First LPN Job!

Get report, find out who has blood sugar checks and give insulin. Find out ur 5pm meds, if you have time to separate them out. I use to flag my 5pms to one side and 9pms to the other. Our if there are 5s and 9s...pay attention and reflag after 5pm med pass...this was on 3-11, obviously... Just an example. For 11-7... There are usually 12ams and 5ams...some after or before...just depends on the type of med. on 11-7 we had a weekly/daily schedule of what tubings, etc. to date and change. Assist CNAs and answer call bells. Don't wait to chart. Around 4 am is the hardest when I got most sleepy. Walk around or something to stay away. Oh and on 11-7, I had 60 patients. Most of the times tube feeding bottles are changed or started on 11-7. That is all I can think of right now! Good luck!!

I just posted a similar question, so I will be following your responses. Good lucK! I too am just going to start a new lpn job..gulp :)

Congratulations on the new job! :)

My routine for work is pretty much this:

I come in, punch in, put my stuff in my locker. Go up to the floor, count narcotics. Get report from the nurse I'm relieving. I check up on follow ups, rewrites. I check if any PT/INRs have been done for that day. I then usually print out my BM report. I reconcile orders. I work 2-10PM. I usually get on the floor about 15 minutes before 2. So around 1:45 Im already on the floor. I try to get narcotic counting and report out of the way by 2:10. I have 2:30 nourishments so I usually pass them out while I'm giving report to my fellow staff members (CNAs). Then I come back, sign for my nourishments, stock up my cart, and get ready to go start my med pass. Sometimes if all the stuff I mentioned is done a bit before 3PM, I try to knock out some treatments like creams and ointments. The treatments in my facility are not a specific time. They are a range (2-10PM). First meds are due at 4PM, but you can give meds an hour before. So by 3PM, all my 4PM meds start lighting up as due so I start with that. After my first med pass is done, its close to 6PM. I tidy up my cart, do any small paperwork if needed. I do any 5:30 meds or fingersticks/insulins. From 6-6:30 PM I stay in the dining room while the residents eat dinner. From 6:30 to 7PM I try to do some treatments if I can. 7-9 I do my second med pass. Then from 9-ish to 9:30 I finish up my treatments. From 9:30 to 10 is paper work and charting. 10-10:30: count narcotics, give report, finish up paperwork/charting.

Hope this helps you!

Also, I work as charge, If you won't be, then a lot of the paperwork and lab stuff you don't really have to worry about, the charge nurse would.

Anyways, best of luck to you!