Aem1215

Aem1215 has 16 years experience.

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1. Help...do I want to do this???

   Aem1215 replied to dcrawford1's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

   I would be asking about the training you would be receiving first of all. I have spent my entire nursing career in LTC, and I am always glad to see someone interested in it, but sadly I have seen more...

2. What clinical servcies does your LTC facility provide

   Aem1215 replied to jiggetts45's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

   My facility does IV Lasix, IV Solumedrol, TPN, maintenance weight based Dobutamine infusions, and maintenance weight based milrinone drips. I know it seems scary, but really it's not as bad as you...

3. New NP in LTC

   Aem1215 replied to momnurse6's topic in Geriatric, LTC

   Mom nurse, take heart. If you brought this to the DON's attention, she may well have done something about it. My facility has a progressive discipline policy, and I imagine most do. The other thing is...

4. Doesn't It Make You Want To Scream, part two

   Aem1215 replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

   Sadly, I have been in this EXACT situation! These ladies and gentlemen do not understand how lucky they are that I have such a good filter because they would be shocked and horrified if I said to them...

5. LTC geri chairs

   Aem1215 replied to Neats's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

   We have a shower bed at our facility. I have wrapped the arms of the shower bed with bath blankets to protect skin during the shower. It's considerably less costly to purchase the shower bed than to...

6. I'm back!!

   Aem1215 replied to LTCRN4LIFE's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

   When I first started to be a DON, for the first few months, I kept thinking that once I got all the fires put out, I would really be able to get some stuff done. At about three months in, as the DOH...

7. I just need to vent to people who understand

   Aem1215 replied to thisismyname's topic in Geriatric, LTC

   Hang in there! I'll bet new grads in hospitals working on their own for the time feel the same way. Speed comes with time. Its not even about taking shortcuts, but becoming comfortable in your...

8. New Grad in SNF

   Aem1215 replied to rene2010's topic in Geriatric, LTC

   This is not just you, and this is not how LTC usually is. Please do those patients a favor and approach the DON about this

9. First RN job at LTC.. Please I need help badly!

   Aem1215 replied to racs09_RN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

   2 days of orientation just isn't enough. My nurses get 10 days of orientation and more if they ask. Put in 2 weeks notice though if you quit, you'll be doing you professional self a

10. Admissions...who decides?

    Aem1215 replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    I sympathize with your nervousness! Neither of my admissions people are clinical. My company employs people who are positioned in our feeder hospitals, some are nurses, some aren't. What chaps me is...

11. Administering IV Lasix & Albumin

    Aem1215 replied to futurern4's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    For fluid overload and ascites, you need to treat the immediate need of fluid overload first, so IV Lasix first. Overload can cause respiratory difficulty, so Lasix is the quicker fix for that. Then...

12. Wound teams

    Aem1215 replied to paddler's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    We have a wound team at my facility that consists of myself, my DCDs and the dietician. We round weekly and measure and document on the pressure ulcers. The floor nurses are responsible for the day to...

13. does your facility have a defibrillator?

    Aem1215 replied to ltclovnrn's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    We have an AED and a basic crash cart. I actually have used it many times now, but I have to tell you, AEDs shock when they detect v- tach or v- fib, thats it. It doesn't shock for asystole, it just...

14. New Nurse, when to send a patient out.

    Aem1215 replied to beatrice1's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Don't sweat too much. You did the right thing or the resident wouldn't have been admitted to the hospital. Speaking from the point of view of a DNS who has been working for a long time in LTC,...

15. How many residents is too many for one nurse?

    Aem1215 replied to arabstarRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC