PeacockMaiden

PeacockMaiden

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  1. SNF job is a barrier to getting into the acute setting

    PeacockMaiden replied to PeacockMaiden's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    My facility also has mixed units, and so I have gotten at least some experience with IVs, trachs, ostomies, etc. There is only one LTAC in my area (Kindred) and I have also applied there and received...

  2. SNF job is a barrier to getting into the acute setting

    PeacockMaiden replied to PeacockMaiden's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I am looking for a job as a RN, since I'm not a NP yet. I just started the NP post master's program. My MSN was a generalist degree with a specialty in case management, so it did not allow me to sit...

  3. Is working in nursing home harder then working in hospital for new RN?

    PeacockMaiden replied to RomanRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Three days of orientation is typical for a SNF because they are too cheap to invest anymore time and money into their new employees. I got the 3 days of orientation and then I was on my own after...

  4. How do you provide 8 hours of care in 12.5 min

    PeacockMaiden replied to Lynn52's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    The real answer is that you don't/can't provide (good quality) care with the ridiculous patient ratios they give us and all the extra documentation, double charting, slow computer systems, broken...

  5. Weekend Call Outs

    PeacockMaiden replied to LTCRN4LIFE's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    Maybe there's so many call outs because people get burned out by ridiculous nurse-patients ratios, schedules that don't allow for life-work balance, and a punitive environment that is not supportive...

  6. Is working in nursing home harder then working in hospital for new RN?

    PeacockMaiden replied to RomanRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I am a RN who has been working in a SNF for one year now. It's my first nursing job. My mom works in med/surg at a hospital. In comparing notes with her (she used to work in a SNF before she got...

  7. Good opportunity or career suicide for new grad?

    PeacockMaiden replied to iliketosneeze's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    We are all considered nurse supervisors at my facility too, but we mainly pass meds, do treatments, assessments, follow up on orders, and paperwork. I work a NOC shift and I am responsible for 30-60...

  8. UCCS FNP

    PeacockMaiden replied to lauraross1's topic in Colorado Nursing

    I'm starting the online post master's program for adult/ gero NP at

  9. Am I the only one who hates 12 hour shifts?

    PeacockMaiden replied to jdubs99's topic in General Nursing

    I'm at a LTC facility working 8 hour night shifts and it is horrible. There is no time for anything except working or sleeping. We work 10-11 shifts in a pay period. I totally prefer 12 hour shifts...

  10. New grads being rushed into "nursing maturity"

    PeacockMaiden replied to PA_RN87's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I totally agree that the lack of quality in nursing education is largely to blame. My program was an entry level masters, and the quality of my clinical experiences weren't good at all. As...

  11. Going alarm-free

    PeacockMaiden replied to LittleMamaRomeoRN's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    Until facilities want to start staffing enough nurses and CNAs to properly supervise all residents, I think alarms are necessary. Alarms have totally prevented some falls where I

  12. So tired..why are they all the same.

    PeacockMaiden replied to fairyluv's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Wow, OP, my SNF is the same way. They make us work a long string of days (or in my case, NOCS) with only one day off. This is especially difficult for me, because I don't sleep well during the day. I...

  13. LTC out

    PeacockMaiden replied to jnurse21's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I think it only gets better when you quit because you found a better job. My SNF is like this too, so I sympathize with

  14. Stressed at snf/nursing home

    PeacockMaiden replied to Vernie08's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Hey Vernie, your workplace sounds just like mine! I adore working with the elderly, but the most contact I get with my residents is pushing pills on them as fast as they 'll take them because there's...

  15. Why are there no nursing jobs available for new grads? What is going on??

    PeacockMaiden replied to vab229's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    It is the responsibility of the person who is contemplating nursing school to do research and fully understand the supply and demand. I did my research and knew it would be tough to find a job as a...

  16. How is this acceptable? 50 patients ltc/skilled DAYSHIFT!

    PeacockMaiden replied to CynicallyVexed's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    At my facility, I am the only nurse on night shift for 35 people on the rehab side (with 2 aides), and if I am scheduled on the long term side then I have 65 people and 3 aides. I find that being the...

  17. So bitter? So soon?

    PeacockMaiden replied to CP2013's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I keep reading many people say go 'out of state' to find a nursing job, but no one seems to know which states are hiring new and recent grads. I'm in California, and it's bad

  18. 1st RN Job, feeling discouraged and disappointed

    PeacockMaiden replied to NewbieNurse1's topic in Long Term Acute Care

    These experiences sound similar to mine as well. I work at a snf/rehab facility. I am a night nurse, and it's me (RN) for 60 patients and 2 CNAs, some are very acute with trachs, IV's, etc. Not to...

  19. new grad/ltc

    PeacockMaiden replied to pink2004's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I am a recent RN grad and working as a night nurse in a LTC/rehab facility. We have a mix of patients with a variety of acuity, but they seem to be admitting sicker and sicker patients. I have 60...

  20. Would inpatient hospice be a good fit for me?

    PeacockMaiden replied to PeacockMaiden's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    What I enjoy about my current job is working with elderly patients. Doing real nursing, like properly assessing them, actually taking time to have a short conversation with them beyond, "here's your...

  21. Loving my new Hospice LVN position

    PeacockMaiden replied to hmiller621's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I am currently a recent grad RN who has been working at a Post Acute facility for 10 months. We have some long term patients and some rehab patients. I do love working with my residents, but I also...

  22. RN's forced to do CNA work

    PeacockMaiden replied to rnckr's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I am a RN charge nurse in a skilled nursing facility. I am responsible for 60 patients, plus supervising the work of the 2 CNAs for those patients. I will help with personal patient care when I have...

  23. Case Managers - In House

    PeacockMaiden replied to coolnurse42's topic in Case Management

    There are a few masters degree programs with a specialty in case management. I just graduated from Samuel Merritt University with a MSN with case management specialty. I know a few other...

  24. Patient interaction in infection control nursing?

    PeacockMaiden posted a topic in Infectious Disease

    I am considering the specialty of infection control nursing. I have an MSN and currently I am working as a nurse case manager for a hospital. Ever since I took the microbiology pre-req, I have been...