VivaLasViejas ASN, RN

LTC, assisted living, med-surg, psych

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    Nurses and alcohol

    VivaLasViejas replied to kdbean530's topic in General Students

    I'm a dual-diagnosis RN (alcoholic/bipolar) who got sober years before I became a nurse. While there certainly are times when I find myself craving ETOH because of work and personal stress, I've never...
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    Is it me? What happened to nursing?

    VivaLasViejas replied to Burlshoe114's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Wish I could "Like" this post at least 100 times---you have NAILED it, Wise Woman!! I love my job and plan to stay until I retire (or wind up on disability due to the stress levels), but I'd drop it...
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    How to Survive a Deposition

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

    Agreed! I'm facing an upcoming deposition myself, not for anything I've done or not done, but because I'm one of two witnesses to a case in which someone I've worked for was accused of harassment and...
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    Former job hopper...help!

    VivaLasViejas replied to RNDisneyMom's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Welcome to my world! :hug: I've held 13 nursing jobs in 15 years. Some were part-time jobs I doubled up on, but I've never stayed with one job for more than 2 1/2 years at any time in my entire...
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    Religion in the work place

    VivaLasViejas replied to Blufea's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    I am a practicing Catholic with an active, vigorous faith in my Lord and Savior, and I am proud to profess that faith wherever I go. However, it's not my job as a nurse to talk about my faith with...
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    Nurses are the real heroes ?

    VivaLasViejas replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

    Hmm.......we usually consider people who rush to the rescue and save lives as heroes, do we not? And are doctors and nurses providing care from a "position of safety" when we're dealing with a 250-lb....
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    Seeking Case Studies for "Work Stress - Implications for Today's Nurse"

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

    I'll have to get back to you later tonight on this one. I don't usually participate in surveys, but this one sounds intriguing. There are ways nursing makes life difficult, and other ways life makes...
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    Live and Help Live - Motivating the nurse in all of us

    VivaLasViejas replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

    Ooooo, desktop wallpapers!! Now you're
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    A nurse's favorite song?

    VivaLasViejas replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

    "They're Coming to Take Me Away (heehee, haha, hoho!) to the funny farm, where life is beautiful all the time with basket-weavers and chirping birds and people who sit and twiddle their thumbs and...
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    ADHD Nurses-what area do you specialize in?

    VivaLasViejas replied to k31kozumi's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Not ADD/ADHD, but bipolar with a high level of distractibility when in a manic phase, so I can relate to some of this. You folks are doing a great job of brainstorming! I've worked with a few nurses...
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    "No nurses of color....."

    VivaLasViejas replied to Queen2u's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    This is a slightly different issue, but I'm dealing with a resident in my facility who is horribly prejudiced against Hispanics AND homosexuals. He'll allow a Mexican caregiver IF there's no one else...
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    Need ideas for a new career when nursing career is over

    VivaLasViejas replied to nana2003's topic in Nursing Career

    I'm not too far behind you age-wise (54 in January) and I've found my niche in assisted living (ALF) nursing. Although I do miss direct care sometimes---my job is 95% administrative---I can't work the...
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    Need advice after losing first nursing job

    VivaLasViejas replied to AsianNurse27's topic in First Year After Licensure

    In general, employers are not permitted to share information about an employee, or why they were let go---only dates of employment and whether or not they are eligible for rehire. That doesn't stop...
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    My nurse looks like a zombie

    VivaLasViejas replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    I remember those days........and yep, that's about what I looked (and felt) like at the
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    Motivating the Nurse in All of Us

    VivaLasViejas replied to Joe V's topic in Nurses Rock

    I love this idea!! Here's one I really love: "A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are for." From my father: "Time, patience, and perseverance will accomplish all things." And one of...
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    What kind of PSYCH disorder does this sound like?

    VivaLasViejas replied to paddler's topic in General Nursing

    I doubt it. I'm no psychiatrist either, but as a patient I do know a thing or two about bipolar, and this lady doesn't fit the picture. She sounds more borderline than anything else IMHO.......but of...
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    Infrequent Voiding Syndrome: Don't Fall Victim To This Common Problem In Nurses!

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

    Same here. My bladder is the size of a Winnebago's gas
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    SSRI's and nursing

    VivaLasViejas replied to *4!#6's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I'm pretty familiar with psychotropics but never heard of Invega. Know what you mean about drowsiness at work---when I first started Lamictal, it made me so sleepy that I could barely keep my eyes...
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    Your thoughts on being "written up".

    VivaLasViejas replied to RNSuzq1's topic in General Nursing

    Personally, I think write-ups are WAAAAAY overused in our profession. Like other posters before me have stated, we aren't grade-schoolers in need of discipline for some minor infraction of the rules,...
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    Nurses visit allnurses.com for therapy...

    VivaLasViejas replied to Brian's topic in Nursing Humor

    I wish I could "Like" this a 1000 times!! This really hits me where I live, because it's been this way at our house for 10 years and
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    Civility starts with you

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

    This article ROCKS! :up: It doesn't take any longer to be nice than it does to be mean and nasty. And as the old saying goes, people may forget what you've said, but they never forget how you made...
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    Is Faith Enough?

    VivaLasViejas replied to jaelpn's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    Good answer, madwife! :) It's disappointing that so many people, both here and in the world at large, still seem to be incapable of discussing their beliefs WITHOUT slamming somebody else's and/or...
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    Stupid things that nurses say

    VivaLasViejas replied to OnlybyHisgraceRN's topic in Nursing Humor

    Oh, I wouldn't say that was the most stupid thing ever......lots of nurses let things slip past their filters that are downright offensive. Of course, I would never say anything like this to a...
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    Ever get the urge to release a horde of flying monkeys?

    VivaLasViejas replied to CheesePotato's topic in General Nursing

    My staff had better mind their P's and Q's. I've got flying monkeys and I'm NOT afraid to use
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    Not sure about bipolar and declaratory order for Board of Nursing

    VivaLasViejas replied to 953anon's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Yeah......that's kind of what I think,