HeatherLPN

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  1. Part-Time Opportunities for New Nurses?

    HeatherLPN replied to harmony00's topic in Nursing Career

    A lot of LTC facilities around here have weekend work plans--you work 12 hours Saturday and 12 on Sunday, and some do that but also pay you for 36 hours, with benefits. But that is EVERY

  2. Mean to Orientees

    HeatherLPN replied to pagandeva2000's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    My first nursing job I had bad vibes as soon as I walked into the interview. I took the job anyways, b/c I needed to get working. I was miserable! The nurses were so hateful, the aides were not...

  3. Parents not supporting me but Im Starting Lvn program next month paying 800 a month!

    HeatherLPN replied to mynameizjim's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    I put myself thru college twice--once right out of high school, and then thru nursing school when I was married with little kids. It CAN be done, just have to manage your time and organize, organize,...

  4. New Ohio LPN

    HeatherLPN replied to pclpn33's topic in Ohio Nursing

    What kind of facility did you get a job in? LTC? Hospital? group

  5. I love night shift!!!!!

    HeatherLPN replied to tinderbox's topic in General Nursing

    I love working nights. You still have a lot to do, and a lot of extra things are nightshift duties (alarm battery changes, putting meds away, changeover, ect), but you also have that little extra...

  6. New Ohio LPN

    HeatherLPN replied to pclpn33's topic in Ohio Nursing

    Findlay

  7. New Ohio LPN

    HeatherLPN replied to pclpn33's topic in Ohio Nursing

    Hi there! I'm an LPN in NW

  8. What would make you happy?...employee satisfaction

    HeatherLPN replied to natsfanrn's topic in General Nursing

    Evening meetings for night shift nurses. Working a 12 hour shift, not getting out of there on time, then being back at 1p when you have to come back for another 12 at 6 or 7 is REALLY tough. Also,...

  9. Your area of nursing?

    HeatherLPN replied to jen07's topic in General Nursing

    I work LTC. I was working MR/DD too, but quit to protect my license b/c of various issues there. I would love to get back into MR, but am fortunate enough to work on the Alzheimer's/behavior/MR unit...

  10. Ohio School Nurses...

    HeatherLPN replied to Christos Anesti's topic in Ohio Nursing

    In my area (NW Ohio) school nurses are RN's. BUT, the schools for MR/DD hire LPN's, if you wouldn't mind something like

  11. Nurses Eat Their Young

    HeatherLPN replied to texaschick's topic in First Year After Licensure

    My first nursing job was like that--I lasted a month. It wasn't worth forcing yourself to go in, and crying all the way home. I didn't have any trouble finding another job, where the nurses have...

  12. Frustrated LPN

    HeatherLPN replied to alitak's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Not all LTC have crazy patient loads and bad orientation. My facility gets crazy sometimes, but the nurses are always helping each other out, and the DON will too. I had a month's orientation too....

  13. Anyone from Toledo to help me compare

    HeatherLPN replied to pbrookes's topic in Ohio Nursing

    I'm an Owens grad too. Good luck with your precepting.

  14. You know you work nights when.......

    HeatherLPN replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in General Nursing

    When you have to "get up early" to pick your kids up from school, instead of getting up early to take them to school. When you can pick out night shift nurses at monthly meetings b/c they are the ones...

  15. Dream job: Where and Why?

    HeatherLPN replied to cwinlv's topic in General Nursing

    My dream job would to be working MR/DD full time. I work LTC, but worked MR/DD part time for 5 years along with it and had a conflict with my boss (reported neglect/care issues to HER boss and she...

  16. Behaviors and Call Lights! Help!

    HeatherLPN replied to carolbear's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I have that resident. The one where the spouse thinks they are getting a buy 1 get 1 free deal and expect you to take care of them while they are there too b/c they have all kinds of medical (and...

  17. Wish me luck!!!!

    HeatherLPN replied to flalpn's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Carry a small note book and make a cheatsheet for your hall. That helped me a

  18. med pass procedure on your unit

    HeatherLPN replied to jessnurse05's topic in General Nursing

    Is there some reason that your charge nurse can't take care of some of those things? Teamwork is so important for our sanity and our

  19. how many break(s) in your 12 hrs. shift?

    HeatherLPN replied to Sammi15's topic in General Nursing

    We are supposed to get a 30 minute lunch and 2-3 15 minute breaks. Which means a 10 minute lunch and 4 or 5 5 minute smoke breaks. It's different on day shift--they are pretty muched forced to take...

  20. First job jitters!!! Need Help??!!!!

    HeatherLPN replied to Laught3r's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Don't worry too much about forgetting things. Instinct will kick in more than you think.

  21. differences between school and on the job

    HeatherLPN replied to Sophie32's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I don't feel school really prepares you for the real world, but you don't get to do/see everything in school since clinicals are only 1-2 days/week and you have to share skills. Plus, in clinical you...

  22. LPN working with Developmentally Disabled population

    HeatherLPN replied to MEL55's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Oh, I see. Yes, my clients live there. We have a workshop that they go to that has nurses on staff thru the

  23. LPN working with Developmentally Disabled population

    HeatherLPN replied to MEL55's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I work part time in MR/DD and I am the only nurse there when I go in to pass meds and do my tubefeed. My supervisor is an LPN also. We have an RN that comes in a few hours a week to take care of...

  24. Need some advice on working for registry as a new LVN/LPN

    HeatherLPN replied to wooosp's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I agree with the previous poster. Not only that, but I worked at a place that had agency staff and some of the nurses treated them terrible and tried to put extra on them b/c they were getting paid...

  25. Question: Previous degrees

    HeatherLPN replied to amanda sue's topic in General Nursing

    I have a Marketing degree and it hasn't been brought up in my nursing career. They did have a marketing position open that another nurse took, but even if they had asked me I wouldn't have taken it....