tothepointeLVN

tothepointeLVN LVN

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  1. Why don't people take LPNs seriously?

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

    Well the University of Washington does not legally mandate being a CNA. It states you need to have some paid or volunteer healthcare experience which many schools have but its not a legal requirement....

  2. Are C's really the new A's in nursing school?

    tothepointeLVN replied to nursingstudent2458's topic in General Students

    Oh goodness yes we had this in my cohort. Had one girl stomp out in the middle of a test to go

  3. Why don't people take LPNs seriously?

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

    Yeah I was wondering that too. I would have though in my years on AN I would have heard if there was a legal requirement to be a CNA in any of the states. People don't keep quiet about those kinds of...

  4. Transportation woes for nursing students

    tothepointeLVN replied to Brian's topic in General Students

    I can't even ride a bike and trust me I've

  5. Why don't people take LPNs seriously?

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

    People don't have to be all they can be if they don't want to be. Personally elitism from nursing students bores me. You haven't proven you can achieve anything yet so why criticize the achievement of...

  6. Dietary policy- vent

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

    I had a similar experience except I was feeding my husband dinner so when they picked it up they would see I had an appetite and discharge me. If I wasn't able to order mashed potatoes and gelato...

  7. Dietary policy- vent

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

    So obesity = the same as being an alcoholic? Judgmental much? Your pleading that you don't mean to be "judgemental" but then your next statement is a whopper of a judgement. Please learn to check that...

  8. Are C's really the new A's in nursing school?

    tothepointeLVN replied to nursingstudent2458's topic in General Students

    And that's why the passing grade needs to be 78% or something similar since EVERY graduate needs to know the majority of the knowledge. The rest is the icing of the cake or something you'll learn now...

  9. Do nurses have a responsibility to keep their Facebook professional?

    tothepointeLVN replied to Bortaz's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    All this free availability of information is new and employers are glad to have it in order to judge you. It'll take awhile before laws catch up but until they do if its out there and available...

  10. Transportation woes for nursing students

    tothepointeLVN replied to Brian's topic in General Students

    I almost bought a pony but broke my arm so no pony for me. Yes I'm totally

  11. LTC facility, can an LPN adjust TPN?

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

    If in doubt let someone else take the risk. Might seem like a simple thing but its a way to let someone else *notbenicetoyou* over

  12. Are C's really the new A's in nursing school?

    tothepointeLVN replied to nursingstudent2458's topic in General Students

    Nope people still get A's. Just not easy

  13. Why don't people take LPNs seriously?

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

    Because we are really really really ridiculously good looking? Probably because there are quite a few diptido LVN/LPN's out there and when they do diptido things people attribute it to being an LPN. I...

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

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

    The dealer models are the best. My husband bought one of his cars that way. A "year old" car that had less than 200miles was used to test drives

  15. Textbook

    tothepointeLVN replied to EMTtoRNinVA's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Send it back and order a older copy. The printing on the older editions are ok and set up the same way though. I would not pay full price or anything over $5 for this book

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

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

    Definately try and find a gently used car say 1-2 years old so your not paying full price. Having said that both my husband and I bought our cars brand new which worked out to be a good thing because...

  17. Are LPN's being phased out?

    tothepointeLVN replied to JSlovex2's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I've found the LVN scope of practice in general to be wider than I thought or have been told / allowed to

  18. Dietary policy- vent

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

    If the MD didn't prescribe a restricted diet then she gets to eat what she wants. If we start pointing fingers at people stating it's not fair that they get to live xyz lifestyle because it costs...

  19. Textbook

    tothepointeLVN replied to EMTtoRNinVA's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I have it but I have the first edition and I only paid a few dollars for it so I would try and go that route. Some of the older books you can get for a penny plus shipping on amazon since they make...

  20. Textbooks? E-books?

    tothepointeLVN replied to LCinTraining's topic in General Students

    I love my kindle and I convert a lot of files into kindle format including pdf's even though you can just load pdf's to the kindle directly because you can alter the text size. I'm not a big fan of...

  21. Trachs/Vents - How much training?

    tothepointeLVN replied to Purple_Scrubs's topic in Private Duty

    You can work your way up step by step. I started with a preteen with a G Tube (microcephaly). Stable in the sense that she hadn't been inpatient in years and had reached her maximum potential. All you...

  22. I saw a huge cockroach at my patient's house

    tothepointeLVN replied to 50kn's topic in Private Duty

    You've have freaked out at the place I was doing a hospice shift at. There were cockroaches (tiny ones though) everywhere. And a secret hole in the bathroom floor covered by a carpet so you couldn't...

  23. just informed that mom wants me to drive her kids to school

    tothepointeLVN replied to kgress's topic in Private Duty

    Oh my god I totally forgot about the mom who asked me if I could drive the U Haul when they moved

  24. Are LPN's being phased out?

    tothepointeLVN replied to JSlovex2's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I wonder what the LPN conversion rate. Pretty much everyone I went to school with planned to bridge. Not sure how many are on their way

  25. BSN Only Is A Wall Street Scam

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

    I imagine a conversation with the OP would go something like this. At least I hope it would be that funny. How the financial system works How to run a