A Day in the Life of an LTC Nurse

LTC = long term care (more commonly known as nursing homes)

I did not mention that occasionally I have to admit or discharge residents from the facility. That is VERY time consuming and generally is not ideal for a charge nurse on LTC to do along with their regular duties. At my current facility we have an admit/discharge nurse M-F so that helps immensely.

Also, skills I do in LTC but may not utilize everyday that people may not realize we do include:

IM/SQ injections
Intradermal injections (TB tests)
Applying and maintaining wound vacs
IV therapy
colostomy/urostomy care
catheter care (I do this everyday actually)
I&O cath, suprapubic cath, or foley cath insertion/removal