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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 I make 19.13 an hour. My take home pay is about $580...

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 facility we have to call the doc when we get labs in ...

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 whether it's normal or abnormal. Like how should I ...

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 was able to show him and ask if I should continue...

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 goes to voicemail I don't want to pause or messing up...

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 beginning February. It's exhausting being a new nurse wo...

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 and I'm tired of it. I don't like being there ever...

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 expected. They didn't mind but she said you'll hav...

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 novolog and lantus. Let's say their BS is 500 and they'...

Let's say you have a pt 93yr old female. Would you give her a Benzo such Ativan or Xanax. Say your pt has insomnia. She'll call out numbers during shift but at bed time she's up all night. Let's say her doc put her on Xanax 0.25mg but made her worse....

Well she died over the weekend. I wasn't working that weekend. I was told yesterday when I punched in. They basically killed her.

I know if it's below 70 to hold. I'm just really nervous so I would give it.

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. They probably always adjusted the order. What am ...

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 worried I don't want to do something Call the d...

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 a supplement and melatonin. The reason I ask this ...

They started her on these drugs also for anxiety. She used to shout random numbers during the shift and at night she just wouldn't sleep. When she started the med her behavior got worse. I was talking with other nurses I don't think she should be put...

Tell that to the facility I work at. My resident hasn't been the same since they put her on that drug. She won't acceot meals or fluids and I blame them. Her speech used to be clear now it's slurred. She's so out of it. Yesterday they discontinued it...

Hey all! I need to vent. Im on the verge of a breakdown. I'm a new lpn never had any experience my first job. I hate ltc. After graduating I told myself I would not go into ltc. I hate my job at this nursing home. 3 days ago i was still on orientatio...

Hello all! I got a job at a nursing home and came back feeling depressed. I know I shouldn't complain since I've always wanted to be a nurse and help ppl but I just feel like I don't know what I'm doing. I'm not what you call a quick learner and I do...

I had a bad day yesterday. I messed up on a sterile dressing change. My gloves got stuck to the tape and the dressing ripped. I was so embarrassed in front of the nurse training me. I have no nursing experience aside from my clinicals but yesterday w...

True. I'm not bothered by the residents I just feel like I'm a bother to the other nurses. They think I should already know this stuff even though this is my first lpn job. They're not really nice.

Hi all! I just wanna ask about working full time as an lpn. The facilty I got hired says that full time is 5 days, 8hr shifts, basically 37.5 hrs with alternating weekends. I didn't understand about the weekends does that mean I work 5 days one week ...

I just have a question. In case nclex asks this if late deceleration is noted what does the nurse do first? Stop the pitocin or position mother on left side? On some sites I see stop the oxytocin and others to change position or give o2. I'm testing ...

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