SarcasticLVN

I hate being disciplined in front of other people. The worst is when it's your coworkers. Plus it's not fair to the patients very unprofessional. Apply for somewhere else you deserve better.

I agree.. Indeed.com has a lot of job postings. You need to create a resume using your clinical sites/hours as you experience. List them all like- Cather insertion, wound care, medication administration, gtube care etc. A lot of the nurses at my work...

I went to lvn school so i know your clinicals are a lot harder. I remember my first semester we did clinicals at a ltc facility and i told myself this will either make me or break me. I made it though! The 16 months I was in school I had no social li...

Since high school nursing is the only career choice I had in mind.. After 6 years in insurance and financial planning I decided to go back to school. It is not so much the pay for me because I was making a lot more before becoming a nurse. I chose it...

That's really horrible that with her being a diabetic her feet were in such bad shape, but your beautiful what that person did for your mom. It's nice to read the positive stories :)

Nursing school is hard and stressful and leaving early does sound appealing and is a nice little break for maybe one day- like the last day of the semester our instructors would let us a couple hours early. But everyday? Come on.. If for some reason ...

I did a lot of my clinical rotations in ltc facilities and vowed never to work ltc once licensed. I took my first job offer at ltc facility because I felt blessed to even be considered cause I was a new grad. At this point I don't know if I could do ...

Those are the worst kind of days. It's especially hard when you float (I'm a floater) because you have to start fresh every shift when you haven't been to that unit in a week or a few days, things constantly changing. But all the good days make up fo...

I did an accelerated lvn program because I had no credits from college and did not want to do 2 years of pre reqs and wait on a waiting list for the rn program that is at my local community college. I am now working as an lvn and doing some courses o...

Shrug it off! If it doesn't effect your grade and you spoke to your teacher then just move on! I work with a nurse or two that would hang anyone out to dry to cover their butt. Are all nurses like this?? Heck no! I've been in a couple emergency situa...

The only time I get mad at the cnas is if they are some where hey aren't suppose to be and call lights are going off.. Other than that if they are busy with a shower, getting residents up, etc I try to answer them as long as I'm not in the middle o...

I had a month of orientation.. A couple weeks of paperwork like helping with doctors orders and weekly charting and then the last two weeks I was on the floor with a co nurse which was like 5 ams and 4 pm shifts (I work am fulltime). By my 3rd week o...

In the last 6 months of working at my ltc facility I've had 2 deaths on my shift.. Both were patients that had been there for years and very close to everyone at work. I cried so hard, with the family, in the bathroom alone, with my cnas. I asked ano...

Amazing post! I just took a quick walk down memory lane and I miss nursing school! I made some great friends, had some awesome instructors, and a lot of scary experiences that all helped me in one way or another to be the nurse I am today. I've seen ...

That's a beautiful story.. I know if I go into work with a negative attitude the shift is sometimes impacted by that, like more stress is added to everything because I started my day off like that, but then other days (like yours) a patient brings su...

Oh ya the actual nursing classes will require memorization but critical thinking is the main thing. Need to teach your brain how to critically think because that's what nursing is all about! I got all A's in my program except OB and Peds lol.. Not m...

Wow.. Basic rules of my nursing school- you miss more than 2 days (theory and clinical) your out unless its a close family death or you are seriously ill or injured, proper scrubs/uniform, no nail polish, we couldn't even start a rotation unless tb t...

I have a wrist tattoo (actually thinking about getting it removed) WMD I cover it either with tape or a sweat band.. A lot of people have visible tattoos at my work and we are suppose to keep the, covered but I'm the only one that does lol.

Great post!! Any single male nurses out there lol!?

I am a lvn and I am bridging into rn because at this point in time I had no kids and I broke how tin my fiancé a year ago so might as well sped my free time on that! But I am very happy and proud of my lvn! Some of th best nurses I've worked with are...

I float so I try to be considerate of the regular nurses on the station with their carts and the way they do things etc.. And some appreciate it, others just don't care. Last week One of my residents had a bad fall and he ended up with a huge lacerat...

Good post! We have student cnas at our facility right now and if I'm doing something that can help them learn I try to pull them in! The other day I was doing a tx on a pressure ulcer and asked them if they'd ever seen one and they hadn't so they wat...

I used the Saunders book when I tested. I studied by system because they was how the chapters were broken up for the most park,, I'd do cardio for 3 days, then respiratory for 3 days, etc.. I memorized all the diseases in that darn book lol! Instead ...

I saw marriages and relationships break up during nursing school.. Thought my relationship was strong because my partner was supportive.. Well a week after graduation we broke up.. And I will honestly say the stresses and time nursing school takes is...

I felt the same way today when I found out one of my residents I gave a suppository to yesterday had a bm! She was so uncomfortable yesterday but today she was so happy and relieved! It's the little things, even helping someone goto the bathroom :)