Finallydidit

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1. Ivy tech lpn to Rn transition 2018

   Finallydidit replied to Ricole85's topic in Indiana

   Accepted at Fort Wayne!

2. Ivy tech lpn to Rn transition 2018

   Finallydidit replied to Ricole85's topic in Indiana

   Applied to Fort Wayne 124/160 Not many people seem to be on here so hopefully there isn't much competition for spots

3. LTC Nurses... please answer

   Finallydidit replied to Finallydidit's topic in Geriatric

   Thanks everyone! You have helped me narrow it down pretty much!.... Like many of you, I feel there are so MANY issues to choose from that it is really difficult to just pick a few, when I know I could write a freaking book! Some of my biggest issu...

4. LTC Nurses... please answer

   Finallydidit posted a topic in Geriatric

   Hey Guys........ LPN here taking classes for RN...... Have to write a speech about issues in health care..... Can be any issue.. So as a fellow LTC nurse, I would like to take a poll from here and the top 3 answers will be what I cover in my speech....

5. POLL LTC Nurses... please answer

   Finallydidit posted a topic in Geriatric

   Hey Guys........ LPN here taking classes for RN...... Have to write a speech about issues in health care..... Can be any issue.. So as a fellow LTC nurse, I would like to take a poll from here and the top 3 answers will be what I cover in my speech....

6. maybe moving to TN- salary/job availability questions

   Finallydidit replied to snickl's topic in Tennessee

   If you are looking at the Tri Cities, I would go to the VA Med Ctr.........

7. New-ish RN, 30 residents please help!

   Finallydidit replied to newrnltc's topic in Geriatric

   First of all...... Take your breaks!! If you don't take care of you, you can't expect to take care of anyone else.. ... The first thing I would do is get your med times changed... This will be a HUGE help, and it is as simple thing to do. The first ...

8. Lifecare (LTC) anyone have experience with?

   Finallydidit replied to nola1202's topic in Geriatric

   Have worked for LCC for 2 years, Its like any other facility... its a tough job.... Biggest complaint is always under staffed, they take residents that should be placed in other facilities, and it is nearly impossible to be in compliance with med pas...

9. Life Care Centers of America

   Finallydidit replied to Blackcat99's topic in Geriatric

   Have worked for LCC for 2 years LPN charge nurse, they have some great "perks" but the staffing ratios sucks! CNAs most times have 20 residents, LPNs have 30. To be in compliance with my med pass, I have less then 6 minutes per resident, to pull ...

10. Advice to the LTC nurse...

    Finallydidit replied to southernbeegirl's topic in Emergency

    Okay as a nurse in a LTC facility, I have to respond to this post. I work wkend baylor 7a-11p, my facility has 120 residents, and a staff of 1 RN, 4 LPNs and 8 CNAs, (however, with it being wkends, there are always call outs and the norm is 6 CNAs. ...

11. Best Nursing Salary with the Lowest Cost of Living

    Finallydidit replied to itsme583's topic in General Nursing

    The answers you see here reflect all of my hours upon hours of research..... Texas seems to be the best place for nurses to live!

12. Need some advise....PLEASE!!

    Finallydidit replied to scrublifenurse10's topic in General Nursing

    Started out as 3-11 charge Its not that bad, until you need an evening off... Chin-up gave a pretty good basic over view.. Hopefully you will have an RN supervisor to help with admissions and dealing with calls to pharmacy and calls from family membe...

13. Appalled at LTC standards of nursing care

    Finallydidit replied to nightengalegoddess's topic in Geriatric

    Hosp vs LTC totally diff. In LTC there has to be team effort, there are far too many residents on a unit to otherwise give proper care. As an LPN, I could never do my job without my CNAs nor could my RN supervisor do her job without her LPNs. We c...

14. Morphine and End Of Life

    Finallydidit replied to MelissaLPN's topic in Geriatric

    In LTC we often have to get orders for increased respirations, the drug of choice is usually liquid morphine the order will state "for pain" or "air hunger" even though I called d/t respirations not pain If resp. are controlled, and no s/s of pain/di...

15. Nurse Kept my Great Grandfathers wedding Ring

    Finallydidit replied to ladimandy's topic in Geriatric

    We all agree that it was very unethical that the nurse accepted this gift, however, if the Resident and the POA, are both saying that it is okay for her to accept it.. I don't see where it needs to go any further. How do we know that the admin didn't...