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Welcome, Gossip Girl fanatics, to the 88th Gossip Girl Insider Caption Contest!
This week's winner is samantha. Congratulations! The winning entry is below.
Honorable mentions go to AL in Germany, Tantilimeest and honeygirl.
Thanks to all for playing and good luck in next week's Caption Contest!
Man: Do I hear 200,000 to get Chuck and Blair back together, $200,000? Yes, that's $200,000 from #793! Going once, going twice...
Jack: $1 million to break them apart!
Man: Sold!
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Blair: Chuck, what exactly are we bidding for?
Chuck: I like to dance naked in front of my pets.
Blair: ooh, ok. That might work.
Chuck: Blair, come on, do you really need ANOTHER pair of sunglasses from Breakfast at Tiffany's?
Blair: I'M AUDREY!
B: Chuck..we have to - OMG :|..*whispers* you got a boner?!
C: *whispers back* Im trying hard to control it but the auctioneer is too - *blair cuts him off*
B: for the 793 time, you are so gay! ps: there are quite a few gd ones :)
Auctioneer: Next item: Blair Waldorf's headband, Starting on 20,000.
Blair: Mmmmm... this is so mine *puts hand on Chuck's groin* oops!!
Chuck: Focus, focus, damn it...Blair stop feeling me up....
Chuck: Blair, I can't help it, that man is turning me on
Blair: No way! I have way better eyebrow's than him!
Auctioneer:Next item:Blair Waldorf's sex tape.Starting on 10,000.
Blair:We gotta get that one Chuck!I mean it!
Chuck:I know!
Auctioneer:Oh,saw 20,000 on 793!
Jack:Half million!
Blair: I CAN'T believe this,Chuck!It's irreparable!
Ed(throws the script):Irreparable?Josh,Really?
Blair: Chuck, this is how many viewers we will have by the end of the season. 793.
Blair: Get rid of that tan or I'll whack you
dont you dare
Blair: watch me!
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6 Creating An LVM-Based VM
LVM-based VMs have some advantages over image-based VMs. They are not as heavy on hard disk IO, and they are easier to back up (using LVM snapshots).
To use LVM-based VMs, you need a volume group that has some free space that is not allocated to any logical volume. In this example, I use the volume group /dev/vg0 with a size of approx. 465GB...
root@server1:~# vgdisplay
... that contains the logical volumes /dev/vg0/root with a size of approx. 100GB and /dev/vg0/swap_1 with a size of 1GB - the rest is not allocated and can be used for VMs:
root@server1:~# lvdisplay
I will now create the virtual machine vm5 as an LVM-based VM. We can use the vmbuilder command again. vmbuilder knows the --raw option which allows to write the VM to a block device (e.g. /dev/vg0/vm5) - I've tried this, and it gave back no errors, however, I was not able to boot the VM (start vm5 didn't show any errors either, but I've never been able to access the VM). Therefore, I will create vm5 as an image-based VM first and then convert it into an LVM-based VM.
mkdir -p ~/vm5/mytemplates/libvirt
Make sure that you create all partitions in just one image file, so don't use --- in the vmbuilder.partition file:
vi ~/vm5/vmbuilder.partition
vi ~/vm5/boot.sh
cd ~/vm5/
As you see from the vmbuilder.partition file, the VM will use a max. of 20GB, so we create a logical volume called /dev/vg0/vm5 with a size of 20GB now:
lvcreate -L20G -n vm5 vg0
Don't create a file system in the new logical volume!
We will use the qemu-img command to convert the image to an LVM-based VM. The qemu-img command is part of the qemu package which we must install now:
aptitude install qemu
Then we go to the VM's ubuntu-kvm/ directory...
cd ~/vm5/ubuntu-kvm/
... and convert the image as follows:
qemu-img convert disk0.qcow2 -O raw /dev/vg0/vm5
Afterwards you can delete the disk image:
rm -f disk0.qcow2
Now we must open the VM's xml configuration file /etc/libvirt/qemu/vm5.xml...
vi /etc/libvirt/qemu/vm5.xml
... and change the following section...
