lumbarpain ADN, RN

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    Why do RN's avoid LTC positions?

    lumbarpain replied to amyca's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    37 years I struggled with LTC...after the first 4, I wanted out...Life happened and set me back and although my biggest dream was to become an Holistic nurse......it fell out of the boat...….I swam...
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    Is this anxiety or should I quit nursing?

    lumbarpain replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    ...This suggestion I will make is what was in my heart since nursing school.......but unfortunately Life got in the way and it all ended. YOU are much younger than I....and you have a tremendous...
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    Coronavirus (COVID-19): We Want to Hear from You

    lumbarpain replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Northern Virginia is vigilant but quiet, however I am not in my regular job anymore, LTC. Working with the homeless now.....and in the past two months with all the off the street people that have...
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    A challenging & rewarding job.... but a "dead end" in nursing?

    lumbarpain replied to WildflowerFairy's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I started out after Nursing school working in a local hospital....being a newbie I found a hospital setting to be very non personal/cold and it had made me feel very separated from my patients, not...
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    Should I Retire my License?

    lumbarpain replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    Thank you so much Nurse Beth....Been a long hard road for me since moving to Virginia in 2013 from NJ(my homestate) but you certainly helped me greatly with this decision. finances are tight now and I...
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    Why do RNs choose to work in nursing homes?

    lumbarpain replied to usethehaldol's topic in General Nursing

    Since my last post I have changed jobs...very low pay but its with the Salvation Army dealing with homeless population....however..I am still in Nursing mode and the operations are much different ,...
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    Why do RNs choose to work in nursing homes?

    lumbarpain replied to usethehaldol's topic in General Nursing

    I chose nursing home work as an RN for I wanted MORE contact with my residents and most people in them have no friends or family left. they are alone. The elderly are in my eyes discarded like an...
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    It's Driving Me Crazy

    lumbarpain replied to AlmostThere19's topic in General Nursing

    I always looked up what was going on with my patients....cause I never got a good report from the day nurses. Never trust no one. Cover yourself so you are ready for questions from a doctor , patient...
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    How many residents is too many for one nurse?

    lumbarpain replied to arabstarRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I am burned out. RN charge for over 30 years..have went through the wringer with injuries and now not even being able to function physicaly anymore due to severe short staffing...being habitually...
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    How can an rn with no nursing experience be a supervisor

    lumbarpain replied to mozella's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Personally as LTC RN over 30 years..I have had it.....I have seen enough....I am burned out physically as well as mentally.....this job is not for me anymore, mostly due to the increased workload,...
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    LTC nurses: Can I hear from you, please?

    lumbarpain replied to 37changes's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Over 30 years of LTC experience..I am an RN .....tough job...have seen a lot of speciality nurses not be able to handle the dementia, confusion, demands and Irate family members you deal with.. but I...
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    What song describes your workplace environment?

    lumbarpain replied to Blackcat99's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    We got to get out of this place...if its the last thing we ever do".....I think its a early60s song by the Animals or Rolling
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    Aggressive family member

    lumbarpain replied to Jerez's topic in General Nursing

    And having been a nurse that had recently been attacked by a demented resident which has never happened to me before in my 30 years of nursing.....It takes you back a few steps. especially when...
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    Aggressive family member

    lumbarpain replied to Jerez's topic in General Nursing

    Having family, significant others or friends of any type when you are concentrating on a vital procedure in the same room, I FEEL is not appropriate Its nerve wracking for all involved..... ..however...
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    Visually impaired nurses

    lumbarpain replied to lightspirit's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I am a Long Term care nurse of over 30 years...recently diagnosed with Glaucoma in the left eye and the optic nerve is badly affected where it makes my job very unnerving, due to computer work of over...
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    Nurse physical and verbal abuse by patients

    lumbarpain posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Been a Long Term Care RN for over 30 years.. the other evening I was attacked by one of my 90 year old, 6'3 male resident. Intensely upset over his water having something IN IT...which was not...
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    I Quit Nursing.

    lumbarpain replied to bluegeegoo2's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    OMG....I FEEL SO LIKE THIS....too bad I just saw this post.....wow.....what a mouthful of TRUTH that was......I have had it... ..with them all BIG and Small...busted my rump for over 30...
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    death in LTC

    lumbarpain replied to zoRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    first if you are very familiar with your patients family or significant others....then it relieves you in a way......what I do is if a patient is starting to fail , or I FEEL like something is going...
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    Nurse physical and verbal abuse by patients

    lumbarpain replied to lumbarpain's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    thank you so much for your responses....since then I cut my hours...this nursing home has a lot of severe staffing problems , amongst other things. During the time of this incident..I felt...
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    Nurse physical and verbal abuse by patients

    lumbarpain replied to lumbarpain's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    thank you all for you input....and the man was demented and had a past history of physical assaulting his roommate who wound up flooring him with a punch one day..police were called for that event....
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    Nurses with Visual Impairments

    lumbarpain replied to Jnprenursing's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I have been recently diagnosed with a rare form of exfoliative Glaucoma..which is hereditary and it has affected my optic nerve...this all happened very fast and I intensely recommend that any nurse...
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    My Life with a Nurse: A Man's Perspective

    lumbarpain replied to StatBlues's topic in Nursing Humor

    IN all my years of nursing....most of the docs and other male nurses I met.....I wasn't attracted to....I was more attracted to police officers for some reason....so there ya go...I never cheated on...
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    I hate being a nurse

    lumbarpain replied to Kmc12's topic in Health, Stress Management

    from my experience seeing what new nurses have done to themselves in the past is ..they take on the highest stressed jobs first...ER, OR, cardiac/stroke unit like you yourself took...try stepping down...
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    What Is the Problem???

    lumbarpain replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I do it all...meds to snaking toilets....we are still alive and well
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    What happened to common sense?

    lumbarpain replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    OMG...I was laughing at this...BUT ITS TRUE......we allow residents to go onto this terrace to smoke...and there is an Aide out there monitoring them and lighting up their cigarettes and putting these...