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  1. staffing patterns on NOC shift - what is working for you?

    estrogen posted a topic in General Nursing

    We're a sub accute skilled unit with approx 50 beds for patients on vents. so far we've been staffed with 3 nurses, 3 CNA's and 3 RTs on both 12 hour shifts. Now our management decided to implement...

  2. staffing patterns on NOC shift - what is working for you?

    estrogen posted a topic in General Nursing

    We're a sub accute skilled unit with approx 50 beds for patients on vents. so far we've been staffed with 3 nurses, 3 CNA's and 3 RTs on both 12 hour shifts. Now our management decided to implement...

  3. End Of Shift Report - The Sapnish Inquisition

    estrogen replied to estrogen's topic in General Nursing

    When I worked med-surg I made up my special grid there too. Here, I.ve been using the roster we're provided and mostly it's worked fine. But yeah, maybe I could play around with it and make it a...

  4. How to unwind after work??

    estrogen replied to DianeS's topic in General Nursing

    I also work nights. I tab of max strenght Benadryl, 2 tabs of melatonin and the Travel Channel. 15 minutes and I'm out. The Travel Channel has really great shows on in the morning, like Great Hotels...

  5. staffing a subacute rehab unit

    estrogen replied to tblindert's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    We are a ventilator/sub-accute unit in LTC. We have about 50 beds and we have 3 LPNs, 3 CNA's and 3 RT all the time (2 12 hour shifts a day). We also have a Resident Care

  6. Staffing/Hiring: Am I dreaming or is this common practice?

    estrogen replied to estrogen's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    You are absolutely right! I am trying to be very mature about this, but something happened between me and management and now the relationship is completely changed. I don't trust them anymore. All of...

  7. Staffing/Hiring: Am I dreaming or is this common practice?

    estrogen posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    So I come in for NOC shift last night, after a four day weekend and marching in comes a nurse that I have never seen in my life and I have never heard of either. "I'm supposed to orient with you...

  8. Why do I allways feel guilty??? (Parent nurses)

    estrogen posted a topic in General Nursing

    Where I work, we have some nurses and CNA's that work seven days or nights a week on a regular basis. We have nurses, that pick up so many extra shifts, that they work 20, 30 days in a row. We even...

  9. Why do I allways feel guilty??? (Parent nurses)

    estrogen replied to estrogen's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you, Everyone for the kind words. You gave me reassurance and affirmation that yes, perhaps I am doing the right thing. One gets caught up in the daily grind and struggle and sometimes one is...

  10. Staffing/Hiring: Am I dreaming or is this common practice?

    estrogen replied to estrogen's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    However, to be fair, she did appologize

  11. Staffing/Hiring: Am I dreaming or is this common practice?

    estrogen replied to estrogen's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    well the reason that she had to be with me is that at night there's only one nurse on the Long Term Care side of the building... I wouldn't call it cruel, I would call it ruthless and

  12. Staffing/Hiring: Am I dreaming or is this common practice?

    estrogen replied to estrogen's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I don't know if you read the OP and the other posts at the beginning of the tread, but I'll restate what I allready mentioned there: Me: How nice to have someone new on board! Welcome! So which shift...

  13. Staffing/Hiring: Am I dreaming or is this common practice?

    estrogen replied to estrogen's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Interesting point. However, I don't know about this. I've been very firm and unflexible about not comming in, when they call me to pick up an extra shift. (I have to be, I have two small children...

  14. Staffing/Hiring: Am I dreaming or is this common practice?

    estrogen replied to estrogen's topic in Geriatric, LTC

  15. Staffing/Hiring: Am I dreaming or is this common practice?

    estrogen replied to estrogen's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    So...... what followed: After I posted the initial post and after reading a few responses within the first hour or so, suggesting that I'd be better off talking to the DNS, I did just that. I called...

  16. Staffing/Hiring: Am I dreaming or is this common practice?

    estrogen replied to estrogen's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Hmmmm, I'm affraid I don't understand... This is a LTC, I'm affraid there aren't any written protocols on posting vacancies. They juggle it as they go (and as people are comming and going) and this is...

  17. Staffing/Hiring: Am I dreaming or is this common practice?

    estrogen replied to estrogen's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    See, I was kind of thinking that I should be quiet for now, do my job as if it was none of my business and wait it out. Why come to them first and make their job of approaching me about a change (If...

  18. Calling DNS in middle of the night. Can someone please explain to me...?

    estrogen posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    OK, the situation was as follows: We had a pt. who was Yesterday on day shift sent to the hospital. When I came on to night shift last night, I was informed by eve nurse, that per our DNS we are...

  19. Calling DNS in middle of the night. Can someone please explain to me...?

    estrogen replied to estrogen's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I guess I dropped the ball on that one. :uhoh21: I don't really want to go into detail as to why we didn't want to re-admit the pt because it would be too pt. specific info... Ya know... don't want...

  20. Stress and Burnout

    estrogen replied to Nursebaby23's topic in General Nursing

    Amen to that!!! (comming from a relatively new

  21. URETHRAL something.... does anyone know what my GYN was talking about?

    estrogen posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    she said that I have the beginning stages of a bladder and rectal prolapse, nothing visible, nothing protruding, no incontinence, just "weakening of the tissues" after two kids. I came in with...

  22. URETHRAL something.... does anyone know what my GYN was talking about?

    estrogen replied to estrogen's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Nope, I think you're getting close with this, but I wanna say it was urethral something-ation. Are you still weighing out wether to have the surgery or not? What does such a surgery

  23. Stress and Burnout

    estrogen replied to Nursebaby23's topic in General Nursing

    You were asking about what the last straw was for us... I didn't come to the point yet where I would realize that nursing is not for me. But I can tell you what the last straw was, that made me quit...

  24. URETHRAL something.... does anyone know what my GYN was talking about?

    estrogen replied to estrogen's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Thanks, Siri. Actually she said something else... I know about urethrocele, cystocele and rectocele. But she said another word. Urethral something ...and it wasn't prolapse

  25. Starting LTC Tonight! In need of some encouragement and tips.

    estrogen posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Tonight will be my first night at a new job. I'm comming from a med-surg floor in a hospital to LTC. This LTC facility is very conveniently located for me (five min. from my house, five min. from my...