vintagemother

vintagemother BSN, CNA, LVN, RN

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  1. Straight Caths

    vintagemother replied to LibertyTX's topic in General Nursing

    Caths are difficult. As a woman who's had several, I hate to inflict discomfort on my pts. That being said, the Cath experts I've worked with are very good at "digging/searching" for the wink. I think...

  2. Personality Disorders and Recovery

    vintagemother replied to WinterLilac's topic in Psychiatric

    Please don't mistake my words. I think people with PS deserve compassionate, ethical care. I think I have a few friends IRL with PD. I know that they are doing the best that they can. As has been...

  3. Jahi is still on 'life support'?!

    vintagemother replied to Julius Seizure's topic in General Nursing

    And this thread just sent me on an hour long Google search for updates on her status. I do follow this. I will say that, as I've gained additional knowledge through my RN program, some of my...

  4. Nursing diagnosis question. Last resort help!

    vintagemother replied to Maroon2017's topic in General Students

    Please describe your assessment of the pt. One particular psycho-social dx comes to mind. But we, here on AN aren't here to give you answers, but to help you learn how to find the answers. PS,...

  5. Precepting Tips

    vintagemother posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello All! I'm posting to request tips and suggestions for my upcoming student preceptorship experience. I think I'm pretty well-versed on how to orient to a new job, and pretty well versed on...

  6. Precepting Tips

    vintagemother replied to vintagemother's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you Yppah! Yes! An 96 hour long interview is how I see

  7. Interruptions

    vintagemother replied to dream'n's topic in General Nursing

    Why deleted?!

  8. Preceptorship guidance

    vintagemother replied to melopanda's topic in General Nursing

    I, personally, think you should request preceptorship in a unit that does indeed hire new grads. I say this because I've heard that your best bet at getting a job is in a unit that you precepted in....

  9. Interruptions

    vintagemother replied to dream'n's topic in General Nursing

    I'm an LVN turned RN student about to graduate in a few weeks. So, take my opinion with that in mind. Phones are a necessary evil In most facilities. Necessary because the facility admin requires...

  10. Personality Disorders and Recovery

    vintagemother replied to WinterLilac's topic in Psychiatric

    Yup, WinterLilac. I didn't even realize that the pt made my body hurt. I knew she had her challenges, but many pts do. One day I was at work for computer training and she asked to use the phone. In...

  11. Is this a standard requirement?

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

    We had to get a 90 or 95% for term 3, I can't remember. It was a paper and pencil test, which is more my style for math. I got 100%. Term 4 we had a computerized math test, I didn't pass due to the...

  12. Can blogging hurt or harm your career

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

    You should only blog anonymously. Don't identify your geographic location or facility. Here's a great example of a well written anonymous nursing blog: What school doesn't teach about being a nurse...

  13. nursing dx

    vintagemother replied to RayRPN's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Keep it simple. That's what my school likes. What about impaired mobility? Or decreased tissue

  14. Help with reference

    vintagemother replied to heronurse's topic in General Nursing

    Perhaps try using a person who was your supervisor. I used a charge nurse and the medical director as

  15. Never Have I Ever Done That Before

    vintagemother replied to JerseyTomatoMDCrab's topic in General Nursing

    Not today!

  16. Personality Disorders and Recovery

    vintagemother replied to WinterLilac's topic in Psychiatric

    Personality disorders suck. I recall a pt with Borderline Personality. I didn't know much about the d/o at the the time. I was a new grad and worked in psych where all pts had MI. I began getting...

  17. Annie wants us to teach cursive....

    vintagemother replied to NutmeggeRN's topic in School

    My kids learned some Latin at their Christian private school.

  18. Are credits from WGU transferable?

    vintagemother replied to NJ2008's topic in Western Governors University

    My (non-nursing) credits from WGU were evaluated by my local state University and many met General Ed requirements, others did not. But they were still counted as elective credits because WGU is...

  19. Nursing with Depression

    vintagemother replied to badmanRN's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Stay in therapy as you go back to work. I think that counseling plus meds is considered best. I tend to not attend counseling while working, because it's hard to make the time. That's no excuse,...

  20. prn/overtime addiction/survey

    vintagemother replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing

    I worked with several nurses who routinely worked 56 hrs per week at 2 jobs--1 full time and 1 the other 2 days. These were people old enough to have young adult children. They inspired me! That...

  21. Annie wants us to teach cursive....

    vintagemother replied to NutmeggeRN's topic in School

    I guess I'm old, then, in my mid-thirties! [emoji23]I can write in cursive and often do, because my writing defaults to it as I write. Actually, I think my the private school I attended was old...

  22. Parents who can't/won't pick up kids

    vintagemother replied to mc3's topic in School

    Thank you for this. As a single parent, I rely on the staff at my sons after school program. They are a G-d

  23. Is Psych For Me?

    vintagemother replied to Chevy_girl's topic in Psychiatric

    I was always attracted to psych nursing. I, too, had professors exclaim how much they hated psych. (It was a teacher whom I saw as eccentric and incompetent) so perhaps her bias helped me to be less...

  24. Nursing or Occupational Therapy

    vintagemother replied to amanda217's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    One big difference I can think of is that OTs see many pts every day and may only spend 15-30 mins with them. While a nurse has fewer pts but sees after all facets of care--meds, ADLs, treatments,...

  25. Thinking about leaving nursing school

    vintagemother replied to Student1713's topic in General Students

    The bottom line, in my opinion, is that nursing is a direct path to be able to work. While a bachelors in psychology doesn't lead to gainful work typically, unless you continue on to a post grad...