jelorde37

jelorde37

LTC, cardiac, ortho rehab

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  1. Male Nurses/female Patients

    jelorde37 replied to ern91's topic in Men in Nursing

    a couple of times i have had female patients ask me to get a female nurse to do certain things like foley catheter insertion, enema, suppositories, etc etc. man sometimes i offer to change their...

  2. RN school or PA school

    jelorde37 replied to jelorde37's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    thanks for the replies everyone. your input really helped me make a decision. a couple schools in california offer an associates or a certificate in PA such as riverside community college, SJVC,...

  3. Hopeless

    jelorde37 replied to GiveMeADay's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    im sorry to hear about your experiences in nursing thus far. all i can say is to hang in there. their will be better and brighter days and if it doesnt kill you-it'll only make you stronger. dont...

  4. Piercings

    jelorde37 replied to tiffdeandre's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    during clincals yeah. schools are really strict about looking professional. my instructor used to make us take off our piercings and cover our tats. you have a little more freedom while on the job...

  5. Crying in front of family d/t pt death

    jelorde37 replied to bluegeegoo2's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    crying is good. were human beings not cyborgs or robots or something. im a guy and everytime one of my patients died, i would cry my eyes out in the bathroom. soo i guess it

  6. Can I really make a living with just my LVN license?

    jelorde37 replied to pumpkin1984's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    depends on what you want in life. my dad is a machinist and my mom has been a lvn for 18 years now and they have been doing pretty good. they were able to buy two houses, put me and my brothers to...

  7. Roll Call, LPN to RN Students!!!

    jelorde37 replied to Marie_LPN, RN's topic in LPN to RN

    hi my names jon im 21 years old. been a nurse for about 2 years now in a rehab facility. i am in my last semester of prereqs for the lpn to rn transition and will be apply for the rn program and PA...

  8. A few questions

    jelorde37 replied to Valseki's topic in Men in Nursing

    well im a male lvn and i havent found any trouble regarding finding work. but i got to warn you, when your a male nurse, your also exprected to be a forklift and a security guard. good

  9. My Hair?

    jelorde37 replied to mtruland's topic in Men in Nursing

    dude, i used to look like a filipino version of the late john lennon... well not really but my hair was all over. i never got dinged for it, but i did get in trouble for my tat and earings. so just...

  10. Feeling discouraged

    jelorde37 replied to nursedudeforchrist's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    dude, dont feel discouraged. theres a hierarchy in nursing, and in a way, you have to earn your place in it. based on my experience, i was a 19 year old new grad and my co workers thought that i was...

  11. 1st 2 weeks in clinical

    jelorde37 replied to JoAnnS's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    always be gentle with your patients while giving a bed bath. some patients have very fragile skin that can breakdown easily... plus, even though they cant communicate well doesnt mean that they may...

  12. Possible Steps to RN

    jelorde37 replied to itzdafred's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    i went into lvn school straight from highschool just like you. ive been a nurse for almost a year and a half now. i work part time in a rehab facility while working on my rn. a lot of my coworkers...

  13. Do Day Nurses Really Feel that Night Nurses Do Nothing All Night?

    jelorde37 replied to Brita01's topic in General Nursing

    ive worked pms and nocs. when i worked pms i found out that i was running most of the things that the am shift didnt get to finish. when i work noc, i would run the things that the pms didnt finish...

  14. Communication Difficulties among Filipino RNs?

    jelorde37 replied to buffaloso's topic in General Nursing

    im filipino but i was born here. in my short and somewhat sweet experience in nursing, i havent had any communication difficulties with any filipino nurses that came from the philipines. and i dont...

  15. im just sick of it!

    jelorde37 replied to mcg1929's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    your getting the hang of it, just give it some time and eventually everything will fall into place. it will always be disorganized but you have to learn to be organized in a disorganized fashion....

  16. How hard is it to get first job as LVN?

    jelorde37 replied to fascinoma's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    i live in palm springs california and finding a job wasnt really that hard. the first job i was offered was for a quality assurance nurse position. it seemed really nice at first cause i would have...

  17. Did anyone hate nursing school?

    jelorde37 replied to FNPhopeful's topic in First Year After Licensure

    i went to nursing school straight after high school. during high school i was pretty much a bookworm, stuck with the girlfriend, overworked, and never really got to go out much. ill admit, nursing...

  18. just passed NCLEX, what's next? help!

    jelorde37 replied to rian02's topic in First Year After Licensure

    congrats on passing your test. usually, they say it is good to have atleast 1 year experience doing med surg. im not quite sure about that because my older brother is about to graduate from an lvn...

  19. Calling yourself a "nurse"

    jelorde37 replied to Jamie2887's topic in General Nursing

    ive encountered this problem with acouple ma's who claimed they are a nurse but never a cna. the cna's i work with are great and i respect the job that they do. out of all the jobs in healthcare,...

  20. lpn a nurse

    jelorde37 replied to lpnurse!'s topic in International Nursing

    hmmmm scope of practice for an lvn... this is kinda hard to explain but i guess ill tell you the stuff i do. lvn may administer medications such as oral route, gt, and various injections. with...

  21. Male nurse crying!!!

    jelorde37 replied to ClassQ1's topic in Men in Nursing

    uhhhh... i dont cry but my eyes have a mind of their own and shed a tear every so often even if i dont want

  22. what the heck is a P.A. ???

    jelorde37 replied to chicagrl72's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    a pa stands for physician assistant. pa's are masters prepared and can work anywhere in medicine. they can do almost everything an md can do but they must have md supervision and a means of...

  23. Advise please...How the heck do I get OUT of pts room????

    jelorde37 replied to jessi1106's topic in General Nursing

    lol yeah i had the same problem too and i dont like to be rude so i just continue to stay and listen as the pt talks about property, politics, business, etc etc. the rescue page is good if your co...

  24. Don't know what to do!!

    jelorde37 replied to rnmomtobe2010's topic in General Nursing

    lol school makes me sick to my stomach and clogs me up. i dont want to go to school but i just think of the future and that motivates me to go to school from 0800 - 1830 monday-friday. i suggest you...

  25. LPNs/LVNs: What's Your Specialty?

    jelorde37 replied to TheCommuter's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    rehab, subacute, cardiac care unit. sometimes i do get floated to ltc but my home floor 90% of the time is the cardiac care unit. i hope to oneday become an ACNP and do the cardiac care unit 100% of...