LH...RN

@prnqday to say I don't deserve the job is kind of ridiculous just because I asked a question. If you look at my second post I explained that I was asking the question because I had some nurses tell me they would go in scrubs to an interview....I was just wondering what others thought....FYI I have never gone to an interview in scrubs.....It was just a question.

Thanks that is what I was saying but had other nurses tell me it doesn't matter. Just some what proving a point. I didn't know when looking your best and putting your best foot forward wasn't expected. Thanks all :)

Hello I have an interview coming up and was wondering if it would be appropriate to wear my scrubs from my current facility for the interview. I will be going to the interview straight from work or should I take a change of cloths???

Thanks for all the feedback! It continues to still be a mess at work!! I am currently looking for new employment. I have been going to work and doing what I can.....it is so unfair to the Residents. I have talked to the DON and my unit manager. And all they have been telling me is that they are working on the situation. I have no clue what that means. I also told them if they want the residents showered that I would need help from one on them.....needless to say they have passed it on to the evening aides from another hall. It is so disappointing to be apart of a so called "team" that doesn't give a crap and are to lazy to help out when needed.

RedCarnation and whatdidigetmyselfin2 thank you guys.

whatdidigetmyselfin2 yes the CNA has alot to do and so does the nurse.......mixing the 2 into one job seems crazy to me!!!

I need some feed back please. I am a nurse at a LTC facility. I was told today that I have to be the nurse/aide for 13 residents. Only one can toilet themselves. So this would mean that I would need to give showers, get residents dressed and washed up for the day, toileted, change bedding, give meds, do treatments, write orders, pass room trays, deal with families, deal with doctors, and anything else that is thrown at me for the day. Is this doable?? I am just being a baby? I feel like these resident deserve better. I am only one person.....I can understand doing this for 5 to 6 residents but 13? Any feed back welcome!!

Yes I have set the family up with some resources. I believe it is to the point that the family is so upset it will take some time and maybe more people explaining and teaching the family about the progression. The Daughter was just so shocked to see her Dad like that and I totally felt her pain and panic with the situation she I am sure just feels helpless

It is so sad when dealing with family members of residents that are in denial of their disease. I work in a Alzheimer unit. I dealt with a daughter of of resident that is declining. She had not seen him in 6 weeks and was very disturbed with his condition. He sleeps alot, plays with his food, and fidgets with thing. She was determined the her father is over medicated.I reviewed his meds and there is not a possibility of that. I explained to her that this was a normal progression of the disease. She got very defensive and told me no it is not I have researched it and I am not ignorant. I know it is hard to except the decline of a parents health. I feel helpless and wished that a simple med change would bring the father as she knows back.

Well I made it another day and it went MUCH better!!! I have decided to take it one day at a time and do the best I can. Thanks you for all of your comments it really helps to tell/hear people that understand what it is really like.

I am a new RN that started at a LTC facility 10 days ago....got orientated on a hall for 4 days then on a different rehab hall yesterday....today I show up for work and I have another nurse there that was working as an aid for my hall....she was very helpful....I am still very unsure of paper work, charting and many other thing that I haven't had training on yet. 3 1/2 hours into the shift the other nurse walks by and says they fired me and left!!I was there to finish the day by myself with NO help. Every time I saw the unit manager or DON I told them that I am overwhelmed and that I am not sure on alot of stuff......they just said dont be overwhelmed you will be fine........I worked for 11 hours straight with no break or lunch.....Is it appropriate for me to demand more training after all it is MY license that is on the line......Any tips on how to go about this convo???

I am just wondering because at my LTC facility there are so many more LPN's then RN's.......was wondering if it was the same on here :) (and my hubby is watching football and I am so very board lol)

RN? LPN?

I am a a fairly new grad and took a LTC job for the time being (need $$) but ultimately what to be a L&D nurse. I went to nursing school knowing that L&D was my thing. My plan is to get cert in FHM and any other certs I can while working in LTC. After that I was hoping that will juice up my resume and then hopefully I will have a better chance of landing a job. What does everyone think any advice will be greatly appreciated. I do the best job I can do in LTC but I feel like I am wasting my potential as a RN. Hope that doesn't sound crappy but I do love the people I care for at my LTC facility.