zieglarf LVN

Our LTC facility works 10-6/6-2/2-10. There are some meds due at 2PM which of course is shift change. It has always been my opinion that 2PM meds belong to the day shift (6-2), and likewise any 10PM meds would belong to 2-10, and again any 6AM would ...

Lots of good advice, but my approach would be slightly different. I would keep it light-hearted and ask flat-out 'why are you rolling your eyes?' when they do it. Make a joke out it - 'what's on the ceiling?' The other approaches put the people on th...

This is a lousy thing that happened, but... 1) just because the clock says 6 doesn't mean you are free. Until you do all the change of shift stuff then the hall is still yours - even if your replacement is standing right next to you. 2) In CPR you're...

I used to wear Dickies but switched to Landau - much more comfortable to me.

I'm on second shift [2-10] and have 25 residents, no med aide, 1.5 CNA's. I do my own meds, some wound care, my own admits, doctors calls, TO's, labs, deal with incidents, and family members.

I find Crocs very comfortable but can't wear them at work because I can't really hustle in them. Love them in my off time for relaxing. For work I just wear regular tennis shoes that I would wear any time. No canvas though - all leather.

When I graduated LVN school my wife asked if I would wear pink scrubs. I went and bought a pink top with black pants and wore them once a week for almost a year. I never got accused of being gay. A color is just a color - who cares. Do the clothes ma...

Biblical creation and evolution are opposites and exclusive of each other. They cannot work together. The people that believe they do usually know little about one or the other. Or haven't given it genuine thought. For example - evolution teaches th...

Buy a decent car and use the rest to pay off your student loans.

It's not going to be an all or nothing situation. Sometimes men get preferential treatment and sometimes they are discriminated against. To say that either situation is ALWAYS the norm is simply foolishness. I had one instructor that disliked men - o...

Sounds like you got hired into LTC. No matter where you are - hang in there and you'll get better at it.

That tunic/smock thing looks neat, but I would be way too hot for something like that. I need some airflow.

Work LTC on PRN basis and stay with the Home Health. Then after some time you would have a frame of reference for what to do next.

So if you are educated as a doctor and lose your license for malpractice and get a job as a CNA then they pay you doctor wages based on your highest education?

Most LVN's work in LTC but I don't see that in your list. Did you not mention them OR are you not applying to them? You can work below your license, but can only work at level of employment - except in emergencies. So you can be hired as a CNA and bu...

My memory is going... I was 44 when I finished not when I started. My memory must be something...

I was 44 when I started LVN school and the oldest was 10 years older then me. You 38 year old kids think life is over ;P It's tough - nursing school ain't no joke. We had one teacher with the best reply anytime someone complained about how hard it wa...

Some friends of mine checked out Hallmark and they don't have a bridge program - at least not yet. SAC is a community college that I would recommend - but since it's a 'real' college it will cost less, but take longer I think. Galen is a 'tech' schoo...

I went to a vocational school and we had ONE instructor that was good - she had a natural teaching ability. We were tested on what she taught in the lectures. Some liked teaching and were personable, but just were not good at it - I could live with t...

No college is going to accept Kaplan or any other trade/vocational school, BUT you can get your RN and start working while you continue your education towards a BSN. Vocational schools tend to be faster than college, but cost more money. Do you want ...

If you got good clinicals and want to mention any of those experiences then I would list it for sure. Be ready, like mammac5 said, to explain why you didn't finish there but how you learned a lot there despite transferring to a different school.

Just check with you state agency that certifies the CNAs. Also find out how you report back them that you are indeed still working because this place probably won't do it for you like a LTC would.

Some females don't want men to assist them. Some men don't want women to assist them. Some people don't want nurse of another race to help. Some men don't want gay men to assist them - oh well. It's part of the job and part of the culture. If possibl...

Before I went to nursing school I took classes occasionally at a community college. No major - just whatever interested me when I had time available. I didn't graduate or even pursue a degree. I listed it on my resume but was told at a 'resume review...

The post I referred too was an old post with lots of responses - my memory might be wrong but I would've bet money that it was exactly the same post. Word for word the same. Don't have any real advice though. I can't that you did anything wrong. You ...