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  1. Corporate took over my facility...

    luvsltcrn replied to Mysilver1's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    That actually sounds like great staffing for a long term care

  2. Diploma RN's, any of us left?

    luvsltcrn replied to DiplomaNurseRN's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Me!!! Graduated in 1996. I wish diploma programs were still around. We received such better training and you left nursing school ready for a position as a nurse. I absolutely loved my nursing...

  3. Why are nurse managers jerks?

    luvsltcrn replied to Cola89's topic in Nurse Management

    Being in a middle management nurse manager position is one of the toughest positions there is as a nurse. Try spending a week in their shoes before you judge them so harshly. I'm sure there are...

  4. The Enemy... The Nurse Manager

    luvsltcrn replied to I.Am.A.Nurse.'s topic in Nurse Management

    OP I could not agree with your post more!! Middle management is the most difficult position I have ever had. You hear complaints from administration/CEO and also from floor staff. Impossible to...

  5. Can nurses do more for patients coming from ECFs with stage III pressure ulcers?

    luvsltcrn replied to Axmann, RN, BSN, NREMT-B's topic in General Nursing

    Not all SFNs are equal in care. There are good SNFs and bad SNFs just as there are good hospitals and bad hospitals. I get really frustrated when the assumption is made that all SNFs are bad. I have...

  6. Can nurses do more for patients coming from ECFs with stage III pressure ulcers?

    luvsltcrn replied to Axmann, RN, BSN, NREMT-B's topic in General Nursing

    Really??? Because you are sending them back to a SNF they are automatically going to be neglected?? Patients develop pressure ulcers with the best care regardless of where they are - SNF, hospital...

  7. Fear of losing my license

    luvsltcrn replied to Aryea, LVN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I have worked in long term care for 20 years. I am fortunate that I work for a very good company and our facilities are run very well. The only nurses I have ever seen that lost their license was...

  8. Am I able to get a raise once I get my BSN?

    luvsltcrn replied to nightflower's topic in General Nursing

    I think it is different for different companies. At my company BSN is paid the same as

  9. Tattoos?

    luvsltcrn replied to heronurse's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I like tattoos and actually have one. I chose to get it on my back where it is only seen by people I want to see it. I wouldn't be completely comfortable having one where it could be seen by anyone....

  10. If you could speak your mind...

    luvsltcrn replied to GSDlvrRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    This!!! At least once an

  11. Do you overspend on luxury items as a nurse?

    luvsltcrn replied to Neywel120's topic in General Nursing

    Wait!!! We can afford luxury items?!?! Seriously though the only thing I do differently is I could afford to buy a house and did so and I take one really nice vacation every year. I couldn't...

  12. 12 hour shift husband and baby, what works best

    luvsltcrn replied to adra's topic in General Nursing

    That doesn't sound possible to me. When I worked night shift I sometimes would go without sleeping before my first night shift but then would come home and crash for pretty much the whole next day...

  13. Licensed to Practice Nursing, or not to practice nursing?

    luvsltcrn replied to Broinpgs's topic in Nursing Career

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  14. Are nurse's all that and a bag of chips?

    luvsltcrn replied to Nash3222's topic in General Nursing

    Try being a nurse for a few years and then come back and tell us the

  15. I Left Work Sick- Can I be Charged With Patient Abandonment?

    luvsltcrn replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    This happened to a co-worker at my first nursing job and she was reported to the BON She did receive a discipline although I'm not sure what it was since I didn't keep in contact with

  16. Calling in for no sleep

    luvsltcrn replied to Nurse131382's topic in General Nursing

    I guess I have a different view point on this topic. As someone who has been on call there have been many times that I have gone in to cover a shift without having had any sleep. If I work day shift...

  17. Manager

    luvsltcrn replied to special1rn's topic in Nurse Management

    Going from coworker to manager is a difficult transition. I was friends with many of my coworkers before I became their manager and I had a hard time. Eventually you drift away from the friendship...

  18. Are You Where You Thought You'd Be?

    luvsltcrn replied to Fancychicken's topic in General Nursing

    I am not where I thought I would be while I was in school. I wanted a hospital job but when I graduated was a tough job market and I ended up in LTC. Since then I am exactly where I wanted to be -...

  19. Nurse forced to work as a CNA

    luvsltcrn replied to hillbillienurse's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with Elkpark. I didn't see any "venom" in any responses. I volunteered to work as a CNA many times when we were overstated with nurses and short on CNAs. Always made for a much more...

  20. Delegation question

    luvsltcrn replied to blueskyy's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Doesn't sound like delegation to me. It sounds like team

  21. Coworker physically abusive to patients

    luvsltcrn replied to Depressed_RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I have 2 questions. First why would you watch a staff member "physically assault" patients and not stop them? Second question. Why would you lose your job for reporting it. As a supervisor I would...

  22. what's your pet peeve?

    luvsltcrn replied to chacha82's topic in General Nursing

    This is an easy one. Unrealistic family

  23. Geriatrics

    luvsltcrn replied to healthcare2015's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I've been an RN for 20 years and LOVE long term care. I have never worked in the hospital so I can't really compare the two but I could not be happier with the specialty I chose. Some people like...

  24. Best way to avoid bedside care?

    luvsltcrn replied to Lemon Bars's topic in General Nursing

    Exactly what I was thinking. I feel like anything that you can do with nursing would strongly benefit from getting bedside

  25. First Job- LTC. Need advice!

    luvsltcrn replied to cubsfan16's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I started in a LTC facility on night shift 20 years ago. It was not what I wanted at the time but nursing positions were not very abundant and I needed a job. I LOVED it. I have never left LTC and...