Tips to Prepare for LTC Nursing/ What they Won't tell you
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- čas přidán 1. 08. 2021
- Hello Again everyone. I am on a roll! This one is for those about to enter the field of Long Term Care nursing. Everything you've heard is true 🤣. But let me help get you prepared.
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I’m a new Lvn in California. I work LTC am shift for $32hr. Best believe I’m working hard for that pay. I’ve only been working 2 weeks with 5 days of orientation. Your telling the truth. I had to go to the DON to make the nurse managers help and answer questions. I have 27 patients. These patients will call State if you put out a bandage wrong!! I see nurses cutting corners and just putting any vitals down. If I’m off I’ll come back to work my Patients bp is bottom out because these heffas won’t take the blood pressure and just giving them meds with out checking. Please guard your license and ask questions. It’s rough. But your right Am shift is not for the weak. I pass meds not stop from 7 am to 3pm. I clock out for lunch and still work. I’m getting my experience and running in 6 months or less 🏃🏾♀️🏃🏾♀️🏃🏾♀️. By the way make sure you treat your CNA’S great. There your life line
Do the RN’s do the same job ? Are they making more ?
@Beatriz Adriana Well, I've taken the exams for the 4th time now and still didn't succeed, i wonder how those who succeeded did it. 😭💔
@@dionjoyner6973 You will pass Every one has their own season, just keep going, pray and believe you will receive.
failed 3 times, i lost money to reviews that never helped but the major thing is that l've not lost hope.
@@lorientheresa4844 Sorry for your predicament, license is for everyone just have to work hard and believe you’ll make it.
Great tips, I'm a CNA for over 17 years these tips are all true. LTC is a surprisingly challenging sector of nursing, I've seen CCRN's some down for overtime to pass meds and in 45 minutes they're in tears, completely overwhelmed. It's hard work, I left an became a janitor for NYS and I make more than experienced LPN's and don't leave work grinding my teeth to powder! Blessings and good fortune to all of you out there still doing the hard work! The way LTC is structured needs to change, for those who work there and especially for the residents.
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Gosh Muriel, you are so right I wasn't prepared for the catty females. I was shocked at the kind of drama that went down with CNA's, LPN's and RN's and even the Med Techs were crucial. Once upon a time I had to break up a fist fight between two CNA's.
Everything you said is the absolute truth. I live in Columbia SC, I am RN and started in Oncology/Medical Surgical with 31 dollars with 5 shift differential. I left currently with DMH for the State working with veterans. Listen the residents is not the problem. It’s the freaking staff. First shifts staff is ridiculous, staff covering staff when count is off. CNA’s telling RN’s what they are not going to do.
I been an LPN for 24 yrs you ain’t lying, it seems like about 2:00pm all the CNA’s disappear no matter what facility I worked in the be like disappearing act. 😂🤣🤣
I don't know why they do that. Then at 2:45pm I'm looking at adl charting asking everybody to finish their charting.
Hi Muriel! Thank you so much for this video! I am a new grad LPN and I will be starting my new journey in LTC next week! I am binging on all of your videos so please don’t be alarmed for the comments 😂. I am truly blessed to have you for my clutch! Be blessed and be safe!
Welcome. Thank you for subscribing.
I was able to get 2 videos out in a week. So proud of myself. Next video we are getting to the $$$.. I will tell you how to maximize and get paid
I cant wait for this video
As one of the few people that do huddles, the CNAs and other nurses love it. 1) it’s Keke 2) it makes for a better cohesive team
I appreciate this so much! I just started, I had a few hours on the day shift, and that nurse filled me in on so much, and I thought she was just sick of working there, but now I know that's not the case.
Best wishes on your new endeavors. Thank you for subscribing
Awesome video!
Great advice! Thank you 🙏🏾
Thank you for viewing and subscribing.
This video is great and very informative. Thank you! 🌹♥️
Great video. New grad @40 here. Was an RN at the hospital after having to take some years off after i finished university, and decided to check out the LTC as that the Hospital was short staffed and not providing adequate training. love your tips for the HIPPA rules and learning the patients
Hello. Thank you for viewing and subscribing. What's your take on going from hospital to LTC?