... so that it looks as follows:
You can now use virsh to manage the VM:
virsh --connect qemu:///system
Because we have modified the VM's XML file, we must run the define command first...
define /etc/libvirt/qemu/vm5.xml
... before we start the VM:
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Okay, that's a lot to take in at once, but bear with us here. This hybrid mash-up matches three seemingly exclusive entities – the upper of the 2010 remake of the Trainer SC, the cushioning footbed of the Air Max LeBron 7, and the Nike-issued PE logo of Amare Stoudemire. If you go back to 2010, when the shoes were two of Nike's most prized products and Amare Stoudemire was playing MVP ball, this trifecta would've been a pretty huge story, but given the random timing of this shoe's appearance, this Trainer SC 2010 x Air Max LeBron 7 PE for STAT falls under the category of "weirdest Nike samples in history". The Auburn colorways match Amare's Phoenix uniform pretty well, and given that the PF/C always had a strange selection of footwear following the demise of his signature line with Nike, we're wondering what other shoes were made produced for the fickle guy. Don't bet on a release, so check out the full photo below for perhaps the only time you'll ever see this shoe.
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@sneakernews it's upper is like the Bo Jackson's
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@sneakernews Isn't that also Amare's symbol as well?
If there was more LeBron 7 in this I could understand them putting the air max on it but since it's mostly the sc it just looks like a pair of fakes.
Lol this is what a lot of fake kicks are...Stick some full length Max Air on a shoe that doesn't need it.
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Under first-year special-teams guru John Baxter, the Trojans have blocked six kicks heading into Saturday's game at Oregon State. In a season full of close games, those plays have made a difference.
USC has blocked six kicks this season. Here's the rundown:
Sept. 11, vs. Virginia: Shareece Wright, FG (W, 17-14)
Sept. 24 at Washington State: Wes Horton, punt; Tyron Smith, PAT (W, 50-16)
Nov. 6, vs. Arizona State: T.J. McDonald, punt; Smith, PAT (W, 34-33)
Nov. 13, at Arizona: Michael Reardon, FG (W, 24-21)
USC's trip to Arizona Stadium last week gave special-teams coach John Baxter an opportunity to teach his charges a history lesson. Twenty years ago in Tucson, less than a minute into his first game as a full-time Division I assistant, one of Baxter's players blocked a punt.
"Todd Burden," Baxter said, evoking the name of the former Wildcats cornerback who started it all. "Right hash, 19-yard line."
The Trojans might have rolled their eyes at Baxter's reference if they weren't converts. But after six blocked kicks of their own, they're full-fledged members of Baxter's Block Party.
Heading into Saturday's game at Oregon State, USC has blocked as many kicks in Baxter's first season as it did in the previous two seasons combined. How critical have those plays been? Well, consider this: Half of the Trojans' games have been decided by three or fewer points.
"Our style of play on Lane Kiffin's staff is, we are going to challenge for every point," Baxter said. "If there is an attempt at points, whether it's a pass to the end zone or a kick to the poles, we're going to challenge it.
"It worked where I came from. We played a lot of close games."
In Baxter's 13 seasons at Fresno State, the Bulldogs blocked 84 kicks and punts, about one every other game. They blocked 49 from 2002-09, the most in the nation.
It's no coincidence that when Baxter is the special-teams coach, the blocks pile up.
"As a coach, you live by the mantra of, 'You get what you drill,' " Baxter said. "If you drill it, and it's important to the head coach, the assistant coaches and the players, it's going to happen."
That's Baxter's seemingly simple M.O.: The more you practice special-teams fundamentals, the better you become at them.
By Kiffin's estimation, USC spends more time on "teams" than any squad in the country. The Trojans began spring practice doing kick-block drills. They did them throughout training camp. They spend the first 20-30 minutes of every in-season practice working on special teams.
