SmallTownLPN

SmallTownLPN has 7 years experience.

Latest Activity

1. What To Expect During State Survey

   SmallTownLPN replied to RockinNurse2018's topic in Geriatric

   I have been through a few state surveys. They will ask you questions about certain residents such as, "Does Jane Doe have any contractures? Any pressure ulcers? Does she use siderails? Do the siderails prevent her from freely exiting the bed? Is she...

2. What can I actually do about safe-staffing levels? Resources?

   SmallTownLPN posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hello all! I am sure this has been asked time and time again, but here it goes. I am a LPN and have worked in LTC for 6 years. From the unsafe staffing levels, high patient to nurse ratios, and constant back to back mandating, I am exhausted. (Of cou...

3. Leaving nursing for new career?

   SmallTownLPN replied to wayemika's topic in General Nursing

   I have been a LPN for 6 years. I knew that I wanted to "help people" but that was all I knew. I was even working on getting accepted into the LPN-RN bridge because that was of course the next step. However, I had so much anxiety related to it. I drea...