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  1. OMG I feel so overwhelmed

    eldragon replied to kayleighac's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I started my third week in LTC yesterday, and it's tough. The pay is not good, either. $14 an hour to bust my hump for 8 or more hours, not able to sit down or even breathe during the entire shift? I...

  2. Split days off?

    eldragon replied to eldragon's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Hi! Well, today started my third week. The morning med pass is hard, to say the least. Not hard, difficult, but hard to get it done in the required time allowed. I'm trying to stay positive about it,...

  3. Am I right that these things scare me enough to quit.`

    eldragon replied to OldMareLPN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    The facility I work at wants everything : speedy gonzales on roller skates, ready and able to pass hundreds of drugs that are constantly being changed - from a MAR that has sheets falling out of it -...

  4. help! i think i hate nursing!

    eldragon replied to bloomscoot's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I agree with this post. I have only been a practicing LPN for 2 weeks at a skilled nursing facility, and I feel like I'm an underpaid waitress. I'm constantly running, from the second I clock in until...

  5. OMG I feel so overwhelmed

    eldragon replied to kayleighac's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    The long-term care facilities I did my clinicals at, the CNA's took vital signs. I raced around from patient to patient today, taking their vital signs, often having to switch cuffs from different...

  6. OMG I feel so overwhelmed

    eldragon replied to kayleighac's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I feel your pain, also. I just finished my 10th day in at my first nursing job. I have had a ratio of about 22 patients to me and my orientator. All I do is meds and a few other things, we have...

  7. Split days off?

    eldragon replied to eldragon's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Jeanine, that sounds excellent! For now, they are working me M-F with weekends off, but will start splitting my days off every other week in a few weeks. Working 5 8-hour shifts is tiring, in my...

  8. Would this be enough to make you quit?

    eldragon replied to Lovely_RN's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I think the situation stinks. To not pay you after you work the shifts, is criminal. Nobody orientates for free. That's called free labor, and nobody would do that. I'd demand every red cent now. And...

  9. Split days off?

    eldragon replied to eldragon's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I work with an infection control nurse who has been a nurse for 30 years, ten at this facility, and her days off are split,

  10. Least Physically Demanding Jobs As An LPN?

    eldragon replied to mammaoftwo's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I work on a skilled nursing unit as a medication nurse, and while there isn't any lifting, necessarily, there is 8 hours of standing, reaching, walking, etc. There is an older LPN on my unit who works...

  11. How old is too old?

    eldragon replied to Hopefull1840's topic in Nevada Nursing

    I'm 44, just got my LPN. I need to take all my pre-reqs, and go for my RN. I figure I'll be done, if I'm lucky, by the time I'm 46. Go for

  12. LTC Smell?

    eldragon replied to michael79's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    The facility I work at (skilled nursing unit) has a LTC area, but doesn't smell of anything other than clean. By the time I get to work at 7 am, every bed in the place has been stripped, the floors...

  13. Med Pass

    eldragon replied to Lfransis's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    MEGRYANGIRL, I hear you. Today was my 6th day and I was able to pass meds to 18 residents in the right time time. This is all I think about; how to cut the time it takes to pass these meds. It's...

  14. Does Anyone feel the same way about these LTCs??

    eldragon replied to gt4everpn's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I have a patient who is a DNR, and he takes 16 meds at 9 am. I just mentioned this to the LPN in charge of infection control and safety and everything (she has 40 years experience,) and she said "So?...

  15. Why I am a LTC nurse

    eldragon replied to lovingtheunloved's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Me, too! Only today was my 4th day. I almost lost it today. Tomorrow will be better. I want this to

  16. Med Pass

    eldragon replied to Lfransis's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I'm glad I found this thread today. I just finished my fourth day of "orientation" in a LTC facility, as an a.m. med nurse. By day two, I was expected to do it mostly by myself, with the regular med...

  17. 1st job - Med Nurse

    eldragon posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I just passed the NCLEX last week and will be starting my first healthcare job next week. I will be working in an area of a LTC facility, but in the acute medicare unit, just passing meds. My shift is...

  18. Help!

    eldragon replied to alliemb222's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I just passed the NCLEX 10 days ago and already have a job. I get processed tomorrow. I printed out some resumes and personal references, grabbed my license and hit the road. I had already looked up...

  19. 1st job - Med Nurse

    eldragon replied to eldragon's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Well, I'll see how it goes. There aren't 30 patients on this sub-acute unit, though. There are about 20, or twenty-something. Unless you work in private duty with one patient, you will be passing...

  20. 1st job - Med Nurse

    eldragon replied to eldragon's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Actually I'm an LPN. But proud of

  21. 1st job - Med Nurse

    eldragon replied to eldragon's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Right, apparently this facility is the only one in the area that does it like this. The retention sounds good and when I was there Friday everyone looked relaxed. They have many nurses who have been...

  22. Am I too old to be going to school for BSN?

    eldragon replied to ladyloca45's topic in General Nursing

    Are you kidding me? I'm 44 and just got my

  23. NCLEX-PN woes. 205 questions!

    eldragon replied to meestersteph's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I had two classmates take the NCLEX PN last week and both had 205 questions, and both passed! (I passed with

  24. How hard is LPN school?

    eldragon replied to mya1234's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    I just graduated in December and passed boards last Saturday, so I'm a brand new LPN! My school was a solid year w/o time off - 1 pm - 8:30 pm - four days a week, until the second month or so, when we...

  25. On Fellow Students Not Studying For NCLEX PN

    eldragon posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I graduated December 13th and am scheduled to take the NCLEXPN on Thursday - February 14th. As far as know, I am the first person in my graduating class to test. There was a mess-up in...