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Hi all! I am a new-ish nurse, have been an RN for almost a year now. I have been working in a doctor's office since I graduated. It is a pediatric office. There are a couple MA's but the RNs do phone triage, catheters, handle all of the labs, give in...

Hi everyone, The snf that Ive worked at since I graduated has low ratings... I respect a lot of the nurses there and believe they give great care including myself but apparently we had a survey not too long ago and we got tagged with deficiencies lik...

Hi everybody, I was just wondering if something that seems to happen a lot constitutes a hipaa violation. For example, in my clinical rotations as a student, I would see floor nurses in the hospital who were occupied in emergency situations having to...

Hi guys, I got hired part time at a large family practice office and I am an RN that does everything that our MA's do at this clinic but I also answer phones and have lab duties. I previously worked at a SNF for 6 months before getting hired here. ha...

All of the responses have been so wonderful. Thank you all so much for clearing this up for me!

I work at a rehab/snf. I have been there for 7 months right out of school. I have found it is not for me, I work nights and cannot get a day/eve shift position and I am not adjusting to nights at all. My whole life is affected by my inability to slee...

I know this is a silly question but I have never had to resign before from a job. I feel guilty about leaving my job at a rehab/snf but it is not for me, and I have been offered my dream job as a pediatric RN. I have only been at this facility for 7 ...

Hi everyone, I have written a resignation letter and will be resigning in 3.5 weeks from my current job for a new job. I work nights so management doesnt even come until 0900, I am off at 0630. However, the RCM is there around 0730 (my direct supervi...

I have been working in a SNF/Rehab facility for 5 months now (ever since I graduated, first job as a RN), and I am now plugging away at applying to hospitals and clinics. I do not see this environment as one that I want to spend my nursing career in....

Hello everybody, I am a new grad RN in a sub-acute rehab/LTC facility. I have been here for a month and am on my own, off orientation. When it comes to being cautious and sending patients to the ER r/t a patient condition change, I live by the saying...

Hello everybody, I am a new grad RN in a sub-acute rehab/LTC facility. I have been here for a month and am on my own, off orientation. When it comes to being cautious and sending patients to the ER r/t a patient condition change, I live by the saying...

Hello all. I graduated in December of last year and have been job hunting ever since. I finally got a job offer 3 weeks ago as an RN part-time in a LTC/rehab facility. I started training on nights and have had two weeks of orientation, I start on my ...

I wanted to thank everyone for your replies. So far it is going alright though I have my bad days that I go home and can't stop thinking about work, even on my days off. I have faith that it will get better with time. Thanks again to all of you.

Do you need a doctors order to change a foley catheter? This is a LTC facility. Lets say the foley is clogged after irrigating it per physician's orders. Ive heard yes and no. Thank you

Hi all, I have passed my boards and am now looking for my first RN job. I see that lately there a quite a few LTC/SNFs that require one year of experience! Very rarely do I see a LTC facility not specify experience requirements. That worries me becau...

Hi Don1984, thanks for your reply and for the link. Around here it seems pretty rough for new grads to get a job in nursing homes, as most of them require at least 1 year of nursing experience. I'm also wondering if I should apply as a new grad anywa...

Hi everybody. I would really appreciate some advice. I have recently graduated and am going to be taking the NCLEX-RN in about a week. I was looking at local LTC facilities and found one that I really would like to work at, it is close and in a very ...

Hi everybody. I would really appreciate some advice. I have recently graduated and am going to be taking the NCLEX-RN in about a week. I was looking at local SNFs/LTC facilities, and there is this one near me that I really would love to work for, and...

I am feeling a bit discouraged. I graduate in April and I have no healthcare experience. I am currently a waitress (have been for the past 5 years since high school) and I am volunteering at a cancer center at one of the local hospitals, but other th...

Thank you!! That sounds like a great floor to start out in. Congrats and thank you for the encouragement :)

Thank you :) That is a good point. I know that eventually it will happen as long as I work hard and stay positive. Congrats by the way! That is amazing.

Thank you for your positive words! Maybe I am worrying a bit too early. I am definitely preparing myself for anything though, that way I am not surprised if it takes me a while to get a job. Again, thank you.

I am going to be graduating in March with my ADN and am planning on taking the NCLEX in April. I want to work in LTC, but will also apply everywhere else. I notice that many LTC facilities do not have an online application or a place on their website...

Hi everyone, There is an assisted living facility in my area that posts often for job openings for LPN's/RN's in various facilities. It does not say that the job requires experience but it also doesnt say whether or not new grads are welcome. I am in...

Hi everyone, I am nearing graduation and will have my ADN in May, and would like to start in LTC. I have no prior healthcare experience and am still at my waitressing job that I've had for 5 years now. I know it will be tough to get a job out there, ...