tothepointeLVN

tothepointeLVN LVN

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  1. Deep Suctioning: Should We Do It At End of Life?

    tothepointeLVN replied to tencat's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I'm having this issue on a case I'm currently on. Pt has a trach and I think she is being over suctioned. I caught the unskilled caregiver suctioning the patient behind my back yesterday even though I...

  2. Should I report this agency to the BBB?

    tothepointeLVN replied to lsvalliant's topic in Private Duty

    Filing a complaint with the BBB will only help if the business is a member of the BB even then the BBB protects their

  3. Best way to quit?

    tothepointeLVN replied to raebabelvn's topic in General Nursing

    Blaze of glory baby! Letter in person or email if your timid. However this is advice coming from someone who handed in her resignation at a supermarket on the back of a receipt. I still worked my...

  4. Alternative Pain Scale

    tothepointeLVN posted a topic in Nursing Humor

    Finally one that tells 10/10 like it is. 4/10 My pain is not f'ing around. Hyperbole and a Half: Boyfriend Doesn't Have Ebola. Probably. There are a few cuss words on that page so if you are anti...

  5. Liar Liar pants on fire!!!!

    tothepointeLVN replied to Blackcat99's topic in Private Duty

    What about the lies about "competive

  6. "Don't get stuck in LTC"

    tothepointeLVN replied to Jw1724's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    If thats what you love and that's what you want to do then you won't be "stuck" in LTC but practicing your dream speciality. Generally what I think people refer to is new RN's getting their start in...

  7. Restraint-free facility = FALLS GALORE

    tothepointeLVN replied to TheCommuter's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Oh dear. I had the displeasure of looking after a hospice pt in a restrain free facility. Unfortunately the pt had an unreduced/unfixated hip fracture and there were no side rails and their suggestion...

  8. Just realized school of choice is not accredited-now what?

    tothepointeLVN replied to melc0305's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    It depends. Does the school itself have a good reputation. NLN accreditation is only one factor to consider and seems to be more common on the East coast than the West

  9. Is it fair to have a take home mutiple choice exam for A&P1?

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

    My opinion on this is. The point of the class is to learn the material. Now if its a take home test then in order to get the answers right you have to know the answer or look up the answer. Either way...

  10. Why am I a B student?

    tothepointeLVN replied to Despareux's topic in General Students

    I think you are studying too much to the point where the information is no longer penetrating your brain. My best study advice is to only study 10-15mins out of an hour. Get a good nights sleep....

  11. Will Hospice experience help?

    tothepointeLVN replied to tothepointeLVN's topic in Oncology

    Ok I was hoping that would be the case. I trained for 3 months on an oncology unit in LVN school and loved it. Unfortunately that hospital had already phased out LVN's at the time as have most...

  12. Will Hospice experience help?

    tothepointeLVN posted a topic in Oncology

    I am an LVN and a current student in an RN. I'm currently working in hospice. I want to get into oncology after I graduate. Will hospice experience and perhaps being hospice certified as an LVN help...

  13. Is there a Critical Thinking course that can be done online?

    tothepointeLVN replied to okiedokie123's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I did intro to logic at El Camino College online that counted for my critical thinking but it was

  14. Is this a specialty or is it even considered nursing experience?

    tothepointeLVN replied to rn865's topic in General Nursing

    You can sell it to potential employers like that. I think when looking for a real ER job your going to have to try avoiding the online application and get in touch with a hiring manager to sell your...

  15. I just got fired... what the hell happened?

    tothepointeLVN replied to NocturneNrse's topic in General Nursing

    I quit a job after 1 week after they manage to find a list of things to write me up on after only one day of the store being open for business. I refused to sign it and quit on the spot. Most...

  16. Is this a specialty or is it even considered nursing experience?

    tothepointeLVN replied to rn865's topic in General Nursing

    Well I would think the skills at least would cross over somewhat. Are you an LVn or RN? I agree it seems harder to get a job if your an RN without hospital experience vs an LVN who most of the jobs...

  17. Student Loan Debt. Where do you draw the line?

    tothepointeLVN posted a topic in General Students

    I'm pulling this discussion over from another non nursing board that I'm active on because it is relavant to some points I am trying to unsuccessfully make. In particular the amount of student loan...

  18. Men in home health

    tothepointeLVN replied to Noimanurse's topic in Home Health

    I've had patients in Hospice where a female caregiver has been requested for religious reasons not in private duty but then again I'm a female nurse so obviously I don't know. Ventmommy if I worked...

  19. Student Loan Debt. Where do you draw the line?

    tothepointeLVN replied to tothepointeLVN's topic in General Students

    I think the article mentions that she was a first generation college student so I'm assuming that she had no real advice. To a lot of families who have traditionally never gone to college they think a...

  20. Where should I go for nursing school?

    tothepointeLVN replied to Only6moremonths's topic in General Students

    Maybe living on campus might be an

  21. Student Loan Debt. Where do you draw the line?

    tothepointeLVN replied to tothepointeLVN's topic in General Students

    I believe this students degree was in something non specific. I can understand med students being in so much debt because they are in school for such a lng time 8 plus years. But $200k for a 4 year...

  22. LVN-BSN /West Coast University

    tothepointeLVN replied to kerybery83's topic in LPN to RN

    From HOAG HR directly. They will no longer be hiring WCU grads as they now have magnet status. WCU and its sister school are factories. They may be nice factories with happy clients and happy...

  23. ASN vs BSN Curriculum Question

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

    So far as stethscopes go I have a Cardio 3 and that has a pretty short tubing which I prefer for sound quality but can be arkward

  24. High contact sports and nursing?

    tothepointeLVN replied to mochamonster's topic in General Nursing

    When I was in the ER from my horse riding accident ( talk about high risk ) my nurse was a derby girl and now I'm strapping on the skates so I can be a derby girl too. We are nurses not saints. Ironic...

  25. LVN-BSN /West Coast University

    tothepointeLVN replied to kerybery83's topic in LPN to RN

    If you had read my previous post which you obviously didn't I clearly stated that the tuition for the nursing program is LESS than that of the Traditional Undergraduate Students. Tuition for the...