vintagemother

vintagemother BSN, CNA, LVN, RN

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  1. Graduate Nurse In Charge of 47 Residents

    vintagemother replied to Laurus Nobilis's topic in First Year After Licensure

    As a new grad Lvn I was in charge of 45 residents. I had 4 aides. Yes, this is normal. There was no other nurse in the building after 4pm. I worked 3-11. I do wish they spent more time in school...

  2. Giving/Receiving report

    vintagemother replied to Benj2610's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know how much time you have to prepare for report, but as an LVN, what has helped me is prepare for shift change ahead of time. I try to have the report sheet filled out in advance of shift...

  3. TEAS V Exam

    vintagemother replied to javachick78's topic in TEAS Exam Help

    I don't know what kind of score you hope for. From my own and friends experiences, if you were an A student in your prereqs, you quite possibly will score in the 80s without studying the TEAS manual....

  4. News in my neck of the woods

    vintagemother replied to vintagemother's topic in Psychiatric

    Meriwhen, I don't work in a prison setting either, but in an acute psych unit. It seems to me that in this case, a knee jerk reaction was made by the judge in order to protect mentally ill persons....

  5. Nurses, do you exercise?

    vintagemother replied to nurseling's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Do you take another nap before you go back to work? Or is 5.5 hrs enough for

  6. lvn-rn bridge

    vintagemother replied to Natasha A.'s topic in LPN to RN

    Yes, they are in northern CA. I'm sorry to hear it's so much harder in So Cal. Do you also have to complete a bunch of prereqs? Out here, the private schools allow you to work while completing the...

  7. lvn-rn bridge

    vintagemother replied to Natasha A.'s topic in LPN to RN

    Which schools here in Cali require a year of experience Not Carrington, not Uophx, not sac city

  8. Nurses, do you exercise?

    vintagemother replied to nurseling's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I totally agree! After working out after work the last 2 days, I definitely feel better! I feel less stressed and my body doesn't hurt as much after work. I hope I can keep it

  9. Nurses, do you exercise?

    vintagemother replied to nurseling's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I just started with a personal trainer yesterday. I work full time and have an elementary school aged child. I'm paying for 3 days per week of training in order to motivate me/ force myself to...

  10. Day in the life of a nursing student??

    vintagemother replied to sarahjeanleach's topic in General Students

    Wake up at 4:20. Get me and my elementary school aged son dressed. Take him to daycare Drive to school where we met to carpool to our far away clinical sites Start clinicals at 6:30am Receive our...

  11. "Right" way to pulls meds from cards?

    vintagemother replied to Pat_Pat RN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    What do you mean , exactly ? are. You talking about bubble packs?

  12. What do you carry with you/bring to work as a psych nurse?

    vintagemother replied to carterr's topic in Psychiatric

    I bring the following: real food, an energy drink, stethoscope, a spiral bound notebook for notes on policies/procedures, extra pens, pads, tampons, Chapstick, light colored lipstick, non perishable...

  13. I came down with suspected C diff

    vintagemother replied to artistnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Your c diff is suspected, not confirmed, correct? As a nurse, you likely know the smell and consistency of c diff. If it were me, I'd try to get the dx confirmed before calling off. But that's just me...

  14. Got Told I am Slow in Receiving Report

    vintagemother replied to jes07's topic in First Year After Licensure

    My first thought was the OP was slow to give report, but then I reread it...slow to receive? If the original poster is asking the off going nurse to go slow enough so she can write things down...

  15. What do you carry with you/bring to work as a psych nurse?

    vintagemother replied to carterr's topic in Psychiatric

    Large sheet of paper, pen for my brain sheet I keep on me at all times. I keep everything else in a bag stored in the nurses

  16. New at Charging - Need Tips

    vintagemother replied to wingding's topic in Psychiatric

    I hope things get better for you. I feel my facility staffs adequately. 2 nurses: 16 Pts on the short term acute. Sounds like your ratios are greater. I'm accustomed to 45 - 54 pt med passes so I...

  17. Just curious..what color is your stethoscope?

    vintagemother replied to Bubbly26's topic in General Students

    I just changed out my tubing to raspberry! From breast cancer awareness pink. FYI-you can order just the tubing for any littman. Mine had ink stains. I ordered from AllHeart

  18. Night Shift PDNs....

    vintagemother replied to eeffoc_emmig's topic in Private Duty

    I read with interest these posts on Ped Home Nursing. They bring to mind my days as a licensed child care provider. I believe parents focus their frustration with their children's medical problems on...

  19. New at Charging - Need Tips

    vintagemother replied to wingding's topic in Psychiatric

    Our PHF (psych health facility) is locked. Our Pts are there because they were placed on a hold (5250, 5150, 5270) due to being a danger to themselves or others, for the most part. Your ratios sound...

  20. New at Charging - Need Tips

    vintagemother replied to wingding's topic in Psychiatric

    I'm a new nurse to psych, too, but not experiencing the same challenges. First, let's figure out if you are overwhelmed because you have an unreasonable work load or because you're new and still...

  21. CNA jobs $15-18/hr ??

    vintagemother replied to Natasha A.'s topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    If you can get hired by an acute care hospital--kaiser, Sutter, etcetera they pay $16-21+/hr After you have 1 yr experience you can work for a temp agency that places you in a hospital. They also pay...

  22. How Soon Should I Begin Studying for NCLEX

    vintagemother replied to hotmessmanda's topic in General Students

    I didn't formally study for the nclex until I scheduled my exam. That gave me about 2 weeks. I did review approx 2500 questions during the time frame. I passed. My school did incorporate some required...

  23. Need advice about job hunting...I am burnd-out!

    vintagemother replied to Mentalageis16's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Has your resume been professionally edited? Do you consistently apply to 5+ jobs each week? Have you applied to less desirable niches, such as ALFs, SNFs, psych, home Heath, agency work? Doing...

  24. Does Everyone Actually Hate Nurses?

    vintagemother replied to Casha9's topic in General Nursing

    Some people do think of nursing as low in the totem pole. My mother and one of my beloved college professors told me I'm selling myself short to become a nurse. They believed nurses don't use their...

  25. First job - HIV unit

    vintagemother replied to Adonai Adonai's topic in Infectious Disease

    I work psych and love it. We have a few Pts with blood borne communicable diseases. I'm not afraid of them at all and I go out of my way to touch them to show I care and I'm not scared. But, working...