scotscarol

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1. What is the maximum number of patients per nurse?

   scotscarol replied to Info(RN)matics's topic in Medical-Surgical

   Memphis, TN 36 bed floor pt load is usually 7-8 patients. Usually very busy

2. Math Test Part of Job Interview

   scotscarol replied to Butterflybee's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

   Our hospital has a basic dosage and calculations test. Very basic. I am not sure what other facilities have. We are a small community hospital.

3. Scared to work :(

   scotscarol replied to Jab08's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

   When I started out as a new nurse (5yrs ago), I was very fortunate to have a manager that made sure I had enough orientation and felt comfortable. I work with a great group of nurses that were very...

4. Med-Surg Roll Call

   scotscarol replied to RNPATL's topic in Medical-Surgical

   Congrats and good luck. I started on a medsurg floor right out of LPN school. It is a great learning experience. I work at a small hospital with 36 med surg beds on our floor. You have a good...

5. Feeling discouraged

   scotscarol replied to nursedudeforchrist's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

   I work in a small neighborhood hospital on a Med-Surg floor. I also make rounds with one of our hospitalist. We have a lot of LPN's on our floors and everyone is basically treated the same. We are...