Mysilver1

Okay. With all the changes that were made everyone is trying to adjust. Yes sub-acute care. Wanted to check what the normal was with other people's staffing.

I would like to know how other places operate. I work in Palm Beach county. Currently a CNA that has been promoted to unit clerk for two wings in a SNF. We have 26 acute care patients on North side and 36 LTC/acute care on South. They cleaned house after they made some semi-private rooms into private rooms to compete more with other facilities in our area. Positions were eliminated such as, Risk manager, wound care nurse, restorative aide. They are looking to become a LTC faculty. But currently have been taking on acute care patients after all the cuts we are now 2 nurses with 5 cnas on 36 patients. (When before we were 43 on south with 6-7 CNAs and 3 nurses. North was 28 patients with 2 nurses and 4-5 CNAs.) Cnas are now doing restorative care and nurses now doing own treatments. When there's a call off I'm put on the floor to work an assignment as CNA. With 26 patients on North there's 2 nurses and 3 cnas. This is day shift. Night shift 11-7 there's only one nurse on each hall with 2 or 3 CNAs. We have have 1 supervisor on each side but they are always in meetings not really on the units. They told us last week that nurse to patient ratio is 40:1 and CNA is 20:1. Wondering if that's correct. We have a rehabilitation in house and all acute care patients and some LTC pts are expected to go usually 2x per day. Be up and ready by certain times. I couldn't imagine having 20 patients in a LTC/SNF facility when pts need to be ready for rehab and breakfast/Lunch dining room duties and getting weights etc. I was wanting to know how is it in other facilties? This is the only place I've worked since becoming CNA in 2009. Ever since they've taken over there has been a lot of changes and almost every staff member is stressed out with added jobs on their plates. I'm starting school in October looking forward to further my career in health care. Does it get better then this?

Thank you very much for all the replies. I'm looking forward to becoming one of you. ❤️

Hello there you also said another book, "Med/surg nursing reviews and rationales by Mary Ann Hogan" Could I use this prior to my LPN program? If so which edition where you referring to? Thank you in advance. I start a LPN program in October. Currently a CNA since 2009. Been working as unit clerk/CNA. Looking to go further. A bit nervous/anxious/scared...

0Hello there, it's been awhile since I've been on here. I'd like to know if there is anything I should get my hands on to read or take practice questions prior to my LPN program. I start in October, I'll go to school at Academy for Nursing and Health Occpations in West Palm Beach Florida . I'm a CNA as of 2009 and been working in a SNF/LTC facility for 7 years. Looking to further my education as a nurse. I have a NCLEX PN book a fellow nurse gave me. I have been practicing on the dose calculations, but as far as med-surg or anything I should be doing prior in my spare time at home please recommend. I've been working as a unit clerk/cna mon-fri 6:30-2:30pm. My program is from 5-11pm mon-thurs. I'm going to work full time and go to school full time. If I don't succeed I'll have to drop back my hours and go back to the floor as a cna. Any advice?

Hello there, it's been awhile since I've been on here. I'd like to know if there is anything I should get my hands on to read or take practice questions prior to my LPN program. I start in October, I'll go to school at Academy for Nursing and Health Occpations in West Palm Beach Florida . I'm a CNA as of 2009 and been working in a SNF/LTC facility for 7 years. Looking to further my education as a nurse. I have a NCLEX PN book a fellow nurse gave me. I have been practicing on the dose calculations, but as far as med-surg or anything I should be doing prior in my spare time at home please recommend. I've been working as a unit clerk/cna mon-fri 6:30-2:30pm. My program is from 5-11pm mon-thurs. I'm going to work full time and go to school full time. If I don't succeed I'll have to drop back my hours and go back to the floor as a cna. Any advice?

Can I use Med/surg nursing reviews and rationales by Mary Ann Hogan for LPN program? I'm going to start in October at Academy for Nursing and Health Occupations in west palm beach FL.