HeatherLPN

I graduated from there in 2005. I think it's a good program. The main instructor when I was there was a little, um, too intense on the things she specialized in, but I guess you have to kind of expect that. She was really tough on us, but in the l...

I became a nurse b/c after working with MR/DD I decided I wanted to go further with it. That, and I like people--like comforting them, like taking care of them. I'm one of those nurses that isn't afraid to hold someone's hand, doesn't flinch when a...

I got a write up when I worked at the group home. Totally bogus accusation--I worked the floor there for 5 years and knew client rights, ect. Basically a new staff, who is a major suck up and will step on anyone to make herself look good to the bos...

It wasn't hard at all. My first day off of orientation, I was alone and the somewhat hateful nurses from dayshift when in for the kill and ganged up on me over things that weren't my responsibility (I didn't do some of their AM things like the other ...

I see your point there. Luckily, at my facility I have wonderful aides, so they understand that I have my own stuff to do and just appreciate any help they get. I guess alot of that depends on your aides?

What irritates me is the ones that are "too good" for "aide" work. If you are inserting a suppository and their brief is wet, change them, don't make them wait while you get an aide to do it. STNA's work hard and you can help them out by changing O...

Staffing ratios--do they staff at or above state standards, what area are they hiring for (Alzheimer's, rehab, ect) or will you be trained/moved form hall to hall, find out exactly what the med tech is responsible for. You can also go online and find...

You know we have to verify admission orders with you, not your nurse. If you don't want to take the time, especially since our admission that YOU discharged late from the hospital is after your 11-11:30am window that we are supposed to call you in, ...

You need to get to know their quirks--what sets them off, what calms them down, ect. They get confused with time, so if they want coffee at 2 am, it doesn't hurt to get it for them. If someone is restless and your aides have time (we are well staff...

I work LTC on the locked Alzheimer's/behavior unit. Love it. Get to use alot of skills, also get a lot of Hospice patients b/c we can give more one on one care on my unit. I've worked skilled at another place, with vents, trachs, ect., but 36 resid...

We go by shifts--nights give prune juice, days tries MOM, then nights give suppositories. We start at the 2 day mark.

My first nursing job, AKA Hell on Earth was like that. I got a talking to on my SECOND day for supposedly some things I had done such as eye rolling when being shown something. That is so not me. I had to work some dayshift hours for training and ...

I work LTC, which I like, but my passion is MR/DD. Quit my part time job at the group home d/t med safety concerns and a conflict with my "boss" (and I use the term boss VERY lightly), but hope to get back into MR soon.

I too, had a horrible experience at my first nursing job. Forcing myself to go in, crying all the way home. Hated it. Walked out after a month, got a new job and really like where I'm at now. I still have frustrating days, but I had that in a fac...

I'm in the Findlay area and work LTC.

When I worked at the group home I was passing meds and heard a newer staff screaming for me from the bathroom. I go in and she's like "there's blood! She's bleeding and I don't know why!". Turns out she thought women with MR/DD didn't have periods...

It DOES get better! My first few months as a nurse I was constantly second guessing myself, worrying that I might have missed something, ect. I was frustrated and constantly wondering why I went to school for THIS. But honestly, after the first ye...

Congrats!

From my experience working in a bad, unsafe place, that if ONE person for some reason doesn't like you--any reason, justified or not--others will follow suit. Especially if that person has been there for eons. It's very frustrating to feel as if yo...

I had to wait for an interview once. The woman I was supposed to have it with decided she couldn't do it, so I waited while they found someone to. Made me feel like I was not important enough to keep on her schedule. Biggest hellhole I ever worked...

You don't have a c-box at your facility?

I have a few residents that are labeled as that too, but I've found if I take a few mintues to chat with them, I don't seem to have too much trouble with that on my shift. They are PEOPLE, and sometimes just need some TLC. They are sometimes younge...

I work LTC, and we have a doc that won't even talk to an LPN unless she's a supervisor or he absolutely has to b/c he thinks LPN's are morons. But the other docs trust our judgement. To me, it's more important to have respect from my aides than the ...

I don't understand why it feels like LPN's have to defend their decision to be "just an LPN". I enjoy being an LPN, and I'm not sure that I will go back. It doesn't mean I don't have teh skills or brains to be an RN, I just choose not to go back at t...

Well, we lost some to pregnancy, some for financial reasons, and a lot b/c of a hardcore instructor. I respect that she has a Master's and really knows her stuff, but her teaching skills lacked. She wasn't open for discussion very often b/c "there ...