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1. New name for Dementia Wing

   upstatenynurse replied to upstatenynurse's topic in Health, Stress Management

   Thank you all for your input, we are discussing the new name at our next inservice which will be in February. I will let you all know what we named our Dementia wing at that

2. New name for Dementia Wing

   upstatenynurse posted a topic in Health, Stress Management

   I work at an assisted living fcaility and we have a new director who would like to change the name of our dementia wing. It is currently the memory wing. We would like it to be be something uprising...

3. Alzheimers/ Dementia Director

   upstatenynurse replied to romie's topic in Geriatric, LTC

   In my facility, we do have an activitities director but my Resident aides have activities such as having the residents set the tables for meals, clear the table after meals, fold laundry etc. we also...

4. Alzheimers/ Dementia Director

   upstatenynurse replied to romie's topic in Geriatric, LTC

   Congats on your new position!! I am an LPN who is also the Director OF Resident Services at a new assisted living facility. We have a separate unit for Alz/Dem residents which when full will hold 20...

5. Performance Evaluations

   upstatenynurse replied to lewwilann's topic in Geriatric, LTC

   I work at a new assisted living facility, the performance is the same for the resident aides and LPN's. It is a basic form which mostly deals with confidentiality, work w/ others, etc, uyou get my...

6. tid dressing changes

   upstatenynurse replied to snwflknurse's topic in Medical-Surgical

   At the hospital I used to work at, we did the dressing changes at 6am, 2pm, and 10 pm. It was always done near the end of the

7. How many questions determine whether or not you pass or fail NCLEX-PN?

   upstatenynurse replied to shunda's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

   I had all 205 questions and I passed the 1st time, I had a friend who had 85 questions and passed the 1st time. Good luck to you!!! Check your results online, it it so nerve wracking waiting for the...

8. Any Lpn's that would never become a RN?

   upstatenynurse replied to kgard7777's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

   I was one of the lucky LPNS. I graduated in June 2005 from LPN school. I worked at a hospital as a med pass LPN until Oct of 2006, then took a job at a new assisted living facility. In November I...

9. need help with inservices

   upstatenynurse replied to mittels's topic in General Nursing

   I am in the same boat, I have an inservice to do on vital signs on the 28th of this month. Any