Hello all! You see I’ve been an lpn at a skilled ltc facilty for almost 2 years. I love my job but I see that I’m underpaid. When I first started I was at 18.15 an hr taking home $650 a week. Now...
Hello all new nurse here. I work in a ltc and so far everything is good except paperwork and when calling the doctor. I get nervous on what I should say especially when leaving a voicemail. At our...
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Thank you all!! But even for normals we still have to call them and type a DAR note if the labs. Yeateeday I had a PT/INR come in it was lower than her normal. Luckily the doctor was in the building I...
I'm a new lpn I work in a ltc. I have really bad phone anxiety when it comes to calling the doctor I just don't know what to say without messing up. For example when labs come in I'm suppose to call...
Hi everyone I know this sounds stupid and I'm embarrassed for even asking but I'm a new lpn nurse I work in a ltc facility and when it comes to calling the doctor I get really nervous. Esp when it...
iwannabeanursee replied to iwannabeanursee's topic in General Nursing
I see what you're saying. I would stay full time but were short staffed with aides is exhausting. We only have 2 aides on all units they keep firing aides. This leaves the nurses to do aide work also...
iwannabeanursee replied to iwannabeanursee's topic in General Nursing
I originally signed up for full time. I know I should've done part time in the beginning but I didn't know how tiring it is. I asked them if I could drop to part time bc the workload was more than I...
Hello! I'm new to nursing. I've been an lpn at a nursing home almost 2 months now. It took me about a month to finally get comfortable on my unit. Im currently full time but I'm going part time...
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I was told by the nurse from day shift her BS always runs high they said one time the glucometer bc it was so high read HI instead of a number. Since I started on the unit her sugars have been normal....
iwannabeanursee replied to iwannabeanursee's topic in General Nursing
Yes I work in a ltc facility. So if the BS is really high would I still give the novolog and lantus or just give the novolog first retest in 15 min then give lantus? Just give her water. That's what...
I'm a new lpn. I just have a question. This hasn't happened to me yet but when it does I want to be prepared. At our facility it says if a pt BS is over 350 call MD. If their BS is below 70 hold...
iwannabeanursee replied to iwannabeanursee's topic in General Students
She doesn't have any breathing probs. Her pulse ox is 99-100%. No she's never had any pain all I know when I started here was she is in for dementia. The only meds they'd have me give her was her was...