vintagemother

vintagemother BSN, CNA, LVN, RN

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  1. I'm leaving California, Looking for a new state

    vintagemother replied to DaniloDaniels's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Why leave Cali? Are you in SoCal? There are many jobs in NorCal.... In my experience, which is less than yours as an LVN.... There are jobs in nor

  2. Keeping students engaged during clinical

    vintagemother replied to emarierau's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Also, one of my instructors occasionally had a meeting for us directly after lunch, in which she scheduled educational speakers to teach us. She had speakers from various specialties that were r/t our...

  3. Quizzed in Clinical

    vintagemother replied to oldsockventriloquist's topic in General Students

    Daily. Every single day during term 3&4. We were required to give report to our CIs. We had to be able to tell the pts "story" incl hx as well as the story of their current hospital stay. That...

  4. OITNB AKA Orange is the New Black

    vintagemother posted a topic in Psychiatric

    Hello My Psych Nurse Online Friends.... (I hope that this post is ok here, rather than the blue side) I started watching OITNB last year. As we all know, tv shows tend to be unrealistic. However,...

  5. how much do you pay on student loans per month

    vintagemother replied to BSNbeauty's topic in General Nursing

    Subsidized loans don't accrue interest while you're in school. Unsubsidized loans

  6. Keeping students engaged during clinical

    vintagemother replied to emarierau's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    2Nurse2Teach: I much agree with your suggestion that each student be responsible for giving a handoff report to the CI abd the oncoming nurse. That causes students to be

  7. Keeping students engaged during clinical

    vintagemother replied to emarierau's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Keeping them engaged? Give them paperwork and assign them pts to care for. That will keep them busy, I think. The only way it won't is if they don't actually do pt care. I was very consumed with work...

  8. Bathing for elderly

    vintagemother replied to Junebabybugg's topic in General Nursing

    Well... We don't give medical advice here on AN. That being said, in my experience, showers or bed baths are typically scheduled every 3 days for residents in the Long term care facilities I've worked...

  9. Reason for IV fluids

    vintagemother replied to Matt8700's topic in Emergency

  10. Nursing student asks nurses the question..

    vintagemother replied to 2bNurseDR.T's topic in General Nursing

    I guess I want to say THANK YOU to the nurses who tolerated us students. You are truly appreciated for allowing us to learn, in spite of the fact that we slow you down. Seriously, THANK YOU! I've...

  11. The Line b/t Respecting Wishes of Victim, Privacy, & Reporting

    vintagemother replied to SunnyPupRN's topic in General Nursing

    Plus, if you report it, there will be a paper trail about your daughters attacker in the system. CPS told me that the parent can refuse to get their child help because it was a 1st offense. But, if a...

  12. The Line b/t Respecting Wishes of Victim, Privacy, & Reporting

    vintagemother replied to SunnyPupRN's topic in General Nursing

    Let me add: my daughters counselor helped her (and me) realize her feelings were her own and needn't be dismissed because of her abusers perspective. I must say, now, 7 yrs later, I'm still grateful...

  13. The Line b/t Respecting Wishes of Victim, Privacy, & Reporting

    vintagemother replied to SunnyPupRN's topic in General Nursing

    Forcing your child to be interviewed could be traumatic. Or could be therapeutic. I think that kids need an outlet to get things out, so that they don't bottle in weird / inaccurate emotions. When my...

  14. The Line b/t Respecting Wishes of Victim, Privacy, & Reporting

    vintagemother replied to SunnyPupRN's topic in General Nursing

    It's ok you might have accidentally reported me! [emoji23] But seriously, I understand fully that your concern is for your baby. I never went through anything so extreme with my 3 kids. So I can't say...

  15. Is it bad or unprofessional to hide from drug company reps

    vintagemother replied to Goldenfox's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Not an NP. But I agree with networking with them, as well as learning as much as you can about the meds they're

  16. LTC vs Assisted living

    vintagemother replied to Mscoleman78's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    In my ALF job, I was the only licensed person in my unit, responsible for 45 residents. Dementia unit, some hospice, nebulizer tx, wound care. No shots: neither IM or subq. They were about to start...

  17. A Headache is not an emergency

    vintagemother replied to Patient4life's topic in Emergency

    And that is indeed the rub. My story: had migraines and my managed care insurance medical providers told me there's nothing they can do for me to prevent them. They actually told me there's no...

  18. The Line b/t Respecting Wishes of Victim, Privacy, & Reporting

    vintagemother replied to SunnyPupRN's topic in General Nursing

    Won't let me edit: yes, there are signs that the other child is behaving like a predator because they have been abused themselves. I told the victims parents about it and they took her to a doctor...

  19. The Line b/t Respecting Wishes of Victim, Privacy, & Reporting

    vintagemother replied to SunnyPupRN's topic in General Nursing

    This is true. I experienced observing a similar situation in which kids younger than this tried to pull an even younger kids pants down to get to her private areas. CPS was involved, in that...

  20. ADN to BSN

    vintagemother replied to brittxs's topic in General Students

    3.0 is the minimum science gpa, and you're well above that with a 3.4. You are assigned "points" that make you eligible to apply. After you are eligible, you're placed in a pool with all other...

  21. Vent/Advice Needed

    vintagemother posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I'm a new grad RN waiting to take the NCLEX. I'm also an LPN/VN. I was fortunate to land a job as an LVN/LPN immediately after I graduated. I needed to get back to work, majorly!! VintageMama has...

  22. Facebook and employers/school

    vintagemother replied to daisybird27's topic in General Nursing

    Parents and schools *should* be teaching about professional and appropriate social media usage. I've been teaching my kids this from the time they 1st were online. I'm not saying this prevents every...

  23. Disrespectful patients

    vintagemother replied to Mrs.in2015's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Scrubs n Sirens: "Break out the serious nurse voice!" Yes! I love that. It's a real thing. And when used with compassion, is very

  24. Essential oils

    vintagemother replied to aceplace22's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I just sniff it at work. I don't apply essential oils because they are strong and the scent could be unpleasant or medically incompatible for

  25. Quizzed in Clinical

    vintagemother replied to oldsockventriloquist's topic in General Students

    I want to reiterate what Scrubs n Sirens and Invitale and PMBAbraham have said and to reinforce lab trends and current labs and interventions. This was super important in my nursing school clinicals....