night shift LPN woes

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I'm an RN supervisor on night shift at a LTC facility. Recently, an LPN moved to 11-7 from the 3-11 shift. At my facility, night shift has one nurse and one CNA per hall. So of course, nurses have to answer bells (oh the horror), as the CNAs cannot be everywhere at once. Apparently, nurses don't typically do this on the other shift for some reason.

Anyway, with every other nurse I've had come to my shift it has only been necessary for me to tell them a few times to answer a bell. This particular LPN though has not gotten the picture, even though I have told her several times that night shift works differently and that when she is not busy she must help answer bells, particularly when someone is on lunch break.

I don't want to be "mean" about it, so how do I get her to get off her butt at the nurses station???

Specializes in Gerontology, Med surg, Home Health.

"Nothing agaisnt RNs at all.. they work(well some of them) very hard where I work.. I just wish we had that "Everybody answers call lights" spirit."

Please let's not make this an RN vs. LPN issue. It IS everyone's responsibility to answer call light. Our house keepers and activity people answer lights.

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Specializes in LTC.
"Nothing agaisnt RNs at all.. they work(well some of them) very hard where I work.. I just wish we had that "Everybody answers call lights" spirit."

Please let's not make this an RN vs. LPN issue. It IS everyone's responsibility to answer call light. Our house keepers and activity people answer lights.

I'm not making it a whos vs who issue. I said that in my facility CNAs and LPNs are the ones who answer call lights. I was agreeing it was everyone responsibility to answer call lights. Never have I seen an RN, housekeeper or ancillary staff answer call lights. Not an opinion.. just what I see going on. Should they answer a call light.. yes definitely. Theres no reason why they cant.

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