The medical indutry is crumbling.

Poor staffing is the number 1 reason why nurses quit. The patients are the least trouble. It's the staffing issues. And believe me, COVID-19 lockdowns has nothing to do with it. This has been a problem for years in the heathcare industry.

THIS IS WHY I LOVE BONDING WITH ANOTHER AGENCY NURSE ON THE SHIFT WITH ME. I'M LIKE, "WE GOT THIS... LET'S GET THIS MONEY AND BOUNCE!"

I will forever love me some nurse B. No one keeps it “realer” 💕

The hospital is not fun but dang the nursing home sounds like another level. LOL.

For me, it's the lack of timely staff, no communication, and no care on the end of the facility that makes me not go back or take a break from going there. Usually, the residents are no problem.

Listen...I went through the exact same scenarios in 1992 when I first became an L. You are so talented and giving; I watch you and never comment but this totally struck a cord. Press on get your RN; there will still be challenges, but your options will be limitless. You do the profession proud. Don't lose your dedication; patients need Nurses like you. God Bless always.

Staff slacks up when they see Agency. It's ok though...I'm still making $7-$10 more an hour then they are and don't have to come back.

Since I been doing agency this year I can not believe what I used to put up with as staff for that lil bit of PAY!

LTC it's horrible. I got my CNA in the summer started working LTC before I finish classes. I stayed for 4 months before I went agency. Too many no-shows. One CNA might show up for a whole facility or two. Sometimes you wouldn't even have LVN show up. Then the RN supervisor will reluctantly come past medicine. No help, no supplies, roaches, etc. They just don't care. I had to leave and I've been happy ever since I went agency can I try to stick to rehab centers and no long-term care

I have held an LPN in four states since 1985. Mostly agency assignments. Here is my observation of what has changed. Essentially, nothing. We now have PCC instead of paper charting. In most PCC programs that I have used, the redundancy is mind-boggling. Instead of writing the same info in five different places in the chart, we now navigate to five different pages to type in the same info, instead of the program cross populating the data across the different pages. My motto for the nursing industry is as follows: Why make things easy when we can make things difficult.

Girl them ltc are so crazy! Ppl dont wanna work and ones that are working are being treated like shit. It's too much toxicity due to employees

See that’s some mess. It’s a NOPE for me. I refuse to work in a facility. I’ve been done with LTC. I’ll stick with my private duty (one patient).

Your videos were extremely helpful when I was in school and they are helpful now as a new nurse. Love your transparency.

Brandi is the Goat!! She can hold it down without anyone because she’s just that good!! She always keep it real too!!! Keep on pushing you will definitely get your 👑!!!! Love and light!!😇💞

I haven’t seen no nursing home that’s any different smh

U be right own it nurse B all your experiences are valid I am having the same issue in North Carolina

You are so right about the lack of professionalism in LTC. I’m actually more surprised when my relief shows up on time than when they don’t. And people are past even giving excuses or apologizing when late. Now they just walk in like “be happy I showed up at all”. It’s maddening.

God bless you sis . I was an Lon in a facility for almost 20 years . I totally understand what you’re talking about . I’m glad it’s over . I couldn’t do it today at all.

Girl, you just reminded me why I no longer work as a nurse. We like things transparent and fair, and those facilities are shady as heck. I don't know how you could manage 20+ patients with no CNA!! I never worked LTC, only hospitals. Most nights we had no CNAs, but we only had 5 patients. I couldn't imagine 20 patients with no CNA. Hugs! Have a happy 2024!! Luciana

30 is a lot on a nurse but that's nothing compared to the nursing homes I have worked at where on average nurses have like 40 to to 50 residents for 1 nurse and no help.

I'm thinking about going to be an LPN, thank God I already work in a hospital so they'd hire me like that. But yeah LTC is a mess It drained what I loved to do as a CNA, but after my EKG Technician Class I might be an LPN, any tips or advice (I'm a black man trying to make it the honest way)

Girl if your ever stuck in this position again with no relief you can call the police to come count with you… see how fast the facility get someone in there then. It sounds crazy but they can take count of the narcotics. I know nurses who have done it

I was just sent home from a facility as an agency nurse for refusing to add to my work load of 32 dementia patients on a lockdown unit because a nurse walked out!! They wanted me to take on 8 rooms OUTSIDE of this unit I’m LOCKED in 🤦🏾‍♀️ not happening

Here in England it's the same, even agency I've not got the staff to supply any cover some nursing homes can not afford to pay the supply staff so it's left to if you're lucky you have to cover yourselves

Girl I have 28-30 residents without a QMA. That’s just the norm here. I hate it! Me and 1 CNA run our tails off all shift. Then the facility has the gall to call my agency days later & ask me to come back if I forget to click off 1 treatment on the TAR 🙄🙄 CAPRICORN ♑️ right here about to cuss ppl clean out for this BS.

