine replied to lpnwkids's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Oh my..... LOL, this week I heard from a RESIDENT!! and the DON that I am moving! Out of state! Wow, I had no idea :) I hope somebody is paying for this move, because I have no idea when or where...

  21. how do you chart your prn narcs

    rainbowsandsunshine replied to mozella's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    We document on the Mar & Narc sheet & Pain Management flow sheet when given, reassess and document the effectiveness on the MAR & Pain management sheet. It is a lot of charting and a big...

  22. Is it me or just the nursing home I'm working in

    rainbowsandsunshine replied to soon2begrad2010's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I started as a new grad in LTC and I had a 1mo orientation. IMHO, if you are in training, you should have your trainer right by your side or easily accessible for your orientation. Even if you are...

  23. Can anyone explain what an RN position at a long term care facility would require

    rainbowsandsunshine replied to geritraum's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I am a RN in LTC... in my facility, the staff RN does basically the same thing as LVN's, but they are considered the supervising nurse. I work along side many LVN's, and my job duties do not differ...

  24. Collecting urine sample

    rainbowsandsunshine replied to NextSummer's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Depends on the patient.... If I have time, I usually try to get them during the day. Or, if we have a lot to get, I will try to get a few so night shift doesnt do all of them. We have a lot of...

  25. iPod use in LTC facility

    rainbowsandsunshine replied to DDdove's topic in General Nursing

    I have an iphone and I am frequently looking up meds, MD phone numbers/addresses. I mostly use it to message with the doctor and to look up things on the internet for work (we dont have any computers...