tothepointeLVN

tothepointeLVN LVN

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  1. Do you wear rings?

    tothepointeLVN replied to SBJustBreathe's topic in General Students

    Wait I drive a 8yo Toyota LOL. That think is like a tank has NEVER broken down hence I keep it. But it could be some loved her past tense and she just kept the ring. Funny Toyota ring story. I knew...

  2. Male nurses student and skipping OB/L&D clinicals

    tothepointeLVN replied to Jfarmboy's topic in Male Nursing Students

    My male classmates got shut out of few interesting deliveries because the patients didn't give permission for male

  3. Do you wear rings?

    tothepointeLVN replied to SBJustBreathe's topic in General Students

    Well you could live in a super safe area and still be paranoid. That happens

  4. Med order question -giving Roxanol to someone who is dying

    tothepointeLVN replied to Need2Care's topic in Patient Medications

    Well the complication part is the official order on the chart is a complete order as above but that's back at the office. The little folder for the family has abbreviated orders for simplicity which...

  5. Med order question -giving Roxanol to someone who is dying

    tothepointeLVN replied to Need2Care's topic in Patient Medications

    I disagree with this. With the hospice companies I staff for you would get in trouble for messing around and waiting 4 hours before giving the patient the prn and letting them suffer with the pain....

  6. Why do mean/crabby people become nurses??

    tothepointeLVN replied to R!XTER's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I have to snicker at this in particular as I've seen this behavior in persons who aren't even a nurse yet. I had a classmate that in the end had great difficulty passing the exit exam and nearly...

  7. Is is possible to be a bad nurse and a good midwife?

    tothepointeLVN replied to purple_sage's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    I think your instinct is correct that you need to give yourself some more time and experience and gain that confidence that you need then you'll feel much better pursuing your goal. You don't sound...

  8. Have you ever cried when a Pt died

    tothepointeLVN replied to Topaz7's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    A death on every shift that I can handle but the above would get me bawling every time. I still cry every time I watch that part in Breakfast at Tiffany's

  9. Hospital Won't Hire Obese Workers

    tothepointeLVN replied to chevyv's topic in General Nursing

    Actually no it's not. While there may be a positive correlation between the two it does not implicitly imply that every obese nurse is unhealthy. If you want to use facts and figures to support your...

  10. California RN-staffing ratio law is threatened. See letter to legislators.

    tothepointeLVN replied to scecile's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    or a registry rn whose competence is unknown to the lvn. i know you didn't intend it this was because i've always found your posts to be very thoughtful but it makes me just as nervous as an lvn to be...

  11. Do you wear rings?

    tothepointeLVN replied to SBJustBreathe's topic in General Students

    I used to get a larger safety pin and thread it on and pin it on the inside of my pocket. Now I can't get mine off... Fat fingers

  12. Everyone is getting into nursing these days...

    tothepointeLVN replied to Brian's topic in Nursing Humor

    LOL Aren't they but! Are those illegal aliens? or just English men in NY? Congrats. Have fun picking out some new

  13. California RN-staffing ratio law is threatened. See letter to legislators.

    tothepointeLVN replied to scecile's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Nurse. Which is why they can do RN + LVN teams and have the team have 10 patients but then the RN is stuck having to do ALL the IV's and depending on the hospital there might be more restrictions and...

  14. LPNs? What do they do? Where can they work? Difference between LPN vs RN?

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

    I think it's best to compare program length by contact hours. My LVN program was 1500 hours over 52 weeks. 1,040 hours were clinical the rest was theory hours. The course was 5 days a week 32-36 hours...

  15. California RN-staffing ratio law is threatened. See letter to legislators.

    tothepointeLVN replied to scecile's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    No not hour lunches. 30min lunch and 2 15min breaks (though legally they only have to give you 10mins most give

  16. LPNs? What do they do? Where can they work? Difference between LPN vs RN?

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

    Informative article. I did not realize the scope of practice in CA was significantly limited compared to other states. I thought we were somewhere in the

  17. California RN-staffing ratio law is threatened. See letter to legislators.

    tothepointeLVN replied to scecile's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Actually I think at this time the luck would be quite good and besides nurses take more than lunch breaks and there are times they may need to leave the floor. I can imagine right now some nurses...

  18. I had a terrible day at school today... Accused and feel awful.

    tothepointeLVN replied to jval's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I am bigger now that you have ever been and that's why I made a comment on not having a problem with the Hoyer lift. They have a weight capacity of much higher that 250lb btw. When you put it into...

  19. New Grad Dealing With Catty Phlebotomists in Training

    tothepointeLVN replied to kima84's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Yeah you also have to take it from your coworkers POV. Your going to be their "boss" but you don't seem to want to get to know them as people. Nursing is a collaborative

  20. I had a terrible day at school today... Accused and feel awful.

    tothepointeLVN replied to jval's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    This CNA course one of those where the company offers the certification for free in exchange for a minimum duration of employment. If so then they can flunk as many people as they like since it would...

  21. What to include in my resume.

    tothepointeLVN replied to Cahoon BSN RN's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Well when I was a LVN New Grad I had both skills and clinical experiences on my resume and I was hired on with 2 weeks vs my cohort buddies who took a few months. I got the format straight out of a...

  22. The Benefits And Drawbacks Of Private For-Profit Schools

    tothepointeLVN replied to TheCommuter's topic in General Students

    A pints system eh? Well I'll drink to that.

  23. I had a terrible day at school today... Accused and feel awful.

    tothepointeLVN replied to jval's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I'm assuming everyone being lifted was so everyone would have the opportunity to be lifted. It's not the same variety of practice if your lifting the same person over and over. I've always wanted to...

  24. Why do mean/crabby people become nurses??

    tothepointeLVN replied to R!XTER's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    When your confident and assertive being sweet is easy.People get assertive and aggressive mixed

  25. The Benefits And Drawbacks Of Private For-Profit Schools

    tothepointeLVN replied to TheCommuter's topic in General Students

    Oh yeah and they also have no concept of how much $137k is. They think that they can earn that in a year or two with overtime. In general I've heard most of these schools price tuition at about what...