quiltynurse56

On one of my assignments, the patient's room was always cold to me and I wore long sleeves as well as a sweatshirt. Mom told me the patient needed it cool. They did have a space heater which I would position away from the patient and put it on a very low setting directed towards my feet. I would also turn it on intermittently so as not to heat the whole room up. Maybe this is something you can try doing.

If you haven't already left, I suggest you leave. Too many red flags and you are a nurse, not a housekeeper. If you want to continue to do this, find an agency to go through. There are good families out there and will let you do the job. Most agencies will tell both the parents and the nurses that you are not a housekeeper and you are not the babysitter for other children. If you find a family is not a good fit, let the agency know. I have had to do that. Right now I am kind of the on call nurse. I have decided that working PRN is the ticket for me.

With the companies I work for, it is explicit that we do not care for other children in the home. Our assigned patient is our focus. I have had only one family who felt I needed to put up with their unruly child. I left that family fast for that reason and others. When the family needs nursing care, I enjoy the job. Right now I have a child who does need the care provided. The mother may or may not be around, yet she does have 3 other children at home so I do see the need for the nursing care. I have had assignments where I was the nanny. Don't like those at all.

I have been working the home care for 1.5 years now. I only know of 1 family that requests no male nurses. The agencies I work with will ask the parents if they would take a male nurse. How many say no to that I can not say as I am in the homes, not in the offices.

I worked as a charge nurse right out of school. Worked as charge when I moved to Texas. All at LTC. WE do have an RN to consult with should we need to such as the DON or on call nurse. As far as wages, they are low in Texas. I took a pay cut moving to Texas.

I reported this and one other issue to my supervisor. After a couple of more days, and a couple of other issues, I did report to CPS. Don't know what happened from there, but I do hope they got some much needed parenting help. They moved, and, of course, I would not be welcomed there anymore.

You will meet people who say that. Don't let it get to you. You know otherwise. When people casually ask me what I do, I just tell them that I am a nurse.

I moved from Iowa to Texas a year ago. My Iowa license was due to expire the end of the month I moved. Since we had already purchased our home in Texas, I went ahead and applied to Texas. I did this about a month out from moving. If you don't have a legal address in the state you are moving to, then you would have to go ahead and renew in Texas.

This facility did not heed warnings and evacuate. This was one of numerous facilities along the Gulf Coast last year. Most have plans. One team works at the facility or evacuates with the patients. The other team goes in and prepares for the return or if they didn't evacuate, to relieve the staff that worked. The home I worked at, had us write down at employment which we were willing to do. Also, Harvey was only to come in as a Cat 2 or so and it came in as a Cat 5. So, don't base all of the feelings on one incident last year.

When I have had to wear specific color scrubs, I actually liked it. Just went in and bought several sets in the color I needed. Pretty much in and out and didn't have to decide what I wanted.

Do you take them out overnight now? Probably not. They should be fine during that time period I would think. When we find we are going to be out longer than we know the dog can go, she usually has a pee pad to go on.

You can count me as one who has woken up in the middle of the night hearing call bells and alarms. After a while, you don't do that anymore unless it is a crazy night with lots of them going off.

I worked per diem through an agency like you are and it was great. I could decided where I worked and when. Since I moved to a different state, I am now working PDN through 2 agencies. One has wonderful benefits which is great. Since I have health insurance through my husband, I am not on the insurance. I enjoy working this way and it allows me to take time off when I need to do so. I say, if it works for you, then that is what you should do. It doesn't work for everyone. When your children get older, then you can re-evaluate if you want something different.

Did she have LTC experience before working for this agency. Any good agency would not hire a nurse without experience in the area they would be sending here. Experience gives a good basis from which to build when going with an agency. I worked with an agency after having gained some experience in LTC and I usually received 1-2 hours orientation though it usually did not amount to much. Since I did have the experience, it wasn't too difficult to jump in and figure out what to do. I would usually let the residents know that I was new and once I was there a few days, I would be faster. I only had one facility where it was not a good fit. Just my 2cents worth here from one who has been there.

Okay, you are a new nurse and one month into your first job. Stop and listen to the other more experienced nurse. You don't know everything yet and, to be honest, you will always have things come up you need to ask about. Take direction from this nurse. Ask questions about situations. Being the new nurse also means taking your break when told. Nurses need each other to help out with situations. I find in your posts that you are having a hard time accepting the fact that you are new and don't know everything. You have lots to learn so use this nurse as a resource, not as an enemy. Sorry if this sounds harsh, but it is real life nursing. Anytime you are new in a job, you are low man on the totem pole so to speak. You need to do your job and get along with your coworkers whether you like them or not.