Looking_ahead ADN, RN

Looking_ahead is a ADN, RN and specializes in School.

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1. staff rights

   Looking_ahead posted a topic in School

   Hey all, I work at a private school, 1 month into school nursing in the midst of our current pandemic. Administration wants me to come up with a flyer on “staff rights.” Currently a staff member has tested positive for covid and its spreading like wi...

2. More questions!

   Looking_ahead posted a topic in School

   I just recently posted as I am new to school nursing. (thank you all soo much for the indo) Few more Qs Individual Health Plan- who creates these? The students PCP? Should this be done for asthmatics or does asthma action plan cover it? ...

3. New to this

   Looking_ahead replied to Looking_ahead's topic in School

   One more question, how do you guys go about obtaining an updated Individual Health Plan? We have one for one student from 2 years ago

4. New to this

   Looking_ahead posted a topic in School

   Hey all, I am new to school nursing and have a thousand questions. I was hired at a private school with about 40 ish students? Right now half or so are online. I don't have a lot of guidance from above, my supervisor is not a nurse. Asthm...

5. Overwhelmed by nursing info?

   Looking_ahead posted a topic in Student Assist

   Hi everyone- quick question I am currently doing my prereqs and I am trying to familiarize myself a bit with some of the stuff I might see in nursing school. I was wondering if anyone else came on the site before getting into nursing school and how t...

6. A bit frustrated in school/nursing career

   Looking_ahead replied to Looking_ahead's topic in Pre-Nursing

   Thanks for your answers, you really made me feel a bit more motivated that I can be a nurse. Part of the reason I want to become a nurse, besides doing something that can help atleast one person, and stop being so self-involved, is because of these i...

7. A bit frustrated in school/nursing career

   Looking_ahead posted a topic in Pre-Nursing

   Looking for some tips.... I am currently in pre-nursing and I constantly go back and forth on whether nursing is right for me. I have written here before about it but I have been doing some thinking and would really like some honest opinions. There a...

8. Day in the life of a nursing student?

   Looking_ahead posted a topic in General Students

   Hi everyone. I was hoping some of you could give me an idea of a typical "day in the life" in nursing school including when you study and all that. I am currently taking my pre-reqs and looking for some tips. Also, when do you delegate free time? I a...

9. Shy, timid pre-nurse

   Looking_ahead replied to Looking_ahead's topic in Pre-Nursing

   Thanks for the helpful answers guys! It would really be a challenge for me to be an EMT- I would definitely surprise myself, haha. Definitely need to work on assertiveness, people tell me I'm "too nice." But I also don't like to feed into the workpla...

10. Shy, timid pre-nurse

    Looking_ahead posted a topic in Pre-Nursing

    Hi everyone, currently taking pre-reqs for nursing. This is something that I struggle highly with, and is a huge obstacle for me and makes me question whether I have the abilities to actually be a good nurse. I am shy, and sensitive. I also suffer fr...

11. Experience as a home health aide

    Looking_ahead replied to Looking_ahead's topic in CNA/MA

    Unfortunately, my agency is very lax. I don't believe we are even in contact with the clients doctor. My boss rarely calls me back and I think she sees it as "babysitting." when I went into this clients home all she told me was that he suffered from ...

12. Experience as a home health aide

    Looking_ahead replied to Looking_ahead's topic in CNA/MA

    So can just say, I'm at work right now and I feel really awful. My client was totally unresponsive and unwilling to do anything today. It took me an hour with him to get a change of sweatpants and I got so far as to get new depends on him but could n...

13. Experience as a home health aide

    Looking_ahead replied to Looking_ahead's topic in CNA/MA

    Idk about anyone else but the whole "client refusing brief changes" really stressed me out because I was afraid of bein negligent but I was also nervous because I knew I wasn't being pushy enough with these clients, as I literally walked into this wh...

14. Experience as a home health aide

    Looking_ahead posted a topic in CNA/MA

    Hi everyone! So here is a bit of my background. I am currently taking pre-reqs for nursing school and work as a home health aide. I was EXTREMELY nervous about being up close and personal with people, and having the confidence and skills to take care...

15. Wondering if nursing is right for me

    Looking_ahead posted a topic in Pre-Nursing

    Hi everyone, I am a pre nursing student who is considering applying to my local college for a 2 year associates degree. But I'm nervous about going to this field. There is so much that I would enjoy about nursing because I want a career where I feel ...