tothepointeLVN

tothepointeLVN LVN

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  1. ER Nurse (Me) calls Report to Ortho/Neuro floor

    tothepointeLVN replied to libran1984's topic in Emergency

    Sometimes I find when I'm too chatty during report I open myself up to lines of questioning like that. Sometimes people equate friendly with stupid. I guess maybe the theory is if your smart you'll...

  2. Can a registered nurse live comfortably with their salary?

    tothepointeLVN replied to Heath9672's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    You can get a used mini for a reasonable price not that wouldn't make it anymore expensive that a normal car. Even new mini's aren't that expensive. I live in LA and I could afford those things on a...

  3. College too easy for it's own good?

    tothepointeLVN posted a topic in General Students

    I came across this article originally posted in the LA Times last year and it broaches a few issues that have come up on AN in the last week or two so I thought I'd present it for discussion....

  4. College too easy for it's own good?

    tothepointeLVN replied to tothepointeLVN's topic in General Students

    then you didn't actually read the entire article or the end of my original post where i clearly stated the article mentioned that the sciences including social sciences, so that covers both nursing...

  5. College too easy for it's own good?

    tothepointeLVN replied to tothepointeLVN's topic in General Students

    Yes thats explains a small part of it but not everything. In my area there's an ad by one of the oil companies talking about how they are going to help fund education and how far the US is behind in...

  6. Dietary policy- vent

    tothepointeLVN replied to trauma_lama's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Growing up in NZ I didn't get to eat my first McD's until 8 because there wasn't one until we moved. Now where I live now in the US there is 3 within about a

  7. College too easy for it's own good?

    tothepointeLVN replied to tothepointeLVN's topic in General Students

    As stated above the article does point out that the sciences and math and traditional art programs do still have higher standards. However and I know LVN school is different to RN but it did not feel...

  8. College too easy for it's own good?

    tothepointeLVN replied to tothepointeLVN's topic in General Students

    Oh I've definitely heard of grade inflation. I notice it more acutely because I moved here from New Zealand where it was such a big of a problem partially because all of the high schools and...

  9. College too easy for it's own good?

    tothepointeLVN replied to tothepointeLVN's topic in General Students

    No I haven't heard that but it doesn't surprise me. There is too much emphasis put on grades particular A's. It is unreasonable to expect every child to get an A. Maybe in grading systems that have...

  10. Dietary policy- vent

    tothepointeLVN replied to trauma_lama's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I would think the hospitals would want to get you just well enough so you can go home and make them look good but still baseline sick enough to come

  11. What should I do? Interview after acceptance of another offer

    tothepointeLVN replied to jamie.glaze's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Well it works in their favor for them to know you aren't a viable candidate for the job due to unavailability. I'm not sure how HR works in the nursing world but in the non nursing world when hiring...

  12. Am I rushing? Thinking LPN instead of RN

    tothepointeLVN replied to peppapig123's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Yeah I was working 40 hours a week and still managed to take anatomy and chemistry and an online course with excellent grades and a healthy bank account compared to my classmates. Even when I was in...

  13. When did wearing a stethoscope become popular

    tothepointeLVN replied to Katniss88's topic in General Students

    What!!!! No way! Seriously though Hollywood has more money than doctors so no excuse. Somehow almost every character on Nurse Jackie has the $$$ Littmann Electronic ones ( I so covet I have...

  14. When did wearing a stethoscope become popular

    tothepointeLVN replied to Katniss88's topic in General Students

    Why did they always wear the cheap

  15. Need some help. Insight, support, just something

    tothepointeLVN replied to jamie.glaze's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Awesome. I love it when a good plan comes

  16. When did wearing a stethoscope become popular

    tothepointeLVN replied to Katniss88's topic in General Students

    Where do you wear your meal tray stocked with sandwiches and juice boxes for patient satisfaction. Though pretty soon they'll have figured out how to just beam the heart and lung sounds directly into...

  17. When did wearing a stethoscope become popular

    tothepointeLVN replied to Katniss88's topic in General Students

    Y'know I did notice when I went to school (at a school that taught other medical vocations) that the MA's would wear their scopes around their necks all day long when none of the nursing students did....

  18. When did wearing a stethoscope become popular

    tothepointeLVN replied to Katniss88's topic in General Students

    I tend to keep mine in my pocket for two reasons. One I have one of the heavier cardio chest pieces and the weight can hurt my neck after awhile secondly in my first week of nurse I had a patient...

  19. Recession isn't only thing holding millennials back; basic skill sets missing

    tothepointeLVN replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I don't know if you've checked your profile since AN switched over but your profile doesn't state that so yes I did "find" out from a subsequent

  20. Recession isn't only thing holding millennials back; basic skill sets missing

    tothepointeLVN replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Question. How many jobs have you been through in the past 3 years? Probably not enough to really state that you can pick or choose. You state that you don't throw off that attitude but it is blazingly...

  21. Recession isn't only thing holding millennials back; basic skill sets missing

    tothepointeLVN replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I'm glad I'm not the only one that didn't think two years was all that special. I'm not that much more experience myself but I'm aware how how little my experience is worth

  22. Recession isn't only thing holding millennials back; basic skill sets missing

    tothepointeLVN replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    honey your the one that came on here tooting your own horn. you said i

  23. Recession isn't only thing holding millennials back; basic skill sets missing

    tothepointeLVN replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Wow wee 2 plus years of experience I bet all the managers are just drooling over so they don't care what you

  24. NCLEX story

    tothepointeLVN replied to JENURSE03_RN's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    You had your priorities straight. Which is that the NCLEX is mostly about how to NOT kill the

  25. Passed Nclex this morning!!! July 3rd

    tothepointeLVN replied to aniya05's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Congratulations. The easy part is behind