When I come back from being off for the weekend, It feels so good when my residents tell me how glad they are to see me and are glad I'm back. Family members will also comment on how glad they are...
I don't fare as well as the other posters. I live in Ohio, have been a lpn for 1 year. I started out a 16 dollars an hour. still make the same. I bring home about 2114.00 a month. I can get alot more...
I may be a Little jealous of the fact that she makes more money than me (returning to school would fix that) but as far as my self esteem goes, I'm ok with myself. I go to work everyday and do the...
that happened at our facility once. 4 percocets were missing from the e-box. all nurses on all shifts had to take a drug test. the police were called too. the nurses that tested positive had to be...
mozella replied to LifesAJourney's topic in Nursing Humor
My user name is what one of the residents I used to take care of (this person is deceased now) used to call me. She would say "Mozella get over here and make sure you shut the front door" She was so...
I work in a LTCF. at the end of the month we have to put the new MAR/TAR's in. We have to make sure that new orders and dc'd orders are on the new MAR/TAR and any labs and appt's that are scheduled...
how does your facility do change over? where I work the rooms are split up between all the nurses on all the shifts. when I worked nights I would complain because no other nurses on other shifts would...
mozella replied to laughingnurse1's topic in Geriatric, LTC
I have 30 residents on my hall and if an aide calls off my hall is left with one aide. she manages to get all of her baths done. I will help her with toileting, changing incontinent residents and...
My facility is definatly a gossip fest. everyone is bad mouthing each other then nice to there face. what I do is come on here and vent. that way no one gets their feelings hurt. and if they read my...
I always chart in the MAR when I give it and then again in the MAR for the effect. I don't always have time to chart in the nurses notes about it. Is this a requirement as far as state is concerned....
My facility works 8 hour shifts, we have 2 halls with 30 residents per hall, each hall has 1 nurse and 2 aides, that is the same on all shifts. On day shift I have a 9a, 12p, and 2p med pass,...
well if you want examples, she mistakes bp meds for potassium meds, writes orders in the MAR for BID intead of TID, or writes a p.o. but doesn't write it in the MAR, Doesn't know how to mix vanco but...