FashionablyL8 CNA, LPN

Not sure if you'll check back since it's been a few days, but my class had to do the ATI retake no matter what we scored. It had similar questions as far as general subject (fundies is a very broad subject though!) but it will NOT have exactly the sa...

Hi everyone, Congrats to recent grads! I'm anxiously waiting for my ATT. It's been 3 weeks this Friday since I applied and a classmate that applied nearly a week after me just received hers. The NCLEX site says it can take up to 4 weeks. I just ...

I actually got more SE from my 1st dose than my 2nd (got the Pfizer), which surprised me. The first time was very manageable anyway- fatigue, sore arm, a little GI upset. But a day or so after the first dose, I started getting this strange musc...

C.Love, thank you for your good luck wishes ?. Although I love many things about my job, I would really benefit from having more experienced nurses to work alongside. I also don't want to inadvertently make any mistakes that could affect my license. ...

Hi PREOP PACU, Thank you for your encouragement and advice ?. That's exactly what I thought, something must have been going on; people don't just not wake up for no reason, even if the BP monitor wasn't accurate. Also I could barely palpate her ...

Exactly! That quote would have been helpful for me in school and I think it's a great thing to keep in mind. I know I felt that need sometimes to let others know that I knew this or had experience with that, and when I think of it now, whatever I sai...

That's interesting about your pt at Wrongway, Davey (btw I love the names you come up with ?). It's good to have information about these rare syndromes because if nobody recognizes them, they don't get treated. I remember that old physician's saying,...

Thank you so much, Davey, I really appreciate that! In this world of fragile egos, it can be difficult to find people willing to tell it like it is, so I really value the honest advice I get here. It annoys me when I watch new nurses get good constru...

I graduated recently and can definitely relate! I know it's unkind of me but I often found myself rolling my eyes (usually internally- I hope) at some other students. There was the posterior-kisser, the bragger, the drama queen, the perpetually confu...

I agree, Davey. I think that one of the issues with not having a nurse in the facility all the time to make these judgement calls is that residents get sent to the ER when they shouldn't be and NOT sent when they should. Not putting down my supervis...

Thank you all for your responses! I agree the situation was rather bizarre- I actually thought as I was writing it that it seemed like a troll post. To answer a few questions, the resident is a full code. Her physical health is usually stable, ...

FixerofUhohs, congrats on your grandbaby! Grandkids are the best ?. I got my vaccination on Thursday. It didn't hurt when I got it, but later that day and the next it was pretty sore. I took ibuprofen and that helped. I've had fatigue and a HA s...

Cmf, it actually turned out to be a blessing that I didn't get that job. I ended up getting hired at another place working with individuals with intellectual disabilities and it turned out to be my thing ?. Never would have found out if I stayed in g...

I was actually put on "The List" years ago by a home care company (not as a nurse, as a PCA). I was fired for the henious crime of being late with my time slips. My clients loved me, I was very reliable, but I guess I inconvenienced them at the offic...

I've noticed a lot of nursing questions in general have an answer the looks good but throws in something that you need an order for, like restraints. I agree B looked better but then we are always told never to leave a pt. What were the other a...

Hey it's several days since you posted but hopefully you'll read this. I think the way you're feeling is very typical of new students. I've been in healthcare for many years and I felt the same way about clinicals. I wasn't worried about direct care ...

Nursingdoll, thank you for your kind comment ?. Sounds like you've been through a lot as well. Bottom line is we can turn it around and succeed! When we are the experienced nurses, we can make sure to welcome the newbies and tell them not to be afrai...

Plenty of people fail one program and succeed in another. I had a classmate who failed out of our LPN program twice, once in the first term, then in the second term the following year. She entered another program and I heard she's doing fine. I...

Hey Nursingdoll, I feel what you're going through and have some advice- plus a long story ?. A very long time ago in actual school, not nursing school, I became the focus of bullies. I was different, quiet, didn't run with a clique, and I guess ...

OK, so I'm replying as a fellow student. I've been working as a MAP certified direct care staff and in home care for quite some time so I've seen a few things but I'm not a nurse- graduating in January. I wasn't there so I can't say exactly what...

Yes, I'll get the vaccine. I'm not so worried about getting COVID for myself- I know there are people who are not high risk who do very badly, but I have a great immune system and am healthy. I'm concerned about getting it and passing it on- to my hu...

I agree with the other posters- calling out in a snowstorm is just unfair to your coworkers and doesn't look good to management either. Especially if it's not snowing when you leave for work! I'm not a nurse yet- almost there- but have worked in heal...

Misharuu, good luck! Let us know when you hear. I remember how stressful that was. I went back and forth between thinking that of course I got accepted, I'm a great candidate, to being sure that I didn't even have a chance. Hard to think of much else...

I'm sorry that you're not graduating this year. That must be quite a disappointment to say the least. But it's great that you're looking forward. I'm almost done with my LPN and have found it to be very manageable, so if you really struggled in ...

I think you'll be fine with that score!! If it's the ATI TEAS, I think that 78-90 is "proficient" and I read that competitive schools are looking for scores from 80-85. I'm not an expert- I am almost done with my LPN and our school accepted students ...