ann5366

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1. Shift Diff's for Day Shift???

   ann5366 replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

   There is definately a night shift diff for 3-11 and for 11-7, otherwise very few nurses or cna's would want those shifts. They are not very family friendly and they are hell on sleep patterns. I have never heard of a place not offering a diff. For...

2. How was your first few weeks working as a nurse?

   ann5366 replied to Ms.RN's topic in LPN/LVN

   i am new to nursing and it was completely overwhelming, in nursing school they don't teach you about the real world, it's the book world, when you go out there there is paperwork galore, large patient ratios, dealing with issues the family may have, ...

3. Survey: Has your facility implemented nurse to patient ratios?

   ann5366 replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

   I too work in LTC in Va and we carry 30 patients with 10 of them being skilled, usually we have 4 CNA's, but alot of these LTC residents are total care. I think it's borderline dangerous because call lights cannot always be answered in a timely manne...

4. Do LPN's get the pay they deserve?

   ann5366 replied to Pedsnrs2003's topic in General Nursing

   i'm and lpn in virginia and working 2nd shift i make 14.87 and hour, still not enough money considering you have too many patients and not enough staff and people's lives in your hands