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  1. Rude disruptive classmates (Vent)

    MattiesMama posted a topic in LPN, LVN Students

    I'm wondering if anyone else is having this problem... I'm in the first round of my LPN program and while there are a lot of students (like myself) who actively participate and are actually interested...

  2. What would be more beneficial, CNA or EMT?

    MattiesMama replied to MassADNstudent's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    The tasks you listed are CNA functions but that's not all the job entails...you also need to provide emotional support, do basic assessment (so that you can alert the nurse if there is a problem) and...

  3. Need help with dx (abnormal assessment data)

    MattiesMama posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    My patient today had a very irregular HB...The only way to describe it is, it kinda went "lub-dub-lub" and then a pause...then the pause would be at a varying length before the next contraction would...

  4. Need help with dx (abnormal assessment data)

    MattiesMama replied to MattiesMama's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Dayonite that's funny because my clinical instructor said the same exact thing! She told me sit down and look at the entire clinical picture of this patient before you start fixating on the...

  5. Help me choose an RN program!!

    MattiesMama posted a topic in Connecticut Nursing

    Right now I'm looking into the following programs: Bridgeport Hospital School of Nursing, St. Vincents, Naugatuk Valley CC, and Goodwin College. I'm seriously about to lose my mind trying to figure...

  6. Need help with dx (abnormal assessment data)

    MattiesMama replied to MattiesMama's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Ugh, the volume seems to be broken on my computer so I can't hear it! Off to find my headphones,

  7. Help!! Failing last few weeks of clinical

    MattiesMama replied to carrie42's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    was there any specific incident that happened? Like did you get written up for something? I'm actually in the same boat kinda...I'm not failing (as far as I know) but I did get a warning and if I get...

  8. Lincoln Tech paramus campus for JUNE 09

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

    I go to a Lincoln Tech but not the one you go to...how do you like the program so far? what mod are you starting in June? I'm about to finish Mod 1...Hate the school, to be honest, but as long as I...

  9. LPN Gets No Respect

    MattiesMama replied to Angela.RN2B's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    I think it's a class thing. Not to say that LPN's are "low class", but a lot of people look down on tech schools, and since a lot of LPN programs are tech schools they assume we are some dumb laborers...

  10. What would be more beneficial, CNA or EMT?

    MattiesMama replied to MassADNstudent's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I'm actually doing both...I'm eligible to take the CNA test after the first semester of my program so I'm going to do that, but I also will get the EMT because I want to get a job as an ER Tech. But...

  11. Need help with dx (abnormal assessment data)

    MattiesMama replied to MattiesMama's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Thanks for the website! I don't think I explained this well though...you know how a normal HB sounds like "lub-dub" and you count each lub-dub as one HB? She had something that sounded like...

  12. Some Advice about your future..

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

    Good advice...I'm getting my CNA license in about a month and I'm hoping to get a job doing that (although who knows if I can get one in this crappy economy!) Besides the fact that it will look good...

  13. LPN Gets No Respect

    MattiesMama replied to Angela.RN2B's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    I love how they say "we" don't hire them...so I guess they are the hiring managers now? :chuckle Just ignore it...I know some BSN's who I swear got their license out of a cracker jack box and some...

  14. asking questions for therapeutic communication(admissions)

    MattiesMama replied to koosneypeter's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Honestly it seems like you are overthinking it...stop driving yourself crazy with "open" vs. "closed" questions, and just imagine having an actual conversation with a patient. Asking things like "How...

  15. Does this make sense (paramedic while taking RN pre-reqs)?

    MattiesMama posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'm currently a LPN student and I'm seriously considering leaving after this first Mod...I'm doing really well in the program grade-wise, but it is incredibly expensive and the quality of education is...

  16. Does this make sense (paramedic while taking RN pre-reqs)?

    MattiesMama replied to MattiesMama's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Yes there are pre-reqs to the pre-reqs...lol! This is why I went the LPN route...I didn't want to sit around doing all of the darn pre-reqs, I am more of a "hands-on" learner, and I thought that if I...

  17. Does this make sense (paramedic while taking RN pre-reqs)?

    MattiesMama replied to MattiesMama's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    But don't you have to take the pre-reqs anyways if you bridge? The admissions counselor did say something about 2 years of pre-reqs but then when I looked on the website it only listed a Chem101,...

  18. HUGE mistake in clinical....

    MattiesMama posted a topic in General Students

    pt. was 90, total care with dysphagia and recently admitted after recovering from aspirational pnuemonia. i took care of him yesterday with no problem. today, i was told we had to make sure we brushed...

  19. Lincoln Tech Hamden 09?

    MattiesMama replied to eboii121's topic in Connecticut Nursing

    I'm currently going to Lincoln Tech...it is very expensive, and yes for the most part self-taught. Since they accept pretty much everyone who can cough up the money, you have to deal with a lot of...

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

    MattiesMama replied to Faeriewand's topic in General Students

    Please stop complaining about the clinical site being too far of a drive, and stop using that as an excuse for why you never get there on time. Common sense should tell you that if you are...

  21. Got kicked out of an RN program don't know what to do

    MattiesMama replied to courageandcare's topic in General Students

    Like April&Em I was under the impression that after a year of succesfully completing an RN program you are able to sit for the NCLEX-PN... I really feel for you, I can't imagine going that far and...

  22. HUGE mistake in clinical....

    MattiesMama replied to MattiesMama's topic in General Students

    I am not sure exactly how it works, but we were told that both the student nurse and the instructor are liable in clinicals...and we are held to the same standards as a practicing nurse would be. To...

  23. HUGE mistake in clinical....

    MattiesMama replied to MattiesMama's topic in General Students

    Thanks for the responses...I know that we all make mistakes so I'm trying not to let it discourage me. The one big lesson that it taught me is that if I am told to do something that I think isn't...

  24. Lvn Vs. Medical Assistant Help please

    MattiesMama replied to DiabeticGirl18's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Honestly it depends...is nursing something you are passionate about, is it something that you can picture yourself doing for the rest of your life? LPN's do make more money, but they also have a lot...

  25. Nurses crossing picket lines

    MattiesMama replied to FireStarterRN's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    OK so I have a couple honest questions (I'm not a nurse yet so I don't really have a stance on this issue) Is the issue with nurses crossing the picket lines to take care of patients, or with them...