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Post by cganz1 on Nov 14, 2012 0:50:45 GMT -5
Hi Chana! I can totally relate to what you're talking about It is so sad and terrible! I began working in a nursing home/long term care facility last Decemeber and the beginning was completely awful. I can not believe that I made it to a year. I never thought i'd survive this long! I was desperately hoping to manage for 6 months and somehow I'm still working there. I've been battling the same dilemma and have unfortunatley heard that most LTC facilities in the US are the same. I very quickly learned that the way other nurses finish their work on time is by cutting corners and doing totally unsafe and illegal practices. I spent many shifts scared out of my wits that I was going to kill a patient or just crying because it was impossible to pass meds to 30+ pts who have tons of meds in such a short time frame. In addition, they cut corners with gtube meds and I've seen and heard first hand that they sign off on treatments that are never completed. It's really scary! There is no time to car about your patients. The staffing ratio is awful and unsafe and they have no qualms about pulling nurses and leaving you to work short staffed. I work on a vent unit and some days they leave us hanging with 2 nurse for 28 critical pts on vents with gtubes + lots of wounds. One nurse even told me that when they have an admission, she completely focuses on the admission and doesn't even pass meds - just does paperwork. Can you imagine a pt not getting their evening meds!!! In additon, in my experience, unfortunately the administration (Administrator, DON, ADON...) are only focused on one thing - budget! I get in trouble often for staying late. Anything past 5 minutes after my shift is late and you need permission to stay late, but they told the supervisors not to sign any late papers. They cut staff and know that it's unsafe nursing practice but it's on our license not theirs. Sorry for the ranting. I could go on and on, but I guess you get the idea. If you want to talk, you can contact me. I just realized that I never wrote any tips or suggestions for managing working in a nursing home, but I'm tired and have to be at work in less than 6 hrs. I'll try to post again soon.
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Post by cganz1 on Jun 20, 2010 21:21:40 GMT -5
I was also the only frum student in my nursing program. It was a community college in Philadelphia and I sure stuck out. I told the faculty on the first day that I only wear skirts! I knew that all my friends in nursing school just wore a scrub skirt the color of the pants, but my school actually made me wear an old-fashioned nursing dress. They thought it looked more traditional and I was actually told by an instructor that if they could have they would have made me wear a nursing hat too! It was a little silly that I couldn't just wear a navy scrub skirt but Baruch Hashem I didn't have a problem not wearing pants. I also wore a long sleeve shirt under it since it was short sleeves and had a low v-neck. One teacher told me it was against the rules, but I wore it anyways and told her it was for religious reasons, so she couldn't do anything about it. They also made me wear white tights, which was kind of amusing but I got used to it. Hatzlacha!
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Post by cganz1 on May 26, 2010 16:55:04 GMT -5
Thanks everyone! Unfortunately the question is no longer relevant since the Dr. decided that he's not going to hire a new nurse now. Hashem will help and I guess I'm just not meant to start working now!
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Post by cganz1 on May 26, 2010 16:52:53 GMT -5
YEAH!!! I'm so glad that he got a job and not too far away (like Florida!) I hope he's happy with the job and I"YH everything should go smoothly with jobs, packing, and moving!
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Post by cganz1 on May 16, 2010 22:13:28 GMT -5
Sorry about that, I forgot that I didn't put any info into my question. It's a frum Doctor's office in Crown Heights. It's a part time position - about 20 hours a week. I did do a payscale salary report, but I'm not sure how accurate it is, or if the amount they gave me (~23$/hr) is a starting salary in a Doctor's office.
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Post by cganz1 on May 16, 2010 18:48:11 GMT -5
Hi! Does anyone know what a starting salary (per hour) would be for a nurse (new grad) in a pediatrician's office? The Dr. asked me to find out from other nurses what the going rate would be. He actually asked me how much I'm asking for and I answered "Um, I don't know - but I guess that's a bad answer!". He started laughing and said "No - it's an honest answer
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Post by cganz1 on May 13, 2010 21:12:34 GMT -5
Thanks everyone for all the tips! I would also reccomend going to job fairs. I do get both Nursing Spectrum and Advance and that's how I found out about the Advance job fair at the Javits Center. There was actually one booth that said "we love new grads" (and she was not being sarcastic!) so that was encouraging! I guess you just have to keep trying everywhere.
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Post by cganz1 on May 13, 2010 21:08:03 GMT -5
Rivka - your post brought back such wonderful memories of Newsies Thanks!!!
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Post by cganz1 on Apr 19, 2010 20:43:33 GMT -5
Thank you so much for your help, suggestions, and tefillos! Medic09: Thanks for the offer, but as of now my husband is in Kollel in NY, so that's where we're staying
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Post by cganz1 on Apr 15, 2010 21:03:09 GMT -5
Does anyone know of any jobs in NY (preferably Bklyn but will travel if needed) that will hire a new grad? So far in the months since i've gotten my NY license I've found out that nobody wants to hire an RN without experience. I'll even work in a Doctor's office, if anyone knows a Dr. who is looking to hire. Any help would be greatly appreciated. (I'm getting a little desperate ) Thanks!
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Post by cganz1 on Apr 15, 2010 20:07:11 GMT -5
" Maybe she could use a topical pain killer" - They also make some really cool topical patches like lidoderm or voltaren gel that aren't as intimidating as taking a pill.
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Post by cganz1 on Apr 13, 2010 9:26:08 GMT -5
Just a quick comment on the pain control issue - although there are many drugs that are prescribed for chronic pain, I think that Lyrica is only for Fibromyalgia (it actually works well for fibromyalgia) and might not help in this case. The Dr. might be wary of prescribing something stronger (ie: narcotics) due to her age and the huge risk of side effects.
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Post by cganz1 on Sept 11, 2009 1:36:09 GMT -5
B"H I just passed my NCLEX and am getting married b'ezras Hashem right after Sukkos. I'm moving to Brooklyn and am now looking for a job in NY. Does anyone know of any job openings or suggestions of places to look? Ideally I would love to work in peds or neonatology, but I'm trying to be open to anything that sounds promising. Also, do you think it would be a bad idea to get my first job in a non-hospital setting, such as a doctor's office? I know that the job market is tough in NY and I only want to work days, so I'll consider most options, unless it would be a terrible move career-wise for getting experience. As a side question, does anyone know about NY reciprocity? I called the NY state board of Nursing and the man told me that I have to apply for a NY license. The application that he told me about sounds as if I don't currently hold a license from PA and it's very intense with loads of paperwork. In addition does anyone know if it makes any difference whether I apply for a NY license b4 I change my name, or should i wait to apply until I change my name on my PA license? Thanks in advance for any suggestions!
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Post by cganz1 on Jul 7, 2009 1:33:40 GMT -5
Do you know of any frum nurses in America who actually have to work on Shabbos??? I know numerous frum nurses and other health care professionals (besides doctors) and none of them work on Shabbos. In addition, they can usually work something out with the hospital to fulfill their weekend quota, such as working Sat. night and or Sunday. This may not be the greatest arrangement, but it keeps us from having to worry about being mechalel shabbos.
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Post by cganz1 on Jun 3, 2009 3:48:06 GMT -5
Rivka you are too funny !!!
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