jeanbeth MSN, DNP, RN

KatieMI - I so wish it were true that "... nurses do not cook, swipe floors and sew bandages anymore" but I just took a 2-hour training course in serving food because our LTC facility is changing to a "household" model where everyone pitches in to g...

At our facility it comes down to payment. Insurance company won't pay for an additional patch unless there is a specific order for it. 1 patch Q72H is all that's covered if that's the MD's order.

I work in a LTC facility and we do not frequently send out residents for a CT scan after a fall, even if they hit their heads. We do Q-15-minute neuro checks and VS, call the MD, and the decision is made on a case-by-case basis. I will say that any r...

My base as a new ADN grad was $28. Connecticut

Sammie 2015, how's it going?

NCC has a good reputation for RNs who can do the work. Last year my place hired four new grads including me - one BSN from NYU, one BSN from UConn, and two of us (ADNs from NCC). By the end of one year the NYU got fired for too many errors, the UConn...

This is what happens at a non union facility: When Hurricane Sandy was on its way our CNO did not prepare (our off site pharmacy, food and med suppliers stocked us in advance) and ask for volunteers to do double shifts or to come in a shift early. Sh...

We are non union and have the same issues with lazy and late nurses. But they are friends and relatives of HR and upper management so they remain on the schedule. We cringe when we see their names on the schedule.

Oh, and I'm an RN

Graduated 12/2011 with ADN, passed boards 2/2012 Hired at LTC 3/2012 at 27.80 base pay + 2.50 for 3pm to 11pm shift = 30.30 CT