vivacious1healer

vivacious1healer

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About vivacious1healer

vivacious1healer specializes in Neuroscience/Neuro-surgery/Med-Surgical/.


At the age of 19 worked as a CNA while going to school for Occupational Therapy. Did that for 8 years, then went back to college to get my LPN and then a year later my RN degree. I have worked in healthcare for almost 18 years.

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  1. Bedside Reporting

    I too was resistant about bedside reporting, but as others mentioned, it certainly has its benefits, and I now welcome it. Our hospital has a computerized SBAR form, that is updated every shift that includes pertinent info: name/DOB/MD/allergies/vita...
  2. any reputable travel angencies?

    Well, I can tell you to stay FAR FAR away from Emerald Health Care and American Mobile! Both lied about the assignments, pay checks ALWAYS wrong, awful recruiters, and unexpected bill for apartment. I love to vacation in St.Thomas USVI, which is wher...
  3. don't burn bridges!

    I have quit 2 jobs without notice and it has yet to come back to haunt me (this was over years ago). I don't even bother putting it on my resume, as it was during the 90 day probationary period. And have had no problems landing jobs. If you only work...
  4. Who plays the "I'm a Nurse Card"?

    I've used it in circumstances that warranted it: grandpa in hospital, and busting a resident that LIED about assessing him at bedside; I saw her poke her head in the room, and walk away...NO assessment done other than he was asleep! He later has 1.5 ...
  5. Where does the public get the idea that nurses make a ton of money?

    I can kind of understand why some feel that RNs make good salary. Ex. I have an ADN degree that allows me to earn 70+ grand yearly w/o overtime. My sister is a Veterinarian, and makes less than me with much more education (6+years) and more years of ...
  6. Potential MN Nurses Strike?

    And what did the one-day strike accomplish other than disruption to patient care? As far as I can tell nothing. -The month long campaign informed the public nationwide of the problems that Nurses face, and how it can impede on patient care and outcom...
  7. The Great Double Standard?

    Female sounding in here..... I recall when I was a nursing student, and had the opportunity to observe a surgery on a male that had a testicle torsion. The patient was about his mid-late 20's (about my age), and I introduced myself and asked his p...
  8. C's In Nursing School

    When I graduated 8 years ago, all the nursing students had to put together a portfolio, that did include our GPA. I included letters of recommendation from instructors, employers, a notification of the scholarship I won, and even those care plans (...
  9. Oh no. Accidentally left work with diazepam!

  10. what is the shortest amount of time you've lasted at a nursing job?

    Let's see I have a couple: 1 week of classes/3weeks on the med/surg floor (hospital) where I was expected to take care of 7 patients during the dayshift, and possibly more on night shift. The final straw was when a fellow co-worker gave pt heparin s...
  11. Potential MN Nurses Strike?

    I received this email yesterday before I even knew of a strike in MN. No way I would take such an assignment -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mass Email to all Nurses: We...
  12. Ignorance is bliss

    I read on another thread that the following hospitals in Oklahoma were hiring new grads: Integris, Mercy and Deaconess hospitals. I believe these are located in Oklahoma City. I can't imagine the stress you are experiencing, but if you are willing t...
  13. Terrible visitors - Unsafe situation

    Sounds like that unit needs to revise the "visitor policy" to state that only 2 people to visit per patient, when its a semi-private room. For safety and for privacy of the other patients in the room. I don't believe the OP was discriminating agains...
  14. Should have never gotten out of bed.

    Oh yes....i have had those types of shifts, and have dealt with those types of RNs. Not what you need after a crappy shift, that's for sure! In one instance, I had to give report to a RN that sounds very much like the one you describe; asking questio...
  15. Caught a major med error today!

    yikes and great job for finding the error!!!