lolasmomma2bLVN

lolasmomma2bLVN has 1 years experience.

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1. What's your nursing kryptonite?

   lolasmomma2bLVN replied to ktliz's topic in General Nursing

   Ear Wax (Not Mine of Course) Watching a patient clean his/or her ears, literally gags me! VERY STRANGE!!! I can handle pretty much anything else that comes my

2. Our new hire, new grad charge nurse

   lolasmomma2bLVN replied to kimbo9's topic in General Nursing

   "rn's dont hv to be iv certified. its inclusive in our education.lpn's are the only ones that need iv certification. plus rn's have the benefit of having hours and hours of clinical experience in the...

3. What to expect for your Fundamentals & your first clinicals!

   lolasmomma2bLVN replied to NICURN2013's topic in General Students

   Thats funny that you say the toughie test is Fluid and Electrolyte's in Fundamentals...It is the same thing in our program, many students get dropped after that

4. Things you would love to say to your fellow nursing students!

   lolasmomma2bLVN replied to Faeriewand's topic in General Students

   I am sure this has been said but I dont feel like reading 107 pages!!! When did you graduate high school? Because it sure seems to me like your acting like a high

5. My very 1st clinical expierence ever!!! :-)

   lolasmomma2bLVN replied to CrazziiRN913's topic in General Students

   My first clinical experience was a HUGE eye opener for me. I guess you can say I grew up sheltered, my father was in law inforcment, so I didn't get to experience all that much the world had to offer,...

6. annoying lab instructor

   lolasmomma2bLVN replied to deetrain's topic in General Students

   Just because you think you may fail Dosage and Calculations doesn't mean you aren't fit to be a nurse! It just means you might need a math tutor, some remediation and take it again. If you want to be...

7. To own a pet or not while in nursing school...

   lolasmomma2bLVN replied to kroyce's topic in General Students

   As I am typing this right now, I am staring at my little baby girl Lola a French Bulldog, and could NEVER imagine how my life would be without her in it. I got her right when I lost my job and started...

8. Depressed nurse here, lexapro is not helping.

   lolasmomma2bLVN replied to CrystalClear75's topic in Health, Stress Management

   I myself am not ashamed to say that I have taken many anti-deppresants since the age of 15, thats when I started battling depression/anxiety, and the one that has worked best for me is Effexor...

9. Scrubs Make Me Crazy (long rant)

   lolasmomma2bLVN replied to coast2coast's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

   Why does she have to go to the gym? She has large

10. Hesistant to do CNA work..

    lolasmomma2bLVN replied to Julsey's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I got hired as a CNA in a hospital with no experience. It ended up being horrible. You never know, you may like LTC and hate the hospitals. The problem at the hospital I worked at was staffing. The...

11. Rancho Springs Medical Center

    lolasmomma2bLVN replied to gwapo's topic in California Nursing

    I would think they would be doing everything they could because they have some big competition opening up in the next year or so, Loma Linda University is opening up a new hopsital medical center off...

12. Rancho Springs Medical Center

    lolasmomma2bLVN replied to gwapo's topic in California Nursing

    I actually know someone very close to myself, that worked for Southwest Healthcare, the company that owns Rancho Springs Medical Center & Inland Valley Medical Center, for almost twenty years. I...

13. South Cali RN waiting lists

    lolasmomma2bLVN replied to berenshj's topic in California Nursing

    I go to Chaffey College in Rancho Cucamonga, great school, excellent reputation, I love everything but there is a waitlist, I think you will find a waitlist wherever you are in the southern California...

14. Can I afford West Coast university??

    lolasmomma2bLVN replied to findingmyway's topic in California Nursing

    With a student loan size of 132k, you won't be paying for a couple of years. I am not that much older than you (25) but I feel maybe you should meet some mid-twenty, RN's and let them "Big Sister"...

15. Failed my first attempt at Foley competency :(

    lolasmomma2bLVN replied to jillebean's topic in General Students

    The sterile field always got me too!!! The saying "practice makes perfect" rings true to nursing skills. Like the other poster, having a friend watch you is a great way to fix your mistakes. Also, at...