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That is awedsome!!! Congratuations!!!

Well said cape cod

Awesome!!!...

Congratulations!!!!!.... is it a prn position?

Or maybe prn at a facility to get ypur foot in the door.

Very inspiring! Thank you for sharing this story with us... Sitting here in tears.

Thank you for sharing this... Could I pass this on to my co-workers?

Thank you for sharing that. It brought a tear to my eye. :)

Thank you IVRUS....i knew there had to be more to it than what we are being told. Our "marketing nurse" is so desperate to recruite pts that she is not being very thorough in her research. For example, our floor recently became a "cardiac unit" well they paid for us to become acls certified, we were suppose to get monitors and have an off site telemtry, defibs, never got them, well when we received our first pt, she was out of icu one day and sent her to us, (alot of heart problems) well family was told we had theses things and asked us abt them, I told them that we didnt have them but we were keeping a very close eye on here, monitoring her vitals, and resident was alert so she could tell us how she was feeling trying to reassure them that if anything goes wrong we will send her out immediately. The family thanked us. pts vitals were stable and she was anxious, long story short, next day her nurse and I were assessing her, vitals were stable o2 @ 95% with oxygen on, she stated "i dont feel right" couldnt say the first syllable in her name with sob,so made the decision to send her out, her family member called and told us that she made the decision to be put on hospice that day... My point is I dont like being told one thing and something else is being done. I just want to make sure im doing everything I can to not put myself or pts at risk and get the proper supplies and techniques we need that theses pts will need... Thanks for listening... :)

Thank you so much for your replys... You have given me alot of good information to ask about!..

I meant, am I wrong for telling them that?

Am I wrong telling them that?

I'm not sure how this will work either. I'm skeptical about doing it this way. I also made sure they knew I was not going to do it unless they get pumps. I will not do it to gravity...

We are going to start accepting pts on tpn.... I have been an RN for 2yrs, nervous about it. Word is we can get picc line certfied on-line. Question is, has anyone done it this way before? Or would you? Thank you for your response!

What to expect?...excitement when you notice your residents trust you, or when they are discharged from hospice because they no longer qualify d/t thriving! Sadness when someone passes .... Gratitude when a family member calls to thank you for taking good care of their mom, dad, sister, brother, aunt or uncle. Overwhelmed. just to name a few... Go with your instincts... I knew going into nursing school that I wanted to work in long term care. Its a very rewarding place to work... Ofcourse you will feel frustration when you have cnas who are lazy and dont seem to care... But I dont think I would work anywhere else.. :)