None of that is revolutionary, but many of Baxter's methods are at least innovative, in a wax-on, wax-off sort of way. He uses a triangular mat for punt-block drills to ensure that the would-be blocker uses the proper angle and timing to get his hands on the ball. And he uses offensive linemen on the field-goal block team.
"Look at Jurrell Casey and Tyron Smith," Baxter said. "Who would you use?"
Casey is a 6-foot-1, 305 pound defensive tackle. Smith is a 6-5, 280-pound offensive tackle.
"That's what special teams is – putting together the jigsaw puzzle," Baxter said. "It's the art of finding a set of skills that a player brings to the table, and trying to plug him into a position to be successful."
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Arizona grocer Bashas' Inc. is seeking court approval of a plan to reorganize and repay its debts over the objections of its largest creditors.
The Chandler-based company operates 125 supermarkets throughout Arizona. Bashas' has been operating under Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection since July 2009 and is proposing to repay all of its creditors in full over a three-year period beginning in October.
At a hearing Thursday in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Phoenix, a certified public accountant said Bashas' has $104 million in cash and the capacity to pay off some $300 million in debts in a timely fashion.
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Throughout my many years as an FOA member I have had the opportunity to witness, and serve with some of the greatest leaders and visionaries in our profession. Many of whom have passed, and many of whom are still working hard for our profession. As we continue to move forward it is important to me to look backward and pay respect to those who have gone before us and who helped forge our profession into what it is today. Optometry owes them all a great deal of gratitude!
This year's convention theme, La Famiglia, and the theme throughout my presidency is about the family, the FOA Family. We need the FOA family to bring us over the hurdles we are facing and fight for our patients' access to eyecare.
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We just completed the presidential planning retreat where the roadmap and direction of the FOA was set for the upcoming year while bearing in mind our mission statement. Before us lies a magnificent opportunity to provide greater access to eyecare for our patients throughout the state. We cannot do it without the help of the family. So, as I make my way throughout the state, I will be soliciting 3 requests:
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Dell today announced that, based on a preliminary vote tally from the special meeting of stockholders, Dell stockholders have approved the proposal in which Michael Dell, Dell's Founder, Chairman and CEO, will acquire Dell in partnership with global technology investment firm Silver Lake Partners.
In connection with the transaction, Dell stockholders will receive $13.75 in cash for each share of Dell common stock they hold, plus payment of a special cash dividend of $0.13 per share to stockholders of record as of a date prior to the effective time of the merger, for total consideration of $13.88 per share in cash. The agreement also guarantees the regular quarterly dividend of $0.08 per share for the fiscal third quarter would be paid to holders of record as of a date prior to closing. The total transaction is valued at approximately $24.9 billion.
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Monarch goaltender Martin Jones is back with the club after posting an 8-3 record with the Kings in the NHL. (Mark Bolton/Union Leader)
Goaltender Martin Jones returned to the Manchester Monarchs this week and will lead the team tonight against Bridgeport at 7 p.m. at Verizon Wireless Arena.
After posting a record of 8-3-0 with three shutouts in 11 starts with the parent club Los Angeles Kings, Jones is back in town and will seek to help Manchester get back on track after a recent slate of just two wins in seven games.
Forward Tanner Pearson was called up to L.A. on Tuesday and defenseman Andrew Bodnarchuk could be out with an injury.
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General Dynamics Electric Boat was recently awarded three U.S. Navy contracts totaling $4.6 billion to design and develop the next-generation strategic deterrent submarine, and to continue construction and purchasing of materials for Virginia-class attack submarines. Electric Boat is a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics.
Under a five-year, $1.85 billion Ohio Replacement Program contract, Electric Boat will perform research and development work for this new class of ballistic-missile submarine, which is scheduled for a 2021 construction start.
Additionally, Electric Boat will continue development of the joint U.S. Navy / Royal Navy Common Missile Compartment for Ohio Replacement submarines and the UK Successor-class ballistic-missile submarine. The potential value of this contract is $1.995 billion.
Electric Boat also received a $2.5 billion award to build two Virginia-class submarines – South Dakota (SSN-790) and Delaware (SSN-791) – the 17th and 18th ships of the class.
