LPN as ADON?

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Specializes in Long term care.

Just wondering how often you have seen an LPN as a ADON??

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Specializes in Vents, Telemetry, Home Care, Home infusion.

Not in PA as against our practice act... other states do permit.

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Specializes in Gerontology, Med surg, Home Health.

In Massachusetts, the ADON MUST be an RN. A facility I know got tagged by DPH by having an LPN as the 'acting' DNS which is what the ADON does if the DON is out of the building.

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NY has severely restricted the scope of LPNs in LTC. We try to have an RN in the building at all times.

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I live in Missouri and have worked in several LTC facilities where the ADON was an LPN. Most of them did an excellent job.

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