Krystalsmiles

Krystalsmiles has 8 years experience and specializes in ICF, Long Term, Sub-Acute, Wound.

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1. home health, easier for LVNs?

   Krystalsmiles replied to newlvngrad's topic in LPN/LVN

   I am a LPN in Virginia and I do Home Health full time. It really depends on the agency you work for. Where I work I still get difficult cases. There are things that LPN/LVN can not do such as; Start of Care, Re-certification , Resumption of Care, and...

2. Crossing the line of professionalism

   Krystalsmiles replied to slugirl's topic in General Nursing

   I worked with a nurse who thought a patient was cute. We was working LTC, sub acute setting. This patient was in a motorcycle accident and needed more pt/ot. Well we both worked night shift. (easier to keep the relationship from managers) He was a ni...

3. Any suggestions would help

   Krystalsmiles replied to concernmom's topic in West Virginia

   I would suggest going to local long term care faclities and ask if they have a CNA program. Many do. Also since you are looking at becoming a nurse in the future, many LTC and Hospitals do help with tuition after working there a certain amount of yea...

4. Dissapearing Aids... the norm?

   Krystalsmiles replied to APP's topic in General Nursing

   I don't think it's typical of every place. But I have worked in a place where I could never find one particular male CNA. Nurses were required to do rounds at the end of their shifts to make sure the CNA work was complete. Well, I was going down the ...

5. Survey: Has your facility implemented nurse to patient ratios?

   Krystalsmiles replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

   I work in Long term care. We never implemented a nurse to patient ratio. But ours would be 30+ residents to 1 nurse. See a problem, because I sure do. :redlight:

6. I didn't get all this education to wipe behinds!

   Krystalsmiles replied to SeekingNur's topic in General Nursing

   I'll tell you all the same thing my nursing instructor told our class in school. When you have a Nursing license, that's just a license to do more work. I have came across too many nurses who feel they are too good to do primary things. So call bells...