Homesteader2B

Homesteader2B

long term care, sub-acute/rehab

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About Homesteader2B

Homesteader2B specializes in long term care, sub-acute/rehab.


Future farmer! I am studying for the RN with Excelsior and will be attending University for Biochemistry.

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  1. Nurse/Patient Ratios

    My facility is LTC and Sub-acute/rehab. On the LTC floors it's about 1:30 and on sub-acute it's 2:31 plus a nurse at the desk to do admissions. Right now the census is low but those are the max number of patients. The LTC floor is not easy, especiall...
  2. Nursing with a Latex Allergy

    Hi everyone, Thank you for your replies. My facility does supply me with Nitrile gloves. They ordered them immediately when I told them that I cannot wear the latex. I've even ordered a case for myself, and intend to keep a box in my truck, just in c...
  3. Nursing with a Latex Allergy

    Hi, Recently I have become very allergic to latex (most recently my throat started swelling up at work) and unfortunately I work in a facility where nearly everyone uses latex gloves. The facility supplies me with nitrile gloves however. The facility...
  4. RNs- Mostly first born? Alcoholic fathers?

    first born, lpn (perhaps that selection should have been included in the poll), alcoholic father. however it has nothing to do with the alcoholism...grandmother was a nurse, aunt is a nurse, mother is a lab technologist...medical professions run in t...
  5. What class was/is your hardest????

    My most difficult classes thus far are Precalculus II and General Chem II (the weeding-out class). Nursing courses are not that difficult for me. I didn't have a hard time in LPN school. It was not bad. The tests were easy, if you studied. I am in A ...
  6. WI RN to IL RN by reciprocity, any problems?

    What does this mean "with 2 year advanced experience"? ~Kelly
  7. Excelsior---College Network, RUE, Istudysmart.com, ????

    Does anyone know if Wisconsin accepts an ASN from Excelsior College and will the state let me sit for the boards if I have an Excelsior degree?? I haven't been able to find any information on the WI BON website to answer my question. Thanks! Kelly
  8. I cant shake this feeling...

    Greetings, I wish I had some words of wisdom to share, but I too am having a very difficult time in nursing. I am ready to leave the profession altogether. I am an LPN working in LTC for 3 years and I am so burned out. I used to enjoy the facility wh...
  9. wi salary

    Hi, I am considering moving to southern WI (Beloit/Janesville/Madison area) in a year or so. At present I am an LPN with three years LTC experience. I am working on the ASN-RN also, with Excelsior college. I am hoping that I can get my RN license bef...
  10. What country do you dream of working abroad?

    I'd love to work in Germany, UK, Poland, Ireland, Norway or Austria (in that order). I'm in the process of earning my BSN-RN and learning German, because I seriously want to live/work in Germany. ~Kelly
  11. What meds do you see the most often?

    We had one resident on 3mg of Haldol Q12° for a long time. He passed and now we have another resident on 0.5mg. I don't know about the other floors. It seems like the MDs are going crazy with the Novolog insulin now. About 75% of our diabetics (and t...
  12. How many Pt do you take care of?

    I work in LTC on a 60 bed unit, but work with another nurse and we each get half of the residents. I'm in NJ.
  13. Nursing in Veterinary Setting

    Hi, I was wondering if anyone has any info about working in a veterinary hospital as a nurse, either LPN or RN. I've been told that some animal hospitals will hire nurses but I don't know how true that is. Does anyone have any experience with this? T...