vintagemother

vintagemother BSN, CNA, LVN, RN

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  1. Illegal immigrant nurses can now be licensed in California

    vintagemother replied to Guest07/13/15's topic in Immigration Advice

    Can I please double like LindarRNs post #102?!!! You hit the nail on the

  2. Top 10 Reasons We Get Fired: Sleeping on duty

    vintagemother replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    When I was a CNA in an acute care hospital, I was told I would be terminated for sleeping. I worked in a 100 bed snf and observed cnas sleeping in the halls with bedside tables to prop them up and...

  3. Are you really not a "real nurse" unless you work in acute care?

    vintagemother replied to tenderfootjoe's topic in General Nursing

    I've worked in ltc settings since becoming a nurse. It's too bad that some people don't recognize the work one does in ltc. Because of our current economic climate, many pts live in ltc. The work we...

  4. Not working during nursing school?

    vintagemother replied to Infofreak411's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'm not trying to start a big debate, but it bugs me when people say that a person can work while in nursing school. I think people should consider that every program is set up differently. For...

  5. Inappropriate Pt. Behavior?

    vintagemother replied to wanna_be's topic in General Nursing

    He may not have meant the knee touch in a bad way. But I can tell you I've never had a pt touch my knee. Though I have hugged pts, been struck (not hurt) etc. I think it's mostly about having...

  6. New Grad drowning in LTC

    vintagemother replied to anonomous's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    It sounds like you work in an ltc snf. My experiences as a new grad were ltc "non medical", meaning our pts did not require complex care and were pretty much independent in ADLs. (Though our ratios...

  7. When did wearing a stethoscope become popular

    vintagemother replied to Katniss88's topic in General Students

    I did replace my littman tubing when an ink pen broke open and stained it while it was in my clinical bag. It was less than the cost of replacing my entire

  8. Inappropriate Pt. Behavior?

    vintagemother replied to wanna_be's topic in General Nursing

    I don't mean to put words in the OPs mouth but I think that she's referring to the fact that you you should have immediately stopped the pt from touching you. And you probably should have tried to...

  9. SHOES??

    vintagemother replied to BarbaraNM's topic in Operating Room

    Anecdote: as a student I knew a nurse with (red) patent leather danskos. She stated that she used cavi wipes daily on her danskos and had seen no damage. At the time I met her she had been following...

  10. A&P Muscles - Origin, Insertion, and Function

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

    This!!^^ anatomy is awesome because it makes sense. The same is true for physiology! I named the muscles in my body and my friends body. One of my instructors told me she would name her cats muscles...

  11. Fear of making med error as a nurse?

    vintagemother replied to ns808's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I agree with this poster!!!! Also, please understand that nursing math, in my opinion, isn't as difficult as abstract math. It's more concrete and real. (For example, in my work as an Lvn in ltc I...

  12. TEAS V, how to score a 60%

    vintagemother replied to Losa's topic in TEAS Exam Help

    After taking all of the prereqs, I didn't find the teas to be terribly difficult. I didn't score as well as I wanted, but I didn't really study because I was working basically full time as an Lvn at...

  13. Babies on a plane!! (and also cord clamping)

    vintagemother replied to adventure_rn's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    When I saw the snippet of your reply and the title of the thread r/t babies, I thought you were going to reference Samuel Jacksons reading of his children's book go the @@@@ to sleep! Bwahaha!! Here's...

  14. Not working during nursing school?

    vintagemother replied to Infofreak411's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I was single (going through a divorce) through Lvn school. I was on welfare for the first 3/4 of school and lived in various peoples homes rent free. I was kind of homeless. It sucked but I made it....

  15. Are you really not a "real nurse" unless you work in acute care?

    vintagemother replied to tenderfootjoe's topic in General Nursing

    In patient close clinical setting nurses are just as valuable and important as acute care nurses! Period. Point

  16. Scuffed Danskos

    vintagemother replied to T-Bird78's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I wanted to add in that I used acetone to clean dark scuffs on my danskos. It was effective! But too much will remove the paint! Because my shoes were so comfy I saved them for when I returned to...

  17. I have memory problems and problems retaining information

    vintagemother replied to melbear's topic in General Students

    I think you should try to find out what type of learner you are. Then use this to tailor your study methods. I bought a book on how to memorize things because I do not have a photographic memory, as...

  18. Jobs San Diego vs Sacramento

    vintagemother replied to trn2015's topic in California Nursing

    I'm a life long Sacramento resident. Acute hospital jobs are hard to come by, but they are possible to obtain. If you're willing to work in ltc, there are many opportunities for work, though the pay...

  19. When Studying, Should I Write Down Rationales?

    vintagemother replied to 1Nurse2015's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Welcome! And good luck to you!!! Hard work will get you to your

  20. Am I a bad nurse?

    vintagemother replied to smartypants22's topic in Private Duty

    Might I politely suggest that you find a way to exude more confidence? In my (humble) opinion and experience, nurses who exude confidence are less likely to be called out for not appearing competent....

  21. Overworked?

    vintagemother replied to NightOwlPsyRN's topic in General Nursing

    For what it's worth, many older nurses worked 7 days per week at 2 facilities at my most recent place of employment. It's what they'd always done. As for me, 40 hrs was enough but I would work a few...

  22. When Studying, Should I Write Down Rationales?

    vintagemother replied to 1Nurse2015's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I read rationales. But I don't write them down, unless it's something I totally do not understand and need to go back to later to learn

  23. married with 4 kids, never been to college, age 29, can i do this? am i too old?

    vintagemother replied to coldblooded's topic in Chamberlain College

    I decided to become a nurse at your same age: 29. My situation may be different from yours because my marriage was rocky (but I thought it was the "normal" type of rocky everyone experiences. In the...

  24. The Patient's "Guests"

    vintagemother replied to rnsheri's topic in Nursing Humor

    Ditto for my apologies! I've been a brat before to nurses caring for loved ones. Now that I know the reasons, "why" I feel bad about my

  25. Does my RACE matter when applying to Nursing Programs?

    vintagemother replied to LinaJill123's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I. Just. Died. Thanks for the laugh!!!!!