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  1. Parent contacting me on Saturday night to come Sunday morning, not even my shift

    smartypants22 posted a topic in Private Duty

    Some background on this patient- I only work Thursday evenings and the patient has nurses 6 days a week, used to be 7, but the nurse scheduled for Sunday is on an extended vacation as she is scared to...

  2. Parent contacting me on Saturday night to come Sunday morning, not even my shift

    smartypants22 replied to smartypants22's topic in Private Duty

    She is the only one to contact on my off days because sometimes she changes the hours she wants her nurses to come. Yes, this happens with my agency

  3. Lvn to rn transition 2017(lonestar college system)

    smartypants22 replied to Shabba's topic in School, College Programs

    Hello everyone, I'm looking to apply for 2018, I was just wondering what you all got in your 3 classes? Did they just take the GPA for the 3 classes? Also what did you score on the Hesi? Just...

  4. Steps to Applying for LVN Program at HCC

    smartypants22 replied to SaraDee's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Hello, I graduated from the LVN program from HCC in December 2014. You need to take prerequesites, Nutrition and Anatomy & Physiology. There are two types of A&P, the A&P class for LVN,...

  5. Resident's family wanted to discharge AMA at 10:00 PM Sunday night!

    smartypants22 posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Let me give you some background on this situation: I have been working at my LTC for about 5 months now, doing only weekend double shifts 6AM-10PM. The 10-6 nurse doesn't come on time because she has...

  6. Resident's family wanted to discharge AMA at 10:00 PM Sunday night!

    smartypants22 replied to smartypants22's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Another thing I want to add is this particular resident was placed on contact isolation for having infected

  7. Resident's family wanted to discharge AMA at 10:00 PM Sunday night!

    smartypants22 replied to smartypants22's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    He wanted to leave too, he wasn't happy with his care and being left in bed all day since he didn't have a wheelchair. Rehab therapy is supposed to provide the wheelchair, but I don't know what...

  8. HCC Coleman LVN Program

    smartypants22 replied to S&P201214's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    ^No. I took 2015 off to study for NCLEX and get a job. I'm now working weekends as an LVN and working on getting my the rest of my prereqs for the LVN-RN transition. I was hoping to go back to HCC,...

  9. HCC Coleman LVN Program

    smartypants22 replied to S&P201214's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    I graduated in December of 2014, if they get their accreditation back, it's classes in the morning and clinicals in the morning. You won't be away from your children for long, but you'll also need to...

  10. Does your facility have 12 hour shifts or 8 hour shifts?

    smartypants22 posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I was just wondering. I know 12 hour shifts are mostly in hospitals, but I have a friend who works in another facility and she does 12 hour shifts. Mine only has 8 hour

  11. Does your facility have 12 hour shifts or 8 hour shifts?

    smartypants22 replied to smartypants22's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I've been working at my LTC facility for about 3 months now. I originally wanted 6-2 Mon-Fri, but that wasn't open at the time, so I accepted 6-2 Saturday and Sunday. Now, the 2-10 Saturday and Sunday...

  12. Does your facility have 12 hour shifts or 8 hour shifts?

    smartypants22 replied to smartypants22's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    That sounds like a great shift. I used to work 12 hour shifts, 3 days a week, and when I went to work in LTC, I found myself missing it. I loved having so many days off

  13. Houston Community College ADN Spring 2016 Applicants

    smartypants22 replied to HopefulRN2b25's topic in Texas Nursing

    There were some bad instructors where you had to learn on your own, but having a study group helps. Tests were hard so you need to have good study habits. I figure since I made it through the LVN...

  14. Houston Community College ADN Spring 2016 Applicants

    smartypants22 replied to HopefulRN2b25's topic in Texas Nursing

    Hello all. I did my LVN at HCC, that program was a disaster, but not too bad as I'm wanting to go back in Fall of 2017 to do my LVN to ADN, since I still need some prereqs. Plus I did most of my...

  15. Fleas!

    smartypants22 posted a topic in Private Duty

    I just started a new case, been on it for 2 weeks. The household has two cats, and the cats have fleas! I've gotten flea bites everywhere on my back, arms and legs! What would you all do in this...

  16. Private Duty wish: computers!

    smartypants22 replied to Elektra6's topic in Private Duty

    My agency supplies iPads, tablets or laptops in the families' homes. If the household has an ipad or tablet, then there is also a keyboard with it. We also can chart online from home if we didn't...

  17. Fleas!

    smartypants22 replied to smartypants22's topic in Private Duty

    They sprayed for fleas over once weekend, then one of the nurses brought a powder he bought from Amazon to try to get them all. Unfortunately, there's still a few fleas hanging around. We/they can't...

  18. Am I a bad nurse?

    smartypants22 posted a topic in Private Duty

    I got hired for a PDN agency in April after 2 months of searching for a job and finding this agency on Craigslist. I was and still am fresh out of nursing school and just passed my NCLEX and got my...

  19. Am I a bad nurse?

    smartypants22 replied to smartypants22's topic in Private Duty

    Yes! I'm in Houston, TX. We're probably working for the same

  20. Anyone apply for the LVN Program at HCC Coleman in Houston for Fall 2013?

    smartypants22 posted a topic in Texas Nursing

    I applied about 2 weeks before the application was due and the counselor told they were gonna call or contact me about 2-3 weeks after June 1st about what to do next. I'm anxiously waiting! Anyone...

  21. Am I a bad nurse?

    smartypants22 replied to smartypants22's topic in Private Duty

    You all say that new grads should not be in PDN, but the parents of the child are not licensed themselves and yet, they are perfectly capable of taking care of their child on their own, especially...

  22. Fleas!

    smartypants22 replied to smartypants22's topic in Private Duty

    I can't leave this case. Fortunately the patient has not gotten bit from what I can see. Since the little girl has nurses 24/7, all the nurses have gotten

  23. Am I a bad nurse?

    smartypants22 replied to smartypants22's topic in Private Duty

    So I got a new patient a 4 year old little girl, who is non-mobile and has a trach and g-button. So far it's going good since the little girl hasn't gotten sick. She just sleeps most of the time which...

  24. Lvn coleman college

    smartypants22 replied to yulia3's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    You need to finish those prereqs, or be in the process of finishing them. It was a good program, but I feel they didn't prepare me to work as an LVN as much as they could have, but I think now it's...

  25. Lvn coleman college

    smartypants22 replied to yulia3's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    queen217, I'll send you a