What you would do as a Licensed Practical Nurse at NODC: Performs nursing procedures under direction of psychiatric/MR Nurse: transcribes physician's orders; administers controlled (e.g., narcotics, minor tranquilizers) & non-controlled (e.g., aspirin) physician prescribed medications in oral, rectal, topical or injection form & physician ordered treatments (e.g., administers oxygen, applies sterile dressings, inserts catheters, reinserts gastrostomy tubes, suctions, collects specimens) to residents with mental retardation & developmental disabilities; checks residents for positive & negative reactions to medications &/or treatments; reports negative reactions to Psychiatric/MR Nurse &/or physician immediately & documents incident; assists physician(s) (e.g., with physical exams, treatment, &/or laboratory tests); treats medical emergencies (e.g., first aid, cardiopulmonary resuscitation) & responds to other emergencies (e.g., restrains residents, applies Heimlich maneuver, in case of fire evacuates residents); charts resident records; prepares & counts medication; orders medication; provides medication instructions to residents & other staff members; orders equipment & supplies (e.g., forms, sterile supplies, catheters, tube feeding equipment) to meet needs of each resident. Provides general nursing to residents, takes vital signs, assists with personal hygiene, grooming, eating, toileting, mobility); assists in training of residents in the above areas; observes, documents & reports residents' condition(s) (e.g., symptoms of illness, medication reactions, resident behavior response to treatment) to Psychiatric/MR Nurse &/or physician; assists Psychiatric/MR Nurse with resident's documentation & quarterly Health Assessments & Nursing Care Plan; implements Nursing Care Plan to meet established goals for each resident (e.g., assures medication is delivered & taken as prescribed & that residents have adequate intake & output of fluids); maintains medical records & performs clerical tasks (e.g., filing, duplicating, answering phone) as required by NODC Directives & Nursing Policy & Procedures; monitors resident's medical files monthly.