hopefullpn07 replied to Lfransis's topic in Geriatric, LTC
Hello I too work in LTC as an aide, going to school for nursing, I also take care of my 76 year old mother with dementia at home, as far as the others have said they are right, you have to live in...
Hello I to am from Michigan and I took my CNA class through my local community college here in Battle Creek. The class was 2 weeks long, Mon - Fri. from 8am to 4pm. The second week we finished up...
I agree with the above posters, take your Anatomy and Physiology classes by themselves. Also don't take them in the summer semester, these semesters are much shorter and the class load is still the...
I work in LTC and we had a resident who always came back from dialysis and as soon as she was back to the floor she said she was messy and needed cleaned up. She herself complained about the...
A friend of mine started as a new grad LP making 18 to 19 an hr. at our county nursing home in Battle Creek. This area is way better than the Detroit area, it is a growing
hopefullpn07 replied to Elektra6's topic in Geriatric, LTC
Try to get them involved with an activity that is going on in your shift, sometimes a distraction works. Also get your social worker at your facility involved, a behavior sheet to record the violent...
hopefullpn07 replied to dayshiftnurse's topic in Geriatric, LTC
Nothing wrong with shadowing a CNA to get quick pointers. Also don't think of yourself as taking alot of time helping your patient, think of yourself as being thorough in caring for that
hopefullpn07 replied to BlessedbyGod's topic in Geriatric, LTC
Hang in there, no matter how many days you were oriented at your facility everyone learns and does things different, you have to find what works out best for you and that is the way you do things, I...
Hello I will soon be starting semester number 1 of my full time LPN Program, I am very excited, anxious, and nervous about this. I just wondered if some of you out there who are now past your first...
I live in Battle Creek and here I took the CNA class which was 2 weeks long Monday through Friday 8 am to 4:30 p.m. The second week of the class on the last three days of the class we did our clinical...