jaysmom

jaysmom

Late stage Alzhiemer's in LTC setting.

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jaysmom specializes in Late stage Alzhiemer's in LTC setting..


I am a newly licensed LPN in Ct, a mom of a handsome young 11 year old man and "woman" to my man of 7 years that is my soulmate and love of my life... except for my son, cats, and puppy (they are also my loves!) Oh, and my patients, I fall easily!

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  1. Conn Nurses Meet N Greet

    Coral from Mashantucket, CT (Foxwoods casino area), newly licensed LPN working in a late stage Alzheimer's unit in the LTC setting. Going on for my RN slowly but surely starting in the fall of 2010!
  2. My patient in clinical this week has a 1 month S/P BKA. She still has steri strips in place and is having minimal amounts of reddish brown drainage on her stump shrinker. She only has the one stump shrinker. I find this to be an infection risk. I ask...
  3. Oh yeah, I immediately brought that Wii right to that LTC facility and they were excited to get it! The students that are still at that facility (my rotation is at another facility right now 30 min away! ) said that they haven't even hooked it up yet...
  4. Things are ok. I am trying to get through the last two weeks until summer vacation. I stopped working for now and some of the tension at home has stopped for now but our teachers at school are just loading us up like they're never going to see us aga...
  5. My First Clinical Deficiency (Long)

    You were able to spot your mistake, admit to it for the pt's sake, and fix it. You will probably never forget that mistake and never make it again. We're in school to learn and it sounds like you sure did. Your CI seems really understanding, and like...
  6. Thank you everyone, after another night of bad attitude I decided that I am going to try one last time to make this work at home. I am sending out my CNA application tomorrow and getting that certificate. Money for school isn't the issue right now, I...
  7. Grades- do instructors round up?

    A quote from my department head in the first week of school... "What do you call the doctor that graduated last in his/her class? Dr." Same with nurses, your patients will never ask you what your GPA was in nursing school. I think I might pay to see ...
  8. Grades- do instructors round up?

    You can have your snobby A/B nurse... I am going to be a great nurse A's and one unfortunate B+ but not snobby. I think cocky is a better word than snobby. There is always room for improvement and not having the ability to acknowledge that is not goi...
  9. Grades- do instructors round up?

    Very true, some people aren't very good academically but at least in my class, we actually have less than C students who have several clinical write ups and N/A's and truly lack any common sense. Our teachers have told us that they no longer have the...
  10. Ok, this is pretty personal, but no one here knows who I am so here goes! I need any advice anyone has on juggling a full time family and full time nursing school. I get all A's and B+'s in school, I love clinical, I have made a few great friends in ...
  11. Grades- do instructors round up?

    It seems that our instructors do whatever it takes to make students pass sometimes. They don't round up if you have, say, an 89.4.... but if you're consistently failing they will offer tons of extra things to boost grades (making those of us with typ...
  12. Best Way to Supplement Income While in School

    I've been a topless dancer for the last 7 years, also a single mom of a 10 year old and I am 3/4 way done with my LPN. I work one night a week and bring in $400-500 a week. It's totally per diem, I have even managed to do most of my prereqs for my RN...
  13. First Year Finished!! Anyone else??

    Almost through with my 2nd semester of a 3 semester LPN program! Looking forward to summer break with my family and some down time to destress so it feels like I'm able to celebrate! Congratulations to everyone!!!! :redpinkhe