Starting out in LTC

I'm almost 3 yrs into my facility and I still have to ask questions. I'd rather a new nurse (be them an RN or LPN) ask me questions over and over than not and possibly harm one of "my" grammy's or grampy's :)

And, please, refrain from the grammy and grandpy names one of the other posters used. It is condescending and not at all dignified (unless the resident asks you specifically to call them that).

Good luck!

I said my grammy's or grampy's not as a condescending and undignified term..I meant it as I care for all my residents like they were my very own grandparent. Sorry it came across as being condescending or undignified. I surely didn't mean it that way. And I definatly don't call my residents by "pet names" like grammy, grampy, sweetie, honey etc. I treat them with the respect they deserve.

But I actually have several residents who've verbalized they'd love to be called Grandma/Grammy Poppa/Grandpa as they don't see their own grandchildren often and see me as "family". Many of our residents are called by those terms of enderment that they requested..Gram/Gramp, Poppy, Nanna, etc.