vintagemother

vintagemother BSN, CNA, LVN, RN

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  1. How do you handle manipulative/demanding patients?

    vintagemother replied to kimmyanne02's topic in Psychiatric

    On the psych unit I worked in, techs were always there to stop a pt from escalating. The techs were especially protective of us nurses. As a nurse, I also protected and shielded my techs, as...

  2. best scrubs for thicker thighs

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

    I'm certainly not thin! My clothes size is from 10-16. I've been a 12-16 for about a year. I buy koi. They seem fine for me. No extra wear. I have hips and a large orifice. One retailer explained to...

  3. Apple Watch

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

    I wanted to update: I bought the Apple Watch. I've been wearing it to work since I bought it around 2 - 3 mos ago. I noticed that several nurses and MDs also wear one. I love the heart rate and step...

  4. How did you spend your first nursing paycheck?

    vintagemother replied to NewGradRN114's topic in General Nursing

    I was late on my bills while in no-mans-land between graduation-taking the NCLEX- and getting a written job offer, so I spent my first check playing catch up. I payed 2 months rent plus eviction fees...

  5. A lot of tension between students and faculty in my BSN program

    vintagemother replied to Lemon Bars's topic in General Students

    Nursing school is hectic. I attended a private LPN/VN and a community college RN program. Both were hectic/ stressful. I do give both programs credit, however, for teaching me what I needed to know...

  6. How is like working in an SNF?

    vintagemother replied to Life22feb's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    My true SNF experience is very little. I have worked in other types of LTCs: Assisted living Dementia unit as well as Psych. As others have said, it's not likely you will lose your license because you...

  7. Do You Use A Jackhammer?

    vintagemother replied to Kooky Korky's topic in General Nursing

    And why do some pills come in an easy to tear package while others are sealed in completely, requiring my bandage scissors to open?! What would JHACO say? Whoops, I think I know. Don't answer

  8. Best Route to BSN

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

    What is best for you has to do with your own personal circumstances. I am quite happy for anyone who is able to jump straight to their BSN, which was my original goal. As it is, I started prereqs,...

  9. Do you still have energy to cook after a 12 hour shift?

    vintagemother replied to chunkalunk's topic in General Nursing

    I think the type of meals I prepare could be called "semi-home-made". I use a great deal of -canned beans, canned broths -frozen veggies -some fresh long storing veggies like carrots, onions,...

  10. Why did you decide to become a nurse?

    vintagemother replied to sd610's topic in General Nursing

    People told me to consider nursing when I was in high school. I said, No, I'll become a Dr. I attended the local university as a biology/pre-med major. While I loved the sciences, I just wasn't able...

  11. Kicked off unit when Joint Commission arrives

    vintagemother replied to Skittles767's topic in General Students

    ^^ this is so

  12. Lowest stress (still great pay) nursing specialties?

    vintagemother replied to Aliens05's topic in General Nursing

    Until you begin working as a nurse, you won't know which areas are stressful to you. Each persons tolerance is different. As for me, psych was awesome! I had a high pt load (over 16 - >50) but the...

  13. Interview attire

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

    I wore a suit to my first and only interview for an acute care RN position. I was told while in school and by associates who work in professional settings that wearing a suit sets you apart and says...

  14. divorce while in nursing school

    vintagemother replied to nursingstudent65's topic in General Students

    My husband decided to leave me while in prereqs. (For the local BSN program) I switched gears and went to LVN/PN school. By the time we officially divorced, I was working as an LVN. I was able to...

  15. Do you still have energy to cook after a 12 hour shift?

    vintagemother replied to chunkalunk's topic in General Nursing

    No cooking for me on long clinical or workdays. I've been working for about a month now, on 8 HR days plus a minimum 2 HR commute-often closer to 3 hrs (round trip) heres what I do: when I'm off, cook...

  16. What's Rude?

    vintagemother replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    My pet peeve, right at this moment, is my super loud neighbors. The children, teens and adults are outside literally screaming. Why?!?!?!?! I dread starting nocs with this problem. It's not a weekend...

  17. You know the shift is gonna be a hot mess when ...

    vintagemother replied to CardiacDork's topic in General Nursing

    Merry Go Beds!!!! Love

  18. Time management, prioritization and delegation Tips

    vintagemother posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    We have all learned about the challenges regarding prioritization, time management and delegation---especially if you are a new grad like me. Perhaps this issue isn't as challenging for you as it is...

  19. How do I peel pill packets without meds flying everywhere!

    vintagemother replied to hs4zu's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    In my current acute care setting, I try to peel slowly. I also break out my clean scissors, PRN. in the past I worked in LTC, far more meds, all in 30 day supply individual blister packs. I recall...

  20. What would you say to a pre-nursing student?

    vintagemother replied to missnursingstudent19's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Prereqs are hard! Be prepared to work hard to pass your classes. In Clinicals, keep 2 mind-sets, if possible. 1) meet your schools requirements 2) keep an eye out on the way the actual staff

  21. preceptor problems?

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

    I second what HouTX said about basically, following along with what your preceptor says. I tend to think, since the manager put him/her in charge of precepting you, then the manager thinks he's...

  22. Need advice on how to approach my pre-reqs

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

    I took 1 science plus 1 non science for most of my semesters. A few terms, I took 11-14 units. I did it that way because I have a couple of kids and worked a little bit and wanted to score A grades. I...

  23. Why I Chose Nursing

    vintagemother replied to nyugirlx19's topic in General Students

    Why I chose nursing: the reasons given by the OP resonate in me. I chose nursing because I have always had a love of science--especially biology. Nursing was my 2nd/3rd career. In my 1st career, I...

  24. Is Nursing School " Hard?" Would You do it Over Again?

    vintagemother replied to injured1's topic in General Students

    Yes, nursing school was hard. I'm a good student and am decently "smart"; yet, it was very hard! Yes, I'd do it again. The career opportunities are almost endless in my neck of the woods. I graduated...

  25. Reading?

    vintagemother replied to Zyprexa_Ho's topic in General Students

    I did the reading for my nursing prereqs. I often read and re-read chapters. In nursing school, not so much. I used google much more- reputable sites like NIH and