latebloomer74 LPN

latebloomer74 has 7 years experience as a LPN.

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1. That Dreaded 3-11 Shift

   latebloomer74 replied to TheCommuter's topic in General Nursing

   Not dreaded to me. It's my favorite shift! A few reasons for this. #1 I hate getting up in the morning. #2 I get easily overwhelmed and 7-3 is just too chaotic for me. #3 Management is...

2. Trying to get a home health job

   latebloomer74 posted a topic in Home Health

   So I've been looking for a HH job for about 5 months now with no success. I'm an LPN with 2 years of experience in assisted living. Anyone have any advice? It's pretty depressing getting rejected over...

3. New grad debilitating anxiety is causing me to not work

   latebloomer74 replied to Faithful2's topic in First Year After Licensure

   Oh that’s terrible. I had debilitating anxiety in nursing school. So bad I failed. So I finally got on the right med. Went back to school passed and became a nurse. For me beta blockers were the key...

4. Did I say too much?

   latebloomer74 replied to latebloomer74's topic in Home Health

   I actually do have experience in home health but as a CNA. I imagine the role of an LPN in home health iis vastly

5. Did I say too much?

   latebloomer74 posted a topic in Home Health

   Hello, I just had an interview with a VNA. I have no experience as a nurse in a home health setting. They said it was mostly doing assessments but some skilled nursing would come up. My problem...

6. Assisted Living vs Nursing Home

   latebloomer74 replied to moomin's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

   I’ve worked both assisted living and nursing home. I prefer assisted living hands down! It really depends on the facility though and how they handle med adminstration. Usually the aides pass most of...

7. CDC states only 10,000 patients died DIRECTLY from Covid

   latebloomer74 replied to guest416560's topic in U.S. Politics's Talk Politics

   I’m getting mighty sick of the CDC playing three card monte with

8. Social Media Silences Conservatives?

   latebloomer74 replied to sirI's topic in U.S. Politics's Talk Politics

   Lmao. You can’t be serious. Conservatives never *** with their nonsense and 99.9% of it goes unchecked. It’s laughable that they say they’re being silenced.

9. Elizabeth Warren says doctors, nurses don't treat black women same way as other women

   latebloomer74 replied to Kallie3006's topic in Nursing News

   What’s a materials

10. Eyedrop adminstration for people with dementia

    latebloomer74 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I’m having a heck of a time with eyedrops with my dementia residents. They won’t tilt their head back most of the time and one won’t keep her eyes open and just blinks rapidly. Any tips because...

11. Your most bonehead moment in nursing. Or 2. Or 3.

    latebloomer74 replied to FolksBtrippin's topic in General Nursing

    Locked my keys to the nurses’ office in the nurses’ office. And they didn’t have a spare. Had to have one of the nurses who went home come back in to let me in the office.

12. New Grad LTC Med Pass Problems

    latebloomer74 replied to Itswesley's topic in General Nursing

    Yep. I noticed that too? A friend pointed out that if I made a med error because I was going to fast and god forbid made a med error, the company would throw you under the bus in a hot minute! So if...

13. Rushed 7 day orientation, forced to resign

    latebloomer74 replied to latebloomer74's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I know right? I was trying to be careful and make sure I did it right. They basically sat there and timed me.

14. Rushed 7 day orientation, forced to resign

    latebloomer74 posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I have been a nurse for almost a year. I recently started a new job. After 7 days of orientation I was determined to be too slow and forced to resign. I do not feel 7 days was enough time to know much...

15. Fired from 1st nursing job

    latebloomer74 replied to WildflowerFairy's topic in Nursing Career

    I’m sorry that happened to you. I am also a person who is slow to pick things up unfortunately and it has cost me two jobs so far? I don’t know but I just had a 7 day orientation and because I was...