I worked at a facility for 7 years too long as a CNA. They were offering me a staffing job for the CNAs. I work Monday through Friday and whoever calls in I have to go in if I couldn't find anybody to cover. Also had to make sure all units were covered. And we had stubborn CNAs that would not work with this unit or that they're staying on the floor where they want. Anyway they're trying to push all that responsibility on me without any extra pay. They weren't going to pay me anything for all that responsibility. I turned it down. Somebody else took the job and she's having to work all the damn time. The other day she thought she's going to get to go home but somebody called in last minute and she ended up having to stay. She's totally regretting this. Sigh.

I wouldn’t pick up a shift there anymore

It should be required for DON and ADON to come in if understaffed. Why shouldn't they be required?

We don’t have CMTs in Virginia,we have to do it all with 25-30 patients

LTC facilities will work the hell out of you.

I started working at a LTC. I am already quitting after 2 weeks. This is nonsense, it’s affecting my mental health, and nurses eat their young. Nothing is worth my piece of mind. I will never go back in a LTC. Never ever. Lots of so called managers are so rude. It’s kinda of sad because I loved the company and the pay wasn’t bad but there are too much bad apples that makes the job way harder than what it is. I don’t want to be part of a bullying culture. I don’t want to change and become a monster. Nop

I can tell u now, the hospital is no better. It's easy 2 get n, but trying 2 go home can b problematic. This is y I love travel. I'm there for 13 weeks, & when it's over...IT'S OVER. Give me my money!

When the staffing coordinator sees this video she gonna try to DNR you. Just watch and see. These facilities be ran so unprofessionally.

Can you do a detailed LPN DITL nursing home shift?

Girl I hate when they say help but not specific. Cause the HELP. Come over an say oh they only told me to do ya treatments then walk away. I NEED SPECIFIC

Oh helllll nawwww. I would of called my agency and if they still ain’t doing nothing I would leave a message on the oncall phone and let them know that if if 20 minutes they don’t return my call I will call the state ASAP!!!!

I feel you. Bedside nursing is the worst 😫

Life of working in a LTC i been working for 14 years and i tell you i have seen some💩

RN here, just finished my last 10p-6a shift. What could they do to keep me? Nothing.

Yeap and that’s why I do shameful and pick up when i feel like dealing with the bull shit

You will pass everyone has their own season, just keep going pray and believe you will receive

The way you said “one moment “ because you thought someone was at the door 😂😂😂😂..... look like me when I be in the supply room at my facility calling my homegirl talking trash lol

Ain’t nobody in there and they not trying to get nobody in there. I UNDERSTAND I UNDERSTAND!!! I go thru this every single day that I go to work. I’m a staff nurse and I do agency on the side. This is the shit. They’re inconsiderate. And ultimately the residents pay the price. Increase in falls, UTIs, etc. I feel you in my heart sis. Stg

This is happening all over, hospitals and all!! I’m in nursing school and i pick up as a Cna at a hospital and let me tell you I have been though this soooooo many times. Ive watched nurses go through this. There is a major shortage everywhere in every department. It’s hard for all of the work to not fall on the person but if you’re the only one there then what. It is just a shame but it has prevented me becoming part time or full time, I stick with PRN.

Hey girl I’m just seeing your video Thanks for dropping this ☝️. I work noc shift as a nurse and yes the morning shift never ever come on time at my facility they stroll in whenever okay and yes I’m a capricorn 🤭my mouth goes into full blast that’s why I only work with RN on the shift . I put the keys at the station, she knows my quality skills all patients are stable and I’m out !!✌🏽

Girrrrlllll you ain’t lying smh Yes that’s how it is

Omg my supervisor hates it when I ask her what help? Cause girl I feel you I need to know exactly what’s happening lol. I never leave my shift on time. Last week I was there till 3 am I was so sick with a fever I did call the manager I was done. My job is not writing anyone up because of the shortage. So some of us have to suffer

LTC is so GHETTO!

This CMT is foreign to me. They are in assisting living facilities here in SC but not LTC. 30 patients is normal around here for a 3-11 and 11-7.

Oof, I remember this type of mess all too well.

Some CMT's have to do CNA duty as well as pass meds which is had if you are short all the time ask me how I know. Per alf

This is happening every where. I am getting out medical field bI am going to the school house.

What does a CMT do? Because i thought the nurses pass out meds? At least at my facility where i work at

It seems like the nursing profession can benefit from communication classes that can establish a standard.

I wouldn't pick up no more shifts there

Hospitals too are the same

I have a question so I'm a lpn in long-term care we only have CNA who does the patient care me the nurse does meds/treatments/surprivse CNA this is in Michigan ..So in your state what is the purpose of the CMT in long-term care because we only have CMT in Independent/Assisted Living..