Construction of Virginia-class submarines is shared between Electric Boat, the prime contractor, and its teammate, Newport News Shipbuilding.
Under the third award, Electric Boat will receive $308 million to purchase long lead-time materials for the as-yet unnamed Virginia-class submarines SSN-792, SSN-793 and SSN-794.
"These awards provide the stability to the submarine industrial base that will allow us to achieve even greater cost reduction through improved efficiencies in support of the Navy's submarine force-level requirements," said Electric Boat President Kevin J. Poitras.
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There he was, sitting across from me, a sadistic grin on his face that sickened me.
His very existence struck me with fear at the very core of my being, and as he described his brutal murders across that grimy table while the harsh light cast a shadow on his face, I felt as if by the end of the night my life wouldn't be the same.
'Oh Nasus dear friend it's so nice of you to visit me in this dreadful place, did you know they took my knives?!' His demeanor was frightening to behold, so cheery even when describing his most recent brutal, stab-happy, fear inducing rampage across the city.
'You know why I'm here, clown, I caught you trying to assassinate Miss Fortune before she is able to take part in the Noxus/Demacia match next week, what I want to know is why'. His smile never faltered, but his voice dropped to a bone chilling tone that betrayed his intelligence. 'You don't know a thing dog. Why I bet you think you caught me all by yourself without help from me.' 'Why would you help me?' His grin widened, the harnesses forcing his arms downs started to quiver, as if the question amused him. 'If I told you everything I knew I'd be out of a job.' 'What job are you talking about?' He stood up, slowly, as if savoring the dramatic. His arms darted into the air, breaking his shackles with seemingly no effort.
As his laugh began to echo around the room, Nasus stood up, and swung his hand out, a hard-light staff broke across Shaco's face before he could do anything else. 'They took your staff away, but you still retain it's presence, ooh I can't wait to tell the boss!' His smile never faltered. 'Clown, I hope you rot here, you left Fortune in the emergency room, you failed.' The first smile that broke upon Nasus' face since he walked into the asylum graced the bleeding face of Shaco, as he walked out of the room.
Three cheers for any Nasus fic!
Is this based off the Champion sale at all?
Ah, that's similar to why I wrote A Light in the Desert--my first LoL game I played with MasterPenguin, we went Lux and Nasus top and had an excellent time. I always think the best stories are those inspired by your life and your friends--that makes it easier to write about!
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Junkyards and scrap collectors. Recycling centers and environmentalists. These two phrases may trigger different images, depending on your age and other factors but they're basically the same thing.
Recycling metal to help the environment, however, is the latest thing that comes to mind for today's generation, according to Matthew Hinson, 34.
"We're trying to change the perceptions," Hinson said.
Hinson, 34, co-founder of Arizona Environmental Recycling, since his high school and college days has been trying to encourage and educate people to think in terms of recycling, rather than accepting images of piles of junk in their communities and company yards and scrap collectors trying to make a buck at their expense.
And, if the bottom line — and the growing number of Valley companies and people who are recycling materials — is any indication, Hinson is a success.
His company, started as a family-owned firm in 1998 with annual gross revenue of about $1.97 million, last year earned nearly $19 million.
Its initial employees — Hinson, his mother, Phyllis Hinson and brother, Larry — have expanded to more than 50 workers.
His mother has retired and his brother handles the sales department.
Matthew Hinson is the company president.
The firm today has four recycling centers, including headquarters at 3501 Grand Avenue, Phoenix and one each in Mesa, Tempe and Chandler and is planning to open a fifth in the East Valley later this year.
It also has 28 Cash4Cans sites, mostly at parking lots at Safeway and Fry's stores and expects to open four more in Tempe and Mesa.
Cash4Cans are metal containers where individuals can deposit aluminum cans and directly receive 40-cents for five pounds of cans.
Arizona Environmental Recycling collects and ships more than 1.5 million pounds of recycled metal each month.
By comparison, it processed only about 200,000 pounds during the first nine months of operations.
