lilblue LVN

lilblue has 5 years experience as a LVN and specializes in Pediatric Private Duty.

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1. Trying to get a home health job

   lilblue replied to latebloomer74's topic in Home Health

   Are you looking to do skilled visits or private duty shifts? Have you looked for nursing groups local to your area on facebook that are for job postings? Do you live in an area that is perhaps...

2. Preceptorship w/ no single preceptor assigned??

   lilblue replied to Kendrer's topic in General Specialties

   When I was in school to become an LVN, I did not get as much clinical experience as I would like, partially for some of the same reasons you mentioned, especially the feeling of being forced upon...

3. SNF daily routine for night shift?

   lilblue replied to Tanny22's topic in General Nursing

   I worked in a nursing home as a new grad and I'm still a fairly new nurse so I don't know if an SNF is the same thing as a nursing home but I did work nights there so this is what I remember doing...

4. Any RN and/or BSN nurses here in private duty?

   lilblue replied to Ashlee59's topic in Private Duty

   I'm not an RN, but I don't recommend private duty if you're a new grad RN. (I don't know if you're a new grad or already have some experience.) You would want to be using your skills as much as...

5. Flying solo after 2 ‘training shifts’

   lilblue replied to newgrad41's topic in First Year After Licensure

   I did LTC as a new grad LVN and it definitely was not easy at all. I did get more training than 2 shifts but I had 45 residents and what made it even more difficult was a lot of them were wanderers...

6. Night shift hangover

   lilblue replied to VitaminSea11's topic in First Year After Licensure

   I try not to swing back and forth (I don't have kids) but there are occasions when I need to. When I get home from my last shift (I work 4 12s) I go to bed right away but when I wake up to go to the...

7. Don't know whether to take the job

   lilblue replied to coffeeandvendingmachines's topic in Nursing Career

   Pediatric patients aren't always a good fit for everyone. I felt incredibly nervous when I found out my first private duty patient was a baby! I knew I would be working with kids but I guess I thought...

8. Can I wear a scrub cap as a CNA/nursing student ?

   lilblue replied to Jenna Mejia's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   It would depend on your school's dress code policy. When I was in nursing school we couldn't even wear headbands or anything. The rule was hair in a bun or cut above the shoulders and hair could not...

9. LTC or ER for new LPN

   lilblue replied to NurseK523's topic in First Year After Licensure

   I have not worked in an ER, only a nursing home and now that I'm 2 years into being an LVN I wish I had. I ended up leaving the nursing home for private duty and I feel that although it is way lower...

10. A&P section of HESI A2 entrance exam

    lilblue replied to Sam Ismael's topic in HESI Entrance, Exit Exam

    I'm brand new here so I'm not sure of the rules yet as far as mentioning specific study materials but there are a couple of HESI study guide books out there, one has a yellow cover that I used. I also...

11. MOVING FROM CALIFORNIA TO WORK IN TEXAS AS LVN

    lilblue replied to Mekhail Alexander's topic in Nursing Career

    I've only ever worked in South TX. In my experience there are no ratio limits as a rule like there is in CA but each facility may have it's own ratio. In Texas it's usually high. I previously worked...

12. HESI

    lilblue replied to BrittanyLewis's topic in School, College Programs

    I just did a lot of practice questions. There are a few HESI test prep books out there you can do practice questions with or there are websites with practice questions. For any you get wrong go back...

13. First Year Nursing Student

    lilblue replied to emilynuhwin's topic in General Students

    Before the lecture (preferably the day before or earlier) I would go to the end of the chapter questions and try to answer those by skim-reading until I found them and write the answers down. The...