My name is Kel..I am 28 yrs. old. I am mommy to Matt he's 7 yrs old and a character. I have worked in the LTC/Geriatric setting for 13 yrs. I started out in the kitchen at 15 and became a LPN in 2006. I have been at my current job for 7 years.
KullyLPN replied to sweetie24's topic in Pennsylvania
I graduated from there in 2006. I don't remember taking the TEAS just the NET. It's a great school but they are very strict which is a good thing. There curriculum is not easy either we started out with I think 48 students I was in the last night pro...
KullyLPN replied to nrsbetrn's topic in LTC Directors
At my facility they have a paper which our Resident Assessment Coordinator completes that tells us the residents name and what details we have to discuss. An example would be John Doe post hospital for ____ skilled PT 3x's day ect.. It is nice becaus...
KullyLPN replied to gardenpartyy's topic in Geriatric
I would think that a facility couldn't get away with not having heat especially in the winter. I work at a 1000 bed facility with at least 1 maintenance staff member on 11-7. It was put in place by the facility as an extra measure to monitor the resi...
KullyLPN replied to gardenpartyy's topic in Geriatric
I have been a nurse for 2 1/2 yrs. in a LTC facility been at the facility for 7 yrs. I worked 7-3 for 2 yrs just recently switched to 11-7 d/t family issues. My issue isn't the staying awake it's trying to get to bed in the morning. With the time cha...
KullyLPN replied to ashblue8884's topic in LPN/LVN
I worked full-time and went to school part-time at night. It was 3 nights a week from 430p-945p. I worked as a medical secretary full-time from 8a-4p. The program was 18 mo. I also did this as a single parent. It wasn't easy believe me the program w...