angelina28

Thank you for all the reply's... I didn't schedule a appointment thank goodness.. Now I know it may be a while before I get all the paper work.. Just means more time to study my butt off.. YOu all have been very helpfull thank you..

Well I graduated on June 11, 2004 and I'm now a GPN. I haven't started looking for a job yet because I want to test first.. I have a few questions. First do I have to wait for a letter from New york before I can schedule my test? I did the sign up online will it process faster.. How long does it usually take after having everything sent in to take boards? I'm just a bundle of nerves and ready to get it done.. I have everything sent in and signed up via internet this morning for my boards.. Thank you for your help

All my math test had on it was algebra also.. I know I did crappy on that part but they told me the most important was the reading and comprihension part..But I passed that with flying color's. so I'm all set to start.. Now let's get it done.. Okay can't spell tonight ladies.. I'm beat..

Thank's for the info. I didn't know about medicare rules. That's why they now insist that we toilet are resident's 3-4 time's a shift and that we write down the time's that we toileted them. That's were all the problame's started that and the fact there was a big write up about their survey they received. We were told point blank they have to sit on the toilet 3 time's on are shift and we need documentation of it. The thing is some of the residen't family member's do all there care. A couple of them are on the toileting schedule so how do you know what the family has done. I sent e-mails to our nursing director and she stopped me in the hall last night and told me she hadn't forgotten about them just thing's have been busy and there trying to come up with a solution. Us girls don't have a problame toileting but if a resident say's they don't have to go we shouldn't be made to take them any way's. Now resident's are giving us girls a hard time because with in about 2 hr's they have been put on the toilet 3 time's. So life has been fun. I love the resident's and I hate seeing them being made to do something that they don't want to do. But who am I. I'm jsut the shoulder for them to yell at when they are made to do something they don't want to. Thank's for listening

Thank's for the help. The place I work in is losing alot of staff because we are under staffed. in the past 2 week's we have had 3 RN's leave and 4 LPN's leave. We are working through lunch break's and we are there 8 1/2 hr's and we can't get administration to see the only one's suffering because of lack of staff is resident's. They failed there survey once all ready but thing's just stay the same. I just feel helpless and sorry that are resident's aren't getting there proper care. thank's for the advice

We are trying to find out what the state requires for Cna to resident ratio. I work in a LTCF. On my floor we have about 8-10 resident's per aide. On another floor that I work on that has about 22 resident's on one section and 18 Alzhiemer's on the other half. On the section with 22 resident's there are 2 CNA's that work on evening and alot of there care isn't getting done. I know of 4 people last night that didn't get care because we are also toileting 28 residet's right after dinner. We want to know what state law requires. Not sure where to look. If someone could help us we would appreciate it.