Peds_Nurse

As others have mentioned, you need to know weights, med calculations are primarily based on child's weight. General things you might be asked would be how to answer the "New Mom" questions, how to triage pediatric patients, (fevers, rash, etc. ) W...

Agree...If you don't like the responsibility, long hours, hard work, understaffing, etc. etc. of nursing, then you are in the wrong field. What you describe is typical of LTC and hospitals won't touch a new nurse, they have many qualified nurses wit...

I agree with pink nurse...You must look beyond your zipcode and be willing to relocate a smaller, more rural community if you expect to work. The cities are flooded with new graduates and they graduate all year long, so your chances are pretty slim ...

Run as fast as you can! That office sounds like a train wreck waiting to happen and I'd hate to see a new nurse get thrown on the tracks. Because, YOU ARE the nurse!

If you live in LA, then just look at some of the smaller communities and towns outside of that city. It might sound funny, but take out a road map and look at towns out from where you currently live or look in an area you've always wanted to move to...

OK, so I understand that this is the "norm" for most assisted living places, however, as Hannah mentioned, she fears for her license. I, too, work in assisted living, but the facility is also sub-acute care with a high level of surgical wound dressi...

I can tell you at 55 yrs young, I changed to LVN here in California and am so happy. I always wanted to get into health care, but wasn't able to until now. So...You're never too old to change careers or to learn. As an LVN in CA, I can't address yo...

I don't know where in CA you're located, but I agree with Dogwmn...You need to expand your job seeking area to outside of the cities. I was a new graduate, moved to a rural area and there are tons of LVN jobs where I live. It's not just here, but r...

Just go to your state board of nursing and look for the approved schools list. It will give you all the schools and colleges they accept. Good Luck!

$21.60 SNF, Northern Cal

anywhere from 24-35 on the 2-10 shift with med pass and treatments, charting, admissions, etc. And, usually 2-3 CNAs to help with keeping the patients occupied and will do my vitals for me.

Suggest twisting it into a bun on top of your head or braid it and roll it into a bun, then put one of those thin hairnets over the bun to prevent it from coming undone. Use pins to hold it in place. You can get many types of hair spray that is light...

The same thing was almost tried on me when I first started. What I found was the more experienced nurse would count very fast with me and I finally told her to stop and slow down because I needed to make sure I was doing the count correctly. It sur...

Hang in there! I've been on my first nursing job for about 8 months in a long term care facility. At first, I didn't think I could do it either, I felt very overwhelmed with all the paperwork, TX, Med passes, etc. etc. But, after about 3-4 weeks, ...

I graduated in November 2009 and have been working as an LVN since March of this year. I love my job, the hard work, long hours, and grueling pace was worth it. Although, at the time, I wanted to quit so many times, but stuck with it. 1. What was y...

Hello all... I have a question about our scope of practice as an LVN/LPN. As a fairly new nurse, I am concerned about dispensing alcohol to patients. I work LTC and we have a patient that is getting alcohol with meals and we, nurses, are expected t...

AT our facility, the residents are not allowed to smoke. Those that come to us as smokers are immediately put on a smoking cessation program. We also don't allow the resident to move about the facility with the alcohol, they know they must stay in ...

Thanks, Cali...I was just worried because it didn't seem as though it was a good idea to dispense alcohol to patients who are already compromised, both mentally and physically.

who do you contact to get in on the clinics?

You need to be up front and honest with them. The last thing you want to do is have them find out after the fact and have to let you go, if that's going to be their policy. The employer will look at this like you are trying to hide something and are...

Don't know how old you are, but I'm over 50...way over! Anyway, I've changed careers 3 times and nursing is my 3rd and final change. I can tell you from experience, go for whatever goal YOU want. Know that whatever you do, it takes time, energy, a...

I carry mine around my neck when I'm doing assessments, then it goes on top of my treatment cart in my nursing bag. I have a little zip bag that has my BP cuff, O2 finger sat, drug book, light, extra pens, highlighter, sharpie, etc. I can grab that...

Becoming an LVN is my 3rd career change and the final one. I have no desire to go back to school and all the stress it causes. I work side by side with RNs who do exactly the same stuff I'm doing, so why bother. Yeah, they may make a bigger payche...

I think before you pay for any type of review, you need to seriously look at yourself and your skills and ask yourself "Why did I fail the test?" Is it Test Anxiety? Lack of skills? Lack of nursing knowledge? Whatever you answer, that is where you n...

I personally believe any profession is what you make of it. I'm an LVN/LPN and am very proud of it. I remember my nursing instructor tell me once that a main difference between an LVN and an RN is that the RN knows the "why" and the LVN/LPN knows t...