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[color=sienna]:nurse:well what i have figured out is it still takes me the same amount of time to finish night meds to 45 residents.. one unit it takes me a safely 2 hours and the other first floor and second floor another 2 hours.. due to bs checks insulin and some difficult residents that take forever to take meds. oh and some sick residents that constantly call for nurse for pain meds ect. also hospice patients that need checked around the clock. so thats a total of 4 hours. from 7pm to 11pm. i am usaully can get done at 11pm to 1130pm but problem is my shift ends at 11pm. so if i have a fall, or gotta send someone out or any type of emergency should rise then my day is gone... where is the time at for my charting and counting narcotics with other nurse at. because of this i am always leaving past 12am usually 1230 and bad nights 1am. this is crazy and i wonder why im so tired and drained. i cant seem to catch up on anything and i am now realizing its not me lolly gagging because that's how long it takes. i do not and will never rush cause the residents depend on me.

While at work 3 aids clocked in for work then later that evening got there paychecks and clocked out right after not saying nothing to anybody. Leaving me the supervisor to find a replacement.

I guess this is how they want us to do this but I think all should do it not just 3-11 and 11-7....... 3-11 shift seems to get slammed with more work to do.

Im sorry but there is no way in the world to pass meds to 80 residents in a hour and a 1/2. I know what all my residents take and I dont set up my meds and I do my 3 checks and make sure they take the medication and some take longer due to having to crush meds ect.

Im at a nursing home.

Ive been doing it like this for 3 years now and I do perpare myself with things I need and I don't set up meds cause that truly not allowed, But I love the residents and care for them deeply so its hard for me to just quit. There isn't a lot of Lpn jobs anymore in my area. So i am kinda stuck right now. I try my best and really thats all i can do. I am starting today going to make a log and time stamp to each residents room and see what I can do to speed it up cause I am really **** out of luck if new admits come in. I will be at work til 1am .. working a 3-11 shift. Anymore advise you have would be gr eatly appreciated.

ok hope u can read it now thanks

My question is how long should it take to pass meds to 44 to 45 residents was passing meds to 50 residents before. I seem to always be behind due to falls and incidents at the facility. When other nurses say they get done way quicker than me. I work 3-11 and seem to finish a half hour after my shift but then no time for charting, and when I do I end up leaving way past 12am. Plus have to count narcotics with other nurse at end of my shift. 3-11 SHIFT AND 11-7 SHIFT NURSE ONLY COUNTS THE NARCOTICS. That tends to take a while also and I feel I am rushing through my med pass and feel overwhelmed and stressed. Is 5 min per resident too much time or how long for each individual. Then treatments ect. At night I go through 3 large med carts. When things arise such as very ill patients on hospice and alarms going off. I have to constantly stop. When passing meds cant find the nurse assitance cause they in rooms laying residents down to bed. So I have to stop what I am doing and take care of problems. Example.. sitting back a resident down in chair who is a fall risk and dealing with residents with behavioral problems and that in one unit. I pass meds to first floor and second floor and another unit thats dementia and Alzheimer patients. I pass meds from 4pm to 630pm then 30 min lunch. At 7pm I start the night med pass to 44 residents as of now. I tend to be the slowest to get done and not sure why and its becoming very frustrating to me. I am constantly getting calls from nurse assistants and have o stop and check on situation.