vintagemother

vintagemother BSN, CNA, LVN, RN

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  1. What Can't You Live Without?

    vintagemother replied to portx's topic in General Students

    Coffee, with good creamer. (Currently using a coconut creamer that's amazing) Friends! Those in nursing school and outside of school. Organization tools! Planner, school supplies, etc. I love flash...

  2. ADN or Part-time accelerated Nursing

    vintagemother replied to hazelnut23's topic in General Students

    Consider your local job market. Are ADNs hired? Are BSNs preferred, required or is it optional? Also consider the rate of pay in relation to your debt. Can you afford a 60K loan payment on a new grad...

  3. Weird/ Dumb Nursing School Rules

    vintagemother replied to Randy RN ASN's topic in General Students

    Purple-Roses: my school said there would be panty checks to make sure we were wearing the correct undies! I never experienced a panty check in school, but that fear made me buy special school undies!...

  4. Care Plans in General

    vintagemother replied to juardsrn's topic in General Students

    I feel ya, HeatherMaizey! I have said more than once, that through LVN school and RN school, I've really learned to be a good CNA. Please give me a brief to change on a combative c-diff pt! That's...

  5. Advice for memory care caregiver

    vintagemother replied to Bonnieparker22's topic in General Nursing

    People afflicted with Alzheimer's and Dementia are very special pts. For me, it really helped to learn about the physiologic changes that occur to the brain in these illnesses. Their brain literally...

  6. Adults vs kids

    vintagemother replied to KaffeineFiend's topic in Psychiatric

    Sorry I just saw this. You've probably already had your interview. I have very limited experience in child psych, and quite a bit more with adults. From what I recall, there are less benzodiazepines...

  7. Anyone here use the Nclex Mastery PN app?

    vintagemother replied to Virtual's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I really like NCLEX mastery. I used it with my Kaplan materials to study for my NCLEX PN. I have been using the NCLEX RN as a study aide for my RN school

  8. Care Plans in General

    vintagemother replied to juardsrn's topic in General Students

    I've attended 2 different nursing schools (1 for LVN/PN and another for RN) I've also worked as a nurse. Every school and every teacher and every facility will have different care plan expectations....

  9. what does being written up really means ?

    vintagemother replied to Ness25's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Today I had a "fall risk" pt. Ok so I had my game on point regarding preventing falls. They neglected to tell me he becomes violent when redirected. SMH. A staff was assaulted. I didn't even know he...

  10. Ratios in acute psych

    vintagemother replied to Lano1's topic in Psychiatric

    CateBSN26: on nocs, we were 1 nurse to 16 in the acute unit. Plus 2 techs, I think. I'm sorry that your nocs are busy. Mine were mostly quiet. Most pts asleep most of the shift. It was busy when I...

  11. Why 1/2 normal saline?

    vintagemother replied to tsm007's topic in General Nursing

    Bun is elevated. Meaning kidneys not filtering correctly. Too much nitrogen. Creatinine is elevated. Also, protein is breaking down, which refers to some organ being damaged, likely kidneys. Sodium...

  12. Why 1/2 normal saline?

    vintagemother replied to tsm007's topic in General Nursing

    Shoot.... I'm thinking this through, also as a student. 1/2 NS placed in vessels will pull water into the vessels. If your pt has kidney issues, this may help to provide perfusion to the kidneys,...

  13. Personality Disorders and Recovery

    vintagemother replied to WinterLilac's topic in Psychiatric

    I also learned from a clinical instructor who was also a psych nurse practitioner that it's important to redirect (people with Borderline) away from their focus on the past. These people are adept at...

  14. students charting Assessments

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

    Re: walkingdeadhead: Simchart sounds awesome! I wish we had it. As an LVN/PN and now RN student, charting really scares me. When I worked, we were training on the electronic charting system in...

  15. What does CNA do, exactly?

    vintagemother replied to KittyKatKorner's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    If you still can't find any good answers, post an update. I've bookmarked your post and will try to reply. I was a CNA from 2011-2013, with limited but varied

  16. lvn scc 2016 applacaints

    vintagemother replied to lelelvn's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    You appear to be correct. I just did a Google search on the SCC website. Thank you for providing correct info. Nursing, Vocational - Nursing - Sacramento City

  17. What does CNA do, exactly?

    vintagemother replied to KittyKatKorner's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    There is a CNA forum on AN. Perhaps you could try posting there or else the wonderful Mods can move your query there. You'll get more answers there than on this general nursing

  18. Q's for prelicensure students/grads

    vintagemother replied to EmmReeCPT's topic in Western Governors University

    Learn your own learning style and tailor your study techniques to it. I, personally, take tons of notes in class. I also make my own flash cards. Tons of them. I listen to YouTube lectures. I take...

  19. paying bills while in school

    vintagemother replied to CNA2day's topic in General Students

    Let's see... Pinterest is my best friend! I learned a lot of DIYs through Pinterest. Just today I made my own body wash for $1.27. Seriously, I drive a mini van that has no payments. I don't have...

  20. LTC Nurse to resident ratio

    vintagemother replied to Emmienme's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I have friends who worked in SNFs. I think they had 20+ to 30+ pts who needed skilled care-such as g tubes, etc. As for me, I worked non medical LTC, so no tubes or IVs or conplex tx. I had 40+ to...

  21. Clinical Confusion?

    vintagemother replied to PoppyCorn99's topic in General Students

    Only in CNA school was I given a partner. I really can't remember what I did/didn't do on my 1st day of LVN clinicals. I do recall that I learned to be a very good CNA through my LVN clinicals....

  22. Can blogging hurt or harm your career

    vintagemother replied to btcoonhound's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    Great blog, nurse Beth. I saved it to my home screen. That's saying a lot considering my storage is at a premium on my phone! Lol! It has good suggestions for soon to be new grads, such as

  23. Words You Hate

    vintagemother replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in General Nursing

    YahallaWheeler: I can still remember the 1st time I heard someone, my 1st semester LVN instructor, pronounce "tachypnea". Until that moment, I'd only read it. [emoji23] I thought it was...

  24. Is this a standard requirement?

    vintagemother replied to tbird88's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Sounds like you have anxiety related to fear that you'll fail nursing school. Lol! But not really. I certainly empathize with you. It's as if the more pressure they put on us, the more scared we get....

  25. tattoo or no tattoo?

    vintagemother replied to BRing914's topic in General Nursing

    Indeed to the OPs. Lest I come across as a tattoo hater, I want to add that I obsess over my hairstyle and my shoes as