cschmill

cschmill specializes in geriactric care- no place i'd rather be!.

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1. The Elderly-What Do You See?

   cschmill replied to JoAnnS's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

   i see a mother, a father, someone who put food on my grandparents table, someone who fought for my freedom. a wealth of knowledge if only someone will listen. it's a shame the way our elderly are...

2. untruthful charting....

   cschmill replied to DivaNurse2007's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

   i agree with everyone else, i would never let anyone compromise my license by asking me to chart something that wasn't true. i thought the whole aspect of nursing was to keep people at thier optimal...

3. LPN versus CMA

   cschmill replied to PeepnBiscuitsRN's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

   i was a CMA for 7 years before graduating in january of this year. CMAs pass the meds, do the treatments (depending on what they are). LPNs are the ones doing all the assessments, talking to the...

4. Nervous.... LPN Program

   cschmill replied to Ish7's topic in LPN, LVN Students

   i have some advice that was given to me that i found very useful: 1. be enthusiastic, volunteer whenever possible. even if you get it wrong, your instructors will still be impressed that you made the...

5. First day in school for LPN....

   cschmill replied to Cherry2's topic in LPN, LVN Students

   don't let anyone's personal opinions influence you. i heard the same thing, "why not just get your RN?" you have to do what is right for you. where i live, i can do almost everything an RN can do...

6. LTC environment boring and unstimulating!

   cschmill replied to gt4everpn's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

   yes, i agree LTC can be a bit "routine", but that's what we're there for... to provide consistant care and make each day better than the one before. i have worked in the same assisted living facility...

7. Questions for LPN's

   cschmill replied to DreamyEyes's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

   I had worked for three years as a CNA and seven as a CMA in LTC/assisted living. I found it beneficial, especially with pharm. While attending school Mon-Fri I worked every weekend. Became tiring...

8. How do you learn to give injections?

   cschmill replied to tigress_8207's topic in General Students

   nothing to worry about, we spent a lot of time practicing drawing them up, injecting the practice pads, and eventually each other (SC, IM, ID). then you get a lot of practice in clinical and flu shots...

9. How not to feel guilty for breaking?

   cschmill replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in General Students

   you shouldn't feel guilty for breaking, you can only study for so long before the words on the page become a blur. i was the same way though. i spent the first semester doing nothing but studying in...

10. What if CNA won't work?

    cschmill replied to Josifek's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    the welfare of the residents comes first, you are their advocate. sadly enough, some people take the CNA classes just to make better money and could care less if their residents are taken care of or...

11. THIS Is Why I Love Geriatrics

    cschmill replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    you guys are amazing! truly beautiful story. we had a valentines dinner one year for the couples at the ALF where i work. candlelight, flowers, and the look on their faces- priceless. i get so...

12. Is 26 too old to go back to school?

    cschmill replied to anouk's topic in General Nursing

    if 28 is too old, than i guess i'm guilty as well. i started my pre-reqs for nursing school when i was 27, now i'm 28 and about to graduate from LPN school in january and head off for the next year...

13. Why did you take up nursing? What's your story?

    cschmill replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

    i grew up in a house of medical professionals. mom was an RN, EMT, ACLS instructor and dad was a first responder. everyone always used to tell me that i would end up exactly like my mom, and it used...

14. Know it all classmates

    cschmill replied to FNPhopeful's topic in General Students

    i totally understand where you are coming from. i am in my second semester and we all had the "know-it-all" picked out by the second week of class (first semester). all i have to say is, carma...

15. Clinical frustration

    cschmill replied to mhershey's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    i'm sorry to hear about all your frustration. i guess i really have no room to vent here. i thought my rotations were bad because of the student/instructor ratio (a lot of paging and waiting), but...