fiddlercricket

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1. More than 30 residents to one LPN...?

   fiddlercricket replied to fiddlercricket's topic in LPN/LVN

   Yeah. A lot of the residents we have at my facility seem to need a higher level of care than one may expect at most ALFs-- catheter care, oxygen therapy, etc. And also, yeah-- I think the owners are pretty money-hungry. They cut corners whenever ...

2. More than 30 residents to one LPN...?

   fiddlercricket replied to fiddlercricket's topic in LPN/LVN

   Well, I'm a new grad...I guess I wasn't sure what was normal or not...

3. More than 30 residents to one LPN...?

   fiddlercricket replied to fiddlercricket's topic in LPN/LVN

   At the facility I work at, meds and eyedrops are passed by PCAs and CMAs. I guess my situation is normal for an assisted-living LPN. Heck, it sounds like I have it pretty good.:) I think I just needed to vent because it's been a long week and we'r...

4. More than 30 residents to one LPN...?

   fiddlercricket replied to fiddlercricket's topic in LPN/LVN

   Okay, I get that you're probably making the assumption that I am complaining for no reason. With that, I will end it here. As far as "making rounds" when I get in to work: the moment I get to work, I am running from resident to resident to "fight a f...

5. More than 30 residents to one LPN...?

   fiddlercricket posted a topic in LPN/LVN

   I'm a brand-new LPN. I graduated a little over a month ago, passed my NCLEX the next day, and got a job at an assisted-living (AL) facility 2 days after the exam. I admit it, I feel a little overwhelmed. I am the nurse for more than 30 residents-...