NikthePNstudent

NikthePNstudent has 3 years experience and specializes in LTC.

Latest Activity

1. LPN in hospitals

   NikthePNstudent replied to nursemarsh32's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

   In the area in which I live big hopsitals are no longer hiring LPN's, however LTACH's (Long-term acute care hospitals) around here are starting to use a lot more LPN's. It's not labor and delivery but...

2. LVN/LPN program repeat, 50+ need help organizing!

   NikthePNstudent replied to Squad51KMG365's topic in LPN, LVN Students

   Get yourself a calendar, and a few highlighters. Get all your syllabi together and start writing the due date for every test/assignment/whatever in the calendar. Then highlight all of the due dates,...

3. I let a resident fall and feel terrible!

   NikthePNstudent replied to PrettyNerd's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

   I think most, if not all, of us CNA's have had an incident where either a resident has fallen or had to be guided to the floor while they were under our care. It happens. We're human and being such,...

4. getting hours

   NikthePNstudent replied to mvm2's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

   I'm not entirely sure if this is a question, but here's my 2 cents. I can only speak from my own experience, which is the following: I've worked in LTC as a CNA for over two years and what I can tell...

5. LPN admission criteria at CSN Las Vegas

   NikthePNstudent replied to mihaella27's topic in LPN, LVN Students

   Hello, I'm in my second semester of the PN program. First, you got a certificate of completion from CSN, not your CNA certification. You need to have your CNA certification from the BON because, if I...

6. Did I completely ruin my nursing career?

   NikthePNstudent replied to NikthePNstudent's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

   Thank you all so much. I can't even begin tell you how much it helps to know that others don't believe that I ruined my career :) To JustBeachyNurse: My supervisor was very sympathetic towards my...

7. Did I completely ruin my nursing career?

   NikthePNstudent posted a topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

   Here's the story: I am 20 years old and I have worked at a LTC facility as a CNA for a year and nine months. It was my first job and I loved working there, and I never thought I was going to leave the...