Lucid Vital Nurse BSN, RN

Lucid Vital Nurse is a BSN, RN and specializes in M/S, Tel, ER, Onc, Clinic, MH, Corrections, CC.

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1. What I Love About Nursing Is....

   Lucid Vital Nurse replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in General Nursing

   Helping people! I get so much satisfaction out of a kind word, "Thank You!", hug or handshake when I've made a positive impact on another human being! Seeing a patient smile or laugh is very meaningful to me! There is no better feeling than that! Lis...

2. I fear my CNAs! lol

   Lucid Vital Nurse replied to Gr8Dane's topic in General Nursing

   Very nicely put, Keepsmiling66! You are very right....it just boils down to respect, very simply. Wherever you go in life (whether it's work or whatever), you are not always going to like every person nor is every person going to like you, for whate...

3. California Licensing after NCLEX results

   Lucid Vital Nurse replied to lvnhopeful's topic in California

   Hi Suzanne 4! Could you explain to me the difference between a board vs. a bureau? Is the Bureau of Vocational Nursing still primarily the same as when it was a board?

4. California Licensing after NCLEX results

   Lucid Vital Nurse replied to lvnhopeful's topic in California

   Just to help clarify who governs Nursing Practice (RN/LVN) in CA....The [state] Department of Consumer Affairs contains the CA Board of Registered Nursing and the Bureau of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians. The California Department of ...

5. Why are male nurses looked down on?

   Lucid Vital Nurse replied to USCUAmber's topic in Male Students

   As a male nurse, I've never been looked down upon. The only time I see any nurse looked down upon is when they are incompetent, which I have seen. Usually, I'm the go to guy whether it's an RN/LVN or CNA needing something. I have a passion for my pro...

6. I fear my CNAs! lol

   Lucid Vital Nurse replied to Gr8Dane's topic in General Nursing

   I work with very good CNA's! I don't have to tell them twice to do what I ask! My CNA's are like my second brain and remind me do what I need to do; comes in handy especially when I'm very busy. Working in ICU/DOU the nurses don't always get a CNA an...

7. Being dropped from a LVN program...Any Advice

   Lucid Vital Nurse replied to Care4life's topic in General Nursing

   Whatever you do, DON'T give up!! Go back and try again until you get it then go for your RN! Nursing school (RN/LVN) is very hard and you just have to make the time and have the desire to finish!! Go back and read, and re-read the material you lacked...

8. iv push benadryl

   Lucid Vital Nurse replied to HyperRNRachel's topic in General Nursing

   It is!...It is very scarey when you think you're gonna die all of a sudden! People who don't work in healthcare and go through that, get scared, I'm sure! But, when you work in this field and start self-diagnosing...it makes the experience even more ...

9. Can PICC line be delegated? What's the rationale behind it?

   Lucid Vital Nurse replied to DaisyChains's topic in General Nursing

   We can't drawl blood from central lines or flush them either. We can only drawl blood peipherally. We can do basic assessments but we have to report abnormalities to an RN and/or MD. We can also take verbal and phone orders.

10. iv push benadryl

    Lucid Vital Nurse replied to HyperRNRachel's topic in General Nursing

    I recently received Compazine IVP, a flush then 50mgs of Benadryl IVP (very fast and undiluted). It was given through a Peripheral H/L. First, it burned like heck! Then, I had this feeling of "impending doom". Then all of a sudden, my heart rate wen...

11. Can PICC line be delegated? What's the rationale behind it?

    Lucid Vital Nurse replied to DaisyChains's topic in General Nursing

    I'm an LVN (Licensed Vocational Nurse) in DOU at a hospital in Los Angeles County; and LVN's are not allowed to touch central lines or give anything through them. All we can do is change the central line dressings. In addition, only RN's with special...

12. Do you say you're a nurse...

    Lucid Vital Nurse replied to picurn10's topic in LPN/LVN

13. What's an LVN ll or lll

    Lucid Vital Nurse replied to Ks mommy nurse's topic in LPN/LVN

    A designation after the Nursing title is given by an organization to classify nurses for pay grade purposes depending on skills or rank. I know Kaiser Hospital in Panorama City has LVN II/III. The County of Los Angeles, Department of Health Services ...

14. LPN/LVN rate of pay in your area.

    Lucid Vital Nurse replied to Couture_Honey's topic in LPN/LVN

    I'm an LVN working in a hospital in DOU in Santa Clarita, CA (Los Angeles County). I make $19.75 hour working 1900-0730 (with evening and night differentials). My Base pay is $15.50/hour. I've only been working at this hospital for 3 months though. M...

15. Do you say you're a nurse...

    Lucid Vital Nurse replied to picurn10's topic in LPN/LVN

    A Nurse is a Nurse is a Nurse..... If you have a license to practice nursing in your state then you are a Nurse. Yes there are two types of Nurses... RN's and LVN's/LPN's. I get tired of dealing with this issue: at work, other nurses, my friends, my ...