vintagemother

vintagemother BSN, CNA, LVN, RN

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  1. Help, wardrobe malfunction

    vintagemother replied to Lyn-de-lou's topic in General Nursing

    I wear full coverage seamless brief style undies most of the time. This way, if they were to show, they look like shorts. I also tend to wear long tops. As long as my weight doesn't creep up making...

  2. best long steeve tshirts to wear under scrubs?

    vintagemother replied to Lexilou08's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I really like wonderwink. They are super stretchy and don't make me super hot. The stretchiness makes it easy to push the sleeves up and they stay up! I buy mine on Amazon. They have lots of colors!...

  3. What do nurses bring during duty?

    vintagemother replied to justmehappy's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I think the op said it well. However, I'll add on: Different colored pens to signal to our brains (shift worksheets) the items that are super important vs not that important. I currently use black...

  4. Hey so young nurses, are we really making "that much"?

    vintagemother replied to tarotale's topic in General Nursing

    As a teen, my grandma always tried to express this salient point to me. People may be buying things on credit, or they may be renting them. Therefore, do not be envious of those who appear to have...

  5. Trouble getting a recommendation

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

    I can't edit my above post via phone. I was trying to say that the micro professor taught me what qualities I needed to exude. At the time, I was in class with a bunch of young people, I was a...

  6. Trouble getting a recommendation

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

    When I attended a large lecture class for my A&P prereq, I was able to form a relationship with my professor. Firstly, I sat near the front. She knew my face! I recall one day I didn't turn in...

  7. Student going into Nursing program seeks help finding a way to pay for it

    vintagemother replied to tlee2017's topic in General Students

    The undergrad cap is approx 53k. I was an older student (30) when I started prenursing. I was not able to receive loans to pay for school to complete my RN. So I instead attended community college,...

  8. If I hate being a med tech, will I hate being a nurse?

    vintagemother replied to iheartsephora1's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    My first job as a new grad LVN was as a med nurse. All of us new hires replaced the experienced med techs. As far as my personal experience, working as a med tech in an ALF was nothing like working...

  9. graduation denied due to ATI Comprehensive Exam

    vintagemother replied to janlpz89's topic in School, College Programs

    If the school says you don't pass without a certain ATI score, this may just mean that they won't pay for your NCLEX. With your transcripts in hand you should be able to bring them to the Board of...

  10. Peanut allergies how does your school handle them?

    vintagemother replied to 100kids's topic in School

    I'm not a school nurse, but am a nurse and a mom. My kid's school had no nurse, but here's how they handled it: they sent a letter home to a parents with a child in the same grade as the child with...

  11. The Controversy: Mandatory Flu Vaccines

    vintagemother replied to Julie Reyes's topic in General Nursing

    This thread is long already, but here's my anecdotal experience. My young sister was dx with a fast growing type of brain cancer, called a GBM, grade 4/5 at age 22. She was given 6 mo-1 yr to live....

  12. Taking BP: Can't hear systolic!

    vintagemother replied to nursetobe111's topic in General Students

    You are taught go pump to 180 in school, I know, as I was taught same thing. But if you know your friends sbp is 120, only pump to 130. This is even more important if a persons bp runs high, like my...

  13. Brian Short News

    vintagemother replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    I send my condolences to Brian's family and friends. I hope that the work he has done by creating this community will allow a part of his legacy to

  14. My unit is changing to a sex offender unit

    vintagemother replied to mercuryrising's topic in Psychiatric

    I worked psych and loved it. Only after working there several months did I learn that many of our pts were past sex offenders--some even d/t pedophilia. I'm so glad i didn't know their history when...

  15. Detox in a stand alone psych hospital

    vintagemother replied to Sniper06's topic in Psychiatric

    I recall one time a pt was obviously high. The psychiatrist said she was coming down and we should put her in a safe room for observation, which we really didn't have the ability to. My DON told me,...

  16. Police on psych unit

    vintagemother replied to diawc's topic in Psychiatric

    In my facility, the protocol/policy was that we, staff, never were to call police. The reason, as was explained to me by administration, is because police rules are different from our rules. And...

  17. Can a single parent really do this???

    vintagemother replied to Pandapple's topic in General Students

    I was a mom to 3 when I started nursing prereqs. I attended all the games that were scheduled when I wasn't in class. I was the mom with her own back pack and her nose buried in a book at the games...

  18. Ethics: Does knowledge of a patient's blood borne pathogen change your care?

    vintagemother replied to JMed18's topic in General Nursing

    I think all members of those providing care should be made aware of pts status with regard to even blood borne diseases. I don't treat pts differently. I've hugged and provided peri care as well as...

  19. Why the weight gain in Nursing School?

    vintagemother replied to cosmicnurse's topic in General Students

    Nursing school meant lots of class pot lucks, less time to be active, fast food (albeit dollar menu items), and those horrible elastic scrubs. I think the elastic large baggy scrubs made it easy not...

  20. Did I do the right thing?

    vintagemother replied to Live.Love.Nurse.♡'s topic in General Nursing

    As a more experience nurse told me, "when in doubt, send them out." Plus, it may help to look at it this way, as a nurse, you reported the PTS s/sx to the md. That's our job, to document and report....

  21. What time do you clock in?

    vintagemother replied to justmehappy's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Most facilities will tell you that you aren't allowed to clock in earlier than the time the clock in machine allows. For me, this was +/- 7 mins. However, what I did was show up earlier than that by...

  22. I need tips for taking a manual BP please!

    vintagemother replied to fatrabbit's topic in General Students

    I think you are over analyzing, my dear new nursing student. Just keep your body still. I use my thumb to hold the bell, bell positioned partially under the cuff. Disregard the bounce of the gauge,...

  23. former/potential nursing student with schizophrenia

    vintagemother replied to ecujewel2004's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know any nurses with a dx of schizophrenia. But I do believe that persons with mental illness can succeed in nursing! I'm one of them! I know many nurses who have mental illness. May I ask...

  24. Do a disproportionate amount of nurses suffer from anxiety?

    vintagemother replied to R!XTER's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I tend to think that many nurses have anxiety issues. I do. I worked with nurses who had high anxiety and now I'm in school with nurses who also have high anxiety. I think anxiety and attention to...

  25. 3rd shift

    vintagemother replied to Angela89's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I'm assuming/hoping 98 pts means they are independent in an ALF, non medical setting. I've never worked that type of unit, though I did work in a neighboring unit. I'm hoping someone who has worked...