DF-LPN

I loved working nights! Can't wait to go back. When I was on nights I kept my same schedule even on my days off. I treated working nights like ppl who worked days. I would get home and do my housework, errands, ect then go to bed around 2-3pm sle...

I have seen this before, looks like a hot dog that exploded in the microwave.

When someone act surprised about lack of staff, supplies, or any of the thousands of c/0 everyone mutters, I always ask, What, are you new here? I can be quite sarcastic at times, lol

We all suffer from anal darkness every now and then! Some more then others 😉

The 1:4 or 1:5 really doesn't matter because they find ways around it. I worked for a facility that literally broke it down to seconds. It was nothing to go into work and there would only be 2 nurses and 3 cena's for about 115 residents, I had 4 ha...

In MI for midnights in LTC is 1:15, but it doesn't differentiate btwn Nurse and CENA.

This year I gave my cenas those fuzzy aloe infused footies, a couple of ink pens, and these lg marshmallows to put in hot coco. Got it all from Wally world. Wal-Mart has these mini cast iron pan with a chocolate chip cookie dough that you mix up a...

This happened to one of my cena's: I had a res that was constantly putting her hands on and in her hoohaa every time staff changed her brief. So cena was talking to the res while changing the brief, res went to town scratching away and then promptl...

First and foremost that is your license, and like so many of us, sacrificed time away from families, your sanity, and possibly your liver from all the Tylenol you took. Spent hard earned money that you most likely didn't have. Cried buckets of tear...

Maybe not a mistake? When I was an aide I was orienting a new girl and I sent her to get vitals on a res and she came back and said she couldn't hear her BP, said sometimes she has a hard time hearing them and asked if I could get it for her. I wal...

Keep Calm and Poop! It's actually on a button pin that I have pinned on my purse. I get alot of comments on it, lol

I was admitted to the hosp with pneu a while ago and they were giving me IV lasix so they put a foley in. It didn't hurt going in or coming out, just a weird sensation. I was more uncomfortable with some stranger messing around down there. But I w...

After working on an alzheimers/dementia unit for a few years you'd think I'd now better then to put my face closer to a res, ummmm who got IM ativan for increase anxiety/agitation, because she couldn't hear me all that well. I think that hand print ...

This may be a little long but please bare with me. I have worked LTC for 25+ years as both a NA and a Nurse. I'm not condoning any of the neglect you mention, nor attacking you in anyway. I'm just trying to give a small insight into LTC operations...

Not a "Where babies come from" but pretty darn close. My ADON was telling us that when she was pregnent with her 2nd, I think. She was due anyday and her husband had to go scout a game and he was worried. She said she was fine, to go ahead and go....

LTC :redbeathe as both a NA and LPN, (hmmm, Am I dateing myself with that NA? Oh well!!) For almost 25 yrs and counting. I've worked on alzheimers units, sub acute/step down units, and palliative care units. I like knowing my res's so well that I ...

A cena and I smoke, so on my unit we all get our breaks in. We don't have a set schedule, thats the beauty of 3rd shift. If we are down an aid I have no problem covering their breaks as long as I don't have some emergency to deal with. These past ...

1st: I was taught in both NA class (hmmm dating myself here LOL!!) and Nursing school that you always leave your work station, unit, floor (or whatever) clean and orginized for the oncoming shift. It really irks me when I come on shift and walk int...

From staff when they tell me I'm no fun and this one I have said LOL See my paycheck stub it show payment for: NURSING/Staff and NURSING/Charge......no where does it show payment for: NURSING/Being fun!!!!!! Never been at my best when I first wake u...

When people find out I'm a nurse and they ask "What kind of nurse?" I always tell them "The Best Kind I Can Be!!!" Alot of people think that LPN's are just glorified CENA's

Part 1 I've been a nurse for over 20yrs in LTC and I agree with all the other "experienced" (ummm euphemism for old?) patients are sicker, they're stay in the hosp is shorter also. When I started as an NA in "86" about 90% of our admits were ltc pla...

Originally Posted by lovemydeano A few years ago, I was working on a rehab floor and we ended up getting a quite elderly woman, I'll call her "Greta." One day the CNA who was assigned to her came out of her room with a look of horror on her face a...

FINALLY!!!!! a bed alarm with a sense of humor!!!!! We have these new motion sensor bed alrams........and LMAO they play the theme to Crime Stoppers!!

Anytime I've sent a res out with SOB and o2 sats below 90%, the ambulance comes lights and siren, no matter if you call 911 or non emergency. Tha ambulance companies, weather I was working in Detroit or in a small town in the thumb region, consider ...

Here's a lesson they obviouly haven't taught you in nursing school yet. 1) Your dealing with ppl and ppl are complicated things. 2) You come into our house and start criticizing us expect to be attacked. 3) You say your shocked at the responses yo...