future_nurse11

I got a job at a SNF/rehab facility back in October. I shadowed a couple nurses the first 2 days and then was on my own. Shortly after, I found out my husband has been using meth and got a restraining order.. He got scary and my concern was my 6-mont...

I am currently in an LVN program & was told that it'll take approximately 5 months to receive the ATT (authorization to test) after our completion with the program. The reason is supposedly because the board of nursing is backed up with requests ...

Okay.. To start off, Let me give you some background on myself. I previously attended a court reporting school for about 2 1/2 years & it was a self-paced program. Basically whenever I get to the required typing speed, I graduate. The career of ...

I'm in my first term in the LVN program & today was a particularly emotionally intense day at Clinicals. I was assigned to get vitals for a number of pts & when I went to one pt's room I found her bawling her eyes out. She claimed that she w...

I am a new nursing student who started clinicals pretty recently. Im wondering.. Do you wear gloves when taking vitals & during a full-body assessment? I know to follow what the instructor says to do.. My instructor doesn't enforce that we wea...

Okay.. I'm over exaggerating. I can hear with the stethoscope that my school provided to me BUT everything sounds very faint.. Especially bowel & lung sounds. I was told that a cardiology stethoscope would give more amplification. I don't reall...

I know they all three have to do with elevated temperatures.. So what's the difference between them? What makes a person have a condition of pyrexia rather than hyperthermia? Or febrile?

That explanation helped a lot. Thank you!!

Hi!! I'm a new nursing student & have clinicals starting up soon. I need shoes but am unsure of what kind to get. I've seen the clogs. They look pretty pricey but have great reviews. I have rather thin ankles and am concerned if my foot will b...

She was alone in the room? Or was the older daughter there? I had a c-section earlier this year & if my baby had fallen I would've, of course, jumped to pick him up. But I don't know.. Did she request to have her healing wound checked? I wouldv...

One time I overheard parents talking to their son and I could've sworn I heard the mom refer to her son as "Serpentine". I had to stop & see if I heard correctly. Yup, it seemed like they had named their son Serpentine.

^^^^Thats the exact reason why I'm going for my LVN first.

@baygrl11.. What type of work setting do you work in? Home health? LTC? Etc. I'm going to be starting an LVN program soon. I live in Southern California & I'm looking forward to making something around this amount in the future. :)

I just read something in Facebook.. Someone post a rant about how much they hate their job as a nurse. And then a BUNCH of people commented & admitted that they hated their jobs as well. They talked about being overworked, underpaid, underapprec...

I'm considering entering a trade school program to be an LVN. I've been told that they're phasing out LVNs from hospitals.. So my question is.. Those of you who are working LVNs: What type of facilities do you work for? What job settings do u work ...

I understand your dilemma. I'm in a very similar situation. I got a job at 21. It was an office temp job that became permanent & now, at age 33 I'm still there & am now the office manager. I've stayed at the job because it pays pretty well fo...

Thank you both for your comments. Yes, I live in California. Southern California to be more specific. I'm still trying to figure out if going to this trade school (North-West College) would be in my best interest. I do eventually want to become an R...

I think i saw somewhere on your profile that you attended a school in Southern California? Which one, may I ask? The one I've been considering is North-West College. Have you, by chance, heard any positive/negative things about it? I've just rece...

I am not a nursing student quite yet, however, I am looking at different schools in my area. I found one that's near my home & work. It's an 18-month evening & weekend (for clinicals) LVN program. It costs nearly $30,000. It works wonderful...

I had a feeling I was going to be told that. I guess I'm just torn because those other schooling options would require me to not have a day job since those programs are done during weekdays (the days & hours that I work currently). I was hoping ...