Best video for new ltc nurses periodtt
I love your videos. I live in South Carolina too.❤️ I wish I had you as a preceptor.
Hey now. I'm in Columbia but I work everywhere. So you never know
Thank you for this vid. I'm been working an an LPN since 2012 in the clinical setting, family medicine, internal medicine, pediatric, urgent care, etc. I will be working in LTC thru an agency for the first time this weekend. A little nervous but your tips on the med passes made me feel so much better. Of all things, that had me a little on edge since the last time I did any of this was in school. Thank you so much again for your honesty. If I like it, I'm thinking of working at LTC on the weekends and going back to school for my RN.
Have you ever worked LTC? If not even with my tips you may not find LTC appealing especially first shift ever as an agency nurse. My suggestion would be to get there early and get as good of a report as possible. Hope everything goes well. Thanks for subscribing
@@astoldbymuriel103 I was planning on getting there early. But even though it may not be appealing, sometimes you have to do what you have to to get where you need to. Not all nursing is pretty or fun but I think the more experience that I can gain, the more well rounded I'll be.
@@203297 I have a video on here listing daytime vs night time duties in LTC. Check it out. That will have you a little more mentally prepared. The only thing I forgot to list was preparing paperwork for night time labs. Thank you for subscribing
@@astoldbymuriel103 thanks. 👍🏿
Feed us nursing student babies. Please keep these coming. Im in my last semester. LVN school
How's it going?
@@astoldbymuriel103 hello love. I’ve graduated. I’m actually on break right now at a nursing home. I was also in acute care but I quit that. It’s not for me
@@raquellpn7482 acute care is a headache in my opinion. I don't know how people do it for years. Best of Luck to you
I am a new long term care nurse. I appreciate you for making this video!! I only see videos about hospital.
Thank you for viewing. Yes that's all I saw too and there are too many nurses in LTC to not have any representation on CZcams
Amazing information... Thank you 😊
You're welcome 😊
Omg in PA I’m going to a ltc/ rehab facility offering $38-44 hour. Im scared bc it’s my first lpn job and I know the seasoned nurses can be asses and I’m thinking the place is offering high pay bc it’s a circus Pray for me
Thank you for subscribing. It's most definitely a circus. It's very bad everywhere.
CA doesn’t even pay that good w/out exp 😭😭
OMG such good tips! Thank you. I interviewed for a SNF position and I'm trying to understand what to expect. I come from working inpatient and infusion so I don't have much experience being one of few RNs managing care for big ole batches of patients. I love the idea of morning huddle with CNAs and your note-taking tips.
Definitely morning huddles because people will "forget" everyday duties all of a sudden. Especially in this day and age of agency staff. How you don't know vital signs or showers are done 😒
@@astoldbymuriel103 Oof right! Setting expectations is so important these days when there's so much transitional staff and burnout. Do you have any videos on the role of a supervising RN in these facilities? The DON told me the position has you pushing the cart 1 week and then the next you are the supervising RN.
@@elisabethtaylor7281 duties change from facility to facility. Honestly pushing the cart can happen way more than expected. The problem is pushing the cart AND also being expected to perform Supervisory duties. I let them know I'm not a robot. But I will do a video about the duties from my experience as a weekend supervisor.
@@astoldbymuriel103 thank you! Sheesh good to know that's not a normal expectation but that I may deal with that too. I'm gonna check out your other vids in the meantime! :)
Also if you get a speciality as an LPN you can make money I am specifically trained as a ventilator nurse I make between $30.00 to $47.00
Thank you for viewing. I didn't know you can become a certified ventilator nurse. This nursing field is so vast I learn something new everyday
@@astoldbymuriel103 some agency’s give you a certificate, I learned by volunteering to take the classes they offer a the agency
Love your videos! I need to get caught up on them.
How is it going at WGU?
@@astoldbymuriel103 I'm pushing my start date back. Looking more at January. 2022. How's school going for you?
