Which nursing forum do I fit in?

hi, i was just hired by an assisted living facility (lpn), is there a forum for those who work in this area? i used to work in ltc. thanx

there is a long-term care and geriatrics forum you can go to on this site. i did not see one on assissted living, per se. there is an lpn/lvn corner, too, and you may be able to ask questions there.

you can ask anything here in the general thread if you like. maybe we can help support you.

siri, crnp, clnc, rlnc

Yes, there is a forum called Assisted Living Nursing. Just check under the Nursing Forums section.......you'll find it.

Good luck to you. I hope you're working for a good company that cares about its residents and staff at least as much as its profits; otherwise, you may be in for a rough ride. ALF nursing can be very cutting-edge, but you've got to protect your license........just make sure you get enough hours each week to complete your own work and do the staff teaching/development part of the job. That was why I left ALF nursing after 15 months, they wanted me in the building no more than 20 hours a week, and I was basically the assistant administrator, in addition to being the facility RN consultant. I couldn't fit all of it in, so either I didn't get some of the administrative work done, or I was there too many hours and got yelled at for costing them too much money (I was making all of $20 an hour).

Yes, there is a forum called Assisted Living Nursing. Just check under the Nursing Forums section.......you'll find it.

Good luck to you. I hope you're working for a good company that cares about its residents and staff at least as much as its profits; otherwise, you may be in for a rough ride. ALF nursing can be very cutting-edge, but you've got to protect your license........just make sure you get enough hours each week to complete your own work and do the staff teaching/development part of the job. That was why I left ALF nursing after 15 months, they wanted me in the building no more than 20 hours a week, and I was basically the assistant administrator, in addition to being the facility RN consultant. I couldn't fit all of it in, so either I didn't get some of the administrative work done, or I was there too many hours and got yelled at for costing them too much money (I was making all of $20 an hour).

I still cannot find that forum, mjlrn. I looked under speciality forums and maybe I am losing it today. Help me navigate.

Siri

I still cannot find that forum, mjlrn. I looked under speciality forums and maybe I am losing it today. Help me navigate.

Siri

I stand corrected........there USED to be an assisted living nursing forum. It must've been absorbed under Geriatric and Long-Term Care, because I can't find it anymore either.

Sorry.

Littlebitwf, go to the forum you want, say General Nursing Discussion (you should be able to see all the ongoing threads in the window), and at the top left of the page should be a small area with the words "New thread" on it. Click there and you'll be able to start a new thread. Good luck, and welcome to the BB!

:uhoh21: Could you please be more specific about the problems you had? I am going to be working 20-24 hours a week, flexible hours. Part of my job will be training the new care attendants. They have two RN's on staff. So I doubt I will be doing any consulting. The facility was just taken over or bought by another company. thanx

Well, I think it was harder for me to fit everything in because I was the only nurse, and being an RN, I had to do staff delegation and assignment, which is something only registered nurses are allowed to do (at least in my state). I also went to peoples' homes, nursing facilities, and hospitals to assess potential residents for their appropriateness for ALF; did 30- and 90-day service plan reassessments; attended service plan meetings; dealt with medical emergencies; did staff development inservices; checked all new physician orders; did recaps every 90 days; called doctors; worked with families; oversaw the medication assistants and resident care staff; and on top of all that I was on-call (for free!) because all medical questions and requests had to go through me.

I actually liked being an administrator, and I think I was a pretty good one; but trying to do all of that in 20 hours a week was impossible......at least, if I wanted to do a good job and not put my license in jeopardy.