Peepershops

Peepershops has 40 years experience and specializes in Long Term Care, Expert Witness.

Latest Activity

1. Can I be a DON with no nursing home experience?

   Peepershops replied to femaleRN's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

   WAY over your head! Long term care is a specialty, just like psychiatry. DON is not a job to "learn as you go." You need to have a good working knowledge of long term care nursing and regulatory...

2. Wall of Shame

   Peepershops replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

   If she does implement her "Wall of Shame" she won't have any staff working there. Let's see if she can keep HERSELF off her own "Wall of Shame" when she's having to work shifts AND be DON! What a...

3. Aged Care Duty of care question

   Peepershops replied to Huwscor's topic in General Nursing

   This is sexual abuse and needs to be reported to the state agency. And the RN who said that nothing can be done needs to be reported to the state board of nursing. She is a mandated reporter. Shame...

4. Where are all the "older" nurses?

   Peepershops replied to tjcnurse2b's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   I've been a nurse for 40 years. I did my time on the floors and on holidays/weekends/rotating shifts. I'm in management 8-4 Monday thru Friday. It's nice to get paid for what I know instead of how...

5. Possible alleged neglect complaint... I hate snfs

   Peepershops replied to idreamofnursing17's topic in Geriatric, LTC

   They may have taken your picture but they are not able to use it as evidence against you because it was without your permission. These family members are clearly bullies and use picture taking as a...

6. ANCC gerontology exam

   Peepershops replied to Freedom42's topic in Geriatric, LTC

   I took the exam in October and passed. It was a pass/fail scoring system. All computerized, I had 4 hours to take the exam and finished in 2 1/2. I downloaded the study guide from ANCC when I...

7. facility implosion post-takeover

   Peepershops replied to NFuser's topic in Geriatric, LTC

   I am leaving LTC after 40 years for a lot of the same reasons. It's been a good career but even I, with my Mary Poppins attitude, can't do it

8. My Time Has Come

   Peepershops posted a topic in General Nursing

   After 40 years in nursing, 95% of which have been in LTC, I've decided to give up being a DON and full time work. It wasn't a hard decision-my heart is just not in it anymore. Unstable staffing...

9. 40 weeks pregnant and working alone

   Peepershops replied to ShelbyaStar's topic in Geriatric, LTC

   If you go into labor in the middle of the night with no instructions on which nurse to call, I would call the DON. It is her/his ultimate responsibility to assure the facility is staffed. I can't...

10. Do I have a case against my employer?

    Peepershops replied to Kmcnabb's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    You are a mandated reporter. If you do not report this to the police, your license could be in jeopardy. I wouldn't put my license on the line for this obviously incompetent idiot who doesn't care...

11. Why I'm leaving nursing

    Peepershops replied to UK nurse88's topic in General Nursing

    I have told many people that if I didn't have only two years left before retirement, I would change careers altogether. I've been at this for 40 years and have seen many changes but none which have...

12. Tired of being angry

    Peepershops replied to Rexie's topic in General Nursing

    You need to remember that you are a NURSE, not a JUDGE. When we become nurses, we vow to do it with compassion for ALL, regardless of what the ailment, self-inflicted or not. It reminds me of a...

13. LNC at Duke

    Peepershops replied to NYSNOWBUNNY007's topic in Legal

    I took an online course through St. Joseph College in CT back in 2003. I have been a very successful LNC since 2009. The course was 6 weeks and cost me less than $1000. Worth checking into, and the...

14. Nurses Humilated - Illinois

    Peepershops replied to SuburbsGirl's topic in General Nursing

    This is clearly a "Sensitivity Training" to show staff what it's like to be on the receiving end of care. Making someone wait to use the bathroom, putting patients on guerneys in the hallways,...

15. Advice for ltc interview

    Peepershops replied to Aryea, LVN's topic in Nursing Career

    You didn't say how long you were at the LTC facility but it's not good advice to leave it off your resume, unless it was less than a month. Otherwise, you'll be finding yourself explaining the gap...