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  1. Staff eating with residents

    Inquisitive one replied to Inquisitive one's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Donofmine, could you elaborate on your spa program? Is this a more personalized bathing program? How does your staff feel about eating with the residents? Resident focused care is a great start in...

  2. Nurses week and nursing assistant week

    Inquisitive one replied to Inquisitive one's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    The nurses bought the items and put the baskets together to show their appreciation for the CNA's. The facililty also provides a nice meal and gives a gift with the facility logo on it. Last year it...

  3. Nurses week and nursing assistant week

    Inquisitive one replied to Inquisitive one's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Clarification- The CNA's didn't need to buy raffle tickets. All their names were put into a container and the winners names were drawn from this

  4. Staff eating with residents

    Inquisitive one replied to Inquisitive one's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    My facility is also becoming involved with culture change and it is not a faith - based facility and we do have full codes as well as Rehab patients. It is for profit and not part of a corporation....

  5. High fall risk

    Inquisitive one posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    When careplanning for a resident who is a high fall risk what would be an appropriate goal? Will not fall seems unrealisitc. Would not sustanining a serious injury if falls be appropriate? Any...

  6. 18 years old to work as a CNA?

    Inquisitive one replied to Kay28's topic in General Nursing

    I work in Masachusetts. A local vocational high school teaches/trains students to become CNA's. Our SNF / long term care facility is one of their clinical sites. It's a great way to get future...

  7. 18 years old to work as a CNA?

    Inquisitive one replied to Kay28's topic in General Nursing

    SNF stands for Skilled Nursing Facility. We have 16 and 17 year olds who have been Massachusetts state certified working in the facility I work in. Labor laws dictate how late and how many hours they...

  8. Advice Needed

    Inquisitive one posted a topic in Nurse Management

    I've been approached by administration to consider taking a nurse manager position on a 65 bed unit in long term care. I'm currently the 3-11 supervisor of this 150 bed facility so I am familiar...

  9. Need LVN and RN advice !

    Inquisitive one replied to kerybery83's topic in General Nursing

    I got my LVN at age 38 and my RN at age 48. Having worked as a nurse for 10 years helped a lot when in the RN program. You are young, have little commitments (no children) and have nothing but time...

  10. Hourly wage difference

    Inquisitive one posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Hi everyone, Who do you feel has more responsibility, a unit manager working 7-3 or a nursing supervisor working 3-11 or 11-7 ? Also, up til recently all supervisors and unit managers made the same...

  11. Hourly vs Salaried position

    Inquisitive one posted a topic in Nurse Management

    In the for profit nonunion LTC facility I work in, managers and supervisors are hourly employees all making the same rate until recently. A staff 11-7 nurse just became supervisor for that shift and...