windmill182

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1. Advise please please..

   windmill182 posted a topic in LPN, LVN Corner

   I have been working as an LPN going on 3 months. I currently have a job working in an assisted living facility. I work Monday through Friday, day shift. The pay is okay. Probably towards the lower...

2. To all the students about to start nursing school...

   windmill182 replied to windmill182's topic in General Students

   Girl, I had a friend in my program who UNEXPECTEDLY lost her unemployment half way through and she figured it out. If you want it bad enough, you will figure it out too! School is expensive, but on...

3. To all the students about to start nursing school...

   windmill182 posted a topic in General Students

   I just finished my last day of nursing school. Turned in my last assignment at exactly noon. It still hasn't sunk in yet. For the last 4 hours I have sat on my couch not really knowing what to do...

4. What can I expect in LPN school?

   windmill182 replied to BrookeMarie's topic in LPN, LVN Students

   I am in an 11 month program and its been ups and downs. Definitely the hardest year of my life. Last quarter was intense! We had a Pharm test and a Fundies test each week + clinicals + care plans +...

5. Which is easier - LPN or RN?

   windmill182 replied to Jmiami's topic in LPN, LVN Students

   I am in an LPN program, where its basically the first year of RN (and maybe a little more actually since my LPN program does IV certs etc. I can bridge to RN if I just complete 3 further quarters) I...

6. What are SOAP notes?

   windmill182 replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in General Students

   We use SOAPIER. Subjective patient info (What is the patient saying? Pain level?) Objective info Assessment based on subjective and objective info Plan Implementation (What we actually did)...

7. 5 weeks till first day of nursing school

   windmill182 replied to Kaligirl02's topic in LPN, LVN Students

   You guys are crazy. lol. Enjoy your free time while you have it, trust me. Nursing school is stressful and time consuming, (but also amazing.) Just saying that you should should sleep, be lazy, read a...

8. What do you guys think?

   windmill182 replied to Thujone's topic in LPN, LVN Students

   I am in an LPN program and can barely find time to shave my legs. I have no idea where I even found the time to post this to you... jk I think you should just hold out til the ADN program starts,...

9. And the weight gain begins..

   windmill182 posted a topic in General Students

   I read on here about all the weight people were gaining in nursing school and said to myself, "that wont be me!" Yea, well....9 weeks into my program and I have already gained 7 lbs. I know to some...

10. Student really needs help

    windmill182 replied to windmill182's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Guess I should have looked harder. I finally found some info. I read that you should look at serum cholesterol, vit b12, and Calcium. +

11. Student really needs help

    windmill182 posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I am 7 weeks into my nursing program. I had my first clinical last week, and I have to submit my first care plan next week. I think I got all the information I need on my patient except lab values...

12. Nursing DX Question Cont..

    windmill182 replied to windmill182's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Can you do clearance r/t retained secretions w/ inneffectice cough and difficulty breathing when the assessment just says, "coughing without sputum. Xray shows interstitial infiltrates and Dyspnea....

13. Nursing DX Question Cont..

    windmill182 posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    If you have a patient with Pneumonia...can you have 2 nursing diagnoses pertaining to the airway? Ineffective Airway Clearance related to retained secretions as evidenced by ineffective cough,...

14. basic Nursing DX help...

    windmill182 posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    "Henry is diagnosed with PCP. Vital signs are BP 127/65, pulse 70, respiratory rate 25, temperature 101.7oF & O2 sat= 90%. Henry's admitting orders include IV sulfamethoxalone to treat the PCP,...

15. writing papers during school?

    windmill182 replied to aachavez's topic in General Students

    Im in a LPN program. Six weeks in and we have done 2 case studies and 2 research reviews. Each paper has been at least 4~5