When I was a child, I had asthma. It seems I was always being rushed to the ER because I could not get air, and that wheezing sound was so awful and scary for a kid. Back then, I thought women grew up to become mothers, teachers, and nurses. From the time of my first […]

We all know Sigmund Freud as the father of modern psychoanalysis and the famous Polypsychism theory. He was the first psychologist to identify the multiple subegos within each person’s psyche, which continuously interact, agree, or disagree with each other. However, many people don’t know of another psychologist, Eric Berne, who took this theory to the […]

Looking back to the past holiday, Independence Day, the Birthday of this country, the United States of America, should make us stop and think about this incredible land that has become a home for so many. With less than 1% of the native population, most people living in this land are guests who stayed: immigrants […]

Having been an LVN for 30 years, it’s been challenging to hear people say things like, “oh, you’re only an LVN? As if that makes me less of a nurse or less of a professional. As if RN stands for Real Nurse. At the beginning of every LVN course with a new group of students, […]

“This, too, shall pass.” When you hear this simple phrase, if you are happy, it makes you feel a little sad, and when you are unhappy, it makes you feel a bit better. You would hear this in a movie or read from a book, but it is so true. No matter what is happening […]

A licensed vocational nurse’s job involves caring for the sick, convalescent, injured, and disabled under the direction of superiors.

A career as a licensed nurse LVN is finding an increasing number of takers these days. The reasons are not hard to establish. Someone completing their education from a licensed nursing school would have a morally rewarding career apart from the financial rewards. There is a spurt in demand for licensed nurses, and this trend is seen […]

How about a launch into a personal and financially rewarding career, building a career in the medical field as an LVN (Licensed Vocational Nurse) or LPN (Licensed Practical Nurse)? Are you ready to benefit from the multiple advantages and satisfactions from this noble and moral career that brings significant financial benefits to provide yourself a […]

Licensed practical nurses (LPNs) monitor and care for patients by taking vital signs, administering medications and injections, changing wound dressings, collecting body-fluid specimens, and performing standard lab tests. An LPN also has to gather information from the patient to be admitted. The LPN also had to take care of the patients’ sanitary requirements, including bathing, […]

You are definitely on the right track if you consider building a medical field career as an LVN. There are many advantages and satisfactions on multiple levels provided by a career as an LVN. It brings significant financial benefits, ensuring a financially stable future, apart from a noble and morally rewarding career. A vocational nurse […]

If you’re thinking of having a career in the medical field as a Licensed Vocational Nurse, you couldn’t have imagined better. A career as an LVN brings many benefits and satisfactions on different levels: not only is it a rewarding career (what can you do better in life than saving the lives of people?), but […]

Teachers, instructors, and bosses often forget about these very simple ways to reinforce and motivate positive behaviors. Soon, the external motivators lead to the development of internal motivators. This is why it is so important to remember these simple things when teaching at an LVN school, to help nursing students go on and succeed.