littleone49

littleone49

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About littleone49

littleone49 specializes in Geriatrics.


I have worked in Long-Tern Care for seven years. I enjoy the being an advocate for my patients and family. Fullfilling the needs of my patients whether it is strenghthening and patient teaching to get back home after illness/surgery or providing comfort care for those at end of life and being there for their families as well. Outside of work I enjoy spending my time with my 18 month old son playing with animals, tractors, and reading to him as well as cheering my husband on racing in the summer. I enjoy painting, a glass of wine, refurnishing furniture for "therapy" ;)

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  1. Just need to vent..

    Yesterday I had my advising session at the college I applied to get my RN at. I graduated in 2010 with my LPN Diploma at the same college. Hoped to get started this coming spring, thought all I needed was the HESI exam to get in. Turns out they ha...
  2. Work and LPN school?

    During my schooling for LPN I worked weekends as a CNA at a local nursing home, but I only worked between 5-8hrs every other weekend. I do not have any children yet but there were several in my class that did as well as a co-worker who worked full t...
  3. allnurses.com Android app is here!

    Now I will be on the site even more!!
  4. Insurance?

    Thanks everyone!!
  5. Insurance?

    Hey everyone. I am a fairly new LPN grad. Been working at a long-term care facility here in Iowa. Wondering if it would be a good idea for me to carry some type of insurance? Also, if so, what companies are good to go through? Thank You :)
  6. PDA's for Student Nurses??? Helpful or Not???

    I hated the PDA that was required last year for our school it was slow and so many students had problems with theirs freezing up or not even turning on. This year they upgraded and now we use nursing central, i downloaded it on my ipod touch and lov...
  7. So, what color are your school uniforms?

    At Iowa Lakes Community College we wear blue scrub top with a white shirt underneath along with white pants and white shoes.
  8. I took my course when I was a Jr. in HS, which was 4 yrs ago. It was a 75 hr course with 4 days of 6hr clinical. I don't feel we had much hands on experience, we only had one resident to take care of.
  9. Feeling unprepared

    Totally normail :) when I took my CNA course we only had one resident and had 4 clinical days. That will not prepare you at all, especially when they give you one assist residents. When I got hired I had 10 orientation days. The first couple dady...
  10. medical terminology, reading, spelling.......

    I'm with you on this one. I have the worst time trying to pronounce numerous names of medications. I don't believe it has anything to do with you being a bad nurse in the future. If it's new information and new words it will most likely be hard to...
  11. Orientation exactly a week from today!

    I start my second semester LPN Jan. 14. So ready to get back at it :) good luck to everyone :)
  12. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    I work as a CNA and it was time for 10PM night rounds at the nursing home we work at. Anyway it's said that there is a ghost of a resident that died quite a few years ago and she looks like a resident we had at the time this happened. A call light ...
  13. Thoughts on ATI: Assessment Technologies Institute

    I'm from Iowa and we do ATI. I like the books we got for another resource, but I hate having to be online so many hours a week and take certain tests when I really should be studying for the chapters where doing in class. I don't think it really re...
  14. Graduating Class of 2010, come 1 come all...........

    May 2010 :) :) :)
  15. Has anyone here gotten into nursing school with a 'B' in Anatomy?

    Im pretty sure i got a B when i took anatomy in high school. For the School i am taking my nursing classes you need a C