VivaLasViejas ASN, RN

LTC, assisted living, med-surg, psych

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    Received a verbal position

    VivaLasViejas replied to dopa11's topic in Correctional

    I don't recommend you quit with only two days' notice. That will get you permanently blacklisted at that hospital, and indeed throughout their entire health system, and you simply never know if you...
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    Finally !!!!!!

    VivaLasViejas replied to MomRN0913's topic in General Nursing

    That is WONDERFUL!!!! I didn't even know jobs like that existed.....sounds like an ideal solution for you. Congratulations, and best of luck to you! (Pssst, could you let me know how you got the job...
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    Hospital sued for faces drawn on surgical patient

    VivaLasViejas replied to Esme12's topic in General Nursing

    The only reason to sue would be to make sure that none of those people ever works in that health system again; otherwise, there's no case for monetary damages that I can see. Administration hates...
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    Can they force me to work weekends during jury duty???

    VivaLasViejas replied to luv2dive's topic in General Nursing

    Well, unfortunately, people get sick and need care at all times of the day and on all days of the week, so if you're on the schedule for a given weekend, yes, you'll need to work it. It's not an...
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    Well.. I guess I am going to be canned

    VivaLasViejas replied to Phoenix2541's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Well, now THAT was an overreaction......if they're going to fire nurses for something like this, who knows what they do to the ones who do something really egregious, like giving the wrong patient a...
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    Exploring other jobs after 6 months

    VivaLasViejas replied to HeartNursing3's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Not wanting to work with adults and not being able to handle the stresses of a job working with them are two entirely different animals. You have the rest of your career to get into the NICU, but only...
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    The Problem with Nursing

    VivaLasViejas replied to The_Optimist's topic in General Nursing

    Wow....I myself am manic-depressive, and this post describes nursing as well as anything I've read in quite a while. Well said! Seriously though, it's just as bad for older nurses---TPTB have...
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    Six weeks out - never been so happy

    VivaLasViejas replied to savoytruffle's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Been there, done that, never regretted it for a second. Good for you!! Wishing you the best in your new
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    Nurses with Mental Illness: Share Your Self-Care Strategies

    VivaLasViejas replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in Health, Stress Management

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    Was loving nursing till i got involved

    VivaLasViejas replied to jaybless's topic in Nursing Career

    I have loved being a nurse, and I have hated it. But now that I can only work under very limited circumstances, I really miss it. I took pride in my skills and being able to think fast on my feet, and...
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    Opinions for career change

    VivaLasViejas replied to martymoose's topic in Nursing Career

    I know what you mean. People will often suggest CM and UR as options for those of us who can't or don't want to do patient care anymore, but those jobs just aren't open to us if we don't have...
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    Dismissed from nursing school...fought back and won in court!

    VivaLasViejas replied to 28studentsfailed's topic in General Students

    Something doesn't smell
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    Playing With Fire: Seeing "Noncompliance" In A New Light

    VivaLasViejas replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in Patient Medications

    I tried to resist, but I've gotta know: how do you know what monkey butt tastes like?
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    Nurses with Mental Illness: Share Your Self-Care Strategies

    VivaLasViejas replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in Health, Stress Management

    You have a great outlook! I too have BP 1 but with more manic than depressive episodes, so I have to keep noise and other noxious stimuli dialed back or I lose it. That's why my last job ended in...
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    Playing With Fire: Seeing "Noncompliance" In A New Light

    VivaLasViejas replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in Patient Medications

    It's a few days after going back on my regular AP dose, and all is well once more. I even had a co-worker tell me today how much she enjoys working with me, because I figure things out on my own...
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    Marijuana and Nursing School

    VivaLasViejas replied to heather19's topic in General Students

    I think the point has been made very well by the majority of the posters on this thread, but as a former marijuana user, I can tell you that there is no 'high' that's worth losing everything you've...
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    Nurses with Mental Illness: Share Your Self-Care Strategies

    VivaLasViejas replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Wow......some amazing responses already! That bit about allowing yourself to be the "new" you was just what I needed tonight. I got home from work a little while ago, where I'd had a particularly...
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    Nurses with Mental Illness: Share Your Self-Care Strategies

    VivaLasViejas replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in Health, Stress Management

    That's the part I'm having the most trouble with---wanting to be who I was before all this "stuff" happened to change me into someone I barely even know. I hate to think that this is my new normal....
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    Stooopid

    VivaLasViejas replied to Ciale's topic in Emergency

    Me three!!
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    My parents want me to be a doctor instead

    VivaLasViejas replied to inspiredbynavy's topic in General Nursing

    There are times when I almost wish I were 20 years younger, because I think I might have gone on to medical school after a few years of being a nurse. I once knew a pediatrician who'd been an RN in...
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    Job switch advice

    VivaLasViejas replied to momof3nurse's topic in Nursing Career

    YMMV, but I think it would be unwise to take the adolescent psych job with all the complicated changes it would bring into your life. If you weren't already working and in school, I'd say go for it,...
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    Playing With Fire: Seeing "Noncompliance" In A New Light

    VivaLasViejas replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in Patient Medications

    Yep, you nailed it! So why do we always seem to figure it out only after the fact? I wonder sometimes how come I keep thinking I can defeat this @*! disease by sheer force of will, but I'm still...
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    Playing With Fire: Seeing "Noncompliance" In A New Light

    VivaLasViejas replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in Patient Medications

    I have one, but it's strictly therapeutic and "non-profit". My psychiatrist reads it to find out what's REALLY going on with
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    Is it me? Is it the job? Why is my confidence so low?

    VivaLasViejas replied to kjsoncnurse's topic in Health, Stress Management

    THAT ^^ should be required reading for every nurse.
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    New RN how to 'manage' CNAs

    VivaLasViejas replied to Da-ved's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I've never really seen CNAs as "workers" to be "managed". I prefer to treat them as adults who are there for the same reason I am---to care for our patients/residents, and make a living while we're at...