vintagemother

vintagemother BSN, CNA, LVN, RN

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  1. What are the top 5 medications YOU administer daily?

    vintagemother replied to northmississippi's topic in Patient Medications

    Is this Psych also? perhaps noc or pm because of the vistaril and teas

  2. Need advice about clinical

    vintagemother replied to studentnursemon86's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I think they might understand. However, at least at my school, it wasn't just about understanding. There had to be a way to schedule in make up hrs if you missed. The problems at my school were that...

  3. Shoe Recommendations

    vintagemother replied to JackNikon's topic in General Students

    You can use cavicide wipes on the patent leather danskos. I know a nurse who said she had been doing it daily for over a year and her shoes looked great. But I have found that my feet don't like the...

  4. What are the top 5 medications YOU administer daily?

    vintagemother replied to northmississippi's topic in Patient Medications

    Why is psych so similar to corrections ?!?!? I know why, I think

  5. What are the top 5 medications YOU administer daily?

    vintagemother replied to northmississippi's topic in Patient Medications

    I am the "poop lady" at my job. Everyone is constipated, it seems.

  6. What are the top 5 medications YOU administer daily?

    vintagemother replied to northmississippi's topic in Patient Medications

    Oh really??? My first job Was LTC. Thats

  7. how many of you actually read all the chapters?

    vintagemother replied to gearedup's topic in General Students

    I wish, that when I was in nursing school, I'd done NCLEX style questions to prep for my exams! I think, now, after having been through the real NCLEX pn that I'd done that! I bet it would have given...

  8. Some of Us Are Trying to Help You...

    vintagemother replied to Music in My Heart's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Yes! This is what I think,

  9. burnt out/senioritis

    vintagemother replied to Fruit Sucker's topic in General Students

    I had an app for this! Yes it helped. Actually had 2 apps, lol! One counted the calendar days until graduation, the other counted hours of actual school, which was a smaller number. I developed...

  10. Some of Us Are Trying to Help You...

    vintagemother replied to Music in My Heart's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Thank you for being a nurse who is trying to help!!!!!! I recall situations like this while I was a student. If the "Nurse" said I could help her, then I jumped at the opportunity, feeling that it was...

  11. What are the top 5 medications YOU administer daily?

    vintagemother replied to northmississippi's topic in Patient Medications

    Ours range from 20-60. Lots in their

  12. What are the top 5 medications YOU administer daily?

    vintagemother replied to northmississippi's topic in Patient Medications

    You work at a place like mine! I think!!!! Psych!!!

  13. How do you say "diabetes"?

    vintagemother replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    Yes! I thought of him too!! I used to watch that commercial and wonder why he said it that funny way!!!!!!!

  14. What is your crazy?

    vintagemother replied to mikethemurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    I'm a new nurse, about 6-9 months in, and thought these OCD traits would fade with experience. Based on your post, I guess they might not. I hope your dad is correct and these things will make a me a...

  15. How Would You Take This Comment?

    vintagemother replied to laKrugRN's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Yup! That's what I'm thinking! You will get a job there soon, I

  16. Dermatology

    vintagemother replied to DawnJ's topic in Correctional

    Thanks schooldistrictnurse

  17. New grads & Job Offer: When to settle

    vintagemother replied to JustAdmitToObs's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    If the LTC is a SNF, rather than an ALF, you will get to use more of your "nursing skills" so to speak. Such as tube feeds and complex tx. That's the advice I was given anyhow. I work in LTC psych...

  18. LTC Nursing gets a bad rap!

    vintagemother replied to Gchr's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    At one not so good non medical LTC I worked at, we, as nurses, weren't really allowed to talk with families. That was reserved for our admins, who, believe it or not, were LVNs just like us floor...

  19. What is your watch preference?

    vintagemother replied to BookBug14's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Holly lynn, I was scared to transition to digital also. But I found a digital watch that displays seconds. I've learned to use it.

  20. What do you enjoy about addictions nursing?

    vintagemother replied to designer-mommy's topic in Addictions

    I work psych, but most of the Pts also have drug dependence issues. Yes they are needy. Some beg for PRNs round the clock. Some have borderline personality, which makes it very challenging at times to...

  21. Dermatology

    vintagemother replied to DawnJ's topic in Correctional

    Oooh! Great question!!! My clients, (in patient LTC psych) always have rashes,

  22. how many of you actually read all the chapters?

    vintagemother replied to gearedup's topic in General Students

    I didn't read. It was pointless in my school. The test questions had very little to do with the text

  23. Tips on taking vitals on the elderly

    vintagemother replied to negatron's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Are you using a high quality stethoscope? Not the ones the school gives you, but a good one like a littman? I also second what the OPs said about having your clinical instructor listen with you. I...

  24. best i quit or fired story

    vintagemother replied to OnlinePersona's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I worked at a place like this! Then I quit. I. Just.

  25. TEAS V

    vintagemother replied to funsizedprenurse's topic in TEAS Exam Help

    I'm in CA, too. Different schools have different "passing" scores. For example, the CSU near me assigns points based on your TEAS score. Because my GPA is 3.6/3.7 I needed to score 90-95 to have...