MattiesMama

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  1. What mantra is getting you through nursing school?

    MattiesMama replied to MySimplePlan's topic in General Students

    My favorite quote is... "my mommy's a nurse"-Mattea (my daughter) Then I think how could I ever face her and say "actually, honey, no I'm not, because I gave up"? Never. Not going to happen. I like...

  2. My Heart is Broken

    MattiesMama replied to HeyHeyitsMaay's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    OP I feel for you...It is so hard to come in to an establishment as a student nurse, see something going on that you KNOW is wrong and be powerless to stop it because you are "just a student" and...

  3. Timing of LPN School

    MattiesMama replied to kendra1978's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    It's not as bad as I thought it would be actually! I tend to procrastinate so my biggest challenge has been figuring out how to budget my time...in the second week there were a couple exams that I...

  4. Timing of LPN School

    MattiesMama replied to kendra1978's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Right now I'm going to day classes full time while my 2 year old is in daycare...I was lucky though, my parents let me move back in with them temporarily so the only bill I have to pay is the daycare,...

  5. Completely Unhappy With The School I Chose

    MattiesMama replied to Star33's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Yup, my school sucks. I'm talking 70+ students crammed into a ridiculously hot, windowless classroom for the entire day, a "lab" that has so few supplies that we have to go in 5 at a time (so we get...

  6. Question about Anti-Social Personality Disorder

    MattiesMama replied to MattiesMama's topic in Psychiatric

    Thanks again for all the responses...it really puts everything in perspective. Unfortunately, my daughter did witness this event and she won't stop talking about it :zzzzz Last night in the bath, she...

  7. Question about Anti-Social Personality Disorder

    MattiesMama replied to MattiesMama's topic in Psychiatric

    Thank you for the quick response! I found it interesting that it says it does peak in young adulthood and it gets better in middle age...he is 33 right now. I know that his behavior now is a lot...

  8. Mentally ILL in SNF's: Danger to the Elderly

    MattiesMama replied to Neveranurseagain's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Oh wow...I remember that horrible fire in CT but I had just assumed that the 23 year old woman who started it was a staff member, not a pt! This line from the article just killed

  9. What do you LOVE about LTC/N.H.?

    MattiesMama replied to Chloe'sinNYNow's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    This is actually my first time posting (I've been lurking for like a year, lol!) and I am so glad I found this thread! I am an LPN student who is starting clinicals next week at a LTC facility (most...