LTCNS

LTCNS LPN

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  1. MDS Nurse burned out and going back to the floor

    LTCNS replied to LTCNS's topic in MDS Coordinator Information

    I was just let go after 3 whole days of orientation because I have been an office nurse too long so they didn't think I would last Thread explaining is in Geriatric

  2. Long Term Care and Holidays

    LTCNS replied to LTCNS's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    She does, and it has caused a lot of confusion and has run some darn good nurses and CNAs off. She will schedule a nurse 5 or 6 days on with one day off, and 2 or 3 days on with one day off. The...

  3. What exactly is so bad about LTC??

    LTCNS replied to MaybeaNurse7's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I just got home from my first evening of orientation at my new job and I have to say, I was very pleasantly surprised. The home is clean, clean, clean. The nurses use kiosks mounted all over the units...

  4. MDS Nurse burned out and going back to the floor

    LTCNS replied to LTCNS's topic in MDS Coordinator Information

    You should shadow an MDS Nurse for one week. You would quickly see it's not as much of a "cake" job as you think it

  5. MDS Nurse burned out and going back to the floor

    LTCNS replied to LTCNS's topic in MDS Coordinator Information

    Thank you both so much. I have been praying and asking if I made the right choice, did I make a mistake, but reading your posts, I feel more confident that getting out of the office is something I...

  6. Day shift or night shift - Which do you prefer? Why?

    LTCNS replied to Joe V's topic in Nurses Rock

    I will officially start my new job this afternoon on 3pm-11pm shift. Kids are in their twenties and doing their own thing, hubby works days but we make the best of our time together. I have worked...

  7. What exactly is so bad about LTC??

    LTCNS replied to MaybeaNurse7's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I may consider seeking out a preceptor later (I know a few personally) but Administrator positions in my area are few and far between and job security is questionable. Every Administrator I have...

  8. MDS Nurse burned out and going back to the floor

    LTCNS replied to LTCNS's topic in MDS Coordinator Information

    Thanks artsmom. I do love those little old people

  9. MDS Nurse burned out and going back to the floor

    LTCNS replied to LTCNS's topic in MDS Coordinator Information

    Thank you so much Nascar Nurse. Your post helps more than I can say. And yes, I am a well seasoned nurse and have worked in some pretty crummy situations and homes, but I always seek work in LTC...

  10. Discouraged after first day training on new job :(

    LTCNS replied to SP1CEGRL's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    My first nursing job, as a brand new LPN, the day after I got my license in my hand was at a LTC facility. Because they were so short staffed, I had one whole day of orientation and was on my own. Did...

  11. What exactly is so bad about LTC??

    LTCNS replied to MaybeaNurse7's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I do see your point. Things have changed significantly since I started out. Nursing just isn't what it used to be. Not enough time to spend with patients due to the other "stuff" that has to be done....

  12. What exactly is so bad about LTC??

    LTCNS replied to MaybeaNurse7's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I respect your opinion and agree wholeheartedly that LTCs are getting more acutely ill patients needing the extended education and skills of a RN, but as a LPN who has worked in LTC for 21 years, I...

  13. What is the starting salary for nursing home LPN/LVMs?

    LTCNS replied to Let's help out's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    That's MS. for you As a MDS Nurse I was making less than I will be making working the floor, and with better benefits. What does TX pay new grad

  14. MDS Nurse burned out and going back to the floor

    LTCNS replied to LTCNS's topic in MDS Coordinator Information

    Thank you Kooky Korky. I believe the same as you, but get so discouraged when reading posts about how "bad" LTC is. The facility I am going to work for will give me an entire week of orientation, with...

  15. This is a beautiful story....true or not

    LTCNS replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    And this is precisely why I have chosen LTC as my niche. What a beautiful

  16. MDS Nurse burned out and going back to the floor

    LTCNS replied to LTCNS's topic in MDS Coordinator Information

    I get the same thing montecarlo. People as why I would give up such a "cushy" job lol! Sure it's an office job, but some office jobs just are not what they appear to be to those who have never done...

  17. MDS Nurse burned out and going back to the floor

    LTCNS replied to LTCNS's topic in MDS Coordinator Information

    Thanks for your response :) My kids are grown and out of the house so it's just my husband and me, so I won't be missing out on events with the kids and can be more flexible. I will be working 3p-11p...

  18. RN responsibilities in LTC

    LTCNS replied to saraltx's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I know this is a very old post but I had to say something. The comment about LPNs being jealous of the RN Supervisors is very, very unfair and frankly, very rude. I am a LPN and am in no way, shape or...

  19. What is the starting salary for nursing home LPN/LVMs?

    LTCNS replied to Let's help out's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    In my area of MS. new grad LPNs start at $16-$18 per hour without shift diff. In the LTC I work in the shift diff. is $2.50 per hour for evening and night

  20. Office nurse or LTC?

    LTCNS replied to scrublifenurse10's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I am a LPN with 16 years experience, 14 of those years being as a MDS Nurse. While I enjoyed the Mon-Fri. 8am-4:30pm, weekends and holidays off schedule, I found myself getting terribly burned out and...