"We're helping to improve the environment," said Hinson, who also admits that one of his major goals is to earn profits.
"Our family has a vested interest in the Valley and Arizona. After all, we go back five generations. We've lived here before Arizona became a state."
He added: "We're trying to keep materials out of the landfills and give back to Arizona."
Hinson's parents, Walter and Phyllis, are both former law enforcement officers.
His mother worked as a deputy and his father was a crime investigator, both for the Coconino County Sheriff's Office in Flagstaff.
Their son, one of three boys, later attended Northern Arizona University, Arizona State University and graduated from the University of Phoenix.
His summer jobs included working part-time at a former recycling center at 1990 E. Rio Salado Parkway in Tempe, currently the site of a major commercial development.
"My parents' backgrounds play a major role in how we deal with the purchase and sale of recycled metals, especially copper," said Hinson, who noted that copper is becoming a much sought-after metal by thieves as building continues to grow in the Valley.
His company, for example, complies with state law which requires a set procedure for both buyer and seller when dealing with more than $25 worth of material.
Sellers, for example, must produce personal identification, fill out a police report and their material is tagged and numbered and held for seven days before they are paid.
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Copper, depending on the price of metal on the market, sells for about $2.10 per pound for wire and $1.65 a pound for pipes.
Most of Hinson's buying and selling activity involves companies, but in 2002 his company bought the first of several Cash4Cans collectors which are aimed at individuals who recycle aluminum cans.
"Our Cash4Cans program is the busiest in the East Valley," said Hinson, who said recyclers receive 40-cents a pound for about 25 to 33 cans.
Containers can hold upwards of 2,100 pounds of cans.
Hinson occasionally brings his recycling and environmental cleansing topic to Valley high schools where he presents seminars.His firm regularly donates $30,000 a year to area charities.
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Age: 34
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Business: Arizona Environmental Recycling collects, buys and sells primarily metals from businesses as well as residents. It is the largest recycling company in Arizona.
Key Achievements: Since starting the company nine years ago, it has continued to expand. Its initial gross revenue reached $1.97 million and, last year, hit more than $18 million. The company is expanding Valleywide, and is planning to open more centers and aluminum can collection sites soon.
Philosophy for success: Build customer loyalty through education and service.
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On Fri, Oct 26, 2012 at 12:27:32PM +0200, Jannis Achstetter wrote:
> I tried alsa_loopback from zita-alsa-pcmi this morning (as
It's just a little app to show the API to programmers, and to test
if a soundcard works with the library. It just loops back the first
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> The ajbridge has the same problem. There's the quality-parameter that
Will do.
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LTC 101: What To Expect
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Here is a brief guide for new LTC nurses as to what they can expect from their jobs. Included are the good, the bad, and the ugly aspects of working in this specialty. I hope it will be helpful to both new grads and nurses who are changing fields. Welcome to LTC!Not every long-term care nurse chooses LTC as a profession. Sometimes, it chooses us.
But no matter how you've arrived at your first job in a nursing facility, there are challenges awaiting you that you didn't anticipate, especially if you're coming from acute care or another environment where even chaotic conditions have some form of logic to them. Here are a few things you should expect as a new long-term care nurse:
Expect to chase after supplies.
I have never worked in a nursing home where they kept everything in one place. You'd think they would put all the catheter supplies together, but no---whenever I had to change a catheter, I had to go to three different storage areas to obtain the necessary items. Even house stock meds were kept in different cabinets: vitamins and supplements at the nurse's station, OTC pain relievers and bowel care meds in the medical records office. I never did understand the reasoning behind this, so I lobbied administration to change the layout of the supply closets so we didn't have to waste time running all over the facility. Of course, they never did.
Expect to become the nursing version of McGyver.
LTC nurses need to be creative in order to solve the problems that frequently arise in a facility which always seems to be short of supplies and slow to make necessary repairs. You'll use washcloths or foam pipe insulation to wrap around the arms of wheelchairs when the vinyl gets torn up and causes skin tears. You'll utilize foam tape to "Nerf" splintered doorframes and the sharp corners of nightstands to prevent injury. Sometimes you may even have to use a Foley catheters as a G-tube because nobody ever remembers to order the insertion kits.
