Chel

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1. OHIO Nurses what part of Ohio are you from and what kind of nurse are you/will you be

   Chel replied to GrnHonu99's topic in Ohio

   I'd know the names of the little towns in Lawrence county...I'm in Ironton.

2. OHIO Nurses what part of Ohio are you from and what kind of nurse are you/will you be

   Chel replied to GrnHonu99's topic in Ohio

   I'm from southern Ohio. I'm an lpn charge nurse in long term care. The plan is to get my rn and teach when getting up at 4am becomes too old.

3. Where did you go to nursing school?

   Chel replied to Noney's topic in Ohio

   Collins Career Center, Chesapeake, Ohio. They're starting an ADN program within the next year or so. I'll go back for that.

4. How do you monitor labs at your facility??

   Chel replied to johnson0424's topic in Geriatric

   Our lab draws are done twice a week, unless it's stat. The lab book is broke down by month, with a register for the name, test, date to be drawn, and which doc ordered it. The lab tech initials when the lab is drawn. Critical values are called to us ...

5. Medication Nurse Assistants

   Chel replied to K205's topic in General Nursing

   We have certified med techs at my facility. They do the po meds..except for schedule II narcs. The nurses do the med pass for the tubes. They make about 2.50 less than starting nurses. In Kentucky, they have to take a six week pharmacology course, an...

6. Day & Evening Shift at LTC

   Chel replied to Chicklet2's topic in Geriatric

   ...don't forget about the increase (massive) in behaviors. Sundowner's....gotta love 'em.

7. Where is an Lpn School in Ohio?

   Chel replied to ardent4you's topic in LPN/LVN

   Collins Career Center, Coal Grove. ...Soon to start an ADN program.

8. The bedpan incident, this is long

   Chel replied to dinkymouse's topic in Geriatric

   I love my job too, Dinkymouse. Or is it more of a love-hate relationship? I've been at my facility for almost two years now. I left twice, for a couple weeks each time, but came back. We are so understaffed right now (nurses and aides), but even wor...

9. LPN Magazines

   Chel replied to Nyna's topic in LPN/LVN

   You get six issues a year. It has some really helpful articles...especially for those of us who haven't been around all that long.

10. Charting/Nurses Notes

    Chel replied to StormyCD's topic in Geriatric

    Mine doesn't...and probably never will. One of my clinical sites used computers for charting. Soooo much easier. Everything was right there. Last night one of the nurses had to find a couple of labs in a hurry r/t a panic level pt/inr we were gettin...

11. Low beds, falls and incident reports...

    Chel replied to night owl's topic in Geriatric

    I forgot to mention ~ our low beds are ON the floor. I think we currently have four right now. Chel

12. Low beds, falls and incident reports...

    Chel replied to night owl's topic in Geriatric

    Hi ya ~ Any change in elevation is considered an incident. I don't call the family or doctor though if it's late on something like that...unless there's an injury or skin tear. I just pass it on for dayshift to make the calls. Chel

13. how often MDS C. work floor?

    Chel replied to pageplace's topic in Geriatric

    Hmmm, I don't think our MDS coordinators know where the floor is. :rotfl: About the only time you see them is when they're on their way outside to take one of their (many) 20 min smoke breaks. Okay, okay, one did try to help me the other day..on or...

14. LPN license non-transferable???

    Chel replied to TashaLPN2006RN2012's topic in Ohio

    Stuff and nonsense. I got my license in Ohio, and then got an endorsement for Kentucky. Fees vary by state. Chel

15. More charting, paperwork and chores than is humanly possible

    Chel replied to estrogen's topic in Geriatric

    Yep ~ some things are ridiculous. I had a resident pull a hang nail that bled a little the other day. According to policy, it's an incident. That means filling out the form, calling the doc, and the family. Incident charting is done q shift for three...