lilede15

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1. Will I ever get out of LTC or am I doomed?

   lilede15 replied to JZ_RN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

   Egglady I agree with you! I have been in LTC for 12 years. Love "babysitting". I have assessments daily, med, pass, and tx. I still feel like a nurse and quite capable of my nursing abilities. I must...

2. Need a rock to crawl under

   lilede15 replied to winnowill's topic in Geriatric, LTC

   It happens to the best of us! Especially when you work hard to make your cart up to standard and someone careless messes it up! Try not to worry so much. Most surveyors recognize that they make us...

3. Hourly rounding logs

   lilede15 replied to afteralltheseyears's topic in Geriatric, LTC

   PPD is based on several factors and stands for patient per day. So the standard for ppd comes from a budget set by the company and what is acceptable by state to take of the residents that you have...

4. New-ish RN, 30 residents please help!

   lilede15 replied to newrnltc's topic in Geriatric, LTC

   Im sorry you are having a bad experience w LTC. I have been an RN in geriatrics for 12 years. I start iv's often, deaw blood daily, assess daily, pull picc lines, give meds via picc or iv, g-tubes,...