VivaLasViejas ASN, RN

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    Sponsor relapsed

    VivaLasViejas replied to TorsadesRN's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Relapse has NEVER been an option as far as I'm concerned. I've come close a few memorable times, but nothing is worth losing what I've worked so hard for during these past two decades. Glad to see...
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    What's your Wish List for Christmas?

    VivaLasViejas replied to Joe V's topic in Pediatric

    That's my favorite! Love
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    Good moral Character for MA licensure confusion!!!! help!

    VivaLasViejas replied to ctrn3478's topic in Nursing Career

    Did you have to disclose your BP to the board of nursing? I picked up this diagnosis earlier this year, and now I've got to renew my RN license. To say the least, I'm more than a little nervous about...
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    CASH PRIZES - Participate to Win Contest

    VivaLasViejas replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

    WOO-HOO!! I've been wanting an AN T-shirt for years :) Thanks in advance for the
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    Silly random nursing thoughts, one sentence, NO JUDGMENTAL FOLKS ALLOWED

    VivaLasViejas replied to wooh's topic in Nursing Humor

    Hope everything comes out all
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    Happy Thanksgiving

    VivaLasViejas replied to MichelleRN34's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Happy Thanksgiving to all of you! I'm thankful to have been sober for 20 years and almost 11 months, and for some long-wished-for stability with my mental health issues. God bless us, every one.
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    Thankful To Be A Nurse On Thanksgiving

    VivaLasViejas replied to TheCommuter's topic in Nurses Rock

    Another beautifully written article, and such a great reminder of how fortunate we are to be in this profession. Thank
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    Yet another burned-out nurse question...

    VivaLasViejas replied to Gabrielle33's topic in General Nursing

    I admire your intestinal fortitude. Go for
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    How Would You Rate Your Pain????

    VivaLasViejas replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    I hate the 'faces' scale.......it's demeaning when you're dealing with adults. Not really a fan of the 0-10 scale either, especially when working with the elderly---a lot of times they really can't...
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    If you were granted just one wish what would it be?

    VivaLasViejas replied to Brian's topic in General Students

    I wish my 27-year-old daughter, the air-traffic controller, wasn't going to Afghanistan as a civilian
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    I am Afraid. Please Pray for Me.

    VivaLasViejas replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    One of my most unforgettable experiences with prayer happened at my first nursing job. We had a 53-year-old patient who was dying of pulmonary fibrosis; her family and friends gathered around her bed...
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    Sometimes it's impossible not to giggle...

    VivaLasViejas replied to AtivanIM's topic in Nursing Humor

    Sounds like a reasonable answer to
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    Which is more frustrating? Nursing school or Christmas lights?

    VivaLasViejas replied to Brian's topic in General Students

    Oh, definitely Christmas lights! Every January I carefully wind them up in neat coils before putting them away in their box, and every November I find them snarled and tangled in impossible...
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    When Nurses Cry

    VivaLasViejas replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    Doggonit, I just started leaking around the eyes too. I have a dear lady in my facility who will almost certainly be dead by the time I leave today; she's getting rattly and cool, and her urine output...
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    Another month down

    VivaLasViejas replied to wish_me_luck's topic in Nurses Recovery

    You know the old saying.......one day at a time! Sometimes though, it's one hour at a time, one crisis at at time, one white-knuckle-hanging-on-by-a-thread MINUTE at a time. Always be prepared to be...
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    To those that remember, and care!

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

    I love to read positive and uplifting stories like this because they remind me of how it felt to be a new nurse, and how fortunate I am to still be a nurse. Thank you for the
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    How do you pronounce "centimeter" ???

    VivaLasViejas replied to shermrn's topic in General Nursing

    I learned it as "sahn-ti-meter" way back when I was having babies and my OB pronounced it that way. I still like the sound of it, but use "sen-ti-meter" because everybody knows what a centimeter
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    Do you hate this job, & think 'how can I keep doing this?'

    VivaLasViejas replied to BrendaH84's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Excellent
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    Epic (Nursing) FAILS!

    VivaLasViejas replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in Nursing Humor

    These are toooo funny!!! I love these stories....keep 'em coming,
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    For all you HIPAAchondriacs

    VivaLasViejas replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Nursing Humor

    BAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! How
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    Nurses, how are you going to vote? 2012 US Presidential Election

    VivaLasViejas replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    R&R
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    Confessions Of A Nurse With Poor Interpersonal Skills

    VivaLasViejas replied to TheCommuter's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Once again, you've written a masterful and honest article. How refreshing it is to hear that not every nurse can conform to the "customer service" mode of nursing, and that I'm not the only one who...
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    Signing out medications for my manager.

    VivaLasViejas replied to OlaHospiceRNBSN's topic in Patient Medications

    NEVER sign out a narcotic that you yourself are not administering to a patient with a valid order for it. To do so is asking for big trouble, especially in this situation, because your manager could...
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    PT Pulls out their NG tube...boss says I need to fill out an event report?

    VivaLasViejas replied to mindlor's topic in General Nursing

    When in doubt.....fill it
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    Different Types Of Coworkers

    VivaLasViejas replied to TheCommuter's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I love this article! I can see the faces of nurses and other staff I've worked with in every one of the descriptions.......and yes, there's a little of me in them