vintagemother

vintagemother BSN, CNA, LVN, RN

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  1. Accepted to LVN program...

    If you have completed the RN program prereqs then I think you should consider the LVN program. My reasons for saying this: 1) you can get out in 12-18 mos and work making a decent wage. 2) you can...
  2. Diversity/Religion In The Workplace

    But why would she assume that is the reason they are asking?!?! I wouldn't have, and didn't assume that they were asking in order to find a reason to approve her wearing the scarf. I may be naive...
  3. Allnurses needs nurses

    Indeed,
  4. Loss of son and finding a future

    Not.Done.Yet. 13 years old?! I'm going to cry. So sorry for your
  5. Allnurses needs nurses

    Okay, okay, Emergent!!! 😂😘 I have started replying to more posts in an effort to assure practicing nurses are contributing!! I feel pressured to participate, not just lurk!! 😂...
  6. Vent from a crusty old bat

    I've seen this occurrence. Most recently, our "Team Leads" have often been inexperienced ( I've also seen people appointed as mgrs because they have the correct letters after their name, even though...
  7. Nurse parents which shift do you like better?

    My kids aren't small anymore.... But I chose nights during the week when they were younger. That way I was available during the day for them. On weekends, I worked which ever shift that they needed...
  8. Sleeping on job?

    One of my first CNA jobs (circa 2011/12) had a "policy" of sleeping on the job. I call it a "policy", because during orientation, I was told to take a nap in the hallway. Tons of employees were doing...
  9. Questioning a doctors order

    My Dept works like this, too. We have "Lead RNs" whose job, it appears, is to do admin type of stuff, such as scheduling and arranging rooms for pts admitted. Some are super helpful on the...
  10. Haloperidol Short Acting Administration Setting

    It is sometimes ordered IM for pts on my in - patient acute care floor. The short term version, that is. Interestingly, our orders also state we can't give it IV unless the pt is on continuous...
  11. Call it a hunch.

    If the nurse told you to check a blood glucose, that may be another thing you could do, but an MD order is required. In my experience, 1 yr LV/PN and almost 1 yr RN, you can do a FSBS on a pt without...
  12. CNA Issues

    Sometimes CNAs do not fully understand the student nurses role. I have experience as a CNA, LV/PN, and now RN. Some of the CNAs I had worked with previously confided in me that some of the RN...
  13. Is it worth paying for RN resume?

    Yes to this!! When I had that assignment, I put so much effort into it, because I knew I'd need to use it to find a job. On the poll, I voted that I paid for a professional resume writer. In reality,...
  14. ED Pay vs Med/Surg Pay

    ^^This!!! I want to understand.... I'm a med-surg
  15. Hmm...that's nice

    My dear grandma was placed in the ICU while I was in my final term of RN school. She went back to the ED after I graduated (prior NCLEX) I also tried to stay out of the nurses way and to assist with...
  16. Schizophrenia questions

    First, let's refer to them as a pt with a diagnosis of schizophrenia; not "a schizophrenia
  17. IV medication that can not run fast

    Yes!! To the above posters!! Probably better to make a list of IV meds that can be pushed fast---the list would be
  18. How many prerequisites did you take for A&P1&2?

    "I am searching how many prerequisites there are to prerequisites and it seems like it will take me ages to get all of them done! I did not take chemistry in high school and I had a C+ in Biology so I...
  19. 5 Weird Questions Patients Have Asked As An OB Nurse

    My kidlet is 12 and this post also brought back memories of the slasher film appearance of the bathroom after I delivered. I still
  20. Do you think nurses get special treatment?

    Ive been pulled over at least twice that I can remember in the last few years since ive been a nurse. Both times I worked into the conversation I was a nurse and/or accidentally dropped my stetgescope...
  21. Should I keep Hooters on Resume?

    Does Hooters have a different "corporate" name you could list on your
  22. A Positive Post

    With so much negativity going on, including my own complaining, I think it's a good thing to talk about good days at school! I had a great day at clinicals. I showed up early and eager. The charge...
  23. Go Fund Me for Co-workers?

    It was an unexpected death. She was quite young, single and the precious child now has no mom.I was heart stricken. Much as in the same way I'm heart stricken when I have young, sick pts at
  24. Nursing School and Working. Smart idea?

    I may be the voice of dissent, but I truly think that the answer depends on how rigorous your school is, as well as your own intellectual abilities and life challenges. As for me, personally, I am a...
  25. Need Help with Math/Conversions Content

    Yes to Dimensional Analysis! It was so helpful to me as a tool! And, yes, as my wonderful Chem professor told us back in 2010, you'll use it as a nurse. I have many friends/coworkers/school-mates who...