TrickieTam

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  1. what kind of information do you report to the next shift?

    TrickieTam replied to Ms.RN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I work LTC and always give a thorough report and list need to know info to unfamiliar nurses by doing an actual walk through room to room. I feel if you see an actual face with the information it will...

  2. Why are RNs underappreciated, underpaid in LTC?

    TrickieTam replied to TeresaB930's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    It opposite here. LPN in LTC makes more than an RN in hospital. Whereas RN in LTC makes more than one in hospital. I was offered very low pay as an LPN in hospital and ran back to

  3. cna's doing dressings??

    TrickieTam replied to gt4everpn's topic in General Nursing

    I worked at an assisted living facility that had these tyes of Aides. None of the aides were certified byt they all felt as if they were smarter than the nurse. Even the administrator felt like she...

  4. What do you wish someone would have told you on your first nursing job?

    TrickieTam replied to KourtneiNurse's topic in General Nursing

    School only teaches you the basics of nursing! You don't actually learn until after you begin working alone on the clinical floor. 1.5 years later and I am still learning. Good luck with your new...

  5. Salary questions for AL nurses

    TrickieTam replied to 12breakfree's topic in Alabama Nursing

    I live in Opelika, close neighbor of Auburn, and I work at the nursing home beside EAMC. I am an LPN with 1.5 years experience and plan to go prn, that pay is 22.00/hour. That's a lot higher than...

  6. Question about Authorization to Test

    TrickieTam replied to Trophywife81's topic in General Nursing

    Let's see... I graduated August 2006 and applied days before graduation online. I didn't get authorization until mid September and waited til October to test. So really I think I waited 3 weeks for...

  7. Frustrated LVN cant find a job. What to do?

    TrickieTam replied to nikki0607b's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I got my license in October 2006, I didn't get a job until Nov.22, 2006. And I was hired on the spot and got 1500 bonus. I am still there today and to think this is considered the worst nursing...

  8. Patients who are too lazy to open their own splenda packets

    TrickieTam replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    We have a resident that wants all staff to heat up her food before delivering to her room. Now mind you her food just arrived from the kitchen steaming hot. She now has a notice posted in her care...

  9. (sigh) confused nurse, here!

    TrickieTam replied to nursemandala's topic in General Nursing

    I work ltc and have been a nurse 1.5 years. My orientation lasted 2 months. When I was hired I was told that I would need training that long to get used to the flow of the job. After orientation I...

  10. (sigh) confused nurse, here!

    TrickieTam replied to nursemandala's topic in General Nursing

    I work ltc and have been a nurse 1.5 years. My orientation lasted 2 months. When I was hired I was told that I would need training that long to get used to the flow of the job. After orientation I...

  11. Nurses Week

    TrickieTam replied to meandrog02's topic in General Nursing

    For my Nurse's Week gift I got a lovely phone call requesting a statement about a resident incident which occurred on Sunday. I completed an incident report but evidently something is being...

  12. am I going to be in trouble?

    TrickieTam replied to Ms.RN's topic in General Nursing

    State surveyors have called me numerous times at home and several other members of staff where I work. I too went into a room of a resident which had fell on the floor and broke her hip. State called...

  13. Roll Call, LPN to RN Students!!!

    TrickieTam replied to Marie_LPN, RN's topic in LPN to RN

    Hello Nurses: I am 30 years old and have been an LPN for 1.5 years. I will begin Summer 2008 starting to take my pre-reqs for the ADN program. I am very excited and can't wait to further my career. I...

  14. The Runaway Bride Wants to be a Nurse!

    TrickieTam replied to michael79's topic in General Nursing

    I thought she already was a nurse? I remember them saying that after she ran away. But anyway if she's going to nursing school I can just imagine her reaction when they tell her to insert her first...

  15. LPN to RN what is your motivation?

    TrickieTam replied to fuerza757's topic in LPN to RN

    I am going for more money but also because I work with an RN at a nursing home and she gets paid more than myself working on the cart. I sometimes feel like the middle man, not quite an aide and not...

  16. Are 12 hour shifts safe?

    TrickieTam replied to psychnurse1998's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Its not safe if you don't get any rest or go in sleepy. I work 12-hour baylor weekends and have no problems. My facility only has 12-hr shifts offered so you get used to

  17. Night Shft Survival

    TrickieTam replied to wanderlust45's topic in General Nursing

    I am missing 3rd shift completely! I worked 3rd for nearly 8 years before I switched over after graduating nursing school. My first nursing job felt I would gain more experience working day shift,...

  18. New to Corrections!! Hired through MHM

    TrickieTam posted a topic in Correctional

    Hello fellow Nurses, After lurking on this part of the board for nearly six months I finally got a job in corrections. I applied through MHM about 2 weeks ago and got a call for interview last...

  19. how far is too far to commute?

    TrickieTam replied to dolphindodger's topic in Nursing Career

    Well I got you beat a little in my commute. I just accepted a job 45 minutes away at a prison. The benefits are 10 times better than what is offered here in my town and the workload is less. Sometimes...

  20. New to Corrections!! Hired through MHM

    TrickieTam replied to TrickieTam's topic in Correctional

    The DON told me that "walk the line" means passing meds through the regional unit of the facility with my med cart. When I first heard the statement "walk the line" I thought about Johnny Cash and...

  21. How far do you commute to work?

    TrickieTam replied to Bala Shark's topic in General Nursing

    1 block. Yep, I live by the hospital and the nursing home is right beside it. Talk about sweet and its only on the

  22. What keeps you organized?

    TrickieTam replied to JenRN2011's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    At my facility we use 24hour nurse report sheets in which you can list your labs, accuchecks, tube feeders, and other useful information. You can also list meds that need ordered or new dr. orders....

  23. best place to train for cna cert

    TrickieTam replied to joymama's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I got trained in high school through the HOSA program. I went directly to a hospital after graduation. I got an injury (broke my leg after a patient fell on me) while working at the hospital. I agree...

  24. Pureed Sweet & Sour Pork and other Reflections on LTC

    TrickieTam replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Finally some people who are thinking the same way I am!! For a minute I thought I was weird for my thoughts on ltc

  25. wrist watch, fob watch or lanyard watch?

    TrickieTam replied to monstermunch's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Me personally, i hate lanyard anything!! Bending over in front a patient and its falling all over them and everywhere