Kpizzini

Working in LTC is a new experience for me. I was hired because of my acute care experience and education. I find a lot of the job rewarding, and have become quite attached to certain residents, My facility has now remodeled itself into a sub acute center as well as a rehab and skilled facility. It was taken over by another company. This is a for profit hospital and there is a huge difference between for profit and not for profit. They want the nurses to be able to do everything. Supervise, take care of 15-20 people, do all documentation, attend care planning meetings with families and members of the multi-disciplinary team, pass all meds-including iv meds, care for picc lines, peripheral lines, do skin and wound assessments, communicate with md about labs and problems that arise, feed people, transport them to therapy, do all breathing treatments, woundcare, diabetic management, monitor labs, do chart checks, remove staples and stitches, tube feeds, catheterize and bladder scan as needed, and help toilet or change diapers or keep a voiding diary and track of who had a BM and when. Overwhelming! These elders have lived a life and contributed to society. They have raised kids and fought in wars. Why don't they get more value. The health system ad staffing laws are a joke. Noone cane do the job well with too many patients. Most of these people would be in acute care a decade ago. It is not fair.