shelynch

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1. Questions about LPN duties in nursing home

   shelynch replied to nervousnurse's topic in Geriatric

   this is in reply to the nurse who is a waitress, secretary and beautician...when do you find time to do the admissions that come often without warning! don't tell me you have an RN that does it, they are few and far between. mostly in management posi...

2. RN's signing LPN Charts

   shelynch replied to busyrninva's topic in Safety

   don't be offended by the "off her butt" bit. i apologize for that if it upset you. i can only speak for the RN in my facility. i will be an RN in a couple of months and i hope i am not the kind of RN that is referred to as she is. my point was that t...

3. RN's signing LPN Charts

   shelynch replied to busyrninva's topic in Safety

   thanks, that's pretty much the way i understand it. i think the change paper will be to make the RN get off of her butt and do the admission assessments. in our LTC facility, the LVN does ALL the admissions, sometimes 2, 3, or 4 admissions in an 8 ho...

4. RN's signing LPN Charts

   shelynch replied to busyrninva's topic in Safety

   I am confused, and knowledge-seeking. I'm a Texas LVN transitioning over to RN graduating in May (WOOHOO!!) and I would like clarification on this subject in particular because I have to write a change paper during spring break and I think I want thi...

5. Skilled LTC facilities that don't want to perform any "skills"?

   shelynch replied to ceecel.dee's topic in Rural

   medicare requires RN coverage 8 out of 24 hours in TX. that's why we have weekend supervisors.

6. Skilled LTC facilities that don't want to perform any "skills"?

   shelynch replied to ceecel.dee's topic in Rural

   re: the above SN issues. i am at a LTC/rehab facility and we consider ourselves skilled. i am IV certified and did home care for 12 years so i have no problem with TPN, IV antibiotics, trach care, or wound vacs, but many of the nurses would rather se...