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    Just Completed My One Year of Probation on the Job!

    cienurse replied to litlgrn's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Good for you-congratulations!! You obviously landed in a good LTC who took the time to let you grow and learn and gave you the tools you needed in order to be
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    Problems/Issues Encountered as an Director of Nursing

    cienurse replied to Healthcaresolutions's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    Staffing cuts, budget cuts, more staffing cuts, more budget cuts.......forever being asked to do more with less resources........and keep a smile on your face and positive attitude while doing it and...
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    New grad nightmare...

    cienurse replied to baglemae22's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Run as far away and as fast as you can from this facility-your license is in jeopardy! Narcotic count is off?? The DON needed to be notified the FIRST time it was incorrect and nobody should have...
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    I am struggling with patient families lately.

    cienurse replied to jennilynn's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Whatever happened to the good old days of "visiting hours?" The job is hard enough without family members (who don't speak to one another!) interrupting the nurse's med pass several times with...
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    OK Managment you win. Nurses are leaving on time now.

    cienurse replied to Blackcat99's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    In most states, asking you to clock out on time and then stay to complete your work is illegal. Most state labor laws require you to be paid for all the time you are spent working-which is why it is...
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    Staff on Resident Sexual Abuse?

    cienurse replied to carbaminohemoglobin's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    That's where an attorney would come in handy. But you need to go thru chain of command. I would be reporting to the Administrator that the DON was aware of this when it happened but seemingly has...
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    OK Managment you win. Nurses are leaving on time now.

    cienurse replied to Blackcat99's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    You all need to realize that we in management DO understand what nursing is about-we've all been where you are, how do you think we got these jobs?! It's just as frustrating for us to have to enforce...
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    LTC- 3 mandatory meetings a month?

    cienurse replied to Blackcat99's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I stopped having "mandatory meetings" a long time ago basically because hardly anyone ever shows up. I even tried having a door prize giveaway but that didn't work either. I have "floor conferences"...
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    Win CASH! Christmas Nursing Caption Contest - $100

    cienurse replied to Brian's topic in News, Announcements

    I hope you know that I'll be reporting this to Santa for his "naughty"
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    New nurses in LTC

    cienurse replied to Sweeti738's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Sorry, that was a quote from another poster which did not come out in quotations. No plagerizing, I assure
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    New nurses in LTC

    cienurse replied to Sweeti738's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    "Uhmm...yes you are passing lots of meds, aren't you learning the reasons for these meds? Aren't you assessing your residents while you are in their rooms? You have your own hall, you should be...
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    Is it OK to give baking soda and water to LTC patient without a doctor order?

    cienurse replied to Blackcat99's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I remember when I was in nursing school years ago (not telling when!) part of our pharmacology course had a section on grains, drams, and all that neat apothocary stuff! The exam was being able to...
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    Vital Information about BSN and MSN online Programs

    cienurse replied to jacksonmark's topic in Online Distance Learning

    You're absolutely right! I looked into a for-profit university to do RN to BSN all online and the program was $22,000! Unfortunately, I need to do mostly online as I am working full time and need...
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    New with a million questions about LNC

    cienurse replied to NICU87's topic in Legal

    I have 36 years' experience as a nurse and am a practicing legal nurse consultant. I have only been deposed twice and I will tell you that the 2nd time, the attorney ripped me to shreds! Had nothing...
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    Questions about becoming an LNC

    cienurse replied to jaclocke's topic in Legal

    I took an online Legal Nurse Consultant course. Google it-there are many programs out there. I paid less than $1000 and I know there's a famous program out there that costs over $4000! It isn't...
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    Ethical/moral issue

    cienurse replied to dee78's topic in General Nursing

    I am curious about a patient being discharged to a home where he has no key of his own and is dependent on someone else to open the door for him........or NOT? That can't be a good living situation...
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    Who do nurses make more than?

    cienurse replied to Amber215's topic in General Nursing

    Yikes! Sounds like the wrong reasons to go into nursing to
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    Washington state to make Medical Assistants work under RN license?

    cienurse replied to Psychtrish39's topic in General Nursing

    ps....there is no nursing shortage... Agreed! If there was a nursing shortage I wouldn't have 12 applicants for 2 open positions and the hospitals would be hiring new grads instead of turning them...
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    New School Nurse has Loved and Hated the Job

    cienurse replied to squidbilly's topic in School

    Good for you for hanging in there! We never get a comfort level at a new job for at least 3 months-that's why most employers have a 3 month "introductory period" just for the purposes of getting...
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    Nursing Communities

    cienurse replied to RN19's topic in General Nursing

    I use it to share common problems, to see what others' have come up with for solutions, and to also share my own knowledge and expertise of 36 years of nursing which could help someone else. It's a...
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    LTC patients who make themselves sick on purpose?

    cienurse replied to Blackcat99's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    While I've seen my share of residents who play "possum," I have never heard of them getting a big check over it. Their check comes to the nursing home, period, end of discussion, whether or not they...
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    LTC Staffing ratios?

    cienurse replied to sjbrk's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Even though there are no minimum requirements by the State, I still got a deficiency for staffing last year because the surveyor felt I didn't have enough staff. Even when I was able to prove that I...
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    gift suggestions for ltc staff

    cienurse replied to rdsxfnrn's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    You could find out if the staff plans to have a holiday party and donate a raffle gift for that. Or, in my facility, we are having a pot luck lunch and Yankee Swap and you could donate a dish for...
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    Do Nurses Earn Big Money? You Decide.

    cienurse replied to TheCommuter's topic in General Nursing

    I had a CNA once tell me that I was making the "big bucks" so I wasn't concerned about what she was going through. I explained to her that a Director of Nurses is on call 24 hours a day, 7 days a...
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    Is it OK to give baking soda and water to LTC patient without a doctor order?

    cienurse replied to Blackcat99's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I question the RN "supervisor" who would do something like this. How can one supervise and assure that care is given per nursing standards when she has breached the standard of care by giving a...