Jameyo81

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1. Combative/Violent Confused Patients

   Jameyo81 replied to missmiamoore's topic in Med-Surg

   OP will probably have a different answer, as acute care is a different environment from LTC, but I'd say just a sense of understanding from management would be nice. Not enough to make me stay, but for my coworkers who are stronger than me. It would ...

2. Combative/Violent Confused Patients

   Jameyo81 replied to missmiamoore's topic in Med-Surg

   I am in the last week at my first nursing job, and am leaving for similar reasons. It's LTC, dementia care. I understand now why it "takes a special kind of person" to work with dementia patients. I am hit, spit on, cussed at, etc. every single shift...

3. Kaplan San Diego ADN Program

   Jameyo81 replied to rnlicious's topic in California

   Thank you for this. I am looking to start the LVN-RN in September at Kaplan San Diego. I took my LVN elsewhere, and all I've heard is negativity about Kaplan. But it's good to hear from someone who has actually gone through the program that it's wort...