NewbieLPN2011

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1. Abuse of Nurses

   NewbieLPN2011 replied to widi96's topic in General Nursing

   Im an STNA going to school for my LPN and last week a combative schizophrenic was admitted into our LTC facility. His first night there he tried to beat the crapt out of us. It took eight people and two shots of adavan to finally calm him down 2 hour...

2. You Know You're A Nurse's Aide in LTC When...

   NewbieLPN2011 replied to PianoGirl20's topic in CNA/MA

   I can totally relate to the last one. My first two weeks on the floor as an aide, everytime I slept I dreamt about residents and heard alarms and call lights all the time in my dreams. I felt like I was working 24/7.

3. When did cutting corners become acceptable?

   NewbieLPN2011 replied to shy_wolf101's topic in CNA/MA

   :banghead:I also work the night shift and rounds are not rushed. Its the last hour and half that is HORRIBLY RUSHED and MANY MANY corners are cut because each hall has 4 get ups all of which are 2 assists and one aide assigned to a hall. They do as m...

4. I am supposed to be the trainee!!

   NewbieLPN2011 replied to NewbieLPN2011's topic in CNA/MA

   Our previous shift is there for about a minute when we arrive. Usually all we hear is "so and so is fine or so and so was combative" then they are gone. I have started my own little notebook as to help me remember certain things about certain residen...

5. I am supposed to be the trainee!!

   NewbieLPN2011 replied to NewbieLPN2011's topic in CNA/MA

   I work in a LTC facility.

6. I am supposed to be the trainee!!

   NewbieLPN2011 posted a topic in CNA/MA

   Hello, I am new to this forum so let me introduce myself. I just finished my CNA training a week ago and just finished my first 4 days on the floor working the night shift,this past weekend. I have never felt more discouraged and stupid than I have t...

7. New and Nervous

   NewbieLPN2011 replied to NewbieLPN2011's topic in CNA/MA

   I understand that. Its the ones that are not against a wall and they turn them away from themselves and are usually by themselves when checking these residents. Just watching it made me nervous.

8. New and Nervous

   NewbieLPN2011 posted a topic in CNA/MA

   I have spent the past 8 years working in a factory when I finally decided I wanted to get into nursing. We are required to get our STNA (that what ohio calls us) before nursing school. So here I am, new and inexperienced. I just finished up the train...