Expect to be challenged by a wide variety of situations.
Contrary to popular opinion, LTC is NOT boring. Yes, you will have routine tasks such as med passes and fingersticks on your 17 diabetics, but no two days are the same, especially if you work on a skilled unit, which is like a hospital only without the staffing and the equipment. Unfortunately, SNF patients are sometimes transported from the hospital in unstable condition---in fact, I've sent patients right back to the hospital without allowing them to be transferred from the stretcher. But even on the custodial care unit, you'll deal with a host of problems: falls, dementia, hovercraft families, scabies outbreaks, diabetic crises, psychiatric issues, and fights between residents.....to name a few.
Expect to become a diplomat.
It is difficult to hold your tongue when a resident's family member chews you out for the umpteenth time today because "Mom" isn't drinking enough fluids or eating enough or getting out of bed every day or having her 20-minute dental routine followed to the letter. It is beyond tempting to tell them to take her home with them if they feel they can take better care of her. But as you become more experienced, you learn how to let their constant complaints and demands roll off your back, and how to de-escalate a crisis situation by "killing them with kindness".
Expect to be looked down upon by other healthcare professionals; but remember, you are the expert on your residents.
Regrettably, long-term care is still regarded as the bottom of the barrel by many nurses in other specialties, as well as administrators, doctors, therapists, and even EMTs. I can't count the number of times I called the ER to give report on a resident I was sending out and was asked if I'd taken vitals! It's as if they think LTC nurses don't have the sense to do the basics before calling in the cavalry. And if I had a dollar for every time I tangled with EMTs over their reluctance to transport a resident because of insurance issues or "she looks OK to me", I'd be a rich woman today. But there is no need to let the idiots get you down.....when it comes to your people, YOU know best.
Expect to be chronically understaffed.
This is an issue everywhere, even in the best facilities. Granted, you can have days when there could be 15 staff on the floor for 30 residents and it still wouldn't be enough, but even on a good 3-11 shift, 3 CNAs and one nurse for those same 30 residents is pathetic. And when you complain, the general response will more than likely be "Suck it up, Buttercup" and that you should be grateful because XYZ Nursing Home's staffing is better than what the state requires.
Expect to fall in love.
LTC nurses don't do what we do for the money (it's also one of the most poorly paid specialties). We do it because we find so much to love in the wizened faces of our elderly, the funny things they say, the way they hold our hands in a tender moment. No matter how demented or ill, they will provide you with wisdom gleaned from their eight or nine decades of life, as well as a million and one laughs! I'll never forget the resident who once asked me, when I knocked over a couple of Jevity cans in the next cubicle, if I was the cat. Knowing that despite her dementia she had a wicked sense of humor, I said, "Yes, Elaine. MEOW!" To which she replied, "Oh, OK, thanks for letting me know," and promptly went back to sleep.
The hardest part of these special relationships is that sooner or later, your residents will break your heart by leaving you.....and every loss will change you. Some deaths will hit you harder than others, but eventually you'll learn that good-byes are not always the worst thing that can happen.Last edit by Joe V on Jul 16
About VivaLasViejas, ASN, RN
VivaLasViejas has '17' year(s) of experience and specializes in 'LTC, assisted living, geriatrics, psych'. From 'The Great Northwest'; 55 Years Old; Joined Sep '02; Posts: 25,265; Likes: 36,773.7Jul 15 by LouBeanExcellent writing. From this side of the computer screen, at least, it looks like your residents are lucky to have such a smart and caring nurse. Thank you.4Jul 15 by Lev <3, BSN, RNLoved this and learned from this and I work acute care. Who knows where I'll end up.3Jul 16 by gunny48May GOD continue to bless your patients with your presence. Just curious. Do LTC's ever accept volunteer nurse/EMT's?7Jul 16 by greytRNtobeMany nurses will end up LTC by default-Some hospitals are downsizing and others require acute care experience, which we all know we can't get unless someone hires us. Nurse residencies, while a good idea, only offer a few slots for a select few. It is usually the person who knows someone who gets the few available slots. Unfortunately, LTC can be a dead end where nurses are stuck because even after all the work done in LTC, acute care hospitals can't see the parallel in work so people become stuck in LTC. Frankly, I'd rather deal with the elderly than a maternity patient at one of our "boutique" hospitals! I think that everyone should have to be exposed to LTC as a student. As for me, I went back to get my BSN but now I need acute care experience which I can't get ( even home care requires it) so I'll be lucky if I can find a job in LTC.9Jul 16 by SeattleJessReading this well-written article was like having a popsicle on a hot summer day. Delicious!
