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  1. LTC Nurses please respond

    mandaleigh replied to crd521's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    1. What size is your LTC facility? Four floors- 150 total 2. What is the nursing to patient ratio? 1 LPN or RN per LTC unit, approx 38 residents, 2 nurses per rehab unit 30ish residents per nurse. My...

  2. As if I am not busy enough!

    mandaleigh replied to NJstudent2012's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Thank you you for the

  3. What is your current LPN salary

    mandaleigh replied to Vicky Laursen's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I'm an LPN, six years experience, work in Maryland in a LTC facility and make $

  4. Getting pt's to take their meds.

    mandaleigh replied to fangirl's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    We are not allowed to give meds during meals....who THINKS up these

  5. starting Lpn job in a nursing home

    mandaleigh replied to jgo86's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    First of all, congrats on your first job!! I think everyone is nervous at first. Two weeks is a short orientation, maybe see how it goes and request some more time to get your feet wet. As for being...

  6. Lost one of my 'favorites' yesterday

    mandaleigh posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I have been in this LTC facility for about 9 months. This gentleman was 90+, VERY hard of hearing, and, oh, did I mention this is an advanced Alzheimers unit? Due to having such a hearing deficit, he...

  7. To Orient or Not to Orient?

    mandaleigh replied to sassysteph7's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Lots of times family members don't like the drugs used for PRN due to things they may have heard. Why did the son have the MD get rid of all PRN

  8. Could use some opinions and/or advice.

    mandaleigh posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    *Deep breath* I am a new LPN. I took a part-time job at a respected LTC facility. I was hired to take over for the nurse on maternity leave. The unit I work in is AACU, ADVANCED Alzheimers Care Unit....

  9. Could use some opinions and/or advice.

    mandaleigh replied to mandaleigh's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Thanks for all of your help! I am still trying to decide what I really want out of my 'career'. I truly enjoy 'total care', so I may look into hospital work. To me, getting to know your...

  10. Advice On Becoming A Nurse in my Forties!

    mandaleigh replied to southflorida2's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Hey! I am 45, am finishing my LPN program in December. I started college at 42 with 2 kids grown and 2 still in HS. My husband gave me the best piece of advice 2 1/2 years ago, "the next 2 years are...

  11. Class of 2010 (starting nursing school in Fall 2008)

    mandaleigh replied to RDH-NrsgStudent's topic in General Students

    Why is the beginning so far

  12. Reminiscing

    mandaleigh replied to knockandhello's topic in General Nursing

    Wow!! I've read about some of these things in books and some of them we were doing in class recently! As far as the toe pleat, we were shown how and why. I find that it makes the pt's feet more...

  13. Pros vs. Cons of Geriatrics?

    mandaleigh replied to maryruth's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Hey Maryruth, I think your reasons for wanting to work in geriatrics are valid reasons. You sound like you know yourself well. I, too, feel the way you do in how elders are treated a lot of the time....

  14. Mechanical lift question

    mandaleigh replied to SaraO'Hara's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    At the LTC facility where I am doing my geri clinicals, they use both of these. I do realize what the pros are for using them but most of the residents hate them and a few have remarked that it makes...

  15. 2nd semester all over again

    mandaleigh replied to purplehaze's topic in General Nursing

    I feel for ya!! The advice that Lizz gave was excellent!! Good luck

  16. wedding rings at work

    mandaleigh replied to tofutti's topic in General Nursing

    In our clinicals, the rules are very specific about the kind of jewelry that we can wear. My sweet husband went and bought me a plain gold band so I don't have to worry about my 'good' ones. I'm not...

  17. Nursing is taking over my life!!!!

    mandaleigh replied to Samantha2000's topic in General Nursing

    Hey! My clinical instructor gave a student some, (I thought), excellent advice yesterday. She, the student, was upset because of some things that she perceived that she did incorrectly. The instructor...

  18. allnurses.com tshirt ideas?

    mandaleigh replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    http://www.allnurses.com qh qd :balloons: YES, YES, YES!! I want one of

  19. Anyone take LPN program just to make it easier to become RN?

    mandaleigh replied to cindy0624's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Here in central Indiana, schools have almost totally phased out the LPN programs. The school I attend, a community college, is about the only one. There are 70 in my class, due to complete in...

  20. First OR observation

    mandaleigh replied to lynnie17's topic in General Nursing

    I did mine last week. I thought it was kind of boring, too. If I had been an active participant, it might have been different. Generally, I like my patients

  21. how many (nursing students) are sick?

    mandaleigh replied to Maisie's topic in General Students

    OHMYGOSH!! I thought I was the only one!!! Especially the eye twitching..that is DEFINITELY stress!! I haven't had anything else except nearly passing out at clinicals last week because I was doing...

  22. Soooo, you're observing in the Operating Room (O.R.)...

    mandaleigh replied to Marie_LPN, RN's topic in General Students

    I am in the middle of clinicals and had my OR observation day today. It was more relaxed than I expected. The circulating nurses were awesome!! Available for questions during the surgeries and...

  23. Managing Perceptions (male nurse/student in OB)

    mandaleigh replied to Works2xs's topic in General Nursing

    I have four children , all over the age of 16. In those four births, I have had three nurses that happened to be male. They were WONDERFUL!!! They were SO considerate of my feelings, my husband's...

  24. stinking of cigarette smoke

    mandaleigh replied to sisterfaye's topic in General Nursing

    I am starting clinicals on Thursday and am wondering what the smokers in our group are going to do, 5 of them out of 10. This hospital is a completely non-smoking campus. You would have a good walk to...

  25. what prereqs did you have to take

    mandaleigh replied to Sugarbelle's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    My school is a state/community college, fully accredited. If you have any credits from another college or university, those can probably be transferred, if they are within the last 10 years. Everyone...