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I have a friend that is working in a nursing home and recently it was announced that the employees would have to start taking an extra 15 minutes for lunch or an extra 15 minute break which will be deducted from their time. So instead of getting paid...

I work in a rural area in Va. The average pay seems to be $8-11/hour. Nursing homes here make less starting out at $7/hour. I noticed, by the posts, in other states nursing homes pay more. I was surprised. here they pay less. My first job as a LPN wa...

Is it against OSHA standards to open used sharps containers? Where I work the needle count is closely watched, as it is a very high security job. A lost needle could be detrimental to all staff. To help deter this the DON has decided when a needle le...

ratchit: We used the safety needles before for injections, but then they switched back to the capped ones, due to cost. we use a lot of vaccu-needles for labs, we average about 10 labs per night. These too are to be counted. the clear sharp cantainer...

hmt At the beginning of every shift we count all sharps (unused), then when a sharps, such as a insulin needle or vaccutainer needle is needed we sign them out. We sign a dropped sheet as it is dropped into a sharps container. This has worked well, u...

kona2 Seems your facility has a better wage gap, than where I work. Basically it's the same overall in the area I live. For instance, i have a friend that works in a local nursing home, she's an LPN making $7.25, the CNAs make $6.35 and the RNs mak...

I think there's pros and cons to both 8s and 12s, plus you have to consider the type of nursing you are doing. 12s are great for most people personally and for families...more time away from the job and more time with the family or for yourself. Also...

No they aren't union.

I'm seriously thinking about going back to school and getting my RN. I've been a LPN for 6 yrs now. At first I loved it, then reality set in LOL. It's true the stress is high, we're understaffed and the pay is low. I make $10/hr. The RN's where i wor...

Can't say i can add much to the obstacle list, everything's covered! I work nights at a prison, so i'm sure things are done a bit differently. My biggest complaint is short staffing. Another complaint is the officers. I work nights, my job consists ...

LOL!! The ad made me laugh! Especially the part about enough time to take care of the patients and do charting! I've been a nurse for almost 6 yrs, i have friends that have been nurses even longer and i've not seen nor heard of any place that allows ...

Hi I live on the east coast in a small rural area. In the town i live in we have vocational school that every year graduates at least 20 LPNs, the nieghboring town has a 2 yr college (20 minute drive from me) that graduates about 20 Associate RNs ...

This is just my opinion, not based on any facts per se. In the area where I live there aren't a lot of male nurses, but the few that I have worked with seems to be taken more seriously by administration. Like when the male goes to them complaining or...

I agree with all of you...it is a dumb rationale, very insulting and loathsome. Thanks for all your input. I was beginning to wonder if I was missing something, like new OSHA standards, or just being crazy. I've mentioned my concerns to some of the R...

Tara, I've not heard of a needle counter. Thanks for the suggestion! I will pass this idea on to our DON for sure.

I don't see why an LPN can't give report to the oncoming staff. Seems the one actually taking care of the patients would be able to give a more indepth report. I know where i work we have LPNs who have specific duties and there's a RN that is the cha...

In my opinion the reason things can't being done in a timely manner (according to policy)is because of the fact so many facilities are understaffed. Perhaps if we would all stick together...charting things when they were actually done, instead of whe...

I would feel safe with the staff at my facility. I work in a Max Securtiy prison, so I don't plan on ever being a patient there LOL. But I would feel very safe in the capable hands of my co-workers. We have experience and training in many fields... e...

bshort, I work in corrections. We have to keep a careful account of all sharps due to if one is lost and an inmate finds it, the sharp could become a weapon to be used on either staff or other inmates. As I've told my DON i understand the rationale, ...

Short staffs seem to be a universal problem. I'm located on the Eastern Coast of the US and everywhere I've worked has had the same problem of being short staffed. Seems even if the schedule shows a full staff, some one always calls in! I too work t...