Reading these posts its as if I wrote them. I have been an LPN for 25 years the last 10 at a SNF. Where on the midnight shift one LPN may care for 60 patients and God help if a patient goes south. instead of complaining about our work conditions...
dentyne628 replied to GaJordyLPN's topic in Geriatric
I live in FL and not sure about mandates but on 11~7 we work 2 nurses, 3 sometimes 4 cnas for 60 pts. On our long term side sometimes there is even only 1 LPN with 3 or 4 cnas and 60 pts. When we question staffing there is a required # of pt care h...
dentyne628 replied to Naturess's topic in Geriatric
Oh one more thing, about the pills, for those of you who have been a nurse for more than 20 years remember drug holidays? For you newer nurses, that was a day usually the wknd, that only the most necessary, insulin, b/p, cardiac were given, no stoo...
dentyne628 replied to Naturess's topic in Geriatric
Wow I could have written this myself. I also am in LTC and so in love with it (sarcastic) I am going into computers. I have been an LPN for 25 years the last 10 years have been in LTC, not sure if it's the LTC or nursing in general but I'm really ov...