Totally Disapointed

[OSUFan1]

I have been working on rehab floor since graduating in May of 2015 with my Associates, prior to obtaining my degree I was a LPN for 8 yrs...I feel like I am not gaining any new skills I went to school for besides taking (myrtle and frank) to the bathroom every 15 minutes and putting on there TED Hose...I will be able to switch units in a month and can no wait to move on so can get some hands on skills...Kudos to the nurses who work with these patients for years on end..But it is just not for me.

[kbrn2002, ADN, RN]

All I can say is if taking myrtle and frank to the bathroom and putting on ted hose are new skills for you your LPN education was sadly lacking.

[Boog'sCRRN246, RN]

Not mentally checked out as you say...Worked ER as a LPN at a small rural hospital and that is what I long for again..just thought i would give floor nursing a shot..probably picked the wrong floor..been there for about 7 months a total of 3 or 4 IV sticks,,did have a lady with a wound vac but we dont manage those (only in a emergency) they have a wound care team/dept that takes care of all wounds on the floor minus some small dressing changes...I had a coworker that did have a order to hang blood and I witnessed this procedure but she said after being there for two years herself that is only the second or third one she had to do...so typically for our 12 shifts we usually do med passes, bathroom trips (because we are total care facility..No techs/pca's) and ted hose in the morning...if people are satisfied with this environment fine..but its just not for me.

I think what we're trying to get across to you is that what you're experiencing as a Rehab unit is not the norm.

[LadyFree28, BSN, LPN, RN]

Not the rehab that I know...

My rehab experience is much like Conmuter's...even down to managing Central Lines and vents on top of all that.

If you want to go back to an ER setting, then prepare yourself for the position-or of you want more excitement, look for a Rehab hospital or an LTAC...that's some excitement for you...

[cracklingkraken, ASN, RN]

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[LadyFree28, BSN, LPN, RN]

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[GreatNurse04]

Wait- You ambulate Myrtle and Frank everywhere you work as a nurse!

[BuckyBadgerRN, ASN, RN]

Right? When I worked the rehab side of an LTC, I did blood draws, PICC line "stuff", wound care with wound vacs, complicated dressing changes and much much more!

I don't know where you're located but I had a recent meeting with a rehab adminstrator and was told how additional training for the nurses was going to be needed to deal with the rising acuities they're admittimg. It wasn't remotely close to being limited to ambulating and applying TED hose.

[chacha82, ADN, BSN]

Be very, very careful what you wish for.

Yes, you might just get it!

In my prior career the first two years there was so much I didn't know I didn't know. Yes, I was meeting expectations, but I was barely scratching the surface of doing what I needed to do. You have only been at this job since May. It is your choice if you want to leave, but I wouldn't chalk it up to the job being too easy or not having enough to do. Is all of your documentation correctly done and complete? Are there other interventions you could do (making sure everyone has vaccinations if that's appropriate) and that all databases and care coordination is in place? Those just come to mind as things that are routinely overlooked in acute care. Things are so hectic that sometimes things like making sure all of the consults are in and flu shots are given fall through the cracks. Do all your patients have the right diets, day in, day out? Strict I's and Os are followed to the letter? Dressing changes are exactly done as ordered, everyone has walked, worked with PT/OT as scheduled? All baths are in and everyone has a new bed?

I would talk to a seasoned mentor (and someone who wants to give feedback and likes that role) and ask them what you can do to enhance your nursing care. You may be surprised by what they have to say. I know more than one person who said our facility was easier than where they were coming from, but they didn't make it off of orientation.

[TheCommuter, BSN, RN]

I will be able to switch units in a month and can no wait to move on so can get some hands on skills...

Good luck with attempting to transfer to a different unit/floor. Life is too short to be disappointed at the workplace since we spend about one-third of our lives there.

[imintrouble, BSN, RN]

Good luck with attempting to transfer to a different unit/floor. Life is too short to be disappointed at the workplace since we spend about one-third of our lives there.

That is so depressing.