KullyLPN

I graduated from there in 2006. I don't remember taking the TEAS just the NET. It's a great school but they are very strict which is a good thing. There curriculum is not easy either we started out with I think 48 students I was in the last night program. We graduated with about 22 if that shows you anything. Good Luck! If you have any specific questions message me.

At my facility they have a paper which our Resident Assessment Coordinator completes that tells us the residents name and what details we have to discuss. An example would be John Doe post hospital for ____ skilled PT 3x's day ect.. It is nice because it targets the pertinent information you need to address in your nursing note. It is posted at the nurses station so it is visible to the staff. Our facility requires a nurses note q shift. The Resident Assessment Coordinator let's us know the duration the notes are required.

I would think that a facility couldn't get away with not having heat especially in the winter. I work at a 1000 bed facility with at least 1 maintenance staff member on 11-7. It was put in place by the facility as an extra measure to monitor the residents for elopement. I know I don't want to see any of the residents elope and wander out in the cold or during inclement weather especially res. with Dementia/Alzheimer's. The floor does have a keypad to enter/exit the bldg but I think a situation had occured in the past which put this into place. I follow the policy of my facility. I also in my post admitted that I was wrong for prejudging the work on each shift. Unfortunately the 11-7 staff on the floor I worked on when I was 7-3 shift didn't "work hard". I think that is why using "we" in a statement is confusing because what your supposed to do and what actually gets done can vary depending on the individual nurse. I hope this cleared up the confusion.

I have been a nurse for 2 1/2 yrs. in a LTC facility been at the facility for 7 yrs. I worked 7-3 for 2 yrs just recently switched to 11-7 d/t family issues. My issue isn't the staying awake it's trying to get to bed in the morning. With the time change the only sunlight I see is on my ride home from work I work on a 32 resident floor with 2 CNA's. My night usually goes like this go over 24 hour report with the CNA's, CNA assignment, Accu check machine calibration, VS, 12 AM med pass (3 res.), initiate my 8 hours of 24 hour report, Treatments (15 res.), straighten up the med room, clean & organize med/tx cart, 3 AM resident rounds, charting on what i can, apply TEDS (5 res.), apply ACE wraps (1 res.), 6 AM med pass fluctuates depending on weekly meds (Fosamax, Actonel, etc.) usually b/n 10-15 res. Accu checks 2-5 res. depending on what day it is, Q 3 hour checks on all res. during cold weather, Change bubblers/clean filters on concentrators/Change NC wkly on Saturdays, wkly BP's on Fridays, set up cart for 7-3 nurse, finish charting, do bath book, behavior book, order supplies for floor, and in between all of that assisting any res. or CNA who needs anything throughout the night. My advice is to set up some sort of schedule and try to follow it. Easier said than done some nights believe me I was one of those people when working 7-3 thought what does 11-7 do. I found out quickly that u really have 2 work a shift before u can have an opinion of it. For me organization is a big priority. Good Luck on your new shift.:)

I worked full-time and went to school part-time at night. It was 3 nights a week from 430p-945p. I worked as a medical secretary full-time from 8a-4p. The program was 18 mo. I also did this as a single parent. It wasn't easy believe me the program was pretty rigorous. The school encouraged u to not work but I didn't really have that option with a child. Where there is a will there is a way. It really depends on the individual. Study skills, class participation, time management are all key to being successful in the program. If u r determined nothing will get in your way. Good luck with your decision.