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1. Tips for preparing for surveyors @ work

   patskeelvn replied to patskeelvn's topic in General Nursing

   @marie13 congrats! I'm in the same boat you were. You are lucky at least you had a consultant to follow youbut that's because I work night shift.. do you know if the surveyor also came at night? They only thing that worries me is if they ask me a que...

2. Tips for preparing for surveyors @ work

   patskeelvn replied to patskeelvn's topic in General Nursing

   @kayern really? You havnt seen them come during nightshift even once? Is this a common thing? I also hurd that they are even cuttin down on the visits they make because the state can't afford it (I live in ca) would anyone know the truth to this?

3. Tips for preparing for surveyors @ work

   patskeelvn replied to patskeelvn's topic in General Nursing

   Wow..thank you guys so much for all the great information! I will keep everything in mind and try and to prepare myself for it. One of my concerns is that I work night shift and if they do ask a question that I don't know the answer to who do I ask b...

4. Tips for preparing for surveyors @ work

   patskeelvn posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hi everyone. Well I'm about to experience my first survey @ work, which is also my first job as a nurse. and I'm pretty nervous. I was wondering if you guys would like to share your experiences and also any tips on what to be aware of when surveyors ...

5. What was your LPN starting salary????

   patskeelvn replied to s81chubbs's topic in LPN/LVN

   wow seeing all the starting pay is gettin me jealous. just started in a convalescent hospital in long beach,ca. Start at $18 but with no differential. (im working graveyard) given im a newbie lvn but still!

6. Looking for an LVN gig SoCal

   patskeelvn replied to masters-pn's topic in LPN/LVN

   im from the san fernando valley and i was lucky enough to find a job in a ltc in long beach.. its my first job as an lpn and im hoping to gain a lil experience and hopefully find a job closer to home. not sure if were hiring but you can stop by and a...

7. About to start first job as a LPN...What should I expect???

   patskeelvn replied to GODfavorsme!'s topic in LPN/LVN

   Expect time to fly by! majority of the time im busy with handing out meds or charting. i clock out for lunch and im still charting. and if you get an incident report, good luck! when i got my first incident report i stayed an extra 2 hrs after work, ...