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My two concerns as a new employee of a nursing home are: 1.Chest pain. 2.Respiratory distress. I wonder if anyone out there would like to tackle the following scenarios. Scenario A. You are the charge nurse (lpn), at the rehab unit of a nursing home. You are athe nursing station and the alarm goes of for room 25.You go to the room and the resident says he is experiencing very bad chest pain. You are alone. What should the LPN do? Scenario B. You respond to a resident that says he cannot breathe. The resident is sitting up and gasping for air. He has no order for any respiratory med. There is no order for nebulizer either. What should the LPN do? Was this comment helpful? Yes / No Reply - Report abuse