MrsMissyLPN

MrsMissyLPN has 5 years experience and specializes in LTC Geri-Psych, Alzheimer's.

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1. Pediatric Office

   MrsMissyLPN replied to NurseMotivator's topic in General Nursing

   Came looking to read the comments and there are none. ? Do you now have any advice you could offer?

2. How long did it take you to feel comfortable in LTC?

   MrsMissyLPN replied to vanilmil's topic in LPN/LVN

   Hey don't be scared mume2mykidz. With any job you will always have the negative but there is always the positives. It is very rewarding in many ways and there are good days that go along with the bad ones. Its more good than bad. Best of luck to ...

3. Getting CNAs to do their job?

   MrsMissyLPN replied to lvlissl2ebecca's topic in General Nursing

   I agree about showing them how serious you are. At first I was the weak young nurse and I was afraid of a fight so I just ended up doing things myself and then one day I had enough and I did write up a few people and then everyone started to take me...

4. I fear my CNAs! lol

   MrsMissyLPN replied to Gr8Dane's topic in General Nursing

   I thought I was the only one who had that problem. They spot us weak ones and know that they can get away with their crap with us. Just wait you will have enough. Although it did take me four years to finally be comfortable with demanding that ever...

5. Just PASSED!

   MrsMissyLPN replied to DavidLVN's topic in LPN/LVN

   :up::up:CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Welcome to the wonderful world of nursing.:yeah::yeah:

6. How long did it take you to feel comfortable in LTC?

   MrsMissyLPN replied to vanilmil's topic in LPN/LVN

   Oh wow...if I didn't already work in LTC I'd be scared to death. lol It took me approx. 6 months to stop crying at work and to feel a little more confident in myself. The reality of the situation is that no matter how much schooling you have and no ...

7. need a little PUSH

   MrsMissyLPN replied to Singarcia46's topic in Career Support

   Hello. I planned on becoming a RN one day and decided to go to school to become a LPN first and then go back to school at my own pace. I became a LPN, got married and five years later I have never went back to school and at this point in my life I ...

8. Can someone help me plz

   MrsMissyLPN replied to nursingstudent1105's topic in Career Support

   Hello, Sorry you didn't get an answer to your first post. In my expierence while in nursing school we did clinicals in many different enviroments. Me personally I always knew that I wanted to work in Geri-psych but I don't know how I knew that. It...

9. Do you/ did you have a Nurses Cap? Pin?

   MrsMissyLPN replied to P_RN's topic in General Nursing

   I graduated in 2003 and we had to wear a cap for the graduation cermony only. I was proud of the cap for a few months and had it proudly displayed in a case....however over the years it some how made it way into storage in the attic. lol We also had...

10. For Stats Project...How many NCLEX Qs did you have?

    MrsMissyLPN replied to polka-dot's topic in General Nursing

    85 questions..passed

11. Do Day Nurses Really Feel that Night Nurses Do Nothing All Night?

    MrsMissyLPN replied to Brita01's topic in General Nursing

    I worked 7p to 7a for almost five years and recently went to days. I have to say that most day shift nurses at my work are under the impression that the night nurses don't do much and they couldn't be more wrong. Each shift is busy but in different w...

12. Wearing Cologne to work Yes Or No

    MrsMissyLPN replied to KarmaWiseRaven's topic in General Nursing

    I have spent my fair share as a pt and I must tell you that one of the worst expierences that I have had was with a nurse whose perfume I was allergic to and made me physically ill. To this day if I smell that perfume I become ill again. I have neve...

13. How many hours would you work?

    MrsMissyLPN replied to mikethern's topic in General Nursing

    If given the choice it would be eight hours and not one second over that...only if that included my insurance (the reason I must work 40 hrs now)