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  1. Cnas are looked down upon

    lindseylpn replied to Amiles92's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I work with the ID/DD population and the issue of "staff convenience" is often stressed here. Meaning no conveniences will be made for staff over the needs of clients/residents. So, if a resident...

  2. Knoxville, TN pay

    lindseylpn replied to Meridethtay's topic in Nursing Career

    My job (group home, Tri-Cities area) pays $20.50 for RNs and $17.50 for LPNs, plus differential. It seems most hospitals in the area pay around $18-$20ish base pay for RNs. A few friends have told me...

  3. Male DSP looking to go into nursing

    lindseylpn replied to flyingdutchman's topic in General Students

    I'd say demand would depend on how many group homes there are in your area. I work in an area that has a large state run facility (that is currently in the process of shutting down) so, there are many...

  4. LPN LTC Horror Story

    lindseylpn replied to elfin1871's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Yeah, I don't see "horror story" here either, more like a minor inconvenience. If it's policy to write out an order then that's what I'd do. Some places just don't do standing orders, mine doesn't...

  5. New BSN vs veteran LPN

    lindseylpn replied to kiyoshi kazuya's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Since you're new I'm assuming she was in the process of helping train you. I'm an LPN and when I worked in LTC I was part of a training team and where I work now I've been the sole trainer for every...

  6. Getting a puppy and working 12 hour shifts?

    lindseylpn replied to Hwills94's topic in General Nursing

    My husband and I both work nights and we have 3 dogs. (A 12 year old Jack Russell terrier, a 9 year old Heinz 57 mix and a 2 year old Chow mix) While the first few months of puppy training are going...

  7. Night shift and mandatory meetings

    lindseylpn replied to aprilrazz's topic in General Nursing

    Where I work we have 2 meetings, one in the morning and one in the afternoon, we have shifts that stagger throughout the day. For a while though we had a problem with a bunch of people on day shift...

  8. Do you think nurses get special treatment?

    lindseylpn replied to NurseLife88's topic in General Nursing

    I actually have a funny story from a former coworker. She had been on call but, hadn't actually expected to work but, there was an emergency and she was called in. She had 30 mins to get to work as...

  9. I hate Sim Man's Genitals!

    lindseylpn replied to Zooey72's topic in General Students

    [ATTACH=CONFIG]24344[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]24345[/ATTACH] When people self cath at home this is what is commonly used btw. This is a closed bag self cath kit, it's totally different from an...

  10. Start new job with no orientation

    lindseylpn replied to AJ1980's topic in General Nursing

    I went thru the exact same thing and it was awful! Plus to make things worse the Dr was brand new too so, she was kind of clueless as well. It was a large network of clinics and the Dr and I traveled...

  11. I just want to be a stay at home mom!

    lindseylpn replied to Lavendergal's topic in General Students

    My mom married my step dad when I was 10 and he really wasn't the "best with me" either, he'd never been around kids much and had unrealistic expectations on how he thought a 10 year old should act....

  12. Enternal feeding

    lindseylpn replied to SRpn21's topic in Home Health

    We use the kangaroo Joey pumps where I work and we've found them to be pretty inaccurate sometimes. For example I have one patient that gets 720ml per day, 624ml over 13 hours at night and then 96ml...

  13. If I cannot get into a university should I look into private schools to get my BSN

    lindseylpn replied to hollycamillex3's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    You don't have to have a BSN to be an RN, nurses with an associate's degree are also RNs. The transition from associates to bachelors is the RN to BSN you mentioned above. There are also LPN to RN...

  14. Advice/Tips for training new LPN's in LTC

    lindseylpn replied to scrublifenurse10's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    The LTC I used to work at started giving new hires a clipboard with a large packet that could be referred to when needed. It had a sample of all filled out forms we'd be routinely using like incident...

  15. Life care centers of america

    lindseylpn replied to whiteorchid81's topic in General Nursing

    Check Glassdoor.com it shows salaries employees have posted. Life Care is a large company so, I'm sure salaries vary from area to

  16. Likes\dislikes

    lindseylpn replied to atrn4887's topic in Developmental Disabilities

    I've worked in group homes for over a decade now. At the moment I'm working in one home 13 hour nights caring for 2 individuals. I've had up to 3 homes but, the other 2 homes I just stopped in for an...

  17. What Do You Do When Co-Worker Falls Asleep on Night Shift?

    lindseylpn replied to NightNerd's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    We once had a nurse come in on day shift, give meds and start feedings then immediately went into an empty room, laid down and fell asleep. She was fired that day. I can't say I've ever even seen that...

  18. What Do You Do When Co-Worker Falls Asleep on Night Shift?

    lindseylpn replied to NightNerd's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I think some people just aren't cut out for nights or they think that a 2 hour "nap" during the day is going to get them thru a 13 hour night shift. I've worked with many people that just don't...

  19. is 5 hours-ish of sleep enough time while on night shift?

    lindseylpn replied to stargirl018's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I work 13 hour night shifts and my commute is 45min-1hr. I usually get between 5-6hrs of sleep. To feel my best I'd love to get 7hrs but, I prefer not to cut out eating or showering, lol. I do get...

  20. "Is it OK if I" vs "I just need to" vs "Could you please"

    lindseylpn replied to Philly85's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I work nights so, I'm usually apologizing for waking someone up. I'll usually say, sorry I need to do blah blah blah real quick. I typically say "I need to". I do try to give options though. I have...

  21. Things LTC Nurses wish EMTs and Paramedics would understand.

    lindseylpn replied to downsouthlaff's topic in General Nursing

    An altered mental status on a patient that already has an "altered mental status" could be lots of things, increased agitation, lethargy, they stopped talking or are talking more. Anything that's...

  22. Things LTC Nurses wish EMTs and Paramedics would understand.

    lindseylpn replied to downsouthlaff's topic in General Nursing

    In my first week of working as a nurse I experienced my first death of a patient and had my first encounter with EMS. Shortly after shift change a CNA discovered a resident had passed, the patient had...

  23. Slow nursing jobs? So I can go back to school.

    lindseylpn replied to countrygirl1234's topic in General Nursing

    Slower paced jobs are out there. I work in a residential group home, I have 2 patients (3 max) and I partner with an unlicensed caregiver. I work 13 hour nights and my shift usually consists of about...

  24. LPN salary

    lindseylpn replied to makeupgirl3555's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    I'm in Tennessee and I make $17.50 + $1 differential on weekends. Check out Glassdoor.com it's a job posting website where people post their salaries, it's give you a better idea of the going rates in...

  25. Hate my new CNA job but I want to be a nurse... please help!

    lindseylpn replied to all23nurses's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    You mentioned practicing on mannequins, did you not have clinicals? When I took the CNA program, we had like 4-6 weeks of clinicals in several different facilities. It was all hands on training and...