jaysmom

jaysmom specializes in Late stage Alzhiemer's in LTC setting..

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1. Conn Nurses Meet N Greet

   jaysmom replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Connecticut Nursing

   Coral from Mashantucket, CT (Foxwoods casino area), newly licensed LPN working in a late stage Alzheimer's unit in the LTC setting. Going on for my RN slowly but surely starting in the fall of

2. help for a BKA stump shrinker

   jaysmom posted a topic in LPN, LVN Students

   My patient in clinical this week has a 1 month S/P BKA. She still has steri strips in place and is having minimal amounts of reddish brown drainage on her stump shrinker. She only has the one stump...

3. horrendously long post... read if you dare (and if you have time?)

   jaysmom replied to jaysmom's topic in General Students

   Oh yeah, I immediately brought that Wii right to that LTC facility and they were excited to get it! The students that are still at that facility (my rotation is at another facility right now 30 min...

4. horrendously long post... read if you dare (and if you have time?)

   jaysmom replied to jaysmom's topic in General Students

   Things are ok. I am trying to get through the last two weeks until summer vacation. I stopped working for now and some of the tension at home has stopped for now but our teachers at school are just...

5. My First Clinical Deficiency (Long)

   jaysmom replied to WeirdNurseKelly's topic in General Students

   You were able to spot your mistake, admit to it for the pt's sake, and fix it. You will probably never forget that mistake and never make it again. We're in school to learn and it sounds like you sure...

6. horrendously long post... read if you dare (and if you have time?)

   jaysmom replied to jaysmom's topic in General Students

   Thank you everyone, after another night of bad attitude I decided that I am going to try one last time to make this work at home. I am sending out my CNA application tomorrow and getting that...

7. Grades- do instructors round up?

   jaysmom replied to WannaBeNrse's topic in General Students

   A quote from my department head in the first week of school... "What do you call the doctor that graduated last in his/her class? Dr." Same with nurses, your patients will never ask you what your GPA...

8. Grades- do instructors round up?

   jaysmom replied to WannaBeNrse's topic in General Students

   You can have your snobby A/B nurse... I am going to be a great nurse A's and one unfortunate B+ but not snobby. I think cocky is a better word than snobby. There is always room for improvement and not...

9. Grades- do instructors round up?

   jaysmom replied to WannaBeNrse's topic in General Students

   Very true, some people aren't very good academically but at least in my class, we actually have less than C students who have several clinical write ups and N/A's and truly lack any common sense. Our...

10. horrendously long post... read if you dare (and if you have time?)

    jaysmom posted a topic in General Students

    Ok, this is pretty personal, but no one here knows who I am so here goes! I need any advice anyone has on juggling a full time family and full time nursing school. I get all A's and B+'s in school, I...

11. Grades- do instructors round up?

    jaysmom replied to WannaBeNrse's topic in General Students

    It seems that our instructors do whatever it takes to make students pass sometimes. They don't round up if you have, say, an 89.4.... but if you're consistently failing they will offer tons of extra...

12. Best Way to Supplement Income While in School

    jaysmom replied to fadedstars34's topic in General Students

    I've been a topless dancer for the last 7 years, also a single mom of a 10 year old and I am 3/4 way done with my LPN. I work one night a week and bring in $400-500 a week. It's totally per diem, I...

13. First Year Finished!! Anyone else??

    jaysmom replied to graceomalleyRN's topic in General Students

    Almost through with my 2nd semester of a 3 semester LPN program! Looking forward to summer break with my family and some down time to destress so it feels like I'm able to celebrate! Congratulations...