Where’d you buy those frames?! I love them they look nice on you 😍😍

In Illinois we don’t have CMT’s so it’s not unusual to be the charge nurse over the floor/floors and passing all the meds, doing all the treatments, supervise and help the CNA(s), and deal with whatever comes up. It’s just too much. I don’t work LTC anymore, haven’t for a while.

I took a short shift at a facility to help out ended up staying 10 hours ,no one would answer their phone ,finally the DON relieved me ...agreed it is hard work and the money should be more...

I’m definitely over LTC 😫 I pray I get a private duty patient. But yes LTC definitely be trying it 🤣.

Try 56 patients 1 nurse and 1 CNA

Night shift it’s like any thing goes sorry to say but it’s true no bosses maybe 1 nurse or two aides folks be sleep,, leave the job and come back yeah it’s crazy

Not to sound naive, even though I am, but what happens if you say you don't want to accept the assignment because of the ratios? Do you just go home before you clock in if they don't have help (which they won't)? Then never go back and/or get dropped from your agency? I know LTC ratios can go higher than 30:1, but I'm just curious what would happen if you say I'm good irl?

Nope see I dealt with all the pettiness no call no shows under pay messy ghetto facilities and I left years ago I just can’t .. dealing with the staff and the family residents and residents just too damn much . Burn out fr lol

Seems like the staffing coordinator wanted you to do her dirty work since you are agency. I’ve seen this so many times. Idk y facilities main staff hate on agency staff when they come. I welcome y’all with open arms cause y’all cone in do your contract and be out. I work at a hospital and agency gets the worst assignment and even over heard a nurse tell a charge nurse to give an agency nurse all the critical patients cause she was making more than regular staff. It’s a mess. I’m a respiratory therapist so it wasn’t anything I could do cause we got our issues. I’m just like, lemme do my 12 hours and go hone.

I wonder if this is common on the East coast. I never heard of a CMT. The LPN is the only person that gives meds in New York. You would work alone in the evening shift and night shift. I have seen some LPN nurses work alone in the day shift 35 to 40 patients on geriatric floors.

That’s why I quit working in the nursing homes it’s toxic. I really wouldn’t mind doing home health. Plus a lot of CNA’s called out plus I’m not working with 10 plus patients by myself. I rather be a nurse where there is a low patient ratio. One on one is what I can handle. Juggling a lot of patients by myself. It’s to much. That’s just my opinion.

This must be the company I work for

Are you still dropping video comparing how hard rn program is with lpn?

Hospitals are worst, trust me

Yep...staffing stinks!! Way too many patients to give good care. Management will throw us under the bus too!!

Nurse B you should know better this is the normal thing but I guess the more you work the more you will learn this so carry on.

Oh honey, I would have gave them keys to the nurses on another floor.

That nursing home sounds a mess

You can't leave the board will take your license for neglecting the patients. Sucks for us with that. The facilities should have their license or whatever taken for not having enough staff

and then don't wanna pay people nothing. Lord make it make sense. SMH

I hope someone finds out about this place so it can be reported to the ombudsman and Medicare , who is watching your patients now ?

Are you friggin kidding me? That CMT should have pulled been pulled from the floor with 15 patients to go to the floor with 30 patients. Any competent nurse should be able to manage 15 patients. Come on now make it make sense!

90%+ of patients in SNFs are in medicaid so the family and patient pays $0 to stay there. The families should come and help at least

Tell 'em sis. Acting brand new and ish

I’ll take LTC over the hospital any day. I literally pass meds for $38/hr Those acute patients at the hospital and the fkn bell irk my soul. Especially when a new crackhead is admitted 😒

This video is almost 30 min. Are you on at lunch?

Out of 39 yrs nursing did 1.5 yrs in nursing homes. NEVER had time to do a video. In one place had 32 pts with 2 CNA's where did meds, treatments, quit there when got stuck 20 hr shift for 55 pts. Went to another place had 28-32 pts with 1.5 CNA this place had way higher acuity, fresh postop ortho, fresh ostomy, PICC lines, peritoneal dialysis, trachs as well as actively dying and demented. Admin strolled through to tell me hadn't answered the phone on 3rd ring! When staffing doesn't respond, call the administrator, since you worked for agency it works to call the agency... every agency I worked for was my strongest advocate and made places toe the line. When there is dangerous staffing, call state!!! That first nursing home pays $25k fines routinely but the thing is you aren't doing patient abandonment, also see if your state has safe harbor laws.

Safe Harbor

Nursing facilities give no F##ks now at all!!!!

Very hard work for very little pay and no respect!!! NOPE... I'm good!!!

I think all black nurses should quit. I heard them say that the bosses or managers where setting the black nurses up to catch the virus. By purposely not telling them if any of the people they have to wait on has infected. And she knew it was done on purpose because when she called her boss she refused to speak about it over the phone in case the black woman so was recording and wonted to sue.

Why is your uniform wrinkled snd your hair like that