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  1. How do I comparison shop for agencies in D.C. ?

    johnson0424 replied to bluesky's topic in Agency Nurses

    i know alot of people in southern maryland uses advantage staffing (or it may be called Advantage

  2. online FNP programs

    johnson0424 replied to ullnurse's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I am at the FNP program at UAB it is a good program and i like the instructors i am taking it online. I am currently taking pharmacology and it really is hard but i know it is for the

  3. HELP should I step down???

    johnson0424 replied to johnson0424's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    thanks everyone for the reply...i appreciate it...i want to give it more time but feel like i am digging myself deeper and deeper into a hole. i can delegate but the nurses always complain they are...

  4. HELP should I step down???

    johnson0424 replied to johnson0424's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    THanks,...Oh and to add to that I got the crappiest orientation and i dont even know where my policy book is...i am scared to go to floor nursing b/c i haven't done it in a while and i have such a...

  5. Is it normal to feel like this?

    johnson0424 replied to melissa_rn's topic in Nurse Management

    i am not sure if it is normal but i feel like that too. i am a manager of a 49 bed LTC unit and it is tough and i have been in ADON, DON, NM positions and I really like the accountability...

  6. HELP with ALOT of problems on my unit

    johnson0424 replied to johnson0424's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    i think it is a little of both...they have so many papers to fill out for everything but for 50 patients i have 2 nurses 1 med tech and 6 nursing asst which i think is good

  7. HELP with ALOT of problems on my unit

    johnson0424 replied to johnson0424's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    hey everyone, thanks for all your help. let me clarify how things are done right now...1st of all monthly summaries are not being done..2ndly weights are distributed throughout the month and are put...

  8. It's monthly summary note time!

    johnson0424 replied to night owl's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    how do ya'll do monthly summaries? are they split up between the nurses? I just now found out that we need to do them? do you wait till the end of the month? let me

  9. Anyone go from DON to floor RN?

    johnson0424 posted a topic in Nurse Management

    HI, I have been in management in LTC for a while now and am getting sick of babysitting adults(meaning staff members) and was thinking of going back to the floor at the hospital..has anyone done this...

  10. Did I jump the gun?

    johnson0424 replied to estrogen's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    no way did you go overboard, you did awesome and who says the paramedics are md's anyways, they should have trusted your judgement and took the resident to the er. if we know anything about the...

  11. Baptist Princeton (Birmingham)

    johnson0424 replied to GeorgiaGirl's topic in Alabama Nursing

    i did an internship at baptist princeton and i loved it. the staff is very supportive and they are a true christians. i worked on 5West and loved it. would reccomend

  12. when do you draw the line with a patient?

    johnson0424 posted a topic in General Nursing

    when a patient is being mean and rude to you when you have not done anything wrong when do you draw the line and walk away without it being

  13. free nursing magazines

    johnson0424 posted a topic in General Nursing

    anyone know any free nursing

  14. jobs to prepare you for FNP

    johnson0424 replied to johnson0424's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    what kind of area do you work in? i want to work in a clinic setting in a rural area? what do you do on a daily basis? what kind of rn were you prior to get your

  15. Relocating to DC

    johnson0424 replied to LINGNJ50's topic in Nursing Career

    hi we moved also to dc area last year and we lived in gaithersburg which was really nice but expensive. i dont know where you are coming from but get ready for sticker shock. we lived at The Verandahs...

  16. Sub acute/transitional care nursing

    johnson0424 posted a topic in Medical-Surgical

    anyone work in this area? I am going from LTC to this position? tell me about how it differs from med

  17. Anyone go from DON to floor RN?

    johnson0424 replied to johnson0424's topic in Nurse Management

    you sound just like me. i am kinda unsure about wanting to change things and not being able to like i do know being a DON. but i think about the facility all the time and am constantly being called...

  18. unsure to stay in management

    johnson0424 replied to grandmatobe's topic in Nurse Management

    i am going through the same thing. some times i feel like as a staff nurse i am powerless but as a manager i feel like i am drowning and i don't want another complaint to come though my door. i wish...

  19. Starting LTC Tonight! In need of some encouragement and tips.

    johnson0424 replied to estrogen's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    i too came from med surg into LTC and love it but in LTC you have to use your assessment skills because you dont have a doctor near by. I went into management and now i am tired of the management and...

  20. DOES anyone find that Management in LTC is a problem?

    johnson0424 posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I love my job but management in my facility is not consistent. One day it is one thing and another day it is another. Also, honesty is a big issue too. Let me know what you

  21. Staff RNs in LTC

    johnson0424 replied to surfnbeagle's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I am an RN also on day shift and supervisor on weekends of a 216 bed facility and love

  22. Is this understaffing (or is it me?)

    johnson0424 replied to Town & Country's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    on 11-7 shift we have 1 LPN no RN and 4CNA's for 60

  23. LTC position- 100 % of patients are cognitively

    johnson0424 replied to passing thru's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I know exactly how you feel. I went from Med Surg at a busy hospital to long term care and I LOVE IT. everything is worth a try. Geriatrics have so much to give and some of the best nurses are in long...

  24. What's Up With Agency Nurses?

    johnson0424 replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I am really glad everyone is so down to earth it is funny I was going to do agency nursing but realized that long term care is where my heart is! Thanks everyone for your wonderful

  25. Nursing Home Nurses: How many patients are you respsible for?

    johnson0424 replied to butterflynurse's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I am a supervisor on a unit that has 38 patients. I usually do the physician rounds,orders call the doctors, IV's etc. The LPN does the medicines and medicare charting and antiobiotic charting and all...