tothepointeLVN

tothepointeLVN LVN

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  1. Passing meds after day 4?

    tothepointeLVN replied to meghan91's topic in General Students

    Not sure of the details regarding the aforementioned student because it was form another school I only know the aftermath which was no medications administered in that hospital by a student. Sad for...

  2. Passing meds after day 4?

    tothepointeLVN replied to meghan91's topic in General Students

    Oh I wish this were true. Some of my other classmates were assigned to a VA in Los Angeles. Students were not allowed to give meds at this facility due to a RN student from an undisclosed making a...

  3. Passing meds after day 4?

    tothepointeLVN replied to meghan91's topic in General Students

    I think where you have your first clinical will have a big impact on how much you get to do also. My first clinical site was a nursing home (lvn school vs rn schools which start in hospitals usually)...

  4. Passing meds after day 4?

    tothepointeLVN replied to meghan91's topic in General Students

    At my school the first term we were not allowed to pass

  5. Nursing Diagnosis...the sacred cow that needs to go.

    tothepointeLVN replied to Idaho4me's topic in General Nursing

    I'm still a pretty new nurse with only 2 years experience but I felt that the nursing diagnoses and the associated careplans helped me learn clusters of interventions that later proved useful to be....

  6. Poll: What's with this tunable diaphragm stethoscope trend?

    tothepointeLVN replied to angelfire280's topic in General Nursing

    I use the bell for heart sounds and the diaphragm for lung/bowel sounds so I would definately recommend a stethescope with a

  7. What is your response to lay people?

    tothepointeLVN replied to Vtachy1's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I have never been more appreciated as a nurse than I have doing hospice. It never feels like work when I do hospice I would do this job for free if I dind't have to pay

  8. Which stethoscope to buy???

    tothepointeLVN replied to kelseymalynn's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Oh I should mention the Cardio III is heavy and will hurt your neck. I keep mine in my

  9. ISU LVN to BSN program California

    tothepointeLVN replied to LadyinScrubs's topic in Indiana State University

    each term is 6 months so you are both correct in this issue. i wasn't aware though that the diatic portion was in person so i stand corrected. my husband degree is entirely online for business but...

  10. HCAHPS Scores = hospital pay

    tothepointeLVN replied to A&OxNone's topic in Nursing News

    When I was assigned to work a LA county recently they were emphazing HCAHPS and even made all the registry staff take a customer service class which to us was a bit of a joke since it seemed obvious...

  11. ISU LVN to BSN program California

    tothepointeLVN replied to LadyinScrubs's topic in Indiana State University

    Actually the tuition is even cheaper than that. My husband is enrolled for their management degree and tuition was $2,890 for the first 6 months I believe it's the same for all of the degrees. EDIT...

  12. ISU LVN to BSN program California

    tothepointeLVN replied to LadyinScrubs's topic in Indiana State University

    Well I ended up going with neither option having been accepted into a bridge program locally that allows me to take the final prereqs on campus while still having a defined start date for the nursing...

  13. ISU LVN to BSN program California

    tothepointeLVN replied to LadyinScrubs's topic in Indiana State University

    Well at least it seems the restrictions might make a ISU degree more accepted in californa and that can't be a bad thing. However the reason I decided not to go with ISU was it seemed that getting...

  14. Do you like the uniforms they give you for your school?

    tothepointeLVN replied to prime11214's topic in General Students

    My LVN nursing school uniform wasn't so bad. Blue scrubs for theory and the clinical scrubs were white with blue trim on the sleeves and a patch on one side. Also my school was too irgid in that you...

  15. Which stethoscope to buy???

    tothepointeLVN replied to kelseymalynn's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I too have a cardio III which I bought in nursing school but I feel the classic is just as good. The only thing about my cardio III is has a shorter tube than some stethoscopes so you have to get...

  16. God, my feet hurt!

    tothepointeLVN replied to chall2011's topic in General Nursing

    Walk a mile in my shoes. Dankso professional

  17. New Grad RN: Home Health or Hold Out?

    tothepointeLVN replied to MBrickle's topic in Private Duty

    Take the job. Better employed than not. Even if it effects your newness for newgrad programs you can always "pretend" you've been unemployed when you apply. I've been eternally grateful for the job I...

  18. Help identifying lung sounds of vent baby

    tothepointeLVN replied to n315,lpn's topic in Private Duty

    To want to do your best is the only thing anyone can really ask of you. Perfection doesn't come overnight. If it comes at

  19. What was the lowest diastolic bp you have seen?

    tothepointeLVN replied to Florence NightinFAIL's topic in General Nursing

    In hospice I got some very low B/P readings. Often times I couldn't ausculate the bottom number. The lowest over BP I have gotten was 30 systolic I just documented t as 30/0. Pt passed within 10...

  20. When are you going to get a "real" job?

    tothepointeLVN replied to luvtwilight's topic in Private Duty

    FYI I got a "real" job and I hate it. Figuring out how to get back into 1:1 hospice or PDN

  21. G-tube bolus feeding question. Please help.

    tothepointeLVN replied to RNmeee's topic in Private Duty

    I believe the rule of thumb is to hold if the residual is greater than the hourly

  22. Help identifying lung sounds of vent baby

    tothepointeLVN replied to n315,lpn's topic in Private Duty

    I have found that with most children on vents/with trachs seem to almost always have some level of "junkiness" when assessing lung sounds. If You asses adventious lung sounds without being specific as...

  23. Help, do Urgent Care clinics hire student nurses?

    tothepointeLVN replied to su9032's topic in Emergency

    Ma's don't have licenses. Certification is totally optional and there is no one certification for all MA's. Some MA's don't even go to MA school they are trained onsite. So why wouldn't a student...

  24. Ever get spooked on night shift?

    tothepointeLVN replied to CloudySue's topic in Private Duty

    Oh I had a case that I only went to once that the mom got up several times in the middle of the night and came in her underwear to critize how I was turning the patient and to tell me I should to ROM...

  25. Does your state hire nurses for clinics/urgent cares?

    tothepointeLVN replied to NurseHopefulInOH's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    I recently started an assignment at a county clinic in Los Angeles that uses LVN's instead of MA's in both its normal clinics and its urgent care. So maybe look at local government facilities. Places...