vintagemother

vintagemother BSN, CNA, LVN, RN

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  1. What do you write in your nurse PROGRESS NOTES?

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

    I think this depends on your setting. I feel your pain as I have to do narrative charting and each nurse has told me they chart differently and my boss is of no help. I'm sure some experienced...

  2. Fired

    vintagemother replied to RadNur747's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I'm sorry to hear about what you're going through. If it helps, I'd like to tell you I was fired from my first new grad job before orientation ended. It was a very bad environment looking back. I...

  3. Could you ever see youself being a classroom teacher

    vintagemother replied to AspiringRN27's topic in General Nursing

    Before I became an LVN I taught young children. Patient teaching is one of my favorite parts of being a nurse. I think I could be a good k-12 teacher. I choose to work as a nurse because the pay is...

  4. post your fall class schedule

    vintagemother replied to reka2014's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    O chem for nurses and 3 GE grad reqmts: African American history, American Space and Identity and philosophy of religion. 2 are online. My schedule is not conducive to working very much that semester...

  5. codependency

    vintagemother replied to sckooshy1's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Know that you can do it! Without him! I did it. I stayed in school. I recvd a grant. I got on welfare. I was homeless for awhile. But I graduated. Now I'm a nurse, you can do

  6. Do you like where you work?

    vintagemother replied to NurseJennifer3000's topic in Virginia Nursing

    I love my job! At least I tell myself this. And today, I think I had an awesome day! I could go on AN to b@tch about my job. But instead I make a conscious choice to love my job. I remind myself: I...

  7. What are the "rules" about being PRN?

    vintagemother replied to itsdebraanne's topic in General Nursing

    I Echo what others said about checking your facilities policy. At my current place of employment, we are required to work 4 shifts per month. At my last on call employer, I literally didn't work for...

  8. How much was your lpn program?

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

    37 k. Minus 10k on grants. But as expensive as it was, I'm now working at a good wage as a

  9. codependency

    vintagemother replied to sckooshy1's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Yes. I dealt with a husband who didn't support me or the 3 kids we had. We broke up and I made it. It was very rough for awhile. But now I'm working as a nurse and I'm divorced. And life is good......

  10. Nursing Interview Etiquette?

    vintagemother replied to guyman123's topic in Nursing Career

    I tend to ask that question during the interview. IE "do you know when you'll be making a decision?" Or "when do you expect to have completed the other interviews?" This lets them know you're serious...

  11. Maxim Testing

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

    One more thing to add: I've heard not so great things about maxim from both my old HR dept at a hospital and from a friend who worked for them. But I also have a friend who loves the flexibility of...

  12. Which inhaler needs to be given first?

    vintagemother replied to solanim's topic in Patient Medications

    I just want to give you a cyber hug! You have now been told by the experienced nurses on AN about how and why the different inhalers work and why they should be given in a certain order. Good for you...

  13. Holiday Pay-- Anyone else heard of this??

    vintagemother replied to NurseQT's topic in General Nursing

    My 2 cents: I'm a new grad and am happy to be working at all. Yes I'm working nocs this 4th of July holiday. Not even thinking I'll get OT since I am per diem. I might feel different if I was FT and...

  14. Maxim Testing

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

    I took the maxim tests, they were pretty basic except to me the insulin and diabetes testing was more in depth than I knew off hand. They asked about long acting, short acting and intermediate...

  15. Which prereqs are the most relevant to nursing?

    vintagemother replied to lux libertas's topic in General Students

    I am an LVN. Pathophysiology was not a separate course, nor was it a prereq. I just finished all of my RN prereqs for the local community colleges as well as for the State university. No,...

  16. Are your choice of scrubs childish?

    vintagemother replied to rose89's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I love being able to wear scrubs of my choice. Why don't facilities just use the name tags with the big RN that hangs down under the badge to identify nurses. One hospital around here does that. It...

  17. Job shadowing?

    vintagemother replied to eifan115's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    I would cAll and ask if you should wear business cAsual or scrubs. Make sure to ask someone who actually knows the answer and isn't just

  18. Not Loving Being a Nurse

    vintagemother replied to BuckyBadgerRN's topic in General Nursing

    You mentioned several things that resonate within myself, as a new grad nurse who is also an older career changer. Yes I have days when I wonder why I chose to do "this". One thing that *really *...

  19. Assaults on staff

    vintagemother replied to PerfectlyNumb's topic in Emergency

    I miss having in house security and police. We do have pretty good staff that help out when Pts escalate

  20. Mouth checks following meds

    vintagemother replied to Cougar1113's topic in Psychiatric

    On the acute psych unit where I work there's always an aide with us to assist with mouth checks after giving meds. I too would be interested in reading about best practices to assure meds are...

  21. concerns about seeking mental health treatment

    vintagemother replied to brittanypaige93's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I too was afraid of having my medical records reflect a psych illness. But I found out my HMO safeguards psych care more so than other medical care. They don't send out appt reminders via mail and my...

  22. Are your choice of scrubs childish?

    vintagemother replied to rose89's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I have also heard the line of reasoning that if you wear cartoons, you aren't treating your adult patients with dignity. I'm not sure if this is true or not. My personal taste is more conservative, I...

  23. MOMS: how many credit hours do you take?

    vintagemother replied to mrsbech05's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    When I started my prereqs I had a high schooler, a middle schooler and one in pre-k. I mostly took just 1-2 classes per term--like 1 science and 1 non-science. Eventually, I took 11 units while...

  24. Inducing vs. Waiting

    vintagemother replied to OrganizedChaos's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I don't even feel comfortable speaking on induction. The topic makes me sad. I went into labor spontaneously with 2 of mine, but had a scheduled induction with my middle child. His was the only birth...

  25. Assited living Med Tech

    vintagemother replied to livingonaprayer14's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know why . But I can commiserate with you. I worked at an ALF as a new grad, lasted about 2 months. Found a new job at a non medical psych facility and it's so much better run. I hope it works...