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Your schizophrenic patient reminds me of one I had in LTC. She would yell the name of whoever she saw pass by (and she knew everybody's name) over and over again. When you want it to see what she wanted she'd always say "It's nothing" or "I don't nee...

Non-compliant and then complaining because there is no change. If you did what was suggested it would be better.

I am an RN with 2 years of nursing experience. My first job was in a nursing home because it was the only available job, but I loved it. The only reason why I left was because I was recruited by a hospice nurse I had interacted with for my first job....

We use Consolo. It can be difficult to learn/use at times, but once you learn the program, it's pretty useful. It's designed only for Hospice, not for Hospice/home health like other programs, which means that staff won't get confused by things that a...

It's part of grief. We had a family member switch hospices a day before the death and then call a lawyer saying we caused the death. They didn't see her in the nursing home for several weeks. The CM called the family and told them she was doing bad, ...

I work for a small (growing) hospice of only 10 patients. I am the primary nurse for all patients, and we have a director who is a nurse but does not see patients. We take turns doing call (1 week on 1 week off). It's never really busy, and I can gen...

Austin, TX I'm a Patient Care Coordinator, but my CM staff gets the following: It's same as I get for on call and any after hours visits $50 per visit $100 death/admission $50 a day for on call M-T (5pm-8:30am) $100 a day for on call F-S (5pm F-8:30a...

I'm new to hospice nursing, and it's what I've always wanted to do thus I'm really excited, but I would like more details about how many calls you receive. I would love to have a comparison for all the nurses here: How many patients are on the census...

Thanks auntie. Currently our census is 3 patients and myself and another nurse will be the only ones taking call so it shouldn't be too bad now. After I get trained on basics she will progress into marketing and I will be the main nurse with her help...

A CNA is different job than an RN very much. I'm an RN, never worked as a CNA, and I don't have to help change people or wipe poop, I choose to "assist" the CNAs because they work hard and my resident's need it. As an RN I spend A LOT of time on pape...

It's it a requirement by the BON to have your name and title visible at all times? I work in LTC and our facility has ones that has our name on both sides, and at our change of shift meeting the DON, administrator, or whoever else is in charge that d...

Choice A gives the patient a choice. I can give this to you now as ordered or you can wait and I can see about getting a change. This leads way to the unspoken 3rd option. I can give it to you know and see about changing it for the next dose.

I think I need more than handwashing!

Towel!! PLEASE!!

Conversions are memorization. You need to know the formulas, for me it got easier after that one because then you had to work stuff out.

I graduated school in AL and moved to TX right away. I talked to my teachers and they said it didn't matter where I took it, but I would get an AL license and would have to transfer it to TX because I went to an AL school. So now I have an AL license...

Bookstore, quite enough to focus, busy enough to keep me awake. Plus I like people watching in between sections because it breaks up the material without being a waste of time.

I can't say too much about accelerated programs, but I have heard that they are a good option. I will say that as far as your science classes it depends on your state and school. I know some people who got into my ASN program not having a science cla...

My suggestion is reading those BEFORE the lecture and the P&P after the lecture. That way you have a basic idea of the material before the lecture/quiz, and then you can read the in depth stuff after the lecture because it will be easier to read/...

Don't give up. That's the #1 piece of advice. Don't give up on your marriage #1 or school #2. Remember this is only temporary, and remind your husband that too. It may be rough for the two of you, but don't let anything go because in the next year or...

You cannot have 2 licenses. The RN can do everything the LPN can do and more so your LPN license would be invalid. I don't know if they would NOT hire you because you are an RN or not. I say still apply to jobs that ask for LPN's after you have your ...

I am also a new-grad RN and am working in LTC. After 5 days of orientation on 3 out of 4 of our halls, I was stuck out on my own. Luckily I've been on the same hall since orientation. I have 28 residents, 2 CNA's and a Med-aid that shares work with a...

14 months isn't too short of time to quit a job, especially with going to school. You could be honest with your supervisor and tell her that working even part time and going to school is just too much, especially in such a fast paced environment, and...

I guess that's why she can have a smile on all the time.

As for the comments that "she's about to be an adult to make her own decisions" I disagree. I'm 24, I'm living in a different state than my parents, and I still listen to their opinions on things and my husband listens to his parents, and just about ...