A brand-new DON who previously worked in an acute care setting interviewed me and said that she would rather hire a new grad so that she can "train them how I want them" and that LTC nurses usually "have a lot of bad habits".
WHY did she generalize like that and WHAT bad habits might she have been talking about?! (Sorry, I was afraid to actually ask HER. She seemed like a really tough lady and I was kind of taken off guard).
Is there a general list of bad LTC habits people know about? Should I be worried to work in LTC due to any prejudices against people who have worked in this area of nursing?
Allowing nursing assistants to ignore call lights, not make minimum rounds (or actually care for the residents when they pop in and out of rooms), allowing the CNAs to sleep on duty, sleeping on duty themselves (particularly on night shift), any and all kinds of charting about care that is never done.
I couldn't agree more! I'm happy you found somewhere else to work...next time if someone approaches you like that...ask! If it catches them off guard, then take it as a assumptions on what LTC nurses do/don't do.
Giving meds way too early. I'm the only night shift nurse with 30+ patients and a medpass scheduled towards the end of my shift, with administration not wanting to go overtime, what else can you do.
aortas
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There are a lot....but my biggest pet peeve is "I didn't know how to do that". Or "I was never shown" oh really. Coulda asked.