Sixtyseven

Sixtyseven

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  1. Why do you think nurses leave the profession?

    Sixtyseven replied to Nacki's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Because we are

  2. Although Women Dominate the Nursing Profession, Do Men Make More Money?

    Sixtyseven replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    What I have seen in my 20 plus years of nursing is that the men are consistently promoted to management positions over women with more experience. No sooner do they have their RN than management...

  3. LTC's are a joke

    Sixtyseven replied to baygrl11's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I think that "management" nurses just become lazy and also jaded - they just give up because the staffing will never improve as long as LTC facilities are run by corporations whose main concern is the...

  4. LTC's are a joke

    Sixtyseven replied to baygrl11's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Really? You want to judge all LTC nurses from your experience with your own facility's unit? Of course we check BGs and of course we give O2. I might mention the times residents were sent to...

  5. LTC's are a joke

    Sixtyseven replied to baygrl11's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    It's interesting but sad to hear that things are the same in the UK. Perhaps the problem lies in the fact that historically nurses have primarily been women - and women and women's work have always...

  6. LTC's are a joke

    Sixtyseven replied to baygrl11's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Clarification: The prescribers are not making more money by ordering liquid meds - the liquids cost the resident or his/her insurance company more. Some insurers do not cover the liquids if the...

  7. LTC's are a joke

    Sixtyseven replied to baygrl11's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    The liquids cost more. Also, many times the docs order meds that should not be crushed, however, the resident needs crushed - but the nurse taking the order does not recognize that, so either meds...

  8. LTC's are a joke

    Sixtyseven replied to baygrl11's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Applesauce seems to be a rare commodity in LTC. I have used juice thickened up pudding

  9. Should I work as a CNA before starting Nursing School?

    Sixtyseven replied to eleah2's topic in General Students

    Of course do it! It is great experience that will give you confidence and insight into the nursing profession. You will understand and appreciate the responsibilities of everyone on the nursing team...

  10. LTC's are a joke

    Sixtyseven replied to baygrl11's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    The CNA's are the heroes of LTC. They are the ones who let you know when a resident is having problems. They are the ones who give and give and give. Without the CNA's we nurses could not survive...

  11. LTC's are a joke

    Sixtyseven replied to baygrl11's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Oh, how common that situation is. Your choice - leave your resident in pain or catch hell from an angry doc (who has the right to be angry). These kinds of errors became more frequent when the LTC's...

  12. LTC's are a joke

    Sixtyseven replied to baygrl11's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I worked in LTC 20 plus years. The problem is, the owners (corporation) will staff to the minimum state requirement. The minimum state requirement is far from adequate for the acuity of care most...

  13. My facility is going to a new mode of trying to care for hospital level patients.

    Sixtyseven replied to mr cooper's topic in Health, Stress Management

    It sounds as though your facility lacks organization. I worked in a similar facility, much time wasted searching for supplies, etc. I would say that if it is your opinion that your resident needs...

  14. Really, is this real?!?!

    Sixtyseven replied to FlossyRN's topic in General Nursing

    This is all about corporate America - people who sit at desks from 9 to 5 and take hour long lunch breaks, and earn 3-4-5 times what any nurse earns and make decisions about staffing based on their...

  15. Nurses expecting to do too much!

    Sixtyseven replied to CosmoRN77's topic in General Nursing

    Of course, nothing is simple. This is Nursing. The question was whether it is the nurse's duty to bring this to the doctor's attention. The facility says it is, and is there another way to get an...

  16. Nurses expecting to do too much!

    Sixtyseven replied to CosmoRN77's topic in General Nursing

    You can just say to the doc "Do you want to add a beta blocker".

  17. Why do you think nurses leave the profession?

    Sixtyseven replied to Nacki's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Surely you realize that most of those nurses holding the "cushy" jobs have long ago paid their dues in physical and mental exhaustion and abuse. I do not believe there ever was a time when nursing...

  18. Why do you think nurses leave the profession?

    Sixtyseven replied to Nacki's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I am in long term care (an area you seem to fear greatly). I am both a supervisor and also a floor nurse. I really never wanted a "cushy office job". ( I did have one before going into nursing, it...

  19. Why do you think nurses leave the profession?

    Sixtyseven replied to Nacki's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Ouch! That hurts! Now that I have been working since age 17, and in nursing for the past 25 years, still working because I have to, you are waiting for me to be "carried out feet first" - and then...

  20. I am leaving LTC yet again

    Sixtyseven replied to Blackcat99's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Corporations are the problem. Corporate big-wigs do not respect Nursing, therefore they cut expenses by cutting nursing staff. The "PPD" is their guideline (state minimum hours required for care per...

  21. Nurse to patient ratio on night shift LTC (no state regulations)

    Sixtyseven replied to traumaqueen36467's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Although our nurse to resident ratio is approximately 1:35 in our LTC facility, there is only one CNA and one LPN per floor. There is an RN supervisor for the house, though usually the RN also has a...

  22. Why do you think nurses leave the profession?

    Sixtyseven replied to Nacki's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Too Much Baloney said it all! As far as physical injury, I have seen a nurse receive a broken finger at the hands of a resident, which was, of course, blamed on the nurse. And, I have seen nurses...

  23. Alarms? Do they work?

    Sixtyseven posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    We have new administration at my SNF (this is pretty much a yearly event) and one of their goals is to eliminate all alarms on residents - Tabs, bed and chair sensors. They claim that "studies show...

  24. Why do you think nurses leave the profession?

    Sixtyseven replied to Nacki's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    So, so sad. I do believe we have all become slaves to the

  25. Why do you think nurses leave the profession?

    Sixtyseven replied to Nacki's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    All of that plus - years and years of missing out on holidays and weekends with your