NikthePNstudent

NikthePNstudent has 3 years experience and specializes in LTC.

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1. LPN in hospitals

   NikthePNstudent replied to nursemarsh32's topic in LPN/LVN

   In the area in which I live big hopsitals are no longer hiring LPN's, however LTACH's (Long-term acute care hospitals) around here are starting to use a lot more LPN's. It's not labor and delivery but it's still hospital experience so it could be som...

2. LVN/LPN program repeat, 50+ need help organizing!

   NikthePNstudent replied to Squad51KMG365's topic in LPN/LVN Students

   Get yourself a calendar, and a few highlighters. Get all your syllabi together and start writing the due date for every test/assignment/whatever in the calendar. Then highlight all of the due dates, and try to color coordinate. For example, for funda...

3. I let a resident fall and feel terrible!

   NikthePNstudent replied to PrettyNerd's topic in CNA/MA

   I think most, if not all, of us CNA's have had an incident where either a resident has fallen or had to be guided to the floor while they were under our care. It happens. We're human and being such, we are fallible. Anyhow, I remember an incident whe...

4. getting hours

   NikthePNstudent replied to mvm2's topic in CNA/MA

   I'm not entirely sure if this is a question, but here's my 2 cents. I can only speak from my own experience, which is the following: I've worked in LTC as a CNA for over two years and what I can tell you is that there are always opportunities to get ...

5. LPN admission criteria at CSN Las Vegas

   NikthePNstudent replied to mihaella27's topic in LPN/LVN Students

   Hello, I'm in my second semester of the PN program. First, you got a certificate of completion from CSN, not your CNA certification. You need to have your CNA certification from the BON because, if I remember correctly from when I applied last year, ...

6. Did I completely ruin my nursing career?

   NikthePNstudent replied to NikthePNstudent's topic in CNA/MA

   Thank you all so much. I can't even begin tell you how much it helps to know that others don't believe that I ruined my career :) To JustBeachyNurse: My supervisor was very sympathetic towards my situation. After I was done explaining it all to her s...

7. Did I completely ruin my nursing career?

   NikthePNstudent posted a topic in CNA/MA

   Here's the story: I am 20 years old and I have worked at a LTC facility as a CNA for a year and nine months. It was my first job and I loved working there, and I never thought I was going to leave the place, however I did. I am in the middle of an LP...