mozella

First let me say that I don't dislike this person. I think she is very nice and will be a great nurse. The problem I have is with the situation. I work in a LTCF and am somewhat new at nursing (14 months). My facility hired an RN supervisor that is j...

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 ...

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 arou...

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 lik...

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 d...

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 rare...

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 h...

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...

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 ano...

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...

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,...

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 ...

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 an...

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 w...

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...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 someon...