Bronxand

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1. Pacific Union College LVN to RN

   Bronxand replied to Bronxand's topic in California

   It'll only help :) Good luck. You deserve the future you're striving for :)

2. Pacific Union College LVN to RN

   Bronxand replied to Bronxand's topic in California

   Best program ever. The professors for the most part are really supportive. Classes are only 4 days a month, but it's mega intense with A LOT of information to go through. You really have to study in between classes to really understand. I had to tak...

3. Integrity and abuse vs Safety

   Bronxand replied to Bronxand's topic in General Nursing

   State has been notified ombadsman is aware. It seems like any intervention we try to turn to, we seem to be stuck with her. We've tried moving her, transferring her. We're all stuck in a rut heh. At least that's what management and social services de...

4. Integrity and abuse vs Safety

   Bronxand replied to Bronxand's topic in General Nursing

   All of that has been offered and refused. And when she wants to smoke she wants to smoke NOW. Heh. Typically we can get someone to supervise when she goes against schedule to prevent a problem, but there are many occasions where things are so hectic ...

5. Integrity and abuse vs Safety

   Bronxand replied to Bronxand's topic in General Nursing

   We have 5150 her multiple times but police arrive she stops and police do nothing . We changed out facility to non smoking but then it was changed back. Apparently it was illegal to revoke that right? We tried to get her to leave but no facility wil...

6. Integrity and abuse vs Safety

   Bronxand replied to Bronxand's topic in General Nursing

   Family members bring it to her. They're all aware not to do so but they do anyway. Let me know she has things like that are social services department search her belongings and confiscat them but she keeps getting more. Same with the other residents ...

7. Integrity and abuse vs Safety

   Bronxand posted a topic in General Nursing

   So in my SNF in California, there is a patient in a wheelchair with bipolar disorder, borderline personality disorder, and can be immensely verbally and physically abusive. Our facility received an IJ for safety from state a few years ago because the...

8. Pacific Union College LVN to RN

   Bronxand replied to Bronxand's topic in California

   Welp, i'm currently in the wait period for orientation day in october. there are 2 days in november and december for the "bridge" into RN to test competencies in skills and stuff. Every even years they have the LVN-RN at the Napa Campus and odd year...

9. Pacific Union College LVN to RN

   Bronxand replied to Bronxand's topic in California

   UPDATE: I found out I got accepted into the program! I application deadline was April 15 and I got my acceptance letter June 10. I'm hoping it wasn't a tough call from the admitting committee, especially because of my GPA. I guess I was just lookin...

10. Pacific Union College LVN to RN

    Bronxand posted a topic in California

    Hey team! I applied for the 2017 term for PUCs LVN to RN program. The other threads on here are dead and a few years old. Can anyone share their experiences in the program? I applied with a 3.28 GPA TEAS 84% ACT 28. Any idea of my chan...

11. Pacific Union College 2016 lvn-rn

    Bronxand replied to ae1021's topic in LPN-RN

    I applied last April. I'm real nervous. Can anyone tell me about their experiences ?

12. Pacific Union College acceptance

    Bronxand replied to ae1021's topic in California

    Hello! I have applied to the LVN to RN and PUC as well. I'm also from Fairfield! I've never applied to big kid college before some I'm real anxious. I don't hear about results till June. I was wondering, since you should almost be done or already fin...

13. DVT interventions

    Bronxand replied to Bronxand's topic in General Nursing

    Uhoh that's news to me

14. DVT interventions

    Bronxand posted a topic in General Nursing

    So I got talked to by my DON today because I didn't follow the proper protocols in nursing interventions involving a resident and possible DVT. Therapy brought to my attention that resident was experiencing pain to BLE. this isn't new. Resident has h...