Natasha A. CNA, LVN

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    What makes a good manager?

    Natasha A. replied to Lev's topic in General Nursing

    I had one manager who I admire so much till this day. She was very supportive and a great listener. She knew I wanted to pursue a higher education and would kindly donate brand new NCLEX books and...
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    Liver failure and lactic acid

    Natasha A. replied to ArmaniX's topic in Critical Care

    I am curious to know the connection as well. I know that lactic acid can build up primarily in the liver and kidneys. And yes lactic acid does have a compensation mechanism. I would believe to monitor...
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    100k in loans worth it?

    Natasha A. replied to ravindram's topic in General Nursing

    No. Their is life after nursing school. With all the many ways to pay for school. Do your research and save up
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    Falls!!!!Falls!!!!!Falls!!!!!!

    Natasha A. replied to texas tea's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Maybe its the patient perception of feeling safe around staff can play a factor with previous history of over promising and under
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    A&P class for 2 weeks

    Natasha A. replied to nahir05's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Great advice!!! What I wished I learned first semester was how to think like a nurse. Every organ is important, but some are more important than others. The vital
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    Favorite Motivational Quote

    Natasha A. replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

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    Favorite Motivational Quote

    Natasha A. replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    Being considerate of others will take your children further in life than any college
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    NCLEX-PN 2017, 3rd Attempt.

    Natasha A. replied to kay_nurse's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    You
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    memorizing

    Natasha A. replied to Big_Mike's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    "Can you get by in nursing school with having short term memory?" Answer is no. What is important before nursing school is having productive and efficient study skills for long term memory. Reading...
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    Nursing School Depression?

    Natasha A. replied to FuturenurseCT's topic in General Students

    I'm sorry you are going through this. Emotional stability is very important during nursing school. Stress and burnout can be tough especially when you feel like you have excessive workload and little...
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    A&P class for 2 weeks

    Natasha A. replied to nahir05's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Learning how the human body and disease states work really well helps a LVN nurse make safe clinical judgement and decision making from ADL's (turning the patient every 2 hours to prevent tissue...
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    Falls!!!!Falls!!!!!Falls!!!!!!

    Natasha A. replied to texas tea's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    It seems like everyone and the staff are on the same page and as a result patient safety has improved significantly. Great
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    A&P class for 2 weeks

    Natasha A. replied to nahir05's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Thank you Nahir05 for the kind
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    Falls!!!!Falls!!!!!Falls!!!!!!

    Natasha A. replied to texas tea's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Well, hopefully your case study will help others.
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    A&P class for 2 weeks

    Natasha A. replied to nahir05's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    That is really good that you scored well in the entrance exam. Remember to continue to review fundamentals even though you are finished with the course. You will see fundamental concepts throughout...
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    A&P class for 2 weeks

    Natasha A. replied to nahir05's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Yes, A&P was a short review class too in my program. Most classes in the LVN programs are fast-track courses. We also used Evolve. Did your program have an entrance exam that involved math and...
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    Falls!!!!Falls!!!!!Falls!!!!!!

    Natasha A. replied to texas tea's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    CapeCodMermaid, i love reading different patient stories to help learn as well. I am curious if hourly rounds helped or at least knowing the behavior pattern of the resident? Was data collected to...
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    A&P class for 2 weeks

    Natasha A. replied to nahir05's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Congrats for passing fundamentals!!! Was A&P a prerequisite for your program? Medical terminology was the only prerequisite for my LVN program. Also, the weekly nursing exams was the final...
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    Failing my first semester of nursing school... any suggestions?

    Natasha A. replied to ROCTJ's topic in General Students

    Im sorry to hear that you are having a challenging moment with these nursing exams. I truly sympathize because I also struggled in the LVN program and was also in panic mode 24/7. I had to hire a...
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    Help!!

    Natasha A. replied to Sweetsoldier's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    PDA book is great for priority questions. I highly suggest you first review the prioritization concept before doing practice
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    Change in condition documentation

    Natasha A. replied to Samanthatbo12's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Charting is not really a skill that is taught in most nursing schools. As I do agree that nursing students should be well-prepared, most NG learn charting on the job training. I was one of them
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    Resident fall feel like....

    Natasha A. replied to KatMaine's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I can understand the difficulty and sorry you are going through this. I am curious to know what type of patient population? It seems like a high falls risk population. Dementia, Alzheimer, elderly,...
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    Just finished Lpn program...

    Natasha A. replied to Maryann28's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Taking it over and over gets pretty costly, but at least she has you to give her good study tips
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    Just finished Lpn program...

    Natasha A. replied to Maryann28's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I agree. You truly need to understand the content. There are many NCLEX books to teach you how to do tricks but you will need to apply the knowledge at your first job. the best way to put it is you...
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    What should I do during the summer?

    Natasha A. replied to Vuvu06's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I agree. Brush up on body systems and intro