peachesRN

Hey everyone! I'm also considering a move to SC (Columbia area). Does anyone have input on what I can expect as a LTC RN? Are there departments at the local hospitals that don't require recent acute care experience? From my brief internet research there seems to be so few nursing homes, I understand they pay less than hospitals, have heavy pt loads, and use med techs instead of LVNs. Also, on another topic, I've seen some houses priced in the 30,000's. Is this real!? Thanks for any feedback:flowersfo

hey all! is there an area in cali that tends to staff better than others? the san diego area is so not one of them. how about no. cal? thanks everyone

question...are all of the ltc assignments for travelers this bad?! i'm not a traveler but have left the snow in new england for sunny so.cal but the staffing here is awful. where was your favorite?

just lost the extended version of this response so...i'm not a traveler (yet) but i am looking for good staffing and would like to avoid that race thing. sorry that i don't have an answer for you but may i ask; where was your favorite spot? are any of those "horror stories" about no. carolina?

this situation saddens me as i was looking forward to moving back east. i've been in ltc so long that it scares me to think that i may have to go back into hopital work. i just can't do the med tech thing. i've thought about nursing school instructor but i don't have my bs and positions aren't as available and i hear that the pay isn't worth it. how about day surgery?.. thanks for any feedback

Hi Fonenurse! Thanks again for all your help. Seems that you have chosen the perfect career for yourself in advice nursing. You have been open and informative. Now, since I've been of no help to cab6e3 or Rigby, my apologies and well wishes to them. Perhaps this thread can get can back to answers instead of my off-track questions. Be a great day!

fonenurse, Thank you so much for your response. If "CV" refers to my resume, I'll take another look at it's format. I just don't get the big deal about being from LTC. Assessment is assessment and we certainly do so daily. Is it that we don't see cases of SARS...or AIDS...or some other medical, surgical, or psych situation exclusive to the younger population?...just venting. I'm just having trouble finding a position. LTC staffing is becoming completely unacceptable, and I'm being polite. I've always beeen drawn to teaching, but a good staff development position is hard to come by. So, I thought that I'd take one of those acute care refresher courses this summer. Then I'd spend a year or so in a hospital setting in SoCal or maybe NC. That may make me more marketable (say that three times fast:) ) and see what I'm missing "out in the world". Wish me luck!

thanks for the info but can "they" be stopped at this point?

What training is given these "med techs"? Can they function in the same capacity as a nurse? As a charge nurse and with patient acuity rising, nothing's like having another nurse available to share the load. Where are these Nursing Associations when it comes to standards of care? Years ago they probably "invented LVNs" (a mix of orderlies/nurse) to save money on RNs. Now that they find that LVN salaries are growing right along RNs, LVNs are simply being sent the way of the orderly. What's next, Diploma and Associate nurses wll become the next Med Techs?...and what the heck are MAs and PAs anyway? I mean, Healthcare barely feels like a profession any more with all of the division...usually a mechanic is a mechanic, a cop is a cop, and a fireman is a fireman...there are no "Fire Techs" who just set up the hose and leave the actual "care" of the fire to the "Real Firemen"! Look, I'm not good with words and I'm not even sure of what the answers are, but if I were looking at careers, I wouldn't choose one which tells someone that after 30years on the job that they either take a cut in pay or go back to school (at your expense)...oh, and, uh by the way, when you get your Bach's, you will be the only "licensed" person on the floor...and uh since gone are the days that nurses aren't sued, good luck! I wish we'd handle our "oil crisis" the same way we handled our nurses....pay it well and then when things depend on it, simply phase it out for less expensive choices. UNION!:yeahthat:

I am so sorry. I have failed to make my question clear. I have been applying to these Telephone Triage Co's to get hired on... without a nibble. Given that my girlfriend nor I have any ER, critical care, or public health nursing experience, what makes the employer feel that her resume has this "broad range...critical thinking" that they are looking for and mine doesn't? I am even willing to relocate if living in Cali makes the difference. What is it that you see in the resumes that doesn't always pan out? Thanks for your insight!

Good question. I'm an RN in So. Cal via Ct. Most of my career has been in LTC, but I have done admission screenings when I worked in Detox a few years back. The Telephone Triage Companies that I have contacted bearly acknowledge my inquiry. On the other hand, my best buddy in Texas spent most of her career in psych and doesn't even have an e-mail, got hired on. She says that she just follows a script. Am I missing something:confused: ?