Kimberleighsue

i do mostly days and there is 24 patients i am responsible for. 6-7 cna's when we are fully staffed to do the hands on care. about the same ratio for evenings, but nights goes down to 1 lpn for 48 patients and less cna's.

i work at a county nursing home making a little over $21/hour in upstate ny. that is per diem and no benefits. not sure what the full-timers make but i know it is about $5 less/ an hour if they want benefits. the cna's make great money there too comp...

Ambien.

praying for your son! i have a very close friend going through this as well. she has glioblastoma multiforme. it is inoperable. she has been doing the radiation and the chemo and even though i know it is only going to get worse, she is responding ver...

i just started a 7pm to 7am shift and i was so tired for the next 2 days. i hope it gets better since that is going to be what i do full time:o

congrats!! but only 4 days orientation:eek: i am getting 4-6 weeks and longer if i need. i am at my first job as well and responsible for 15:nurse:

I used a pretty purple Prestige at work a few nights ago and really thought it worked pretty darn good. I may go buy one now;)

I love the show!!! I think the actors/actresses are great!! It is honestly yhe one show that I can not miss each week. I also love House too :)

no complaints at all about my IPAQ:p Love it!! When I am lazy I just lay on my couch with it in hand and read up at http://www.allnurses.com:p

I took it. Just your basic reading and math questions. Highschool stuff. What town will you be attending BOCES at?? I just graduated in July from GVBoces.

I have an IPAQ HX2755 and love it. As soon as I start on the floor of my new job I plan on using it tons!!

Not to brag but my boyfriend stays home so I can work. He watches my kid, cooks and cleans:nurse:

It is where I am. Most places allow you to use your drug book..not the case where I am starting. So thats why I am so nervous. You get 3 chances. If you fail all three you are fired. I just finished with orientation and now I cannot orient on the flo...

Could some one help me. This is a review sheet I was given for the exam I will be taking tomorrow. I must pass this with an 80% or higher to be able to keep my job and start orienting on the floor. I am pretty good with the dosage calculations, but n...

Yes they did, but it was all dosage calculations and then the page I posted above. I have no trouble with the calculations. Its the meds I need a little help with.

Yes I have. Tried 2. Just looking for expert advice, tips and pointers

Thanks so much!! Any other help you all can give me would be great!!

I am not a student any more. I am a new and nervous LPN!!

i am a new lpn just starting out on a transitional care unit and i definately will be a hard working nurse, but also a nice nurse. i will never forget how much work cna's do since i was once one not so long ago!!!!:)

Hi I have a job offer for work in a nursing home. Want to get a head start on learning some meds that are normally used with the elderly. Can someone give me a list that are regularly used that I can start getting to know? I am a new LPN and it is sc...

LOL any other ones that I should know about on top of all them:confused:

Well I have a job offer for a nursing home in Rochester for $14.50/hour nights fulltime & benefits! Work on your off weekends get $75 thrown in your check:nurse:Still on the lookout for something better though...........

Thanks! Checking it out now:)

:balloons: That is so Great!! I just passed a few weeks ago :) I have a different view though. I thought it was pretty easy! Passed on the first time around and got 135+ questions (looked and it was 135 don't know how many questions after that but no...

Could you send these to me as well please?