tothepointeLVN

tothepointeLVN LVN

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  1. Help with some research questions: Migration of Mexican Nurses to the USA.

    tothepointeLVN replied to tanyaalmaguer's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah in a lot of home health agencies they'll pay $1/hr more which when you consider the base pay is quite significant for the same work. I have been sent to patients houses where Spanish is the...

  2. LVN starting in med surg for the first time!

    tothepointeLVN replied to CaliLVN3583's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    My current agency which staffs me for hospice was wanting to send me to a acute care med/surg floor (that particular scheduler didn't know my background) and I promptly turned them down. I too before...

  3. Fictional-Hospital Scrubs for Real-Life Nurses

    tothepointeLVN replied to Anxious Patient's topic in General Nursing

    Well actually doesn't it seem like Nurse Jackie wears GA brand scrubs. That's what it looks like to

  4. Foster parent for medically fragile child

    tothepointeLVN replied to Blackcat99's topic in Private Duty

    Having talked about this with one of my pt's moms I'm under the impression that in certain cases the parent or PCG can be paid to be the medical caregiver instead of having a nurse

  5. Bayada Nurses or PSA Healthcare

    tothepointeLVN replied to BabyNurseBecky's topic in Private Duty

    Ok start a new leaf with your new job. You've gotten a taste of what it's going to be like the second case will be a lot of easier than the first. But there's always going to be a level of dysfunction...

  6. Bayada Nurses or PSA Healthcare

    tothepointeLVN replied to BabyNurseBecky's topic in Private Duty

    To me you complained about your workplace being unprofessional yet you abandoned a patient after accepting the assignment. To me that is unprofessional. You "research" the patient by assessing them...

  7. Bayada Nurses or PSA Healthcare

    tothepointeLVN replied to BabyNurseBecky's topic in Private Duty

    So you have had problems finding a nursing job and when you finally get one you quit on the first day on the job. Sure it might have be "unprofessional" but even having a little experience will give...

  8. At School With Child. What to Wear?

    tothepointeLVN replied to PediLove2147's topic in Private Duty

    I used to wear either scrub pants and a knit top or scrub top and jeans. Sometimes I would still wear full scrubs though. It was a special education center so there were a lot of medical personel...

  9. So what do you do if you cut your finger?

    tothepointeLVN replied to anon456's topic in General Nursing

    I broke my finger a couple of hours before clinical. I just let my instructor know. I just had to have some help from my classmates with the heavy lifting in exchange for me helping them study for...

  10. Hospice nurse "survival kit"

    tothepointeLVN replied to mrsraisinkain's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Some of those shower wipes might be

  11. fed up with the families

    tothepointeLVN replied to smartnurse1982's topic in Private Duty

    On my long term cases I was chit chating to the mother and casually mentioned how I hear about one family that tried to sue the agency and then got blacklisted and couldn't get any agency to send them...

  12. fed up with the families

    tothepointeLVN replied to smartnurse1982's topic in Private Duty

    Oh come on sometimes in the parent's eyes we are all

  13. Should I take out loans for nursing school?

    tothepointeLVN replied to Nathan S.'s topic in General Students

    It depends on the rate really. Fortunately/Unfortunately federal loans now have fixed rates so what ever the rate is now is what it will always be. Mine from last year are 6.8% but the ones I took in...

  14. Slacked off my first semester, bad GPA... Suggestions to do well in nursing school?

    tothepointeLVN replied to bsn_bound13's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    It's not the end of the world. My first year at college I failed everything because I discovered clubbing and alcohol. 10 years later I went to nursing school and graduated first in my

  15. Do all hospice patients now have IV's?

    tothepointeLVN replied to Blackcat99's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    BlackCat I think the recruiter was just not well informed. My orientation there was nothing about

  16. Do all hospice patients now have IV's?

    tothepointeLVN replied to Blackcat99's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I was wondering about that too since at my recent interview for a Hospice LVN they were concerned that I had never used my IV certification and that "all" of their hospice patients have IV's. I think...

  17. "size of the paycheck"

    tothepointeLVN replied to agnesj23's topic in General Nursing

    I would probably have approached this issue from the side of "Yes were are both nurses and we do valuable work. I'd like to hear your thoughts on xyz." She's probably been disrespected by new RN's...

  18. Trying to stand out in a crowd of other new grad RN's

    tothepointeLVN replied to SwimRN10's topic in California Nursing

    Try making copies of your resume and duplex them so there is a photocopy of your certifications and license on the

  19. RN told she will now get LPN wages

    tothepointeLVN replied to Blackcat99's topic in Private Duty

    I remember that thread. Can't remember if I posted on it or what my opinion at the time was. Naturally opinions change as situations change. However for both LVN's and RN's in not good practice for...

  20. PDN vs Continous Care Hospice

    tothepointeLVN posted a topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I am switching from Pediatric Private Duty to Adult hospice and I start sunday. Most of my nervousness has to do with the hand off from one shift to another. IN PDN I never had to do that because our...

  21. PDN vs Continous Care Hospice

    tothepointeLVN replied to tothepointeLVN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    OK that's what I figured. I feel good about the change at least from the aspect of the agency I'm working

  22. Switching from Home Health to LTC

    tothepointeLVN posted a topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    When I graduated as an LVn 1 year ago the first job I was offered was pediatric home health and I took it. However it was always my desire to work in LTC. Do you think my experience in HH would help...

  23. It seems probie's can't take a joke or laugh

    tothepointeLVN replied to abbaking's topic in General Nursing

    When it's my turn to be a probie again can you be my preceptor because you have my kind of

  24. Is Compton College safe?

    tothepointeLVN replied to tigertjc's topic in California Nursing

    Not everything is absolute and everything is in context. You statement about this school was "Stay away from Compton". It would have been more credible if you had said. Hey this is my experience and...

  25. Is Compton College safe?

    tothepointeLVN replied to tigertjc's topic in California Nursing

    I correct you because there are many on this board that will scare other students into making the wrong decision based solely on their own personal experience without putting it into context. For the...