motherof3sons

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  1. Good News!

    motherof3sons replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I was just thinking of you the other day and wondering how the job search was going~~ come on here tonight and find very good news indeed!!

  2. Grateful for grateful patients....Tears and Thank yous.

    motherof3sons replied to NO50FRANNY's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Working in LTC, this weekend a family came to see their mom and she has been at our facility for about a month. On their way out the family stopped and said "thank you for all the care you give our...

  3. Can a physician deny an order to transport from LTC?

    motherof3sons replied to anangelsmommy's topic in General Nursing

    At our facility it is common to not be able to get ahold of MD's after hours. When that happens I call the family and tell them the situation and it would be in the residents best interest to be...

  4. Anatomy and Physiology

    motherof3sons replied to claritasd's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    yep cats for me to....of course this was 20 + years ago and was told it was going to be put down at the Humane Society anyways.....not that it makes it any better. Of course lab partner and I named...

  5. Are You A Victim?

    motherof3sons replied to queserasera's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Very well written! It always amazes me when people complain and have the blame all placed for when they didn't do well at something. I had to study harder than my peers in nursing school, I spent...

  6. how PRN schedule works in LTC

    motherof3sons replied to Orion81RN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Where I work I am PRN and I am used to fill in the gaps where needed and am put on the schedule 1 month at a time. If I wanted to I could work more than the hours I get now. I also try to go in...

  7. Regarding Mother's Day...

    motherof3sons replied to ktwlpn's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    So true, about the ones that live the closest visit least.....we had a resident's son visit every other month for a week....he was on the West coast, his mom on the east coast. We have one resident...

  8. My heartache and hiatus...

    motherof3sons replied to CheesePotato's topic in General Nursing

    So very sorry for the loss of your dad, CP. Prayers for you and your family during this diffacult

  9. When the patients aren't looking..... Rockin' ER video

    motherof3sons replied to DayDreamin ER CRNP's topic in Emergency

    Very well put togather! Thanks for

  10. Mental Health Awareness Month

    motherof3sons replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Again Viva you bring to light things that are so important, but often forgotten. I work with and advocate for mental illness every day in the LTC setting and it brings me to tears when management...

  11. Do you know where you are?

    motherof3sons replied to wannabecnl's topic in Nursing Humor

    Recently I was assessing one of my residents and he was telling me that he had a horrid time remembering months/dates. So I asked him if he knew the month....he laughed and said "you're mean" and I...

  12. Parents!!!

    motherof3sons replied to daviex's topic in Emergency

    Yeah for some reason people have forgotten what the E in ER means.....I loved our peds office, they had weekend hours for the illness that always got worse and couldn't wait till Monday AM. Some...

  13. Its really NOT a fate worse then death

    motherof3sons replied to KRSLPN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    What a privelage it is to care for someone till the end of their life....the relationships and friendships I have made with residents and their family's are priceless. Sure it is hard to lose the...

  14. Its really NOT a fate worse then death

    motherof3sons replied to KRSLPN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I have worked in LTC for 6 years and as someone else said it is you and a handful of CNA's after all the admin staff leave at 4....It takes some good nurses to work in LTC to know when someone is in...