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pinkiepieRN

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  1. Nursing Salary Survey 2014

    pinkiepieRN replied to TheCommuter's topic in General Nursing

    I live in the Baltimore, MD region. My base pay rate is $30/hour. I work in sub-acute rehab/long term care. I have an RN and graduated from a BSN program. I don't have any certifications other...

  2. Feeling Guilty After Calling in Sick...

    pinkiepieRN replied to westieluv's topic in General Nursing

    I don't feel guilty anymore because I'm a supervisor and I trust my staff to do well in my absence (it's unlikely they'd get anyone to fill my spot as there is a 3-11 weekday supervisor, a w/e day...

  3. Can anyone give me a quick rundown of what RNs do in LTC?

    pinkiepieRN replied to ashleyisawesome's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I work as an 11-7 weekday RN house supervisor for a 126 bed NH. I am indeed usually the only RN in the building - most of the staff that work here aside from management are LPNs. As far as work...

  4. Long term care staff retention

    pinkiepieRN replied to missy4cjs's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I took the survey but I'm a little confused as to what questions are particular to staff retention. Only one question directly asked about it but I think it would be beneficial to the study to ask...

  5. LTC Charting: A Beginner's Guide

    pinkiepieRN replied to TheCommuter's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    This is a really great article! We've got a new grad that I'd love to share this with! My personal gripes with charting: nurses who can't spell or use grammar or who basically document nothing. If...

  6. Could I be the Victim of Workplace Bullying?

    pinkiepieRN replied to 1RN4Christ's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Distance is a hard thing to place between yourself and patients who need your care (especially emotional TLC) but remember that it's not your job to meet all of their wants and needs. I'm a highly...

  7. thinking about quitting night shift in LTC

    pinkiepieRN replied to The Bell Jar's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    It's hard, but I work M-F 11-7 as a LTC nursing supervisor. My routine isn't much of a routine right now, but in a perfect world, I get home at 8a, sleep from 9-3 at least, get up, shower and do...

  8. Burning out on night shift - how does ANYONE do it?

    pinkiepieRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    I've been a house supervisor for a nursing home of 110 avg. (126 max) bed nursing home on 11-7, M-F, since October. Things were going relatively smoothly; sure, every 2 weeks or so I'd have to pull a...

  9. Learning from the Past - Resolutions for a Better Year of Nursing in 2014

    pinkiepieRN replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Nurses Rock

    Hey - we're birds of a feather! I do M-F nights and am having a similar crisis. I'm resuming classes in the spring to finish my MSN in Nursing Education but feel like my skills could be used best in...

  10. Learning from the Past - Resolutions for a Better Year of Nursing in 2014

    pinkiepieRN replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Nurses Rock

    I had taken some time out from nursing and started my first nursing job after my hiatus in May. I started off on day shift in my current facility (sub acute rehab/nursing home) and one of the things...

  11. What do you do after getting lab results in at a LTC

    pinkiepieRN replied to eltamo2's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    We call in all PT/INRs as well as anything abnormal on a CBC or BMP. We also call in "special" labs such as drug levels like Dig, Dilantin, Vanc, U/A C&S. Actually...I think the policy is to...

  12. Is your central supply room locked on the 11-7 shift?

    pinkiepieRN replied to Blackcat99's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    All nurses in our facility have the pass-code to central supplies. There's 4 floor nurses. As the supervisor, I have the master key for most of the doors and med rooms in the

  13. Nursing and anxiety

    pinkiepieRN replied to Iwander's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I developed (or at least finally recognized) my anxiety and co-morbid mood disorder (bipolar type I) in nursing school and being a new grad was tough. I too was afraid of asking questions, worried...

  14. Hubby says to take a mental 2 day break

    pinkiepieRN replied to Mainergal2000's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    You are SO not going to lose your head if you take 2 days off. I can tell you right now though, that 48 hours "nursing studying/textbook reading/note taking" is probably not going to happen unless...

  15. Best alarm clock tone for an iphone?

    pinkiepieRN replied to Axmann, RN, BSN, NREMT-B's topic in General Students

    I recently bought the "Sonic Boom" alarm clock. It vigorously vibrates/shakes the bed, which helps but I'd still be lost without my husband waking me up for work. It makes it easier for him to hear...

  16. Night shifters-when do you eat?

    pinkiepieRN replied to cassie77775's topic in General Nursing

    I usually have a snack and start grazing when I wake up at 2 or 3p. I have a late dinner with DH between 9 and 10p. I just settled down to eat my packed lunch at work now and that's about normal for...

  17. Gerontology vs. Geriatrics

    pinkiepieRN replied to ICUnurseEst2015's topic in General Students

    Gerontology is the study of the elderly population. Geriatrics IS the elderly population. Working in geriatrics could entail a variety of things: - Long term care (nursing home) - Sub-acute rehab...

  18. Telling "STATE" you don't have supplies....

    pinkiepieRN replied to nervousnurse's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    In our facility, activities, the Administrator and the unit managers all are present for lunch. There's less staff in the DR for breakfast and dinner, but the GNAs are assigned the dining room by a...

  19. Telling "STATE" you don't have supplies....

    pinkiepieRN replied to nervousnurse's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Ugh. We have a person whose job is staffing and supplies. She's awful at both. I've yet to figure out if there's anyway for me as a shift supervisor to order supplies myself to circumvent her!...

  20. Night shift

    pinkiepieRN replied to LCinTraining's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    If you're having issues getting to sleep, I recommend all of the usual "good sleep hygiene" things. Use an eye mask, keep the room dark, run a fan for white noise, etc. If you're having issues...

  21. Issues with paychecks - missing hours, not getting a raise I was promised

    pinkiepieRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Maybe someone can help or maybe I'm just preaching to the choir. I accepted a position with a $5/hour raise. I've been in this position for over a month now and haven't received any part of my...

  22. Issues with paychecks - missing hours, not getting a raise I was promised

    pinkiepieRN replied to pinkiepieRN's topic in General Nursing

    Alright, I left the administrator an extensive voice-mail and spoke with payroll today. Payroll is going to hand cut me a check for the 24 hours that were missing and all of my back pay from my raise...

  23. Omnicare pharmacy says "We never got the faxed orders"

    pinkiepieRN replied to Blackcat99's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I want to strangle the Omnicare people over the phone every time I take to them! Oh I sent a request for a controlled substance to be refilled but need a new C2? I sent the request online so I'd...

  24. Calling In Sick: Dealing With Mental Illness At Work, Part 1

    pinkiepieRN replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I hardly got any sleep during the day yesterday and after whining to DH, he said "why don't you just call out of work?" I stayed up until 2ish, got up this morning and am at PT for my back. I'll be...

  25. Staff meetings

    pinkiepieRN replied to Ccymom's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    Hell, I'd like it if they posted time and date of the staff meeting with further notice than THE DAY BEFORE! I know this isn't DON related, but I'm sure I could bring this to mine and she'd be...