ALF_LPN

ALF_LPN

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  1. Please give me advise!!

    To make a long story short, I accepted a position managing a Memory Care Unit and I started this week (I have a background in management). I never received any orientation. I got staffing problems, training problems, care problems thrown at me. Th...
  2. New LPN ~ are aides allowed to pass meds?

    I have worked at 2 assisted living facilities in Iowa. One facility only allowed nurses to pass medications, the other facility allows the care attendants to pass the medications. I have read the state laws regarding this, and the aids are legally al...
  3. Safe nurse to resident ratios in LTC?

    I currently work in an ALF and the ratio is 1:40 and one aid. After morning cares (which we do together and I pass medications, insuling, accuchecks) the aid is away completing whirlpools, and I run the floor. I am busy, but unless something out of...
  4. How do I help others after a loved one's suicide?

    Two years ago I lost a close friend to suicide. There were no warning signs that I had seen. It has been the most devastating loss of my life. I think about him daily, although I am again able to live my life. Many people have offered great advice on...
  5. Elopement, told by DON not to document

    So, I thought I would give you all an update on this situation. A meeting was held with the DON and her superior. They stated that as it is an assisted living facility, and the tenant was not hurt, nor did she leave the immediate grounds of the facil...
  6. Apologizing for being "just an LPN"

    When I began the nursing program, I told everyone I was going to get my RN. There was nothing in my plans to stop half way with my LPN. I wanted to be an RN in the Labor and Delivery unit at a local hospital, and at that time, I had not even though...
  7. Elopement, told by DON not to document

    Thank you all so much for your information. I feel a meeting with the DON and her superior is very important for the safety of the tenants and protection of the staff. I appreciate all input.
  8. Elopement, told by DON not to document

    I agree with all the feedback and I would definately document this situation. I am actually writing about a situation that happend to my co-worker. I didn't want thread to be too complicated, however we share the same DON and this is a problem. Sh...
  9. I work at an ALF and was told by DON not to document that one of our dementia tenants snuck out the front door. Tenant was wearing a wanderguard, however it did not make the facility alarms go off. Elopement policy states to document the incident com...
  10. Hearrrr I Come!!!!!!!!!

    Good Luck!!
  11. Kinda Worried!!! Advice Please!

    Don't let some of the discussions on this board turn you from becoming a nurse. Look up the many discussions about nurses who love their jobs, amazing experiences, or the discussions about why they became a nurse. Of course there are challenges in ...
  12. LVN school VS RN school

    I went to a community college that has an LPN and RN program. All LPN and RN students complete the first year together. Then, all students have to decide if they want to exit as an LPN or stay in another 3 semesters to have an RN. Therefore, the firs...
  13. NCLEX was not easy

    I passed NCLEX with 85 questions. When I left the test site, I felt confident that I passed. However, when I got home, I started looking up questions from the test, and started to doubt myself. Within a few hours, I just new for sure that I had faile...
  14. Job market LPN

    I live in Iowa. I found out that I passed boards on 11/2 and got 2 jobs offers by 12/10. I accepted a job at an Assisted Living facility. I make $18/hr during the week and $20/hr on the weekend, which is more than some RN's in Iowa, depending on w...
  15. I recently took my boards and it stopped at 85. I was forsure I failed. I recieved a few questions twice (or very similar questions). After researching on the state boards webpage, I have found that if you recieve some alike questions, this is mos...