It's not easy being the Rodney Dangerfield of healthcare while you're doing the work of an action hero. You get an "amen!" for what you said about hovercraft families and a heartfelt "thank you" for your words on the subject. You'll be helping me the next time I'm dealing with the wife who always puts her chair next to my knee when I'm positioning for a two-person transfer of her husband up in the bed or... Nope, not even going to list the ways families make my job 30 times more difficult, just going to focus on how I can kill them with kindness.
Thank you for helping your residents on the job and your colleagues on Allnurses. Stay strong, we need you!
3Jul 16 by 1Grateful1I LOVE, LOVE this . I'm a LTC Nurse started out as an STNA for 19yrs, Nurse for 6yrs I could not have said it any better. Kudos to you9Jul 16 by ArusDobbyI have worked LTC for 29 years. A few times I have tried to get out of the LTC grind-house, by trying to get into Acute Care hospitals or Home Health. Each time you meet the same barrier - many do not see or accept the experience and years put in doing long term care. For a lot of the Nursing/Medical employment LTC is looked down upon.
A typical day/shift has the nurse coming into the building already *Drowning* lately. You either have work thrown on the next shift by the prior shift, or by the Nursing Managers, or simply because the day itself has been a mad house. Lately it is the 2nd shift ( 2-10pm or 3 -11pm) that can get hair pulling crazy. Yet - understand, this is only via my personal experience. On the evening shift you get Admissions which can come in any time during your shift - up to the time your shift ends, you have doctors/FNPs coming in during the evening and writing orders, you have family members underfoot. Then you also have the support leaving you after 5 -6pm ( ie; Managers, etc). Some will see their staff struggling and stay alittle longer to aid you if able. Sadly though many notice and just walk right out the door.
Toward family members many are actually very nice and caring toward the LTC staff. Still it is the one or two that come in, believing NOTHING you do is good enough, that can break the work day. And though you want to just tell them to take their family member home sometimes inside....you put on that warm caring smile, bite your tongue and again try to appease that family.
Then in the past several years you notice CNAs you are getting want the paycheck but try to do as little as possible, so you have to play Warden....having to chase them continually to get things done. Then you have Managers telling the nurse "You need to really stay on top of your aides," when you are already doing the best you can.
When you finally get done at the end of your shift, a day that was so busy you could not take a break, had to sign out for supper but had work through it to get done on time, you now have to wait on your relief nurse. It is now 30 minutes after your end time, no call or anything, and your relief saunters in late habitually. So you know the next day you will get called in to the office for working late because at your facility *There is NO excuse for working late accepted*.
And at least where I work LTC.....this is considered a GOOD day ( LOL).3Jul 16 by VivaLasViejas, ASN, RN GuideYep, sounds familiar! I finally burned out last year and got out of clinical nursing entirely, took a job as a state surveyor and fell flat on my face. I'm not even looking for nursing jobs anymore.....it's all just too much for me now. I admire those who can stay in ANY type of nursing for as long as many of you have.2Jul 16 by ParrotHead_RNThese are spot on!!!!!!! I worked in LTC for 5 years and loved every bit of the craziness and fell in love with the residents. Just like every dept in nursing...you'll either love it, or hate it!


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