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  1. Snow & calling out of work

    I agree newboy...most won't travel in dangerous conditions. I love my residents but I love my kids and husband more. My family needs me just as I need them. I would be a fool to try and get to work after watching the news seeing cars flipped over on ...
  2. Snow & calling out of work

    I called out today because I didn't feel that it was safe! The road on my street was horrible and I witnessed my neighbor struggling trying to get out of the neighborhood and he was in a big truck so I can imagine what it would have been for my car. ...
  3. What kind of shift report was that?

    Yeah.. oncoming nurse " I know the patients therefore did anything change? translation- I don't want to do the report, just tell me if anything changed in a specific patient..
  4. RN starting in LTC

    Congrats to you! Get as much experience as you can. I too am a semi new grad and my first job is LTC. Don't really care for it, but we all have to start somewhere. I love my residents and try best by them, but not the politics amongst other things (s...
  5. LTC 101: What To Expect

    Ltc is no joke! The work is so hard both physically and mentally. I can't see myself doing it much longer. I refuse to break my body down because upper management refuse to hire more staff in order to save money, but want me to kill myself in the mea...
  6. Too tired to do anything on days off

    I also feel tired when I work two to three shifts in a row. I work ltc and it can be very draining. Once I get home all I want to do is soak my feet and take a mental break. I try to spend quality time with my family but end up falling asleep on th...
  7. LPN'S are not going anywhere!

    Lpn's are valuable, but personally I would most definitely want to aspire to get my RN. I am a new RN grad and have learned a lot from the seasoned LPN'S in the LTC setting, but I see a lot of complacency also. I feel that just being an ADN nurse is ...