Love my Danskos. Or sneakers with orthotic inserts (SuperFeet or other over-the-counter). Also, compression socks will make your legs feel great at the end of the
kab459 replied to traumaqueen36467's topic in Geriatric, LTC
I work in a 67-bed facility with one other night nurse (usually an RN), have up to 35 residents (mostly LTC, a few subacute) with 2 CNAs if I'm lucky. Sometimes we have 3 CNAs for the whole 67-bed...
kab459 replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in Geriatric, LTC
An old post, I know, but here's my 2 cents: I like the night shift because... It gave me time to learn about my patients - their diagnoses, meds, treatments, family expectations, etc. - at my pace...
Thanks for this reference. I'm a nursing home LPN and a hospice volunteer. Seems like a natural progression of my interests. Did not know about this certification - really appreciate your...
There are loads of LPNs with bachelor's degrees. My degree is in Spanish. I taught Spanish in public schools, grades K-12, for 13 years. The background in teaching, education, and language...
Hi Maggie - So many great answers and good advice here. I was 57 when I finished my full-time LPN course - a grueling year of 14-hour days (full-time nursing classes & clinicals after teaching...
I'm 4 years late to get in on this thread - I was too busy finishing my teaching career and getting ready to start LPN school (at 57). I always wanted to be a nurse. Went the route of becoming a CNA...