Loving.Very.Nice

Loving.Very.Nice specializes in LTC, Treatment nurse, Rehab.

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1. Licensed staff/skilled nursing residents

   Loving.Very.Nice replied to pistolchick's topic in Geriatric

   I have worked as an LVN and RN in LTC for five years and always wondered why there was no true licensed nursing staff to patient ratios. I am very aware of the PPD (patient per day) and I've even had to do the calculations for the facility administra...

2. What does your username mean?

   Loving.Very.Nice replied to LifesAJourney's topic in Humor

   When I was just starting as an LVN, I had a schizophrenic patient. Every day I would introduce myself as her nurse fir the shift. And, every day she would say "when I was a little girl my mom would say RN stands for real nice." I would ask her what L...

3. DNR POLST not signed by conservator, signed by MD

   Loving.Very.Nice replied to Loving.Very.Nice's topic in Geriatric

   The good news is: patient is still alive and breathing and is not in any pain. The bad news: the patient still has an ambiguous code status and a "spontaneous fracture." My heart started racing went I was notified of this just happening from no cause...

4. DNR POLST not signed by conservator, signed by MD

   Loving.Very.Nice replied to Loving.Very.Nice's topic in Geriatric

   I will go in in one hour.

5. DNR POLST not signed by conservator, signed by MD

   Loving.Very.Nice replied to Loving.Very.Nice's topic in Geriatric

   My problem is that SSD (Social Services department) does have a social worker and they have tried all week long to get the state appointed conservator to sign. My other problem: is that my DON knows that the POLST is not signed and has put one nurse...

6. DNR POLST not signed by conservator, signed by MD

   Loving.Very.Nice posted a topic in Geriatric

   I work at a Rehab SNF. We have this patient that was recently diagnosed with end stage cancer. The patient is conserved and was previously a full CODE ( or may still be one.) My question is: Is the patient a full code if you have a signed DNR POLST ...

7. LPN to RN bridge programs in the Bay Area

   Loving.Very.Nice replied to suzanne4's topic in LPN-RN

   I went to the WCC LVN-RN program in Sac and it is 8 months long. The prereq's have a 7 year experation. My prereq's were close to 5 years old when I entered the program. As far as the program being "easy", it's not, it's challenging. The good thing, ...

8. LPN to RN bridge programs in the Bay Area

   Loving.Very.Nice replied to suzanne4's topic in LPN-RN

   The pre-req are the same as Community colleges: Anatomy, Physiology, Micro, Human growth and Developement, Psychology, Nutrition, English, Math and I think Chem. As far as being employed: I was working as an LVN Treatment Nurse at a SNF and now I'm ...

9. LPN to RN bridge programs in the Bay Area

   Loving.Very.Nice replied to suzanne4's topic in LPN-RN

   Once you have your pre-reqs, WCC in Sac. is about $35-37K. I paid $35K for the eight month program. It was quick, there is usually two admit times a year and hardly, if any waiting list. I applied and was accepted with in six months. You are paying f...

10. Sacramento New Grad RNs.... Are You Having A Difficult Time Landing A Job?

    Loving.Very.Nice replied to nurseJ88's topic in California

    news channel 13 finally reported on the difficulties of sacramento new grad rn's having a tough time getting a job. i'm glad to see some truth in the news, instead of journalists reporting nursing as being recession proof. here is the link: http://...

11. one semester bridge program?

    Loving.Very.Nice replied to 7starbuck7's topic in LPN-RN

    which program did you think sounded "like a nice program"?

12. Nursing Recession-proof?

    Loving.Very.Nice replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    Nursing is not recession proof. I'm a California new RN grad, previously an LVN (LPN), and am having a very hard time getting a job. I just got rejected for a LTC position and I worked in LTC for 2 years. I can not imagine what other professions are...

13. LPN to RN bridge programs in the Bay Area

    Loving.Very.Nice replied to suzanne4's topic in LPN-RN

    The program was overall good. Don't let the cheezy "You can do it" commercials fool you. It is a tough, thorough program. My classmates are passing the NCLEX, so that's what counts. Right?!:monkeydance:

14. Sacramento New Grad RNs.... Are You Having A Difficult Time Landing A Job?

    Loving.Very.Nice replied to nurseJ88's topic in California

    My classmates and I graduated from WCC's LVN-RN program in Sac on Oct. 17, 2008. We continue to get rejection letters even though our graduating class has a total of 80 yrs of LVN experience (from LTC to Med/Surg). I guess we need to go back to LTC, ...

15. LPN to RN bridge programs in the Bay Area

    Loving.Very.Nice replied to suzanne4's topic in LPN-RN

    I did my finnished all of my prereq's at Solono Community College to get on their waiting list in 2004, but they said it would take about 2-3 years to START their program. So, I went to Western Career College's LVN program and graduated Nov. 2005. (I...