vintagemother

vintagemother BSN, CNA, LVN, RN

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  1. Happy birthday to me! 35 years old and a new nurse!

    vintagemother replied to karrie79's topic in First Year After Licensure

    35 year old new nurse here, too!!! Congrats to you! I'm still in school to become an RN. I'll finish before I'm

  2. Confused about how to become a nurse

    vintagemother replied to amer1996's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Csu sac is point based, so is csu Stan. But each school uses different classes in their prereq GPA calculations. Csu Stan looks at cumulative GPA and nursing prereqs. Sac state only looks at nursing...

  3. What was your first job setting as an LPN? Acute? LTC? Clinic? etc...

    vintagemother replied to NewbyLPN's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    ALF. Then 2 months later, Psych. There are recent LVN pay threads on AN that include

  4. Confused about how to become a nurse

    vintagemother replied to amer1996's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'm in CA, the "wait lists" in my area are up to 5 yrs long at community college. The CSUs in my immediate vicinity use a merit based system in which the applicants with the highest points get...

  5. LPN making 70,000 a year

    vintagemother replied to athenaspell2's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    In my area of CA, one hospital pays $33/hr to start as an LVN- with regular pay increases written into the employment contract. $33 x 36 hr week x 52 wks/yr is over $60k per yr. This is not the norm,...

  6. Has Anyone Here Ever Worked in Assisted Living?

    vintagemother replied to westieluv's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Based on my limited, bad experience working in an ALF, one of the most challenging problems was the fact that we were regulated by laws that didn't align with what I thought/knew to be good nursing...

  7. Can Nothing by mouth lead to Constipation?

    vintagemother replied to missems01's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    MissEMS...I'm a new grad and I totally empathize with your difficulties learning how to do care plans when your instructors all require or teach different ways to do them. I used to obsess over care...

  8. Becoming a CNA before starting school.

    vintagemother replied to bear94's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    CNA work is *not* the same as working as a nurse. However, working as a CNA gave me insight and exposure to a variety of hospital settings-- from an acute care hospital to skilled nursing. This...

  9. What's in your pockets?

    vintagemother replied to tokmom's topic in General Nursing

    I work in psych so my pockets aren't nearly as full as they used to be when I worked in geriatric LTC. While I do bring a bag to work that's fully loaded with supplies, the only items I start the...

  10. First Job as new grad.

    vintagemother replied to cassi_future_RN's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    This is true. But would you rather be on trouble for giving meds late or for giving the wrong meds? The nurses who oriented me stressed to me that being a little late is better than a med error...

  11. Staying afloat on a nurse's salary?

    vintagemother replied to mee9mee9's topic in General Nursing

    Delicate Flower, I appreciate your sentiments. I an speaking as a person who worked in real estate prior to entering nursing. I was the lady who knocked on folks doors to tell them they have to leave...

  12. Hide-a-Butt patient gowns

    vintagemother replied to Buttercup10's topic in General Nursing

    Me

  13. What type of laptop?

    vintagemother replied to stronginchrist's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    My MacBook Pro has lasted me since 2008. It was $900 but got me thru ALL my RN prereqs and thru nursing school. Never needed to be repaired except for a battery replacement. I'm a

  14. LPN/LVN Clinical Questions

    vintagemother replied to TSgtRodrigues's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I'm an LVN in CA. By far, most of our sites were in SNFs. We had a few days in each of the following settings: maternity, Peds, urgent care clinics. We had a few weeks in a small rural hospital--we...

  15. Staying afloat on a nurse's salary?

    vintagemother replied to mee9mee9's topic in General Nursing

    you are so right!! My honda is 11. Not planning to get a new car anytime

  16. Staying afloat on a nurse's salary?

    vintagemother replied to mee9mee9's topic in General Nursing

    I intentionally kept my overhead required bills low after I graduated. I am single with 1 kid at home and I'm also able to live well on my salary as a new grad. But I'm pretty sure my area pays better...

  17. The Agony of Da-Feet

    vintagemother replied to Dewman's topic in General Nursing

    The right socks make a huge difference for me, too. I have to ware cushioned absorbent socks or my danskos hurt the bottoms of my

  18. Tracing a drop of blood...

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

    I remember that assignment in A&P2. The only way I could truly "memorize" the path was by learning the heart and it's valves and the 4 compartments and the lungs and remembering that veins and...

  19. New grads psych nursing

    vintagemother replied to Affsana's topic in Psychiatric

    I was hired as a new grad to work in inpatient psych. They just hired another new grad. It's an interesting niche--not for everyone, but I like

  20. breastfeeding and medications

    vintagemother replied to dmw2010's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Thank you Klone and Cayenne! As a mom who breastfed (6 yrs of breastfeeding 3 kids) I am glad to learn more info that supports other moms to

  21. Had a roach fall out of the cealing..

    vintagemother replied to pnkgirl25's topic in Home Health

    Sorry to hear about the roach! Ew! I'd love to work in home health once I get more

  22. DPH pressure ulcer

    vintagemother replied to zumbaspinRN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Did you look at her feet? I do look at the soles if the feet and in between the toes when you do the admission assessment? I do. (But I like feet so it doesn't bother me)

  23. Doctor Anyone?

    vintagemother replied to Ant24's topic in Male Nursing Students

    This is what I keep telling myself when the desire to become a Dr

  24. Surrendering RN Scope!

    vintagemother replied to jegalink's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    This brings to mind a situation at my work place. The other nurses refuse to give snacks to patients. When I did give crackers and water to a pt with diarrhea, all h@ll broke loose! The nurses at my...

  25. Part-time or hungry?

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

    My area has no part time programs within an hour or so from me. The people I know who worked full time either had home based businesses they ran with help from family or worked as CNAs--the pay is not...