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Lots of good advice, but my approach would be slightly different. I would keep it light-hearted and ask flat-out 'why are you rolling your eyes?' when they do it. Make a joke out it - 'what's on the ceiling?' The other approaches put the people on the defensive and doesn't yield good results in my experience. Light-hearted works for me. YMMV. Light-hearted shows that you are not hurt or offended - meaning they don't get to you. They are not important enough to get to you. Let them be the one to stew - not you.

This is a lousy thing that happened, but... 1) just because the clock says 6 doesn't mean you are free. Until you do all the change of shift stuff then the hall is still yours - even if your replacement is standing right next to you. 2) In CPR you're taught to point at someone and say "You! Call 911!" Do the same thing in other areas, when any nurse or CNA (whether good, bad, helpful, or indifferent) is available, then tell them what you want them to do. "Help me lift this resident, please." "Take their VS, please." "I'll call the MD, you call the family, please." Make it half statement/half request and make sure they 'verbalize understanding'. You are not responsible for their behavior, but maybe you can help steer them in the direction you need.

Our LTC facility works 10-6/6-2/2-10. There are some meds due at 2PM which of course is shift change. It has always been my opinion that 2PM meds belong to the day shift (6-2), and likewise any 10PM meds would belong to 2-10, and again any 6AM would belong to 10-6 shift. My reasoning is that by the time you finish with the report, count, walk the hall, and anything else that needs to be done prior to hitting the floor will make those meds late. If you only have one or two RSDs with a 2PM then it might be doable, but not more than that. Am I wrong? Do those belong to the oncoming shift after all?

I used to wear Dickies but switched to Landau - much more comfortable to me.

I'm on second shift [2-10] and have 25 residents, no med aide, 1.5 CNA's. I do my own meds, some wound care, my own admits, doctors calls, TO's, labs, deal with incidents, and family members.

I find Crocs very comfortable but can't wear them at work because I can't really hustle in them. Love them in my off time for relaxing. For work I just wear regular tennis shoes that I would wear any time. No canvas though - all leather.

When I graduated LVN school my wife asked if I would wear pink scrubs. I went and bought a pink top with black pants and wore them once a week for almost a year. I never got accused of being gay. A color is just a color - who cares. Do the clothes make the man or does the man make the clothes?

Biblical creation and evolution are opposites and exclusive of each other. They cannot work together. The people that believe they do usually know little about one or the other. Or haven't given it genuine thought. For example - evolution teaches that through death after death each generation changed/adapted over time to become the species that currently exist. Creation teaches that there was no death until Adam sinned and he was created as is.

Buy a decent car and use the rest to pay off your student loans.

It's not going to be an all or nothing situation. Sometimes men get preferential treatment and sometimes they are discriminated against. To say that either situation is ALWAYS the norm is simply foolishness. I had one instructor that disliked men - or at least males nursing students - and that's been about it for me. I haven't received any preferential treatment - as far as I know.

Sounds like you got hired into LTC. No matter where you are - hang in there and you'll get better at it.

That tunic/smock thing looks neat, but I would be way too hot for something like that. I need some airflow.

Work LTC on PRN basis and stay with the Home Health. Then after some time you would have a frame of reference for what to do next.

So if you are educated as a doctor and lose your license for malpractice and get a job as a CNA then they pay you doctor wages based on your highest education?

Most LVN's work in LTC but I don't see that in your list. Did you not mention them OR are you not applying to them? You can work below your license, but can only work at level of employment - except in emergencies. So you can be hired as a CNA and but cannot do LVN work at that particular job. You still are working under your own license as well and in an emergency are expected to work at highest level of training/experience/skill. I'm in San Antonio and my LTC facility has high turnover and is constantly looking for new nurses. I've been there since JUN 12 and have seen a number of nurses get replaced and get replaced again - rinse and repeat.