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  1. Help, need tips for doing a much faster med pass...

    LPN01112005 replied to Hairstylingnurse's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Don't compare yourself to other nurses who may be getting their med pass finished quicker. They may or may not be doing a thorough job. We have one nurse who works 3-11 at my facility, who is finished...

  2. How to work with acute-minded nurses in LTC setting?

    LPN01112005 replied to DG5's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Actually, I do not need to "look" at where I'm posting, I'm well aware that this is the LTC forum. I work in LTC too, so I wasn't making derogatory remarks about the nurses who do, just making...

  3. How to work with acute-minded nurses in LTC setting?

    LPN01112005 replied to DG5's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I am a new nurse and based on the OP's description, I'd qualify as one of those "acute minded nurses". I advocate treatment for any condition treatable uless my resident is on hospice. I'd rather be...

  4. Do you feel like you have no "down time" on the midnight shift???

    LPN01112005 replied to Debbie_LPN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I was not berating the other shifts, lovinghands. I was responding to another poster who basically said that in her opinion, 11-7 nurses don't have that much to do. What is sad, in my opinion, is...

  5. What is on your LTC crash cart?

    LPN01112005 replied to Chad_KY_SRNA's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Our crash cart is fairly sufficient: suction equipment (of course there are nights when we have to go in search of a cannister when we are checking off on the crash cart!!!) and the tubing and...

  6. Creams and ointment...foley care..

    LPN01112005 replied to CoffeeRTC's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    If it's a prescription ointment, the nurses have to do it. The ointment will be locked in the tx. cart. If it's just sealant or A&D that is being applied, the CNA's can do this. We have a few...

  7. Do you feel like you have no "down time" on the midnight shift???

    LPN01112005 replied to Debbie_LPN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I wouldn't call it HUGE amount of down time, CapeCodMermaid. No, we don't deal with families as often, but at my facility there are a couple of resident's whose family members are there day/night! No...

  8. Which is better?

    LPN01112005 replied to jillybean2's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    We did the majority of our clinicals in hospitals. Actually, we only had two weeks in LTC during our very first semester. We rotated through OB, L&D, ER in addition to our med/surg rotations....

  9. want to be an lpn

    LPN01112005 replied to sheliamd1's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I am in

  10. Which is better?

    LPN01112005 replied to jillybean2's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    You know, WHERE your diploma comes from doesn't matter as long as you've learned the material you need to learn in order to pass the NCLEX-PN. What I'd check into is each program's NCLEX pass rate,...

  11. New LPN - we only hire with experience!!!!

    LPN01112005 replied to lpndana's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I had the same experience earlier this year as a new grad. I reluctantly took a job in LTC and it wound up being the right decision for me. Don't let anyone say that you won't learn new skills in...

  12. what not to ask at orientation

    LPN01112005 replied to hello_nurse_mel's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    We had to be CPR certified prior to starting our nursing classes, too. It was mandatory prior to starting our first clinical rotation in our first quarter of basic nursing. It had to remain in...

  13. Depends (diapers) at night?

    LPN01112005 replied to Town & Country's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    :angryfire At my facility, every incontinent person (which is 90% of the residents) wears incontinent briefs at night. If they have Stage II or above pressure ulcers they are left to air during the...

  14. Paralegal considering becoming an LPN...

    LPN01112005 replied to so_jaded's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I also am a certified paralegal who left the field to go to nursing school. As an LPN, my salary is roughly 12K a year less than I was making as a litigation paralegal. What I have found in nursing...

  15. Can Anyone tell me the hardest things you had to learn and memorize in lpn Training?

    LPN01112005 replied to sweetmom's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Fluid and Electrolytes in Med-Surg 1. Advice: Get a great book, such as Fluid and Electrolytes Made Easy. In the real world, alot of stuff will become more familiar to you after you graduate and...

  16. Info on Charge Nurse in LTC

    LPN01112005 replied to lildk77's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    At my facility, there are two nurses on 11-7, we split the facility each taking two halls. We are both considered "charge" nurses for our halls. Meaning that we are in charge on that hall, we are...

  17. What is your least favorite kind of med-surg patient?

    LPN01112005 replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I'm a nurse and I've also been one of those difficult pancreatitis patients. Even with the morphine PCA, IV demerol and phenergan, the pain and nausea were unbearable. I KNOW I was a terrible...

  18. working graveyard shifts in LTC

    LPN01112005 replied to April_LPN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I work 11-7 in LTC. We have two nurses on duty at night, each with approx. 60 residents to care for. We most certainly do not have time to get bored, and we never take our "lunch break". We eat at...

  19. want to be an lpn

    LPN01112005 replied to sheliamd1's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    New LPN here, I started out in LTC, which is where most of the opportunities for LPN's are. Here, in GA, there are very limited positions for LPN's in the hospitals and the ones that are available...

  20. Ratio at first job

    LPN01112005 replied to NickiLaughs's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I work 11-7 in LTC. We are full at 115 residents. We have two LPN's on my shift and we split the facility/residents. It seems like a lot, and it IS a lot to be responsible for, but what you have to...

  21. Orientation, what orientation!!

    LPN01112005 posted a topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I am a Dec. grad, and started my first ever nursing job this week 11-7 in LTC. My first two days were spent on paperwork, videos, etc. on day shift, no real hands on orientation whatsoever. My third...

  22. Orientation, what orientation!!

    LPN01112005 replied to LPN01112005's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Well, I didn't make it at that facility. I went ahead and resigned before I let it go any further. However, I immediately got another job in LTC also on 11-7, I've spent 4 nights following another...

  23. Georgia Correctional Healthcare

    LPN01112005 posted a topic in Correctional

    I'm a new LPN grad with no actual work experience, just the required 700 plus hours required of clinical. I am interested in correctional facility nursing and understand that the nurses in the...

  24. Should I Challenge These Classes???

    LPN01112005 replied to FocusRN's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Don't be fooled into thinking diet therapy is an easy class. I have a sound nutritional background, not from any formal education, but just because health and nutrition is an interest of mine and...

  25. Correctional Facility Nursing

    LPN01112005 posted a topic in Georgia Nursing

    I can't seem to find any specific job openings for nurses listed on the GA Dept. of Corrections website. It gives a link to MCG, but still no listings. I'm a new LPN grad and I've heard they hire...