EsthyLady

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  1. Coprophagia And Scatolia In Demented Elderly Residents

    EsthyLady replied to TheCommuter's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    @ [COLOR=#003366]CherylRNBSN, quite frankly, a pathetic reason for putting your pet down. In animals, it can mean a nutritional deficiency (at least according to my vet). Also, never met that a dog...

  2. Thoughts on "Life and Death in Assisted Living"?

    EsthyLady posted a topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Hi all, LPN student here, also currently CNA in an ALF. It's no secret of course that LPNs are very likely to work in LTC, including of course ALFs. Wondering if anyone else caught PBS's "Life and...

  3. Cry baby CNAs

    EsthyLady replied to DrkCocoMurse215's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

  4. Embarrassed to even post this.

    EsthyLady replied to NoWomanNoCry's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    It's not that bad. I too had (have) math phobia. Did terrible at it in HS, avoided it like the plague in college. Now, at 36, I just completed my first trimester of an LPN program. The math in my drug...

  5. Should I try LPN school?

    EsthyLady replied to chelseyelise7's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    If you love the ER, chances are you won't like being an LPN half as much because chances are very good you will never work in the ER as most LPNs work in some type of long term care setting...

  6. Did being unattractive hurt your career?

    EsthyLady replied to smartnurse1982's topic in Nursing Career

    I think it's hard sometimes to smile and act like everything is happy-go-lucky when most medical settings are less than festive. I mean, I would actually be a little freaked out if all the nurses...

  7. Did being unattractive hurt your career?

    EsthyLady replied to smartnurse1982's topic in Nursing Career

    Unless someone looks unhygienic or too obese to function well, I've noticed that in general teachers, employers and other nurses are less threatened by and competitive with nurses who are not super...

  8. Cry baby CNAs

    EsthyLady replied to DrkCocoMurse215's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I'm a CNA and an LPN student. I had a different career previously in a totally different (non-health related) field. I wanted a change and started working as a CNA to see if healthcare was for me. And...

  9. Does anyone else feel pressure to get your RN?

    EsthyLady replied to nene71's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    OMG! I feel this way exactly. No one in my family even knows the difference between being an LPN and an RN, yet somehow the pressure is already on to be making immediate plans for an ASN or

  10. Does anyone else feel pressure to get your RN?

    EsthyLady replied to nene71's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Yes, but honestly I shouldn't feel that pressure yet because I am still in LPN school. Everyone is constantly talking about how they won't be an LPN long and are already making plans for their ASN and...

  11. Renewing CPR certification

    EsthyLady replied to Nikki0727's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    This exactly. I needed an HP CPR class fast for my school application requirements. I went on the AHA website, found a class offered 15 mins away from me for the next day. It cost me $65.00. Good...

  12. Poop in nursing

    EsthyLady replied to KATRN78's topic in General Students

    Um no, the level of her shock, long description of how she repeatedly had to run to the bathroom to dry heave etc strongly indicates she does not deal with BM much at any level. Other nurses I know...

  13. Poop in nursing

    EsthyLady replied to KATRN78's topic in General Students

    True IME. I am in LPN school now, have been a CNA for years. In all those years I have never seen an RN change a diaper, and I have only seen an LPN assist with a diaper change (as in restrain the...

  14. Scrub Warm-Up Jacket That is Actually Warm

    EsthyLady posted a topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Hi there all, I start my LPN program on Monday and we are only allowed to wear white warm up jacket in addition to the school uniform scrubs. This is a very cold building (had classes there before)...

  15. Scrub Warm-Up Jacket That is Actually Warm

    EsthyLady replied to EsthyLady's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    IKR?! What's the point of a "warm-up" jacket if it isn't warm?! Thanks for

  16. Scrub Warm-Up Jacket That is Actually Warm

    EsthyLady replied to EsthyLady's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Thanks, I will ask about this. this would help a

  17. Is there really a future for new LPN's??

    EsthyLady replied to Sharls237's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    IMO, LPNs surely have a future. There is a seriously top-heavy aging population. Soon Depends purchases will out-number infant diapers. That being the case, I think there will always be place for LTPs...

  18. Can I Work as a Certified Nursing Assistant or Medical Assistant While in School?

    EsthyLady replied to TheCommuter's topic in General Students

    Yeah, I agree that CNA work can be quite thankless, boring and strenous. But it is a paycheck and it is experience that others entering the nursing field won't have under their belt. When I finish my...

  19. Can I Work as a Certified Nursing Assistant or Medical Assistant While in School?

    EsthyLady replied to TheCommuter's topic in General Students

    Good information for nursing students to have! A CNA in my state need only take a 75 hr board certified course, including 3 days of clinical, then pass a relatively easy writtin and practical exam. I...

  20. CNA's-What do you think nurses should do about lazy uncooperative CNA's?

    EsthyLady replied to Blackcat99's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I am a CNA, about to start my LPN program. I have to agree with the poster who said to write them up. I worked with some great CNAs and then a few who were so awful, rude and lazy that they brought...