hopefullpn07

hopefullpn07 specializes in Long Term Care.

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1. pacify or orientate? Alzheimers...

   hopefullpn07 replied to Lfransis's topic in Geriatric

   Hello I too work in LTC as an aide, going to school for nursing, I also take care of my 76 year old mother with dementia at home, as far as the others have said they are right, you have to live in their moments, sometimes you have to talk to them at ...

2. Cna?

   hopefullpn07 replied to caprice's topic in Michigan

   Hello I to am from Michigan and I took my CNA class through my local community college here in Battle Creek. The class was 2 weeks long, Mon - Fri. from 8am to 4pm. The second week we finished up the classroom part and the last 3 days of the class ...

3. Fall Class Schedule..whats your lineup??

   hopefullpn07 replied to FutureNurse2005's topic in General Students

   I am taking Physiology and Communications, the Physiology is the last pre-req I need to get into next fall LPN program, then Communications and Chemistry is all I have left to advance into the RN program once LPN program is done.........Sometimes th...

4. LPN job outlook in Tulsa???

   hopefullpn07 replied to Renee73's topic in Oklahoma

   I would like to add one thing to not only what is the job outlook for LPN in Tulsa Oklahoma, but what about the pay rate for LPN in Oklahoma? Thanks

5. Starting pre reqs in August 2006

   hopefullpn07 replied to KCOrn2b's topic in Pre-Nursing

   I agree with the above posters, take your Anatomy and Physiology classes by themselves. Also don't take them in the summer semester, these semesters are much shorter and the class load is still the same. If you take classes in the summer, take the ...

6. Dialysis patients who are incontinent

   hopefullpn07 replied to Tweety's topic in General Nursing

   I work in LTC and we had a resident who always came back from dialysis and as soon as she was back to the floor she said she was messy and needed cleaned up. She herself complained about the inability of the dialysis personnel to not clean her up an...

7. LPN Salary

   hopefullpn07 replied to Sirena922's topic in Michigan

   A friend of mine started as a new grad LP making 18 to 19 an hr. at our county nursing home in Battle Creek. This area is way better than the Detroit area, it is a growing city.

8. Help with sundowning residents (long)

   hopefullpn07 replied to Elektra6's topic in Geriatric

   Try to get them involved with an activity that is going on in your shift, sometimes a distraction works. Also get your social worker at your facility involved, a behavior sheet to record the violent acts, that way if a psych eval is needed you have ...

9. need help with bedside care

   hopefullpn07 replied to dayshiftnurse's topic in Geriatric

   Nothing wrong with shadowing a CNA to get quick pointers. Also don't think of yourself as taking alot of time helping your patient, think of yourself as being thorough in caring for that patient.

10. Please Help! Encouragement needed

    hopefullpn07 replied to BlessedbyGod's topic in Geriatric

    Hang in there, no matter how many days you were oriented at your facility everyone learns and does things different, you have to find what works out best for you and that is the way you do things, I worked as a Med Tech at my long term care facility ...

11. Maybe I should just be a CNA.....

    hopefullpn07 replied to luvmy3kids's topic in General Students

    I have been a CNA for 8 years now and while I still like my job I can't wait to become a nurse. The CNA thing is very hard, backbreaking work and the salary is not what we are worth. While I am going to stay in long term care when I finish my nursi...

12. 1st Semester LPN Program

    hopefullpn07 posted a topic in Pre-Nursing

    Hello I will soon be starting semester number 1 of my full time LPN Program, I am very excited, anxious, and nervous about this. I just wondered if some of you out there who are now past your first semester can fill me in on kind of what to expect ...

13. nursing assistant

    hopefullpn07 replied to jenni82104's topic in Michigan

    I live in Battle Creek and here I took the CNA class which was 2 weeks long Monday through Friday 8 am to 4:30 p.m. The second week of the class on the last three days of the class we did our clinical at a local nursing home, then we took our compute...

14. Waiting Lists

    hopefullpn07 posted a topic in General Students

    Hello All I have a question and any replys would be helpful. I am currently from Michigan, I am hoping to start my LPN Program at my local community college Jan 07. I really want to do the RN program but at both the community colleges close to me th...