celestial1

celestial1 has 5 years experience and specializes in LTC.

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1. About to become "a nurse!"

   celestial1 replied to tbanurse's topic in LPN-RN

   TBAnurse, I myself started out as a CNA am now a LPN and slowly working my way up to RN and who knows where from that point. Many times especially after going to LPN school with people with no medical experience that felt that changing someone or tha...

2. Making sure I am doing this right

   celestial1 posted a topic in Online Learning

   I have already put one post on here that a few people have given great responses to. If I could get someone that is or has been an EC student to read this and give me some feedback I would greatly appreciate it. I am currently a LPN, I have applied t...

3. what exactly is the difference?

   celestial1 replied to celestial1's topic in Online Learning

   Without taking the course how hard are the exams? What do you all recommend to study prior to taking the exam?

4. what exactly is the difference?

   celestial1 replied to celestial1's topic in Online Learning

   So about the EC exams for courses not available through CLEP are you saying that I can take the EC exams and not have to take the EC course? Or maybe I totally mesed that up?

5. what exactly is the difference?

   celestial1 replied to celestial1's topic in Online Learning

   I just realized that I didn't ask these questions also. I noticed on the EC website that some of the gen ed classes I need are not listed, really just the 3 sciences. Will they be offered at a later date? And also for the gen ed classes that I need c...

6. what exactly is the difference?

   celestial1 posted a topic in Online Learning

   I have been looking around the EC website for a while now(can be confusing to navigate). Can anyone tell me exactly what the gen ed requirement difference is between the associates in applied science and the associates in science is? Another question...

7. what is your facility protocol?

   celestial1 replied to celestial1's topic in Geriatric

   We have the same protocol minus what you all do on day 2. Problem is he won't drink the prune juice/milk of mag and usually wants to go straight for a fleets or a sse.

8. what is your facility protocol?

   celestial1 replied to celestial1's topic in Geriatric

   I wish that someone could get it through to his wife that if you don't eat a variety and if you refuse to move around that things are going to stop up.

9. what is your facility protocol?

   celestial1 posted a topic in Geriatric

   I have a resident who refuses to get out of bed, refuses to eat anything other than magic cups and drink strawberry glucerna. He is on a mechanical diet with nectar thick liquids. Once in a while he will eat and drink things his family brings him in ...

10. I should probably be pulling my hair out!

    celestial1 posted a topic in Geriatric

    Seriously are there any decent LTC/SNF jobs out there? When I started out as a CNA at my facility 3 years ago it was great and I loved it. About 6 months before graduating from nursing school the place really hit the bottom. I am ready to run screami...

11. Code Blue in LTC

    celestial1 replied to SaraO'Hara's topic in Geriatric

    This subject has been on my mind for some time now probably because I started helping out on the midnight shift. We have 60 residents. Most of the time at night it is one LPN and two CNAs. However our CNAs are not required to be CPR certified. We hav...

12. Getting burned out?

    celestial1 replied to Jennifera's topic in Geriatric

    It sounds just like the facility I work in. We were recently told that we would be taking admissions during all hours and on the weekends. Same as you no one wants to help with the process no matter when they come in and yeah I usually find out from ...

13. horrible weekend

    celestial1 posted a topic in Geriatric

    I don't know, perhaps it is just me but this past weekend was awful. I work in a LTC facility where I am usually the LPN for two skilled halls that have a total of 32 residents. On a good shift I only have one hall. A little background on our current...

14. Questions about Excelsior

    celestial1 posted a topic in Online Learning

    hey is anyone taking the excelsior route? i am a new lpn in virginia. i have started working on my pre-reqs to become a rn the traditional route. now i am second guessing that and thinking that excelsior might be the better option for me. if i could...

15. I did it!!!

    celestial1 replied to celestial1's topic in LPN/LVN

    Thanks to all. I used a few study guides. The NCLEX Exam Cram, Mosby's review book and one that was provided to us by our school. I also checked out their cd's that came with the books. I also looked around to some online sites. I promise that the te...