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1. Hourly Rate For LPNS

   chatter replied to thundercat LPN's topic in Geriatric

   live in TX have been a nurse for 2 years just started at a LTC pay is 21.75/hr with $100 bonus for each extra shift we pick up in addition to hourly wage or over time. I guess we should quit griping.

2. I'm about to crack...read this and help!!!!

   chatter replied to SaharaOnyxRN's topic in Geriatric

   i know what you mean about the DON (i love her dearly). we had a med-aide call in one day so she had to pass the meds and the ADON and the MDS coordinator !!! All three of them and still the pass was out of compliance because of time. sorry just ha...

3. nurse aides rules

   chatter replied to reylem's topic in Geriatric

   I was a CNA for 2 yrs. then a med-aide for 2 and during that time i watched many of my nurses in disgust because they were "always" @ the nurses station sitting on their butts, so i thought (keep this in mind). Now i'm a nurse and i know there is ju...

4. I'm about to crack...read this and help!!!!

   chatter replied to SaharaOnyxRN's topic in Geriatric

   :flowersfo Dont crack, they (your pts.) apparently need you. Isnt it illegal for you to work off the clock? Stand your ground and keep your head up. Dont let the tx. nurse get away with not doing a job and getting paid. You can't keep this up muc...

5. Alzheimer's-Brother won't help!!!

   chatter replied to Blackcat99's topic in Geriatric

   sounds like a situation i might encounter in the future. i am my mothers only daughter and know that one day her care will be my sole responsibility and it is not right. i had a pt. with dementia whos family never came to see her and one day her so...

6. Advice On Becoming A Nurse in my Forties!

   chatter replied to southflorida2's topic in LPN/LVN

   just graduated in may. had a 57 y.o. worman in our class she was nervous but everyone encouraged her and absolutely loved her stories. You can do it. :balloons:

7. What shift in LTC for a new grad LPN?

   chatter replied to linzz's topic in LPN/LVN

   i just graduated in may of this year and work in ltc i work the evening shift. the morning is too fast and nights too slow. evenings gave me a happy median. its working out for now. ive built up enough confidence to work an occasional morning shi...

8. Help! is this Normal/legal?

   chatter replied to LegginMF's topic in LPN/LVN

   i work in a nursing home my pts. about the same range. have about 54 pts. with 4 cna's,1 med-aide, and a secretary. without these people to help me my job would be your job impossible. approach administration about your concerns and if there is no...

9. how to know if the glucometer is accurate?

   chatter posted a topic in General Nursing

   the nursing home i work in has several brittle diabetics. about a month ago one of them kept dropping in the middle of the night i notified the doctor and she suggested that she might be receiving too much s/s due to an inaccurate glucometer. i comp...

10. temporal artery thermometers

    chatter replied to adrienurse's topic in General Nursing

    i have a personal one that i use for work I work in LTC and its hard for many of my patients to hold thermometers under the tongue. i think it is accurate. i compared the facility oral thermometer several times with the temporal and the temporal ea...

11. would you finish work from previoius shift?

    chatter replied to Ms.RN's topic in Geriatric

    i have the same problem. i get it all worked out during report and address with the nurse i offer to help finish up on some things and make it a point to clarify what will be passed on. i'm a new nurse and one nurse in particular left me an admissi...