tatgirl

tatgirl

Geriatric and now peds!!!!

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  1. A day in the life of an LPN

    tatgirl replied to Sophie32's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    hmmmm... last week I had to unclog a toilet because one of the residents flushed their brief down and flooded out their room!!!! That is one thing they didnt teach us in school: plumbing!!!! lol

  2. WOW....just wow

    tatgirl replied to PRAY4MEPLS's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Most orientations are at least 4 weeks long. I work in LTC and my orientation is 6 weeks. I am in week 5 and now am going to working the floor all by myself. There is an RN for me to go to with...

  3. differences between school and on the job

    tatgirl replied to Sophie32's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    one other piece of advice when you work as a nurse: when you have to call a dr about a pt: have the vital signs ready!!!! I learned that the hard way the first day on the job!!!!!

  4. How often do you take a break?

    tatgirl replied to Alex3's topic in General Nursing

    Breaks??? What are those??? lol. According to our company policy: two 10 minute breaks are allowed if "time allows". Let me tell you, time never allows, and most days I am lucky if I can take a 30...

  5. differences between school and on the job

    tatgirl replied to Sophie32's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I just graduated in March, and passed the NCLEX this past Monday. Yes, work is different then school. for instance, I have learned things on the job that they didnt teach us in school. I am a life...

  6. Wearing scrubs home??

    tatgirl replied to Rn2bKatie's topic in General Nursing

    As soon as I get home, I take a shower and my scrubs go directly in the washing machine (by themselves!). since I work in a ltc facility there is no locker rooms for us to change our clothes.

  7. Know any good LVN or NCLEX-PN help books out there?

    tatgirl replied to aznsoymilk829's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    I used Saunders all through school. I just took my NCLEX on this past Monday, and passed!! Good luck!!! After graduation I created a study schedule and stuck to it. I studied 2 hrs a day, and used the...

  8. How does this job offer sound to you?

    tatgirl replied to Spring_Peeper's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Wow! the unit I work on has 1 LPN (me), 1 RN, and 4 CNA's for 33 pts. I spend all day passing meds, doing treatments, and trying to restock the med cart "when I have time". I am a new grad and quite...

  9. How do they post DNR in the patients rooms at your LTC

    tatgirl replied to dinkymouse's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    In the facility I work at if a pt is a DNR there is a red circle sticker on the spine of the chart. There is nothing posted in the rooms. Of course in the event of a code blue if we didnt know or not,...

  10. How many days is a usual orientation?

    tatgirl replied to glen's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I too am a new LPN working in a LTC facility. Our orientation is 6 weeks long. I am going into week 4. I have had really great preceptors who have taught me lots of tips that you dont learn in school....

  11. Working Mother/Full time student- How?

    tatgirl replied to LauraHope2bRN's topic in Virginia Nursing

    It can be done. i worked full time, went to school at night, and am a mother too. It took some sacrificing, but when I passed the NCLEX it was well worth it! I went to MCI in VB and graduated this...