marieLVN

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1. Nursing Home Rehab Units

   marieLVN replied to TheCommuter's topic in Geriatric

   I totally hear where you all are coming from, as a new LVN grad I worked in LTC/rehab, 99 bed facility. Started out in the LTC section, then when another new RN grad came in, I was involuntarily volunteered for the rehab/medicare section which was n...

2. Advice for working as a prison LVN

   marieLVN replied to ss07's topic in California

   I have been an LVN for 2 years now and started working for CDC in Jan. 07. I really enjoy it, but did not expect to like it this much in the beginning. Like most people, the thought of prison nursing scared me. I work in a Level 1-4 prison , with m...

3. Give me some advice...hand tremor

   marieLVN replied to yatyu's topic in General Nursing

   I also had hyperthyroidism while in nursing school, and experienced hand tremors, sweating, muscle weakness, rapid heart rate, etc. what I had was graves disease and was treated with Methimizole, which lowered my thyroid levels and helped decrease s...

4. "Easy" LPN jobs

   marieLVN replied to remrimsgems's topic in LPN/LVN

   I hear what your saying about the smells, my first job out of nursing school was in LTC and that place always had an odor, I even brought my own personal bottle of air freshener so that I could spray the hallway etc, when odors got too bad! I also w...

5. Bunch of Questions for LTC LPN's.. Help I'm new!

   marieLVN replied to changeofpaceRN's topic in LPN/LVN

   My first job out of Nursing school was at a Ltc facility, and it was pretty scary at first, but after a couple of weeks it gets better. It is not hard but you will find that you will be pretty busy for the most part of the day, giving meds, CBGs,dre...

6. LPN Starting Salary

   marieLVN replied to pat8585's topic in LPN/LVN

   My first job 1 year ago as an LVN was in a nursing home/rehab, and made 22.00/hr. I have since worked in home health making 19.00/hr, 12 hr shifts, so I get time and a half. I just got hired at a correctional facility, will probably start at about $...

7. Screening your phone calls?

   marieLVN replied to ADN 2002's topic in General Nursing

   In order to retain my sanity I definately screen my phone calls against my facility. Yes, It does bug my DON that she cant get hold of me at her will, but I must keep a distance so that I can still have a life outside of work. I get tired of call...

8. Working weekends/schedules? r/o

   marieLVN replied to cindy0624's topic in LPN/LVN

   I found that work sing in LTC, everyone wants weekends and holidays off, understandably, but reality is that its probably not always gonna happen. We are always short-staffed and sometimes are needed to work doubles on the weekend. I also like to wo...

9. Aides passing meds

   marieLVN replied to tookewlandy's topic in General Nursing

   As a nursing student pursuing my LVN, I also worked as a direct care staff, who passed meds, charted, assisted with colostomy and urostomys, helped with ADL's and such. Most of the people had been on their medications for quite a while, were medical...

10. Umm...I will have 47 residence to care for !!!!!

    marieLVN replied to BigB's topic in Geriatric

    I am also a new LVN grad and my first job as a nurse is working in a LTC facility,my orientation was a joke, on the second day I was expected to pass meds to 20 residents, do treatments charting, etc. much of it by myself, with little support or trai...