Ms ma'am where are you? Haven't heard from you in a while.
@@astoldbymuriel103 Hey lady! Been chasing the bag. Just started a local travel contract at a psych hospital and hour and a half from where I live. Still prn at my SNF. Plus I have 2 kids graduating high school at the same time. Getting ready for 2 proms. And I will be starting school myself really soon. Whew!!!
@dgiles3064 oh you're busy busy. Congratulations to your Graduates 🎓 👏 🙌. Sounds like you're about to be dropping a 💰 soon
I am a New Grad RN. I really appreciated this video. I have been contemplating on jumping into LTC through an Agency. I have been working nights for a while so I really found it beneficial for you to say orient on day shift so you will get a full experience. And also, meeting with your CNAs ahead of time so everyone has an understanding.
Thank you for viewing. Is LTC your first choice or do you have plans if working in acute care later
@@astoldbymuriel103 Yes Critical Care hopefully
Can you make a TIPS for LPN/RN students and Pre-Req students for us? And I'd also love for you to give us tips on how we can put our interests on pause just to get focused! AND another video request, can you make a video on "how to make the right resume for CNA, LPN, and RN's seeking employment in LTC"
Im starting in ltc monday been homehealth and school nurse is what ive been doing for the last 4yrs and im nervous and excited 7am to 7pm. 🙏 for a good preceptor
Thanks for this video. I just graduated LPN and I take my boards soon and I want to go into LTC.❤❤❤❤❤
You are so Welcome 🤗. Thanks for subscribing
I honestly work at a facility where they were extremely straightforward about the conditions and the work and both Don’s I’ve worked under seemed to have genuinely cared about the patients and their safety and really taken measures to help and protect the staff
Those DONs are jewels. 😊😊
@@astoldbymuriel103 could be I’m just brainwashed too lol.
Girl, you're NOT old. You look very young.
Aww thank you... not old but older than the conventional nursing student at the time I re entered.
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The sad part is this seems to be universal, all over the world. I have 28 years in the field and quit a job because they tried to give me from 28 to 41 residents. I quit after the shift. Once I quit, agency could be called. they got rid of the DON and first thing they did was called me back.lol
Hey there. Yes they will try you trying to assign all those residents. You have to set your boundaries bc at the end of the day it's YOUR license. Thank you for viewing.
Thank you for these tips, am looking for a job in nursing home too and am scared 😱
When you orient take your time and try to see as many skills being performed as possible
@@astoldbymuriel103 thank you I been a nurse for one year now but working in a assisted living facility but I don’t like no skilled because they don’t do it there. It more lay back and chill
@@Nieceylocs LTC is a different breed. Let me know how it goes.
New RN here, been out of school for years before getting my license so i forgot most of my clinicals, where do you advice i starr from LTC or Hospital as am confuse
Hello thank you for subscribing. It all depends on what you want to do acute care and long-term care are totally different. Different skill sets different level of care. So I honestly don't know where to tell you to start because one does not prepare you for the other
thank you so much for this video. It is really helpful!! I'm a new grad LVN, looking for my first job so this gives me perspective on what to expect.
You're entering at a good time. Pay is better and opportunities are endless
Thanks for this information. How long do you think training should be for a new nurse for LTC?
Do you want to know before you go to agency or be on your own as a staff nurse?
@@astoldbymuriel103 I’m a new LPN. When I interviewed with this facility they promised me 3 weeks of training, which is why I chose to accept the offer. I’m going into my second week and they are trying to rush me to be on my own saying they think I’m ready based on my performance.
@@myra5542 honestly you're not going to learn everything in 3 weeks but if they offer it take it. Don't let them put you on the floor before you're ready
Night shift is extremely stressful if you're the only staff nurse and every other nurse is agency they don't want to work they don't care they're only there to pass the meds then you have CNAs that are staff one and then all the other three are agency they don't care they just want to get paid there's no supervisor no unit manager new d o n on the night shift your left all alone to your own resources
This is real s*** I am going to back to LTC. I have paused nursing in general for 5 years. Going back and doing weekend doubles. Trying to mentally prepare myself lol
I don't know whether things are better or worse than 5 years ago 😭😭. Thank you for viewing
@@astoldbymuriel103I have a feeling it's same 😭 your video is also exactly as I always remembered it to be. I don't seem to be drawn to anything besides home health and LTC. But LTC has my heart.
