mozella

When I come back from being off for the weekend, It feels so good when my residents tell me how glad they are to see me and are glad I'm back. Family members will also comment on how glad they are that I'm back. It makes my job so much easier when I know I am appreciated by the people that matter most. The residents and the families. All the hugs I get from them and their faces light up when they see me. I know that I make a difference in their life. That is the nicest thing they could ever do for me, and It happens every day. I love my residents and knowing that they know I provide them with the best care I can, thats the best feeling.

I don't fare as well as the other posters. I live in Ohio, have been a lpn for 1 year. I started out a 16 dollars an hour. still make the same. I bring home about 2114.00 a month. I can get alot more if I work some overtime, but when 3:30 rolls around I am ready to get outta there.

I may be a Little jealous of the fact that she makes more money than me (returning to school would fix that) but as far as my self esteem goes, I'm ok with myself. I go to work everyday and do the best I can. All my work is done and my residents like me and are always happy to see me. anyway, as time passes she gets better at her job. She has become a great help to me. I am not concerned with her performance or abilities anymore. and since she is done with oreintation, what she does or doesn't do wont fall back on me. problem solved.

that happened at our facility once. 4 percocets were missing from the e-box. all nurses on all shifts had to take a drug test. the police were called too. the nurses that tested positive had to be escorted to the hospital for blood tests. then they had to show prescriptions for what they tested positive for. they never found out what happened and all nurses in question still have their jobs.

My user name is what one of the residents I used to take care of (this person is deceased now) used to call me. She would say "Mozella get over here and make sure you shut the front door" She was so funny.the things she said. made you wonder what she was seeing. she was one of my favorites.

yep, thats what I'm talking about.

I work in a LTCF. at the end of the month we have to put the new MAR/TAR's in. We have to make sure that new orders and dc'd orders are on the new MAR/TAR and any labs and appt's that are scheduled are on there. We call that change over. Is there another name for it?

how does your facility do change over? where I work the rooms are split up between all the nurses on all the shifts. when I worked nights I would complain because no other nurses on other shifts would get theirs done. now I am on day shift and I rarely get my change overs done. talk about putting my foot in my mouth.

how many times have you been put in a body bag? what did it feel like being naked in there? just kidding. lol

I have 30 residents on my hall and if an aide calls off my hall is left with one aide. she manages to get all of her baths done. I will help her with toileting, changing incontinent residents and answering call lights, but there is no way I have time to do complete bed baths. Maybe if you weren't doing baths you could get your meds passed. Have you tried combining some passes? say you have 12p meds and 2p meds you could give them at 1p.If you worked with elderly all your life then you know that some tend to be inappropriate. tell them firmly that it won't be tolerated. make sure to document the behavior and notify social services. if it continues, social services should take care of it. Nurses in LTC are very special. we take care of a wide range of illnesses, you will gain a lot of knowledge working in LTC. Some of the residents are there waiting to die. Our job is to give them the best quality of life the can have in the meantime. If the person in question was in the death process he should have been checked on every hour and his condition documented. If he was not, then your aide should have been checking on him every two hours. If he was in distress the aide should have notified you. as for getting raked over the coals for your post. You do give the impression of being a little aggressive, or defensive or something.

My facility is definatly a gossip fest. everyone is bad mouthing each other then nice to there face. what I do is come on here and vent. that way no one gets their feelings hurt. and if they read my posts they may say hey that sounds like what I did, and they can see how there actions affect others. I never talk about people to my co workers. It will eventually get back to them with much more added that I never said. Then you have enimies that are watching your every move waiting for you to mess up so the can get you in trouble.

I always chart in the MAR when I give it and then again in the MAR for the effect. I don't always have time to chart in the nurses notes about it. Is this a requirement as far as state is concerned. My DON has never said anything to me about me not doing it, but other nurses say that I should be. I really don't see in the nurses notes where any other nurses are doing it. Just wondering If it HAS to be in the nurses notes.

