arismendez_LVN

arismendez_LVN specializes in LTC.

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1. Discourged a bit...

   arismendez_LVN replied to Gloin's topic in General Nursing

   Im not going to lie...being a CNA is rough business. I was a CNA for 3 yrs and it was hard work. I spent most of my shift taking care of my pts. But those ppl didnt chose to be in there. They did not chose to have someone wipe there butt or clean up ...

2. WHY ARE NURSES SO RUDE to CNA's?

   arismendez_LVN replied to nurse2be123's topic in General Nursing

   I worked as a CNA and yes there were times that I wanted to slap my charge nurse. But I soon realized that in LTC, I made the job eaiser for the nurses. I was always taught you have to give respect in order to get it. I would tell my nurses...look. i...

3. New Grad in LTC

   arismendez_LVN replied to luvtosmile's topic in Geriatric

   I work in LTC and I know exactly what you are going thorugh. To me nursing is nursing...the hardest things is learning the pts and their habits. a little trick that helped me save some time...on my 24 hr report or even on my report sheet i would put ...

4. Nurses Smoking

   arismendez_LVN replied to JENNLEE's topic in General Nursing

   Excuse my language but who gives a **** if nurses smoke, drink, overeat, have sex what ever...we are all human and we each have our little guilty pleaseures. I smoke and i carry frebreeze with me. Niether my pts or my co workers can smell the smoke o...

5. Correctional Nursing

   arismendez_LVN replied to uscstu4lfe's topic in Correctional

   My mother was a correctional nurse for 3 years. In the place where she worked she did nothing but triage and chart. They had a "pill nurse" who passed meds and gave insulin. Basically all she did was determine if the inmate was sick enough to be sent...

6. Funny things you have said but wish you didn't

   arismendez_LVN replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in Humor

   OMG!!!!!! i literally laughed out loud all by myself!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA:chuckle:p:bow::rotfl:

7. I am so frustrated.

   arismendez_LVN replied to HappyPediRN's topic in General Nursing

   Wow even LTC wouldnt take you? Holy cow, that was my first job... LTC facilities are always in need of nurses...keep your head up girl. You will find a job and you will do just fine. You are not a failure! Look what you accomplished already!..Keep go...

8. Hospital VS. LTC

   arismendez_LVN posted a topic in New Nurse

   I am a new LVN and i have a question. I hve been working in LTC for years but only a few months as a nurse. I recenlty got a job at the hospital on the med/surg floor along with the ER (small hospital). I feel like i will be ok as far as pt to nurse ...

9. Can Anyone Tell Me WHY.......

   arismendez_LVN replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

   ok let me rant about LTC! why is it that everytime you need a pt to give them pills they are outside? or when your the busiest (like during 8pm med pass) thats when all the family members want to talk to you? or why the MDs just show up for rounds a...

10. Scared Of Poop!!!!!!!!! Help!!!!!!!

    arismendez_LVN replied to nursingstudent424's topic in New Nurse

    first off let me say but not sounding too ****** at the same time. you need to get over it. nursing is not for you if you cant stand someone feces...and i actually have a tip that worked for a few of my fellow nursing buddies who were in the same sit...

11. CNA "assessing" patients

    arismendez_LVN replied to SaraO'Hara's topic in General Nursing

    I second that!

12. CNA "assessing" patients

    arismendez_LVN replied to SaraO'Hara's topic in General Nursing

    ok so im not knocking the CNA's because i was one before i became a LVN. you have to remember that in working in a LTC facility you have an x amount of pts to see and gives meds to. you also have to talk to the MD, family members, hopice,chart, be in...

13. Shift Report Sheets

    arismendez_LVN replied to lexibear99's topic in Geriatric

    hello, i work in a ltc facility and here is how we do it... we have 1 sheet per hall with the residents rm #, name, doctor, full/DNR and a place for fs if the resident is diabetic...right next to that is a place for you to put down any extra informat...

14. First Time Clinical Jitters

    arismendez_LVN replied to bbittelSNCCC's topic in General Students

    Let me tell you, I was a CNA for years before I went to nsg school. My first day of clinicals I thought would be a breeze. Boy was I wrong! My very first patient as a SVN was an inmate from our state prision. YES! Talk about my jaw dropping to the fl...

15. Any one who just passed the NCLEX? Please share your experience and study tips.

    arismendez_LVN replied to rn4ever?'s topic in NCLEX

    Alright, I just took my NCLEX on Thursday, found out I passed on Saturday and my license was posted online today (Tuesday). First of all let me start off my saying...RELAX!!! you already know the material...the NCLEX is simply a review of your year o...