is there such a thing as a typical day?

JaHazle · Dec 5, 2003

I am not a RN, just an LPN...but would be glad to tell ya about my day. We get there at 7:30 a.m., well most of us, except for the 2 nurses that are late every day that they work. Get report, do narc count, stock our carts. Then, set out to do my med pass usually by 7:45 or 8:00 am. While on med pass, I have skin assessments that have to be done, and vitals. I am usually done with med pass at about 9:30 but sometimes not until 10. Btw, there are approx. 38 pts. on each unit. After med pass, I go back and call for whatever orders I need, and reorder my meds. Then it is time to go do the accu-checks and give insulin coverage. Then I get lunch. Go back, do my afternoond med pass, along with whatever help the aids need. Go back look over my labs, call the docs to get orders pertaining to those, then try to nab a break. Then it is time for treatments then evening med pass. By this time it is usually 4:30 or so. Get finished with the last med pass about 6 pm. Do my charting (we only chart on certain patients everyday), put my I&Os in the book and by that time it is time to give report to the next shift. Hopefully I am out the door by 7:30. That is what a non-normal day is supposed to be like, however it never seems to work that way lol. Because a normal day is total chaos lol. Nothing too exciting just busy and there never seem to be enough hours in the day. Have a great and hopefully "unnormal".

talullahmae · Dec 7, 2003

Thanks for your help! I'm so looking forward to being an RN and am working hard, but just wanted a "feel" for things.