Grannyof6

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1. need help filling out LTC admission forms!

   Grannyof6 replied to Grannyof6's topic in Geriatric

   i agree. I hope sometime in the future (probably after I retire) they'll let nurses unionize nationwide. Then maybe some of the staffing issues and paperwork etc will be addressed. The BON doesn't seem to be in touch with how the acuity has change...

2. need help filling out LTC admission forms!

   Grannyof6 replied to Grannyof6's topic in Geriatric

   Joann12-- I would love to get a DON or someone to make a cheat sheet for me, but that'll be when pigs fly...lol. They'll just call the agency and tell them not to send me there anymore. I know the more I do admissions the easier they'll be but they...

3. need help filling out LTC admission forms!

   Grannyof6 replied to Grannyof6's topic in Geriatric

   I think the physical assessment and care plans by the RN are done before arrival? I'm not sure. I'm so lost and buried trying to figure out what the form wants and then, when I look at their insurance info and other paper work, items sometimes aren...

4. need help filling out LTC admission forms!

   Grannyof6 posted a topic in Geriatric

   I'm an LPN who worked for many years at an MR/DD respite business. I never had to fill out admission or insurance forms for admission. But I've recently signed up with an agency that is sending me to LTC facilities where occassionally I need to proc...

5. 61yr old LPN, should I get RN?

   Grannyof6 replied to Grannyof6's topic in LPN-RN

   "if you can't pay your student loans they garnish your social security checks'' really? i didn't know they could do that. thank you so much. i think you might have helped me make up my mind

6. 61yr old LPN, should I get RN?

   Grannyof6 replied to Grannyof6's topic in LPN-RN

   Joanna73-- That's very good advice and yes, I've done that. That's why I can't get off the fence probably. If I were married I'd be able to save more of my future RN salary and also pay any loan back quicker. But I'm not married anymore.

7. 61yr old LPN, should I get RN?

   Grannyof6 replied to Grannyof6's topic in LPN-RN

   Thank you for the encouragement. I'm still debating about what to do. I'm mostly worried about being able to work long enough to pay the loan back. I hate using loans but haven't been able to find a grant yet. But I appreciate all the feedback I...

8. 61yr old LPN, should I get RN?

   Grannyof6 replied to Grannyof6's topic in LPN-RN

   To Been there, done that-- I also have seen several opps for LPNs. The point is my age. That is the biggest obstacle. I thought being an RN would mitigate that somewhat, but I'm beginning to doubt it. To Joanna73--- That's what I've been thinking ...

9. 61yr old LPN, should I get RN?

   Grannyof6 replied to Grannyof6's topic in LPN-RN

   Esme12-- I have seen age discrimination up close. I went for an interview 7yrs ago (when I was 54 but looked in my 40s still) and the DON was only in her 20s (looked 12yrs old). The moment she saw me her face dropped and she said "Oh I was expectin...

10. 61yr old LPN, should I get RN?

    Grannyof6 replied to Grannyof6's topic in LPN-RN

    Caliotter3-- I've also come across some snobby RNs who think being an LPN stands for "Lets Play Nurse". At least 3 RNs over the years have actually said that to me. I've also worked with several RNs, who were never LPNs because, quote "I don't wan...

11. 61yr old LPN, should I get RN?

    Grannyof6 replied to Grannyof6's topic in LPN-RN

    Caliotter3- Thanks for your input. That's interesting. You'd think that all my years of LPN 'hands on' patient care experience would count for a little. I'm hoping to get back into LTC, either as LPN or RN, where my heart is. But as I said before...

12. 61yr old LPN, should I get RN?

    Grannyof6 replied to Grannyof6's topic in LPN-RN

    Thanks for the replies. Yes I'd be able to physically do the clinicals and I plan to work till I'm 70. I don't like sitting around. I was thinking of doing the RN course online through RUE. But I admit the cost vs. 'working years left' just doesn...

13. 61yr old LPN, should I get RN?

    Grannyof6 posted a topic in LPN-RN

    I have been an LPN since 1981 and just lost my job this month due to being on med leave longer than 12 weeks. I still have 3 more weeks till I can go back to work and will need to find a new job. That won't be easy at my age. I'm wondering if it wou...