vintagemother

vintagemother BSN, CNA, LVN, RN

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  1. NCLEX LVN HELP!! Test THIS TUESDAYYY!

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

    I used the mastery app as well as Kaplan q bank, with scores similar to yours. Perhaps a tiny bit lower. [emoji3] I did approx 2500 practice Qs. My goal was 3500, but I didn't have enough time. (I...

  2. Nurse Slang Yo!

    vintagemother replied to ladysushi's topic in General Nursing

    As well as "pleasantly psychotic". Just love those pts! Seriously!

  3. New student - shoes

    vintagemother replied to hopefulhdr's topic in General Students

    I agree with applesxoranges about the break in period. Leather stretches and eventually conforms to your foot. I found that my xp pros did not require as uncomfortable a break in period as the other...

  4. New student - shoes

    vintagemother replied to hopefulhdr's topic in General Students

    For clarification, as a nursing student in LVN school, I rotated between 2 pairs of danskos, an XP pro pair and a regular style. I wore them 3 days per week x 8 hours. They served me well for 12...

  5. C diff in the home

    vintagemother replied to Nurse Leigh's topic in Home Health

    It is quite likely that you aren't supposed to use them bare handed. If you are concerned, don gloves. I keep a case of Costco medical vinyl gloves at home. I bought them when I worked for a facility...

  6. C diff in the home

    vintagemother replied to Nurse Leigh's topic in Home Health

    I'm not a home health nurse, but do have experience working in nursing homes where noro and c diff were around. I found this link online that tells how to kill the c diff and prevent the spread....

  7. Goals for mental health preceptorship

    vintagemother replied to JSkims's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I was hoping other nurses with more experience would provide input. Goals for our pts consisted of things like, "the client will be able to verbally state 3 positive coping skills to use when feeling...

  8. Tips! Help for LVN / LPN to RN students

    vintagemother replied to vintagemother's topic in LPN to RN

    The semester has ended, and I did pass, by the grace of God. He both kept my spirit intact and also showed me how to apply my knowledge. I learned that clinical paperwork, at my school, requires...

  9. A Positive Post

    vintagemother replied to vintagemother's topic in LPN to RN

    Regarding the importance of being positive.... My semester has finally ended. I passed my cumulative final, barely! And even though my clinical teacher picked and picked at me and criticized me, I...

  10. Scrubs for the slim

    vintagemother replied to 2k15NurseExtern4u's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Will Carrhart scrubs work for you? I like the way these look on men. Plus they have lots of pockets, etc. I've seen filled out guys wear them as well as slimmer male nurses wear

  11. where do you learn blood draws

    vintagemother replied to direw0lf's topic in General Students

    As for me, I learned blood draws when I took an IV cert class after completing my LVN program. It was a 4 day course and I did several successful sticks. In my work as an LVN, I didn't have the...

  12. How many hours is your shift?

    vintagemother replied to motor_mouth's topic in Psychiatric

    We were scheduled for 8s. Unless there was a call off and usually the nurses would work it out so that 2 people did 12s to cover. A few times nurses were forced to work doubles, i.e. 16s, but that...

  13. Safe to take new admit at shift change

    vintagemother replied to russianbear's topic in General Nursing

    Quoting: "It must be nice to work in a hospital with an ER where it is slow enough to have that rule. We usually have multiple admits and we give them 45 minutes to cover shift change. We have...

  14. Safe to take new admit at shift change

    vintagemother replied to russianbear's topic in General Nursing

    No. Unsafe. At my facility, the DON set things up so that we couldn't accept a new pt within a hour of shift change. That's not safe for pt care. Sometimes, this meant forcefully not accepting a pt...

  15. As a CNA, What Was Your Starting Pay? 2015

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

    I became a CNA in December 2012. I earned $10/hr full time at a SNF. I worked as a CNA through 2013. The most I earned was $11/hr. The job I liked the best paid $9-10/hr. I wasn't able to find a job...

  16. educational value of care plans

    vintagemother replied to OnlinePersona's topic in General Students

    I'm a nerd. I love care plans. I often think of ESME's posts on care plans, while writing them for school, or when I was doing them as part of my job as a nurse. I do think sometimes, school makes...

  17. Hey RN's that used to be LPN's !

    vintagemother replied to Tieuana's topic in General Nursing

    I went straight into my final semester of RN prereqs as soon as I graduated from LVN / LPN school. (3 month gap) The way the 1st application period and start date for the LVN-RN program worked out,...

  18. CNA Night Shift...housekeepers?

    vintagemother replied to amy7691's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I understand completely how these duties are considered housekeeping, and not nursing duties. However, I think, based on my experience that having 2 CNAs plus a nurse for 25-35 pts is much more staff...

  19. Medication errors

    vintagemother replied to fangirl's topic in Patient Medications

    At my last place of employment, you weren't penalized or written up for a med error. Instead, we had to notify the MD, tell the pt (I think) and explain why it happened. Monitor the pts Vital Signs...

  20. Your Motivation

    vintagemother replied to la_chica_suerte85's topic in General Students

    I'm a mewbie to nursing. LVN/LPN for a year. Now in RN school. "curious as to what motivated you guys to get into nursing school (as well as those not yet in). This came to mind as I was reading a...

  21. Finding work while working on prereqs?

    vintagemother replied to .Olive.'s topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    PRN CNA (via a registry) work was good for me. The hours were flexible. I sometimes went to work after my night classes. I could work weekends any shift and stay for overtime. I was 30/31 ish when I...

  22. What classes did you take with A&P?

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

    A&P 1- by itself if memory serves me correctly (2012) A&P2 (2013 ) with stats, nutrition, psych. A grades earned in A&P2, and psych. C in nutrition and I dropped stats--- even with a...

  23. Christmas gift list

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

    Great post! I want the patent leather koi white shoes for school, plus the Apple Watch, and an iPhone 6! And yes, more pens in bright colors are always welcome. As well as some nice white...

  24. Overwhelmed by Prerequisites

    vintagemother replied to Compassionate22's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Yes to what JadeLPN said: quality over quantity. You likely need good grades in your classes. I basically took 1 sci prereq plus 1 non sci prereq per term. Some semester, I took zero classes,...

  25. New student - shoes

    vintagemother replied to hopefulhdr's topic in General Students

    I really like Allegria. They are just as pricey as danskos, but a little softer with regard to the leather and the insole. Not as high of a heel, either. I loved my danskos for work, rotated with some...