Answer 1

 The top two qualities that makes a good nurse is showing compassion and true care for them. True care is actually sitting down with your patient and listening to what they have to say. If you looked rush, they won't feel important. They'll feel like just another patient of yours. Technical skills is great but you never hear patients and families say, "Wow, she/he really knows how to work that program!" They always talk about how much you cared for them or their loved one. I aqcuired this answer in my articles and my experience in working at Kaiser.
I first heard this quote at an interview for a new job opening in the Pediatrics Department. "People will forget what you said. They'll even forget what you did. But they'll never forget how you made them feel."-Maya Angelou. First impression is everything and in order to become a wonderful Licensed Vocational Nurse, you need to start with your patient. Then you will know what a true nurse really is.

Blog 12: Service Learning

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Ask for Valerie


1)Where are you working for your service learning?
-As of right now, I am doing my service learning at a convalescent home in Covina.


2)Who is your contact?
-My contact is Mauricia Copado. She actually works at Kaiser Permanente. The reason  I don't have a contact at the Convalescent home is because of liability issues.


3)Summarize the services you have performed to complete the 10 hour requirement.
-My services I performed to complete my 10 hour was playing games with the senior citizens, taking them to their room, accompanying them to their every need. Also we would clean up after they were done eating. At times we would just sit down and talk to them.


4)How many hours have you worked?
I have worked 13 and a half hours in total.

Blog 11: Third Interview Questions

1) What is most essential to being a Licensed Vocational Nurse?

2) What are great characteristics a nurse should have? Does it depend which department they are in?

3) Describe a challenging problem you faced on one of your clinical rotations. How did you solve the problem?

4) We have all tried different ways of showing consideration for others. What are some things the you have in this respect?

5) Give a specific example of a time when you knew you did a good job as a nurse?

6) Is it important to keep up-to-date with the nursing postition? Why?

7)What motivates you?

8) How do you set priorties in your work?

9) Do you have any time management tricks?

10) What are the most important lessons you learned as a LVN?