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i work the same way, my name is ally too!! lol I have been a nurse since 2012, started LTC bout 2015 and have worked in that setting since. People will try to bully you or make you feel incompetent, you dont have to "fight back" but just do your job ...

just another controlling nurse...wanting thing her way..i can't stand having to work with ppl like that, they have poor skills when it comes to working as a team..which only makes life easier for everyone

I know what you mean, how rough it can be. I have always tried my best, had good intentions and still there were always those nurses who were mean rude and unhelpful. I came to the conclusion it was more of a personal problem and possibly even intimi...

I had a "situation" on my unit today and looking for some insight.. I work on a sub acute rehab floor in a skilled rehab, I have 18-20 patients with admissions/discharges and all the usual stressors of a shift... Many of my patients are tube feeds an...

I was on tonight, not to mention it was awful in regards to staffing, scheduling etc... Absolute nightmare. I was scheduled to one unit...I show up and the nurse says "he is here, we already counted, you can leave...oh can you use that phone I am bus...

Hi just a quick gathering of opinion regarding something that happened at work tonight. A code was called. There was a major rift in communiction all the way down the line and altogether was a disaster. First of call, apparently no one heard this STA...

I'll end up deleting it after tonight, it's crazy long I know... I responded below. Ty for feedback. Always receptive to it. Night

you hit it on the nose. I pretty much came here to throw my feelings about what happened down, vent and look for some feedback. I am pretty much over it but I feel like a patient didnt get proper/punctual treatment due to all the chaos and lack of pr...

Hi, I currently work as an LPN with a very high census on 3-11 (2 units across from one another with 20 patients on each - 40 total with varying acuity), perfect setting for sundowning and all types of psychotic events :) So I float from acute/sub ac...

This is a good question and I wonder why I NEVER considered this before I began working. My hands are constantly dry this is for sure. I have tons of lotions in my bag, car, bedroom, livingroom....always accessable. I use different oils and try diffe...

I have learned not to invest too much in supplies because I float around a lot and may never be in the same place twice. I am also careful not to forget things but if I do I consider it good as gone. People steal, I have learned to accept that, espec...

Hi everyone, I have the opportunity to pick up a pretty nice case and I am looking for some input on a few things. I currently work in LTC/sub acute as a float, looking for something a little less stressful for a 2nd job. At the present moment I on...

Were you working as a CNA? Did anything ever happen? Maybe you just didn't recertify..

Probably going to be a little boring but get what you can. Once your on the floor there's no going back to "I'm a student ". Ask questions ! Lots and any you can think of. Look through charts, get familiar with the paper work, 24 hour reports ..

This appears to be an old article but something I am dealing with as my first year in long term/acute care. I float and some days my medpass is very heavy and always brand new to me. Today I had nearly 30 residents with heavy meds and treatments......

Don't they just assess and write orders like doctors? I couldn't imagine paging for a suction and I'm LPN , I do it all the time when I have an order. Usually can't wait too long when someone is drowning in sputum either ..

Only have been a nurse for about 3 years and quickly learning I am going through a lot of pairs of shoes. I do work a lot so they get a lot of use... Is there any shoes anyone would recommend that are durable AND comfortable most importantly. I have...

I am still a pretty new nurse and learning as I go... One of my residents was on 02 today and I was told on report he was wearing the mask because he would not keep the cannula in... An MDS nurse came up to me and said he needed to be on 5 liters or ...

I knew I would need to get a new order and change the method in which the oxygen was being given. She also gave this whole speech about how the cnas can't hook up the oxygen which is news to me because they do it regularly in this facility they just ...

I can so relate... I have two per diem jobs and both of them the turn over seems to be pretty quick. No new people stay and its mostly the ones who have been there since the place opens... Even the supervisors are pretty nasty they make looks at me a...

I have been floating my first year in LTC as an LPN....the two facilities I work in are very large and not being able to stay in one place or get to know one person has been really difficult. I know I am learning a ton but I feel like I'm struggling...

I think since I became a nurse I like people a lot less. I was soooo passionate about becoming a nurse, my mom is a nurse, it was my dream. I was always very social and could talk to anyone. Once I entered LTC and worked side by side with other nu...

Hi everyone, I have been working in LTC for almost a year now and the time has finally come where I have to write a statement regarding a fall. I did not witness the fall but was the first person there to find the resident. She tends to get up on h...

Lol thank you so much ! I found this to be very helpful. would I include something on the end like "I called for the other nurse on the unit, the patient was assessed and the supervisor & MD notified. The resident was sent to GSH ER for evaluat...

I know this is one of those things that is so simple but I just can't figure it out ! What does "A & I " stand for. I always see it on report and I'm embarrassed to ask I feel so stupid. I know it has to be something like A&O...please help!! ...