My facility works 8 hour shifts, we have 2 halls with 30 residents per hall, each hall has 1 nurse and 2 aides, that is the same on all shifts. On day shift I have a 9a, 12p, and 2p med pass, midnights has a 6a med pass. I don't have a facebook and I never take my cell into the facility. I am just saying what I saw when I worked nights. Day shift and night shift at my facility are like two different worlds.

well if you want examples, she mistakes bp meds for potassium meds, writes orders in the MAR for BID intead of TID, or writes a p.o. but doesn't write it in the MAR, Doesn't know how to mix vanco but says she'll give it a try, signs off that a med was given when clearly the bottle was never opened. I leave a 3pm she leaves at 5pm. my hope is that any other mistakes she has made are caught by the next nurse. I spend too much time going over her work to keep my residents safe that I fall behind on my own work. I like this girl and wish her the best. I am still learning the ropes and I will help her as best I can. I just hope It gets better soon.

This is my first nursing job. I have been a nurse for only 14 months. that is why I am uncomfortable with "training" her. And yes my job duties were explained to me(that doesn't mean I was confident in my abilty to do them). We have the same DON so I think she would know what the job entails. resident safety is my main concern and my license is my second concern.

move to ohio and apply at a LTCF. They hire RN's with no experience and even give them supervisor positions.

At my facility sometimes people get behind on there work due to addmissions, falls, and such. so when its time for shift change somethings might get passed on to the next nurse. I have heard some of the nurses say that that person should clock out and come back and finish their work. At my facility you can't have overtime unless it is preapproved. I rarely leave work for the next nurse because I save what I can do the next day for last. I personally would not clock out and come back to work. I have made the statement to other nurses that I don't work for free and they seemed shocked. I value my time and I think it is worth something. If I stay late at work I am taking time away from my family and not getting my household work done. I think I should be compensated for that. Am I wrong?

I have a lot of respect for any one that has put in the time and effort to become an RN. I would hope that she knew what her job title was and her responsiblities would be before accepting the position. I'm not blaming her for anything. And I am not going to my DON and tell her who she should/should not have hired. But I suppose I could/should express my concerns regarding her job performance.

I would like to get my RN but right now I have to work full time. I don't know if I would have time. I have three kids and a husband to take care of. just not enough time I guess.

A resident at my nursing home had died at about 8am and the funeral home didn't pick him up until around 2pm. He was a large man around 400lbs. When we moved him over to the guerney (took 8 people to do) and funeral home guy strapped him in all this black stuff ran out of his mouth and into his eyes and ears and down his neck. I just kept coming out. sooo gross. we had to wrap his head with a bunch of towels and it was soaking thru them. finally the guy just zipped him up and hurried him out. Thankfully his family members were already gone.

I have learned that there's the real world and there is "STATE'S HERE"

Every thing you said in your post is 100% true. You are really good at looking at the bright side of things.:) I still worry for my residents (and myself) because I don't have that much experience as a nurse yet,(14 months) so sometimes I need someone with more knowledge to advise me on what to do. And what if I am doing something wrong but I don't know that its wrong, Then I"m teaching her the wrong way.And what if she tells me to do something that is wrong but she doesn't know its wrong, and I don't know its wrong or I have to do it because she is my supervisor this is really kinda scary. (don't put your parents here) Just kidding........... I don't want her to quit or get fired,(she is very nice) I think I just wish she knew what she was doing because I feel responsible for these people and I don't want any harm to come to them.

ask about nurse to patient ratio, how long you would be on orientation (3 weeks is pretty good) level of care of most patients ( higher level, harder job) overtime (mandatory/available) insurance, and last but not least (really #1) the almighty $$$$. not sure for RN but I started (still get) $16.00 (is that good for new LPN?) That some of the questions I wish I would have asked. I work in LTC so thats what I base my answers on. You should act confident of your skills and education. smile, but not the whole time. Act interested when The Don is telling you about the facility and express interest in the facility, like your are planning to stay with the company for a long time and would like to advance further in your career with them. They like that (most have high turn over)