Debbie_LPN

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1. Can u believe my resident???

   Debbie_LPN posted a topic in Geriatric

   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 pregnant. She then said "Oh, yes you are!!!". I ...

2. LVN Pay in your Area???

   Debbie_LPN replied to Anjewels's topic in LPN/LVN

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

3. Taking the weight off after nursing school

   Debbie_LPN posted a topic in New Nurse

   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 that I'm working, it is not coming off as easy d/t c...

4. Aides giving the "new nurse" problems

   Debbie_LPN replied to Debbie_LPN's topic in New Nurse

   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 things like not taking vitals, and they seem to be doi...

5. Aides giving the "new nurse" problems

   Debbie_LPN posted a topic in New Nurse

   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, and doing this for years. I love my aides(I real...

6. Beginning to dislike LTC d/t a coworker

   Debbie_LPN posted a topic in Geriatric

   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. I don't know if I'm coming or going anymore. We ...

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

   Debbie_LPN replied to Blackcat99's topic in Geriatric

   lucky dog!!!

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

   Debbie_LPN posted a topic in Geriatric

   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 my next question: Is the nurse to pt ratio differ...

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

   Debbie_LPN replied to Blackcat99's topic in Geriatric

   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 the G-tube meds are in the am." We have 5 tubes, ...

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

    Debbie_LPN replied to StudentNurseMM's topic in Geriatric

    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 Manor(Sharon) Alot of them got through SRHS school of...

11. Urine return???

    Debbie_LPN posted a topic in Geriatric

    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 a catheter and got no return. So I got the other ...

12. nurse to patient ratio laws ohio

    Debbie_LPN replied to nursecompassion's topic in Ohio

    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. Thank goodness I work midnights.

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

    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 get some r&r.

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 12s!!!), and having the 2 days off wasn't enough. ...