CYoungLPN

One Tree Hill Gossip Girl...just started Orange is the new black it's really good!

I do peds home health it's cool def. Learn a lot it will spoil u lol I worked in a LTC facility for my first 6 months as a nurse the parents & family are ur biggest resources I honestly wouldn't suggest u do it straight out of school because u are def. On ur own & not having backup is scary

Ive been doin pdn for about a month now and I usually go between 3 kids but 1 kid omg they are freakin rich I mean its my every other weekend case and its seriously the BEST 7a-7p shes the sweetest most independent lil girl she really does everything herself but the perk of the case...all of her siblings are adopted there is seriously like 8 of them and they are all teenagers so its like im talking to lil adults all day I love it they come to me for.advice ask me to help them with school projects its so fun & the house is amazing there is a library gameroom indoor pool hottub not to mention they live on the water so they have a boat which we go on all the time they have a freakin live in housekeeper its nice having someone fix me anything I want for breakfast lunch and dinner anytime traveling is involved they pay for it anytime we go out to eat they take care of it its def. A make ur self at home house anything I want I help my self or ask the housekeeper to get it for me

I literally just started pediatric private duty nursing and I was just put on a 12hr trach/vent case ive only been a nurse since dec so I left the LTC facility I was working with because I wasnt happy but I sat down talked with the DON of the agency I work for and told her I want experience I wanna learn about trachs and vents I want to learn as much as I can and literally this is my 2nd week and im already on a trach/vent case so my point is if I were u id request more complex cases

I know u need at least a year of experience u wouldnt be able to travel straight out of school plus u wouldnt want to ur first year as a nurse is intense

Im actually wondering the same im gonna try to get into travel nursing myself I talked to a few agencies I know we could do corrections & LTC im actually about 5 months into my first year of nursing & the companies I talked to said I need at least a yr but im getting all my certifications & researching until im able to sign on with a company I dont do dialysis either tho im in LTC & Peds feel free to email me ill share what ive researched & learned so far [email protected]

Call!! I'd def call that IMO is more of a emergency situation so u need immediate feed back & waiting for a fax i wasting time Don't worry u'll get it I've been workin in LTC as a brand new nurse and I've learned just be very observant watch closely how other nurses handle situations and when in doubt ask questions

My unit manager is a LPN & she delegates to RNs

Umm well are u a LPN or a CNA? because its a big difference ive never heard of a Lpn/cna job I'm confused if u are a LPN why wouldn't u work as a nurse to gain experience as a nurse?

I'm VERY new also but I'm also a very low stress type of person...I refuse to stress about things I have no control over & not knowing alllll of the ridiculous paperwork that goes along with my job is nothing I can help...I do the best I can if I miss something they know where to find me I feel like if they want me to know EVERY single form to fill out for a fall for example...they need to put a lil packet together and put it in a certain spot & when a fall occurs boom! There it is but it's not like that it's alll very trial & error which is fine that's how ppl learn like I've only had to admit 1 resident and I've worked for about a month...if I had to do another new admit I wouldn't remember all of the steps I wouldn't remember half they know I'm new but I refuse to stress myself about it I know ill get it down I recently switched from 7-3 to 11p-7a it's super laid back u should maybe look into trying to get that shift

Yes! Omg and in fact I did forget something my unit manager asked me to do she asked me to compile a list of residents on antibiotics but I got soooo busy and before I knew it it was time to go then I realized I had forgot to get the list...it was after I had got home but...still lol she said it was ok but yea I constantly feel like I'm forgetting stuff

I understand & I've worked the day shift & MY solution was to switch to the 11p-7a shift it cuts down havin to deal with alot of that mess cause everyone is sleep...just relax &DONT take ur job home with u

-__- glad to know how u really feel Could have sworn my name tag said licensed practical NURSE but I could be wrong At my LTC facility RN & LPNs work the floor equally LPNs train RNs & RNs train LPNs u truly don't know the difference until u look at the name tag But yeaaaa don't say that at work or really ever ur just askin for it