LVN_Soon2Be

LVN_Soon2Be specializes in LTC, ER, Med/Surg.

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1. It's been awhile...

   LVN_Soon2Be posted a topic in Disabilities

   Hey everybody, It's been awhile since my last post. Somethings have happened, good and bad. I just got accepted into a BSN program after leaving my VN program (YAY! Public Health Nursing here I come!). Last month I got hit by a car. I've had about 5 ...

2. I'm friends with the monster that's under my bed

   LVN_Soon2Be replied to LVN_Soon2Be's topic in Disabilities

   I agree with you 100%. You make a very great point, even though it is very sad that some people/employers are quick to make judgement. Anywhere I have ever worked (healthcare or not) I have never disclosed my MI to them... I have learned very early n...

3. Nurses with Panic/Anxiety Disorders & Prescriptions at Work

   LVN_Soon2Be replied to yasae's topic in Disabilities

   Also, one more thing. Pause when you get anxious and take a look at why you are feeling anxious... Is it anxiety/panic or is it everyday/work stressors. If I'm stressed about work, school, finances, etc. I do not take a benzodiazepine. I know they ar...

4. Nurses with Panic/Anxiety Disorders & Prescriptions at Work

   LVN_Soon2Be replied to yasae's topic in Disabilities

   You would want to contact your state's BON regarding this issue. When I worked as a CNA (not a nurse yet, just a student one), I would never take a benzodiazepine. I have been on Xanax (mainly at 2mg TID-QID, even though now I am on 0.5mg-1mg QID PRN...

5. I'm friends with the monster that's under my bed

   LVN_Soon2Be replied to LVN_Soon2Be's topic in Disabilities

   Thank you both! Nursing is a difficult path, but I feel like it's the path that was chosen for me. I don't think of my mental illnesses negatively anymore, yeah they can be a barrier, but how many people can have several thoughts and be thinking abou...

6. I'm friends with the monster that's under my bed

   LVN_Soon2Be posted a topic in Disabilities

   As I sat waiting in the psychiatrist's office yesterday I was nervous. I've seen many psychiatrists before. Some good and some bad. I have not been under the care of a psychiatrist in almost a year, since I moved to San Francisco. The office was very...

7. Does becoming a CNA help you if you want to become an RN?

   LVN_Soon2Be replied to Becca014's topic in CNA/MA

   I was a CNA and now in a LVN/LPN program.. and it has helped me so much! It's helped me learn to prioritize, and the nurses also showed me a lot of cool stuff, as well. And so far most of the skills we have been signed off on by our instructors have ...

8. Runt of the Litter

   LVN_Soon2Be replied to elijahvegas's topic in Men

   I'm a guy and taller than you (6' 2") but only weigh about 150 lbs. I look like a long twig... But when it comes to lifting I'm a big help... it's all about body mechanics and if you can't lift it on your own, it's not a big deal... just ask for assi...

9. Do you think your work place should support healthy eating?

   LVN_Soon2Be replied to Brian's topic in Rock

   My opinion on this is: It's a personal choice to eat what you eat... BUT places of employment should offer healthy snacks for free (or AT LEAST cheaper than vending machine prices) as an incentive for the staff to eat healthier. This way it's a win-w...

10. In the middle of week two! Also, tips for nursing students!

    LVN_Soon2Be replied to LVN_Soon2Be's topic in LPN/LVN Students

    Thanks, just trying to help out other fellow nursing students! We are on a long and hard journey, that takes a lot of hard work and dedication, with more rewards than a lot of other fields. Good luck my fellow nursing students on your journey to beco...

11. What skills have you been signed off on?

    LVN_Soon2Be posted a topic in LPN/LVN Students

    Ahhhh skills, gotta love getting graded on them in front of your instructor and class! I get stage fright so bad. I try to thing of myself in the clinical setting and it's just the patient and me, but it's very hard. Especially when you hear your cla...

12. Are men not as neat as women nurses?

    LVN_Soon2Be replied to LVN_Soon2Be's topic in Men

    It was offensive. And the previous instructor (who taught a class the previous evening) was male. It kinda did offend me, because I felt she was generalizing all men. She is a good instructor though and wants us to be great nurses... but some of the ...

13. Are men not as neat as women nurses?

    LVN_Soon2Be replied to LVN_Soon2Be's topic in Men

    Thank you! Us guys in the class (there are about 5 of us) got a little offended! It doesn't matter about somebody's gender when it comes to neatness!

14. Are men not as neat as women nurses?

    LVN_Soon2Be posted a topic in Men

    So I'm a nursing student and my instructor today said "A man must have been teaching in the classroom! It's a mess!" She also went on about how most male nurses are sloppy and messy. I was like "really?" When I worked as a CNA I would NEVER leave my ...

15. In the middle of week two! Also, tips for nursing students!

    LVN_Soon2Be replied to LVN_Soon2Be's topic in LPN/LVN Students

    Exactly! You have to want it! You have to have the desire to want it and the willingness to work your butt off to earn that license!