Nuieve

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1. Full Moon

   Nuieve posted a topic in General Nursing

   I know there's no scientific evidence... which only proves whatever research that was done on it was deeply flawed. My 15 years of experience tell me there's a connection between dementia...

2. Helicopter fumes on the unit

   Nuieve posted a topic in General Nursing

   I work in Critical Care, top floor. We have a helicopter pad on top of us. Whenever the helicopter is used, the whole floor gets full of fumes, I guess I'm more sensitive, I'm literally choking the...

3. What's the deal with pain pills?

   Nuieve posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

   I work in a rehab center. We're famous for accepting patients every other single nursing home refused. Mostly drug junkies, alcoholics. I noticed in hospitals they rarely get more than 5-10mg of...

4. Stupidly put myself in a difficult position (got 3 jobs)

   Nuieve replied to Nuieve's topic in General Nursing

   Ok, a little update. So I did orientation in both nursing home. First one, luxury, very easy. Only 15 pts, most of them take just a few pills. No treatments. But the people their require extra caution...

5. Stupidly put myself in a difficult position (got 3 jobs)

   Nuieve replied to Nuieve's topic in General Nursing

   Oh yes, I will have to! Don't need a 4th job I don't want! My current job is my first one, so I was still inexperienced with interviews, and had that newbie "will not bring up compensation during...

6. Stupidly put myself in a difficult position (got 3 jobs)

   Nuieve replied to Nuieve's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks everyone for your encouragement. All said true. Also, I think... ok, I got lower rate now, but if I prove myself worthy to them as a potential fulltime employee (which I will work hard to do),...

7. Stupidly put myself in a difficult position (got 3 jobs)

   Nuieve replied to Nuieve's topic in General Nursing

   I feel guilty for them spending money on me on orientation. And also, I live in a smaller town, we don't have all that many nursing homes, everybody knows everybody, I don't want to get a reputation...

8. Stupidly put myself in a difficult position (got 3 jobs)

   Nuieve posted a topic in General Nursing

   I work at SNF making $26.25/hr. 12-hour shifts, 3 on 4 off. Flexible schedule (get my vacations when I want them, management very accomodating and I love everyone I work with). But the clientelle is...

9. Do you get any raises? How do you ask for one?

   Nuieve posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

   By some accident, our RCM did the evaluation for pretty much all the stuff 3 days before my one year anniversary. However she told me HR lost? all the evaluations, so she had to redo them for...

10. How Many Residents Do You Care For On Your Unit?

    Nuieve replied to Nurse!Nurse!Hello?'s topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I think the numbers don't mean much without info on patients acuity. I'll take 60 alert and oriented people who only take 1 pill a day, don't have treatments, and are generally stable and independent,...

11. Hating the med pass

    Nuieve replied to NotFlo's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I'd rather do medpasses than treatments. But then again, I like routine, I find it

12. Want to hear your pet peeves in LTC nursing

    Nuieve replied to mondkmondk's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I gave up on treatment carts long ago. Completely useless for anything but skin prep. Can never find anything there. Whatever I leave there is gone the next day, and no replacement. Always go straight...

13. Climbing the career ladder in LTC... is it worth it?

    Nuieve replied to Nuieve's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Our facility pays $3 more than all the hospitals in our town (starting

14. Climbing the career ladder in LTC... is it worth it?

    Nuieve posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    While for some it's a no-brainer... more money, status etc... but have any ones of you taken an upper level position (manager, resident care supervisor etc...) and regret it later, possibly going back...

15. On a scale of 1 to 10 how would you rate your response to your first code blue?

    Nuieve posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    But please, be honest. And by first, I mean the very first of your career. Today I had my first one (I've been working for just a month). One of the aides found the pt dead. She was still warm, but...