Lucina11

Lucina11

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  1. Daytonite has passed away...

    Lucina11 replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    So very sorry to hear this. I enjoyed her posts immensely. They were thoughtful and educational. She will be

  2. Anyone else have a Flex Pn program?

    Lucina11 replied to Lucina11's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    No one? Okay, well, it was worth a shot. I just finished my second week and it is still a little confusing. Especially since the three instructors all give different answers to your questions. I guess...

  3. Anyone else have a Flex Pn program?

    Lucina11 posted a topic in LPN, LVN Students

    HI! I just finished my first week of PN class! It is a called a Flex program and it is really strange. I was reading through other student's first week/semester of nursing school to get ideas, and...

  4. Nursing & Pre-Nursing Students - Desired Area of Nursing?

    Lucina11 replied to lil pixi's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Postpartum or L/D would be my top choice if I worked in a hospital. ER is very interesting, but I don't know if I could keep up with the pace. Outside of the hospital, I'm starting to be very...

  5. Share Your Funniest Patient Stories...

    Lucina11 replied to Trvln Nurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    Probably not hilarious...but at the end of shift, it was almost more than I could do to keep from laughing. CNA in the nursing home. One elderly lady with Alzheimer's was known for getting crotchety...

  6. Does Death Have A Smell?

    Lucina11 replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    Yes. Death has a smell. I think it smells differently to everyone, and some don't notice it at all, but it is there. I could always smell it on animals too. In the short time I worked at the nursing...

  7. So who do nurses marry or have as civil partners???

    Lucina11 replied to snoopy29's topic in General Nursing

    Ooh...cool topic. I'm not a nurse yet, nor am I involved or married, but I have some nurses in my family so I can add to the stats! One nurse was married to a cop. One is married to a mechanic. One...

  8. MARCH 2010 STARTS

    Lucina11 replied to alexg524's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    I start march 1! The program is flexible 12-18 month program. I just did my first day of orientation

  9. Bathing Classmates and Other Personal Boundaries?

    Lucina11 replied to brownhairedgal's topic in General Students

    Wow...I don't know if my program will go that deep. I'd do it, but it would be weird. This is a rural school and everyone knows everyone else. Those classmates will be my friends and neighbors...even...

  10. about what % of CNA's have back injuries?

    Lucina11 replied to michelle_d's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I just recently quit a facility because it had horrible working conditions and wouldn't let use lifts. We were understaffed too. There was only one aide out of all the aides and nurses working there...

  11. Question for CNA's and Nurses

    Lucina11 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am fairly new to being a CNA, so maybe this is just ''the way it is" , and I am being a wimp, but I have some questions regarding a skilled nursing facility. Please allow me to rant along. :) First...

  12. Question for CNA's and Nurses

    Lucina11 replied to Lucina11's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks to everyone for their response to this post. I managed to extricate myself from that job gracefully without having to work another day there..., and did it without having to name any names or...

  13. Tattoo's on Nurses

    Lucina11 replied to gentlemother's topic in General Nursing

    When I did my CNA clinicals at the nursing home, nearly all the aides and nurses had tattoos. To my surprise, so did plenty of the residents. One elderly lady even had multiple ear piercings and a...

  14. Question for CNA's and Nurses

    Lucina11 replied to Lucina11's topic in General Nursing

    Okay. Thanks. SO how long is a notice for? Or does that simply mean telling my boss that I quit? ETA: Also, I already cut back to working two days a week so that I could go to school. Don't know if...

  15. Question for CNA's and Nurses

    Lucina11 replied to Lucina11's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks everyone for the helpful responses. I've decided to find another place to work. So, what is the best way to quit? Call in? Walk in? Disappear from the face of the earth? ( sorry, dumb question,...

  16. Question for CNA's and Nurses

    Lucina11 replied to Lucina11's topic in General Nursing

    That is what really scares me. I want to be a CNM someday.I don't need a bad incident on my record. Some of the other girls are practically married to the facility and will bend over backwards to make...

  17. Question for CNA's and Nurses

    Lucina11 replied to Lucina11's topic in General Nursing

    I started counting last night, and of the seven staff members who have worked there over a year, five of them have been injured to the point of having a permanent limp. It is a no restraint facility...

  18. Question for CNA's and Nurses

    Lucina11 replied to Lucina11's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the replies. I love the elderly, and even though they are getting the best care we are able to provide as aides, it kills me to see that it isn't better care. I hate that we don't have to...

  19. Do you feel that you were adequetely trained??

    Lucina11 replied to greeniebean's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    No. I am a brand new CNA. I had ten class days. Seven of those days were spent with a teacher who used all the class time to tell funny stories about nursing home residents. When we used our...

  20. CAPS assessment to enter school. Any advice?

    Lucina11 posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Hi. I live in OK, and am scheduled to take a test on the 10th of Feb. to get in to an LPN program at a nearby tech. school. They said I would be taking a COMPASS test and a CAPS assessment. I could...

  21. For Fun - Things You Want to Buy Once You're a Nurse

    Lucina11 replied to Multicollinearity's topic in General Students

    As a personal treat to myself upon graduation I will probably indulge in a small tattoo in a discreet location. As for the rest, I want a very fat savings account. Also my parents have been the most...