okikatt

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1. New to mds

   okikatt replied to Mrs.1908's topic in MDS

   I am an LPN and I was just asked by my facility to take over the MDS because our current coordinator resigned. I have never done MDS and I'm a little (ok, a lot) nervous. The assessment part doesn't really worry me because as a nurse we do that al th...

2. Advice for charge nurse ...Help

   okikatt replied to okikatt's topic in LPN/LVN

   Thank you all for your comments. Let me add that I had trouble with the same aide on several occasions as had the other nurses she worked with. She would hide out in the laundry talking on her cell phone instead of doing her job or I'd tell her to do...

3. Advice for charge nurse ...Help

   okikatt posted a topic in LPN/LVN

   I'm the charge nurse of a 60 bed unit. I have 3 CNAs and a med aide. My problem is conflict with the aides. Most the time we all get along and they do their jobs without problems but sometimes when I tell them to do something it either doesn't get do...

4. First nursing job = Nursing shock! Need advice please.

   okikatt replied to _ireeeeene's topic in LPN/LVN

   I'm kind of in the same boat. I have been working at a LTC/skilled facility for 2 month. I'm the charge nurse of 26 patients (10 are skilled), 1 CMA and 2 CNAs. I had 2 days of orientation and that was just passing meds before we got a med aide. I wa...

5. Feeling overwhelmed as a new LPN

   okikatt replied to okikatt's topic in LPN/LVN

   Thank you both for the encouragement that I'm not the only one that has felt this way. I've only been working about a month and there are times I feel like I didn't learn a thing in school. Some days it's not so bad then there are days that I just wa...

6. Feeling overwhelmed as a new LPN

   okikatt posted a topic in LPN/LVN

   I'm the charge nurse 3-11 in a new LTC/skilled/rehab facility. Since we are newly opened we only have 16 residents right now and I am the only nurse there with two aides. The problem is I feel overwhelmed at times. Our admin. has started taking in l...

7. How much was your lpn program?

   okikatt replied to joyfullpn's topic in LPN/LVN Students

   $5300. I graduated in June '13, in Okla.

8. Lpn salary

   okikatt replied to futurenurse1986's topic in LPN/LVN

   Central Oklahoma here: depends on where you work. I've been an LPN for just over a month. It took me 3 weeks to find a job. It's in LTC and it pays $24 an hour for 3-11. Day shift pays $23. I was offered jobs ranging from $9.76 (hospital) to $18 (LTC...

9. No jobs for New Grads?

   okikatt replied to happylagirl's topic in LPN/LVN

   I got my LPN license Aug. 14th and for a month I put in apps to every job on every job board I could find that didn't say previous experience required. If they said previous experience preferred I went ahead and applied. I didn't get any calls or int...

10. How much do you make? Feeling under paid :(

    okikatt replied to Disneygirl23's topic in LPN/LVN

    New LPN of one month, Okla: $24 an hour working LTC, good benefits but expensive.

11. How to know what job to take?

    okikatt posted a topic in LPN/LVN

    I have applied to several different jobs, LTC, assisted living, hospital, and clinical in the last couple of weeks. Today I interviewed at one with the ADON and have an interview with the DON tomorrow. I like the facility but they only pay $16 per ho...

12. Anyone have experience with ATI?

    okikatt replied to MegC0688's topic in NCLEX

    We used ATI and it does cover a lot. I didn't really use it for the NCLEX though. I used the CD that came with my NCLEX book and found a lot of free practice tests online and a lot of good information videos on youtube. There is a lot of good informa...

13. 2nd or 3rd shift for new grads?

    okikatt replied to eelise11's topic in LPN/LVN

    Other things you might consider...in the smaller facility on 3-11 you will have more people there to help you and answer questions you may have. The larger one may have more things for you to learn but being part time you won't get that much experien...

14. How do find a job as a newly licencsed lpn when everyone want 1 yr exp?!!!

    okikatt replied to cyde's topic in LPN/LVN

    I've been wondering the same thing. I just got my license 2 weeks ago and have been looking for a job but it is really hard to find one that doesn't want a years experience. I was told to apply to the jobs that say " experience preferred" because eve...

15. Just took NCLEX July 5.

    okikatt replied to swoodard's topic in NCLEX

    Congratulations!!