LPNs being used as ADONs

[kelnurse]

What about two LPN's being given the position of ADON and direct bosses over the RN's. I don't think so.

[muffylpn]

Before everyone jumps all over kellenl. She is NOT saying RNs are stupid. What she is saying is as LPNs we do have more clinical hrs. then RNs and way more, believe it or not than BSNs. Again I'm sure she is just speaking for her state as I am

for mine. Many of our BSN new grads at the hospital admit they did alot of community work, they did not do anytime in NHs.

LPNs are trained differently than RNs we have MUCH MUCH less time in Pedi and Maturnity as those places usually in hospitals

don't hire us. In MA. you can legally have a DON-LPN BUT MUST HAVE an RN that is tech. in charge of the place. This occurs

freq. in Rest Homes/Asst Living where the level of medical care is on stable people. My aunt used to be that RN several yrs ago.

She was hired as a universal administraor for several family owed RHs so she was on the books as the RN where the DONs were LPNs

[kellenl]

Each state and each employers rules are different but I have worked in surgery centers where we reported directly to the medical director with NO RN's on staff.

[adampricecna]

My Facility LTC: DON-RN ADON-LPN Staffing Coordinator(over all nurses LPN and RN)-LPN and my DON is NEVER ON-Call.