seashells2011

Hello All, I am currently an RN with ADN and working in LTC/Post acute care. I am very unhappy doing this type of nursing. Although I enjoy the residents and love giving care, this type of nursing really scares me as far as the charting and the ove...

MAYGABUCKS, thanks for info! I will be in that same program January 2014! I am so happy to hear the program was successful for you. I am very excited, can't wait to start.

Hello All, I am a new nurse, just graduated in May and got my license in July, 2011. I started my new job in August. I am having a tough time transitioning from student nurse to registered nurse. I have been working full time at the insistance of ...

KJV, pg 612, Matthew 28: 18-20: "And Jesus came unto them and spoke saying, " all power is given unto me in Heaven and in earth. Go ye therefore into all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost; teachi...

Everyone has given such great support and advice here. I am also a very new nurse (4 months in) working in very busy med surg post acute care facility. I am still feeling so overwhelmed and stressed to the max! We are assigned 10-12 patients in a ...

Hi everyone, "newby nurse" just have a quick question. After being a nurse for 4 months now at LTC, I have noticed that patients who are exhibiting "changes in mental status" almost always test positive for UTIs. My question is why does this happen...

At my facility it depends on the nurse who is coming on duty. Most experienced professional CNAs sit in with the nurses as they give report to one another. Other nurses prefer a one on one report with the CNA. Personally, I prefer if the CNA partic...

I have an ASN and it was fairly easy to secure a job in post acute rehab/LTC. However, I planned ahead and started working for the company as a CNA while I was in my last year of school. They hired me the minute I passed the NCLEX. I do not think ...

I was a floral designer for 15 years and owned my own business for seven of those years while being a full time mom. I started nursing school at 39 and became an RN at 43. While in school I worked as a nanny for a little over a year and as a person...

Thank you everyone for your responses. All this information has helped me to understand how UTIs affect older adults. The majority are also women which makes sense because of anatomy. I just wasn't understanding the CMS and now I do. Thank you so...

Just wanted to chime in...have been caring for a patient now for over a year. Patient has been growing increasingly aggressive and violent as the months pass by. She kicks, punches, bites, spits and curses terribly (according to her I'm a g-damn wh...

Leaving notes for other nurses correcting them can easily be misconstrued as condescending. I suggest that you respectfully speak to coworkers directly when you have issues. If the coworker continues to do things "incorrectly" then you should follo...

I love wound care, and spending time getting to know my patients (their concerns and feelings, their health history), and assessments.

I was just diagnosed with RA back in May (crp and sed rate to confirm). It is a genetic autoimmune disease that can affect not only the joints (mainly toes, knees, hips, hands, wrists, shoulders, and neck), but the major organs as well (heart, lungs...

I am a new nurse (2 months) and work at a post acute/rehab facility. My husband and I thought that the 3pm to 11pm would work out best for us since he leaves for work at 6am and is usually home btw 3:30-4pm (just in time for the kids when they get h...

I understand exactly what you are feeling. I am 2 months into my first nursing job. I've made a medication error, thank goodness it was slight and my patient did not get hurt, but I cried so hard I thought my head would explode!! It is the most st...

Thank you so much for all your great advice. I really appreciate all of your support. I work at a post acute/rehab nursing facility. We have four floors, 2 med-surg units, 1 cardiac care unit and 1 dementia unit which is a locked door floor. I am...

I agree with previous posters. Just had a patient not too long ago that had normal BP's and VS stable from time of admission (5 days) and one evening on my shift she experienced continuous BP decrease. I notified MD who ordered 911 send out. Sure ...

Hi, new to this site but heard so many wonderful things about it. I am currently precepting at a post acute care/rehabilitation facility. We specialyize in cardiac care, ortho, med-surg, and psych/dementia lock down unit. I have been training for a...