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  1. Vent/Advice Needed

    NJstudent2012 replied to vintagemother's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I worked LTC for two years, 3-11 shift. 1. Stop comparing yourself to other nurses and how fast they are. It is not a measure of how good a nurse that you are. I was never faster than other nurses,...

  2. Be honest, what pt behaviors do you find annoying?

    NJstudent2012 replied to CrunchBerries's topic in General Nursing

    LOL. Last night the CNA did the same thing to me and when I went into the patient's room, they asked me to pick up their urinal that had fell on the floor! I am definitely going to start asking the...

  3. Be honest, what pt behaviors do you find annoying?

    NJstudent2012 replied to CrunchBerries's topic in General Nursing

    I work in LTC. I dislike the continual and endless c/o of being constipated and of diarrhea. They refuse to take Senna and Colace and then c/o being constipated. Then 3 days later they incessantly...

  4. New Grad RN with Skilled Nursing Job - Advice Needed Working with CNAs

    NJstudent2012 replied to Bizaleth's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I agree with you caliotter3. I found that CNAs will thank me when I help them out and they especially notice which nurses never

  5. As if I am not busy enough!

    NJstudent2012 posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Started my shift yesterday and was just about to pull away from nurse's station with my med cart and a woman comes to me and says she likes to crochet and would like to crochet some blankets for the...

  6. So disappointed in hospital RNs and MDs

    NJstudent2012 replied to carachel2's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    It is not just hospitals. I am a RN at a nursing home. Doctors visit their residents and don't even bring a stethoscope! Nurses in our facility don't even carry a stethoscope either. How are they...

  7. Tips for a new lpn a a LTC Facility

    NJstudent2012 replied to jenn_32's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I have been working the 3-11 shift for 18 months now and I have 36 residents. I agree with the comments suggesting to leave your treatments until after med pass. It definitely speeds up the med pass....

  8. Trying to make it in LTC

    NJstudent2012 replied to nomadicnurse's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I have been working in LTC for 18 months now. I currently have 36 patients on the 3-11 shift. I mark which residents have 4 pm meds and which ones have 8 pm meds, so I right away know who I can skip....

  9. Summer prep for Fundamentals ?

    NJstudent2012 replied to NIUnurs2be's topic in General Students

    I felt exactly the same way. I read the first 5 chapters of the Fundamentals book before the semester started. We did skip around somewhat but we did the first 5 chapters pretty quickly. I feel that...