smartypants22 LVN

smartypants22 has 9 years experience as a LVN.

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1. Parent contacting me on Saturday night to come Sunday morning, not even my shift

   smartypants22 replied to smartypants22's topic in Private Duty

   She is the only one to contact on my off days because sometimes she changes the hours she wants her nurses to come. Yes, this happens with my agency too.

2. Parent contacting me on Saturday night to come Sunday morning, not even my shift

   smartypants22 posted a topic in Private Duty

   Some background on this patient- I only work Thursday evenings and the patient has nurses 6 days a week, used to be 7, but the nurse scheduled for Sunday is on an extended vacation as she is scared to work during the Pandemic. Mom doesn't want the of...

3. Lvn to rn transition 2017(lonestar college system)

   smartypants22 replied to Shabba's topic in School Programs

   Hello everyone, I'm looking to apply for 2018, I was just wondering what you all got in your 3 classes? Did they just take the GPA for the 3 classes? Also what did you score on the Hesi? Just wondering since I really want to be in the 2018 class.

4. Steps to Applying for LVN Program at HCC

   smartypants22 replied to SaraDee's topic in LPN/LVN Students

   Hello, I graduated from the LVN program from HCC in December 2014. You need to take prerequesites, Nutrition and Anatomy & Physiology. There are two types of A&P, the A&P class for LVN, which is just a semester long, and A&P 1 and A&a...

5. Resident's family wanted to discharge AMA at 10:00 PM Sunday night!

   smartypants22 replied to smartypants22's topic in Geriatric

   Another thing I want to add is this particular resident was placed on contact isolation for having infected wounds.

6. Resident's family wanted to discharge AMA at 10:00 PM Sunday night!

   smartypants22 replied to smartypants22's topic in Geriatric

   He wanted to leave too, he wasn't happy with his care and being left in bed all day since he didn't have a wheelchair. Rehab therapy is supposed to provide the wheelchair, but I don't know what happened during the week. The doctor that was responsibl...

7. Resident's family wanted to discharge AMA at 10:00 PM Sunday night!

   smartypants22 posted a topic in Geriatric

   Let me give you some background on this situation: I have been working at my LTC for about 5 months now, doing only weekend double shifts 6AM-10PM. The 10-6 nurse doesn't come on time because she has another job and I have had to wait for her to come...

8. HCC Coleman LVN Program

   smartypants22 replied to S&P201214's topic in LPN/LVN Students

   ^No. I took 2015 off to study for NCLEX and get a job. I'm now working weekends as an LVN and working on getting my the rest of my prereqs for the LVN-RN transition. I was hoping to go back to HCC, but now since they've lost their accredition, I'm go...

9. HCC Coleman LVN Program

   smartypants22 replied to S&P201214's topic in LPN/LVN Students

   I graduated in December of 2014, if they get their accreditation back, it's classes in the morning and clinicals in the morning. You won't be away from your children for long, but you'll also need to make time to study.

10. Does your facility have 12 hour shifts or 8 hour shifts?

    smartypants22 replied to smartypants22's topic in Geriatric

    I've been working at my LTC facility for about 3 months now. I originally wanted 6-2 Mon-Fri, but that wasn't open at the time, so I accepted 6-2 Saturday and Sunday. Now, the 2-10 Saturday and Sunday has opened up, so I'm going to start working 6a-1...

11. Does your facility have 12 hour shifts or 8 hour shifts?

    smartypants22 replied to smartypants22's topic in Geriatric

    That sounds like a great shift. I used to work 12 hour shifts, 3 days a week, and when I went to work in LTC, I found myself missing it. I loved having so many days off work.

12. Houston Community College ADN Spring 2016 Applicants

    smartypants22 replied to HopefulRN2b25's topic in Texas

    There were some bad instructors where you had to learn on your own, but having a study group helps. Tests were hard so you need to have good study habits. I figure since I made it through the LVN program, the ADN program can't be much worse.

13. Houston Community College ADN Spring 2016 Applicants

    smartypants22 replied to HopefulRN2b25's topic in Texas

    Hello all. I did my LVN at HCC, that program was a disaster, but not too bad as I'm wanting to go back in Fall of 2017 to do my LVN to ADN, since I still need some prereqs. Plus I did most of my prereqs at HCC and I'm used to them. I'm hoping that al...

14. Does your facility have 12 hour shifts or 8 hour shifts?

    smartypants22 posted a topic in Geriatric

    I was just wondering. I know 12 hour shifts are mostly in hospitals, but I have a friend who works in another facility and she does 12 hour shifts. Mine only has 8 hour shifts.

15. Private Duty wish: computers!

    smartypants22 replied to Elektra6's topic in Private Duty

    My agency supplies iPads, tablets or laptops in the families' homes. If the household has an ipad or tablet, then there is also a keyboard with it. We also can chart online from home if we didn't finish during the shift.