lavender rose

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1. Does being a CNA help you get into Nursing school?

   lavender rose replied to Di Deanna's topic in General Nursing

   If you are getting in to the LVN program being a CNA or 6-month nursing assisstant is usually required in alot of schools. I have no Idea in all the schools. But all together it does help if you already are one, its like getting your foot in the doo...

2. Telling family of pt falls

   lavender rose replied to lavender rose's topic in General Nursing

   thanks michelle that is great information and to discuss on the phone with family

3. Telling family of pt falls

   lavender rose posted a topic in General Nursing

   I'd like to know from many of you: When a pt falls and you need to tell the family members, how are ways to tell them when you make that phone call. thanks.

4. Wondering if 50 is too old to go to RN school

   lavender rose replied to fancyme50's topic in LPN-RN

   there was a LVN student at 65 and graduated.

5. What is your beginning of shift "routine"

   lavender rose replied to NorthTexasNurse's topic in New Nurse

   Hello, well my day starts at 0630, I take report then I go around with my CNA and we get people up in a w/c or situated in bed to eat like if they haven't been evaled by therapy and we are not sure of there transfer. Then depending on how many peo...

6. Going Off Orientation

   lavender rose replied to Melinurse's topic in New Nurse

   Well thats good it works out for you. At least you don't get worn out with that much of a load. Yeah, I found out at my work we use to be 8-9:1 4 years ago. Our rehab people can be alot of work but with other nurses to help out it really helps to ...

7. Going Off Orientation

   lavender rose replied to Melinurse's topic in New Nurse

   Wow even 8-9 pts is still a whole lot to handle. Its hard to really keep an eye on everyone. What if one has an emergency and then you still have all the others left that need you and then if you have an admit too. Too bad they won't go down to 5:...

8. Going Off Orientation

   lavender rose replied to Melinurse's topic in New Nurse

   In my orientation, The first couple of days I observed and helped out then day after day I'd pick up a patient till I reached 5 the whole group. I work rehab and the most we have is 5. Then if the'd tell me the 2nd day before orientation was to be ...

9. Scared to work :(

   lavender rose replied to Jab08's topic in LPN/LVN

   When I went on my interview they asked me what an LVN does and what would I do in this situation, of course tell me about yourself, oh I can't rememver any more I kinda froze too. I do not like interviews. But there are nurses there that were in yo...

10. Going Off Orientation

    lavender rose replied to Melinurse's topic in New Nurse

    Well I am an LVN and when I got off Orientation I had to organize my day. What do I do first and what comes next. But whenever I get a CHANCE i put my pen to the chart. Things will come up and you wish you would have spent those few extra minutes ...

11. Going Off Orientation

    lavender rose replied to Melinurse's topic in New Nurse

    Its has been one year already since I started my first Lvn Job. It is going great. I have learned so much and great staff to work with. Boy has it been busy but grateful I have good days off. I never work 4 days in a row. Thank goodness with it ...

12. end of shift report

    lavender rose replied to Rebecca1966's topic in Rehabilitation

    So do we also have a SBAR for end of shift report. we use to give each others copies after our report but most nurses now don't and want to make their own report copies just for them. What ever works. But I like rehab you get to meet so many pts t...

13. Fall precautions

    lavender rose replied to sonsonly's topic in Rehabilitation

    Usually when reading the screen for them and see that they have alzheimers or Dementia that's usually a light that tells me they need to be on a bed alarm. Due to their memory they won't always realize they are in a different place where they have to...

14. Roll Call: Introduce Yourselves, LPNs!

    lavender rose replied to TheCommuter's topic in LPN/LVN

    Hello you all I graduated in the fall of 06 and got my license the summer of 07. I started my LVN job in October. I work in a rehabilitaion hospital 12 hr shifts.

15. Is this a normal work load?

    lavender rose replied to AddyRN07's topic in New Nurse

    Im in a rehab setting and my usual patient ratio is 5-6. Occasionally it will go to 7 cause of a new admit. Maybe a feeding tube and an o2 person. But nothing compared to that. I believe the ration should be lower cause of the heavy workload. Too ...