nurseangel31_03

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1. Your Favorite one liner used with patients

   nurseangel31_03 replied to scaredofshots's topic in Humor

   we do weekly skin assessments and i have a resident that ask if i like to look at butts i say: i like to look at buts all kinds of buts like the song i like big butts

2. Your Favorite one liner used with patients

   nurseangel31_03 replied to scaredofshots's topic in Humor

   when i have a resident afraid that they will fall, i tell them i wont let them fall because it is to much paper work when i am going to give an injection i tell them well i think i have done this a couple of times before

3. can lpn be adon

   nurseangel31_03 replied to nurseangel31_03's topic in LPN/LVN

   well at this time i am thinking of doing a lpn to rn course on line and being the don my self since we can not find one and what we have is a fill in with me doing most of the work, thank you all for your knowledge

4. can lpn be adon

   nurseangel31_03 replied to nurseangel31_03's topic in LPN/LVN

   i have not asked for this, but this is something they are thinking about if it is legal and i am just trying to find out what i can before i make any decisions on what they may offer. my duty's at this time would not change much. i handle most all s...

5. can lpn be adon

   nurseangel31_03 replied to nurseangel31_03's topic in LPN/LVN

   well i have been working as the lct care floor supervisor for a little over a year and the requirements will not differ a whole lot. i have a good standing with all my lct staff and the administer and don. i would just have a few more duties to make ...

6. can lpn be adon

   nurseangel31_03 replied to nurseangel31_03's topic in LPN/LVN

   well i only make about $28000 a year and am payed by the hour and i already fill in when my nurses call in. i already do alot of management stuff and know the policy and procedures. i answer to the don and administer and they back me up on anything i...

7. can lpn be adon

   nurseangel31_03 replied to nurseangel31_03's topic in LPN/LVN

   i have worked at this facility 2 times to total 11 years. i worked closely with the last don and helped with the policies and procedures. i have been a floor there and still fill in as floor nurse regularly when there is no one else. i know all the i...

8. can lpn be adon

   nurseangel31_03 replied to nurseangel31_03's topic in LPN/LVN

   does anyone know if you have to have any special training for this?

9. can lpn be adon

   nurseangel31_03 posted a topic in LPN/LVN

   does any one know if a lpn can be adon? i live in kansas and we recently lost are don and they are thinking if it is possible of me being the adon. we are a 34 bed facility attached to a hospital and what they want to do is share the don with the ho...

10. Looking for new daily assignements and care directive tools

    nurseangel31_03 replied to changeseeker's topic in Geriatric

    We have daily plan of care sheets. they are filled out on admission and updated with changes in there daily care. there is a notebook to write all the changes in and we have a signing sheet for each resident that when cna signs daily it means they ha...

11. to give pain meds or not to give meds?

    nurseangel31_03 replied to msnursekim's topic in Geriatric

    \I say you should always give pain med because alot of them dont know how to let us know they are in pain and that helps us to know if that may be part of there problem or if we need to look at some thing different. I have found where I work that alo...

12. MDS Coordinator salaries

    nurseangel31_03 replied to Nascar nurse's topic in MDS

    You guys all make good money. Here in rural kanas I am an LPN and work in a LTC at is attached to the hospital. I assist with MDS, do schedule. Med records. am LTC floor supervisor and assist in the hospital when need. I only make $14.25 an hour. th...

13. MDS Coordinator salaries

    nurseangel31_03 replied to Nascar nurse's topic in MDS

    That is right that Lpn dont do assessments. But here in kansas you can take assessments classes and MDS classes to be able to do this. I am also an LPN and have consider maybe going for my RN because like you I want to step in to the shoes of the one...

14. Expecting too much???

    nurseangel31_03 replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in Geriatric

    If your nurse manager does all of that she doesn't have time to order meds for the floor nurses. I think your floor nurses are taking advantage of her. She or someone needs to tell the floor nurses that they are expecting to much of the nurse manager...

15. Expecting too much???

    nurseangel31_03 replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in Geriatric

    We have much the same problem at are facility no one wants to take the time to be responsable for anything. I come in to work and go check things before i start and have to tell the nurse why is this not done. Me and the DON had to make a policy that...