Debbie_LPN

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1. Can u believe my resident???

   Debbie_LPN posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

   Ok, me and hubby have been trying for 3 years to have a baby. One of my residents came up to me and asked "When are you due???" I stepped back a second, and told her about trying, and that I wasn't...

2. LVN Pay in your Area???

   Debbie_LPN replied to Anjewels's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

   Ohio here---I'm making 16.00 including my shift differential. I'm in

3. Taking the weight off after nursing school

   Debbie_LPN posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

   At the end of nursing school, we did a survey and the average weight gain was 20 pounds. I thought that after I started working, the weight would come off as easily as I put it on (HA) I find now...

4. Aides giving the "new nurse" problems

   Debbie_LPN replied to Debbie_LPN's topic in First Year After Licensure

   THANK YOU EVERYONE SOOOO MUCH!!! I am taking a lot in, and yes, it is getting better. I think now that I'm there for awhile, they see that they don't run the show. I've started calling them on...

5. Aides giving the "new nurse" problems

   Debbie_LPN posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

   Let's see..... I am a new nurse, started working 4 months ago in LTC. I am 23 years old. The problem is: Where I work, there is 1 nurse on the floor, and 2 to 3 aides. They are all older than me,...

6. Beginning to dislike LTC d/t a coworker

   Debbie_LPN posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

   Ok, 5 months now into my 1st nursing job in LTC. I am told I am the "midnight nurse supervisor", because basically I am the only nurse who actually works full time. I am getting burned out and FAST....

7. How many people do you have to wake up at night?

   Debbie_LPN replied to Blackcat99's topic in Geriatric, LTC

   lucky

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

   Debbie_LPN posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

   I work 11-7:30, and I feel like I can't get a break. We have SOOOO much work at night. We are responsible for everything, b/c "you have a lot of down-time on the midnight shift". Which brings me to...

9. How many people do you have to wake up at night?

   Debbie_LPN replied to Blackcat99's topic in Geriatric, LTC

   Ah, yes, I have 6-7 skin checks 5 nights a week. We have about 5 tx's, and my med pass starts at 0330. Yes, it is unreal. I got the response "We are trying to help out the dayturn pass, so now all...

10. Anyone work for a Western PA facility that could provide preceptorship?

    Debbie_LPN replied to StudentNurseMM's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Hey! Live in Ohio, but worked in PA my whole life. Some that accepted students while I was an aide: Nugents(Hermitage) Hospitality Care Center(Hermitage) Countryside Convalescent(Mercer) Clepper...

11. Urine return???

    Debbie_LPN posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    In LTC nursing, when changing a catheter, do you ALWAYS get urine return??? In school, we are always told that u will get a return if u are in the right spot. I'm asking b/c the other day, I changed...

12. nurse to patient ratio laws ohio

    Debbie_LPN replied to nursecompassion's topic in Ohio Nursing

    In ohio, nurse ratio is 1:50. YES, 1:50! I'm not sure on CNA's. We have 1:36 where I work(in LTC), and that is every shift. The dayturn 9 am med pass starts at 7:30am and ends around 11:30am....

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

    Debbie_LPN replied to GrnHonu99's topic in Ohio Nursing

    Northeastern Ohio here...on the border of PA, and I work in an LTC facility. Going on to RN school soon!!!

14. Anyone else burned out???

    Debbie_LPN replied to Debbie_LPN's topic in General Nursing

    No, it's how the schedule falls. Don't get me wrong, the $$$ is good, but I don't like having $800 taken out in taxes!!! I requested off the 4th of July and 5 days after that, so hopefully, I can...

15. Anyone else burned out???

    Debbie_LPN posted a topic in General Nursing

    i just got my first nursing job 3 months ago. we are so short(i work ltc), that i have already oriented 2 new nurses and worked several 12 hr shifts. i just got off of an 11 day stretch(including 3...