NMB22

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1. Combative residents in nursing facilities

   NMB22 posted a topic in Geriatric

   I work in a 30 bed facility as an LPN. My question is, should combative residents be living in the same facilities as non combative residents? Or should they be put in a facility where there are male orderlies to help control them when they get out o...

2. resident falls in a long term care facility

   NMB22 replied to Buffy's topic in Geriatric

   I work in a 30 bed facility. Fall prone residents are watched closely during the day. I've noticed that most of the falls are at night, or between 3-11. We have recently increased our staffing for 2nd shift, which has helped out. During the night we ...

3. Should new grad LPN work 11p-7a alone

   NMB22 replied to irish777's topic in Geriatric

   I am an LPN at a small nursing home in Rhode Island. I personally wouldn't want to be the only nurse there on nights. Especially being fresh out of school. This is my first job as an LPN, and I've been there for almost 2 years. I like having an RN on...

4. "Eating Our Young" and Ethics

   NMB22 replied to RNsToBe's topic in General Nursing

   At work the other night an RN was telling me about a survey about nurses eating their young. I am an Lpn, and I have seen it happen, not to "younger" RN's, but to new CNA's, and RN's that have been working for over 20 years in their field. I have see...

5. Do you feel you were adequately prepared to practice nursing when you graduated?

   NMB22 replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

   I feel I was somewhat prepared when I graduated. I went to a fast paced 1 year Lpn school through the military.. We had classroom time the first few months, then started clinicals 2 days a week, with classes for the other 3 days. Soon it was up to 3...

6. LPN pay

   NMB22 replied to adireen's topic in General Nursing

   I am currently making $15.30 an hour at a small nursing home in Rhode Island. Looking through the ads in the papers, Lpn's in Rhode Island can make between $12-almost $20 an hour at nursing homes out here. I'm not sure about the hospitals though. I l...