You are so correct in this video. People tend to want to do anything but LTC especially when I was in nursing school. They all said there is no way they are doing nursing homes. I knew that I was going to do them though even then.
It trains a nurse VERY WELL. Especially the character of a nurse
Hows the job interview in LTC is it a panel or one on one interview?
Usually just the DON..
@@astoldbymuriel103 thank you.
Hi, I have a job starting in June at a hospital, but I’ve been looking into doing part time at a LTC, should I just wait for my job in June? Or it’s ok to get some experience into long term care while waiting? They said it’s a 1 on 1 private duty, but they will also provide some training
Hello and thanks for subscribing. Will you be doing 1:1 sitting at the hospital? What exactly would your role be in LTC?
@@astoldbymuriel103 at the hospital I’ll be going into a residency program then will start at a progressive care unit (1:4 ratio), but for LTC they said 1:1 but it can vary depending on the 8-12 hour shifts. Is it advisable for a new grad to get experience in hospital first to get better training?
@@mrjrl5778 residency as in you're a nurse? In what capacity will you be doing 1:1 in LTC. To be honest the hospital will prepare you clinically to work in LTC but it doesn't prepare you in any other capacity. LTC does NOT prepare you to work in the hospital.
@@astoldbymuriel103 yes sorry, I forgot to mention. I’ll be working as a nurse at a hospital in June… it’s just that I’ve been eager to work very soon since I’m just at home right now not doing much… should I just wait for June ?
@@mrjrl5778 enjoy your freedom and sanity. Wait until June
It’s hard work I had to take a day off just to rest😢. My body felt horrible. They give you so much work at unreasonable times. Like bro why am I doing a room change at 2:30pm?😭
If I get off at 3 they better find someone else to do it. Respect my time please. Do these things before 12
Also if a mental day is needed TAKE IT. I'm not bringing no doctor excuse either
@@astoldbymuriel103 seriously be a if I snap on the job then what I felt bad but I’m first priority
Day shift is too much..appointment Doctor calling given order.. my company paying $27 for rn new grad just ready to run after 2 weeeks manager never help....
Oh no ma'am 😳. I started at more than $27/hr as a new grad RN pre pandemic. What state are you in?
@@astoldbymuriel103 florida.i could get more out there but i been a cna for 7 years at d company so I decided i would take a position ad job worng decision i made..
@@Nianeeki I've heard Florida pay was bad but I didn't know it was that bad. An RN would laugh in an employer face offer them $27/hr here. The LPNs might laugh at them too. CNAs making $17-$25 hour. Some agencies paying $30
@@astoldbymuriel103 i left that job...
I’m a new grad LPN and the pay scale is all over the place, home care is the lowest offer I’ve gotten so far, but agency is the highest I’ve gotten 46 hourly for agency. 26 for home care and LTC 28 plus
Months? Girl they gave me 5 days to be oriented for a staff position.
As a new nurse?
@@astoldbymuriel103yes
And one of the older nurse saw me my second day and asked my preceptor, why are you training her? I had to be on my own after one day.
I was like mam I’ve never worked this job before.
Im a new grad LPN a hospital just offered me $22 dollars but I took the LTC job for $27 dollars I’m sorry I have bills lol. I start soon I’m so nervous.
Wow! The hospital still paying peanuts as bad as they need people smh. LTC is a challenge but I promise it does get easier when you give it a chance. But it's gonna seem so difficult those first few weeks
Yes. Hospitals around my area pay 23-24 hr per hr. I am from Virginia beach area.
I just started as a new grad LPN at a hospital for 28$, 30$ on nights for 7pm to 7am. In GA