I work in a SNF, and I seriously can't believe how much I enjoy geriatrics. Love being a nurse. Well, most parts of it. In the end, the good outweighs the bad, and that's the important part.
"Just" a nurse replied to honeyforasalteyfish's topic in LPN, LVN Students
That's what my plan was. 3 1/2 years later, I'm still an lpn. In the nursing homes, not so bad. In the hospital, IF you can get a hospital job as an lpn, forget about it. I'm really learning that...
Thanks everyone! I don't have anything on social media to worry about anyway - I keep most of my social media presence private already. I only referenced that as far as seeing what we look like, but...
So I read an article on here that was dated a few years ago, and it said not to include pics with resumes. But, being 2015, and being that many employers - even in healthcare - routinely check social...
"Just" a nurse replied to ElizabethStoneRN's topic in General Nursing
I work in an SNF and I've never heard of I/O to my knowledge. I have, however, both heard of and utilized hypodermoclysis. Is this a technique that is ever used such as in the case of the dehydrated...
I don't know if this is true for everyone, but... I tried the PVT, and didn't have to submit anything. Before I even got to the page, it said that I had recently scheduled this exam and another...
I know what you mean, OP. I had my first code after just over a year as a nurse. Difference is, I work in a SNF, so we had to wait for the ambulance and run the code with just a couple of nurses and...