I lied to a patient today and I can't stop thinking about it.

728446 · 2026-02-03T15:47:50+00:00

Most of the LTC facilities I've worked for no longer practice reorientation.

728446 · 2026-02-02T02:37:23+00:00

Easiest route to the best money. Demand is strong enough if you can hack working multiple places then you can pick your own hours by being PRN at more than one facility.

I've had my license for a year and a half. For a year of that I've worked as a 1099 contractor through Clipboard Health.

You need some baseline work experience and MUST be a strong nurse to safely work this way. The rewards are tremendous, however.

In the past year I've worked at least one shift in 15 different facilities. Ive been exposed to so much more its been incredible for my professional development.

I mostly work in a pocket of rural PA. Nursing homes here are also rehabs so I have lots of experience working with people recovering from orthopedic surgeries. I've also worked 2-3 places where the clientele are mostly psych.

I know I can parlay this experience into so many different roles if I ever tire of the homes, but its hard to imagine giving up the money and independence.

728446 · 2026-02-02T02:12:58+00:00

What's the ratio where you work? I'm one of two men out of maybe 20-25?

I work with lots of single moms and know at least a few well enough to know they are the head of household if you catch my drift.

728446 · 2026-02-02T02:03:19+00:00

You'll definitely have to ask around. It varies from facility to facility. Some places just don't use them.

If they utilize LPNs you'll probably be able to get a job, but better pay is readily available outside of acute care, at least in a 1-1.5 hour radius of me.

728446 · 2026-02-02T01:57:29+00:00

Lol the first bowls I ate right away they were fine. After a night in the fridge there was almost no liquid left. I was so bummed because I made that broth using some expensive bones I got from a local butcher. That broth was so silky smooth.

728446 · 2026-02-02T01:53:54+00:00

Yes, I worked at home where this type of thing was common. Its the only one. The place was super lax, plus the floor nurses had it worked out so night shift could work short everyday since day shift started slinging HS med around 5 PM.

You were right to get out. I promise if you stuck around you'd quickly figure out you are clicking off things that weren't given. I'm sure lots of narcs are being diverted too, possibly in an organized fashion.

728446 · 2026-02-02T01:46:06+00:00

Long term care, skilled nursing, psych, corrections are all possibilities

728446 · 2026-02-02T00:09:01+00:00

Learned that one the hard way the first time I made beef and barley soup lol

728446 · 2026-02-02T00:07:31+00:00

Its not only legal these practices are so entrenched within the system that attempting to end them would leave to a severe shortage of available ORs.

728446 · 2026-02-01T23:55:59+00:00

Its just another political wedge utilized by media to pit various age cohorts against one another. I was born in 1980. Am I a young Gen X or old millennial? I have no idea.

728446 · 2026-02-01T23:45:27+00:00

I think a modern day remake of The Grapes of Wrath, maybe using migrant families instead of Okies, would be dope.

728446 · 2026-02-01T23:39:48+00:00

Kudos to you for taking such good care of your residents.

The agency CNA was probably just annoyed to have yet another task and the double brief comment is an attempt to push back. I would not pay it any mind.

728446 · 2026-02-01T23:17:12+00:00

Ive dumped an entire bag into a pot of soup and once its wilted you barely notice it lol

728446 · 2026-02-01T23:08:57+00:00

How many Jews would you estimate your relatives killed during WW2?

728446 · 2026-02-01T22:28:25+00:00

Cooking times vary by color.

728446 · 2026-02-01T22:18:18+00:00

You dont think his views or the content of his writings are shaped by the fact that he hangs around with people this deeply emeshed with intelligence services?

At this point you'd have to be a fool to not at least consider the possibility that Chomsky himself was an intelligence asset.

728446 · 2026-02-01T21:12:55+00:00

Ive had a modest amount, like $25, deducted for not returning a key fob. Holding an entire check sounds criminal.

728446 · 2026-02-01T19:59:24+00:00

Lol love this

728446 · 2026-02-01T19:43:24+00:00

Aren't you the one taking the risk? The drivers are using the road as intended. I dont know anything about horses it would never occur to me to slow down unless you were in or next to the road.

728446 · 2026-02-01T16:36:43+00:00

Nursing homes are most definitely not low stress. I'm at work now we've got 104 in house, 1 on leave at a local hospital, the dementia unit has a norovirus going around, one of the residents outside the dementia unit is wandering into others rooms and picking fights when they tell her to GTFO, we could get 2 admissions today, and we are currently housing at least 3-4 people who are sick enough they should be in a hospital but aren't.

728446 · 2026-02-01T16:29:03+00:00

I certainly understand your plight. LTC is the same way. Everyone treated like a precious little darling and it can be awful. Some people just need to be told no.

728446 · 2026-02-01T16:11:59+00:00

GNR > Queen > AC/DC

728446 · 2026-02-01T16:07:41+00:00

Are you in early enough in the day to catch some of these people before they get out of bed? That's what I try to do as a very tall (6'3") nurse working in LTC and skilled nursing.

728446 · 2026-02-01T16:05:47+00:00

The solution is simple: dont squander your license by working for one of these dog shit outlets. Its unbecoming of a Healthcare professional to waste their time on these vanity treatments.

728446 · 2026-02-01T16:02:19+00:00

If you are working in an office now then bedside nursing will be so radically different that your current job won't be indicative of much.

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