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1. New name for Dementia Wing

   upstatenynurse replied to upstatenynurse's topic in Stress 101

   Thank you all for your input, we are discussing the new name at our next inservice which will be in February. I will let you all know what we named our Dementia wing at that time!!!

2. New name for Dementia Wing

   upstatenynurse posted a topic in Stress 101

   I work at an assisted living fcaility and we have a new director who would like to change the name of our dementia wing. It is currently the memory wing. We would like it to be be something uprising and not to stimatize our loving residents. Does ...

3. Alzheimers/ Dementia Director

   upstatenynurse replied to romie's topic in Geriatric

   In my facility, we do have an activitities director but my Resident aides have activities such as having the residents set the tables for meals, clear the table after meals, fold laundry etc. we also have a baking activity on wed. afternoons. The R...

4. Alzheimers/ Dementia Director

   upstatenynurse replied to romie's topic in Geriatric

   Congats on your new position!! I am an LPN who is also the Director OF Resident Services at a new assisted living facility. We have a separate unit for Alz/Dem residents which when full will hold 20 residents. Is there some ideas you may have to as...

5. Performance Evaluations

   upstatenynurse replied to lewwilann's topic in Geriatric

   I work at a new assisted living facility, the performance is the same for the resident aides and LPN's. It is a basic form which mostly deals with confidentiality, work w/ others, etc, uyou get my drift they suck. Can anyone help me with a site or ...

6. tid dressing changes

   upstatenynurse replied to snwflknurse's topic in Med-Surg

   At the hospital I used to work at, we did the dressing changes at 6am, 2pm, and 10 pm. It was always done near the end of the shift.

7. How many questions determine whether or not you pass or fail NCLEX-PN?

   upstatenynurse replied to shunda's topic in NCLEX

   I had all 205 questions and I passed the 1st time, I had a friend who had 85 questions and passed the 1st time. Good luck to you!!! Check your results online, it it so nerve wracking waiting for the results.

8. Any Lpn's that would never become a RN?

   upstatenynurse replied to kgard7777's topic in LPN/LVN

   I was one of the lucky LPNS. I graduated in June 2005 from LPN school. I worked at a hospital as a med pass LPN until Oct of 2006, then took a job at a new assisted living facility. In November I was offered an administrative position. I still do ...

9. need help with inservices

   upstatenynurse replied to mittels's topic in General Nursing

   I am in the same boat, I have an inservice to do on vital signs on the 28th of this month. Any ideas?