VivaLasViejas ASN, RN

LTC, assisted living, med-surg, psych

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    The worst code you've seen?

    VivaLasViejas replied to jesshopper12's topic in General Nursing

    I'd say it's a draw between the 50-something Native American lady who bled out from esophageal varices (gads, what a horror show THAT was) and the young father whom I was admitting with "a little...
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    photographic memory real??

    VivaLasViejas replied to kitty222's topic in General Nursing

    I have a photographic memory. I just forget to take the lens cap
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    Ace wraps for edema in foot/leg

    VivaLasViejas replied to yooperPN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Yeah.....that's like locking the barn door after the horse gets out. I wish I could get my staff to understand that
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    Could use some advice or a listening ear...new RN, newly abusive husband

    VivaLasViejas replied to seekinganonymity's topic in General Nursing

    OP, I wish you were here in Oregon, where we have laws that prohibit businesses from firing employees who have domestic violence issues. This must be like being victimized twice, and that is patently...
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    Are you an organ donor?

    VivaLasViejas replied to LPNweezy's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sorry you feel this way. Would it help you to know that you are really not going to care about what happens to your body after you die? It's like leaving behind your favorite jumper from the 5th...
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    Frequent Faller

    VivaLasViejas replied to txdon's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    Some things to consider (if you haven't already): Why is she trying to ambulate to the w/c? It should be sitting at her bedside so she can get straight into it from bed, if she's determined to do this...
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    Shoes for Flat feet

    VivaLasViejas replied to VSBlonde's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I have flat feet too, and I couldn't have survived the last couple years of floor nursing without New Balance. I can put on almost any shoe they make and have it fit like it's custom-made for me....
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    Religion in the Room

    VivaLasViejas replied to SeeTheMoon's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    Thank you for clarifying
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    Need your advice

    VivaLasViejas replied to Solumedrolbreak's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    This is something that you should take up with your worker's comp doctor and the people who are paid to advise you regarding work injuries. We cannot offer you either medical or legal advice, as these...
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    Gah! So much judgement on all nurses.......

    VivaLasViejas replied to tele jelly's topic in General Nursing

    I'm glad, xtxrn. :) I enjoy your posts as
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    Your Most Challenging Experience?

    VivaLasViejas replied to septvirgo03's topic in General Nursing

    Without a doubt, I'm smack in the middle of my most challenging situation ever, right now. There is a resident in my assisted-living community who is, quite literally, street-rat crazy. Only in his...
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    13 years as an RN ...no interviews!

    VivaLasViejas replied to Teddysgirl0609's topic in Washington Nursing

    I went through a dry period like this just over a year ago. You have my sympathies, OP. I'd aggravated an old knee injury and had to have surgery, then got my hours cut by 3/4 because of low census,...
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    Gah! So much judgement on all nurses.......

    VivaLasViejas replied to tele jelly's topic in General Nursing

    You know, as much as I hate to admit it, there is a very large grain of truth in that. Of course, as I grow older, I seem to feel more like "Gads, there is WAY too much estrogen in this room!", and...
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    What do you see?

    VivaLasViejas replied to Mrs. SnowStormRN's topic in General Nursing

    Don't I wish....!! About the only thing I have in common with either one of those gorgeous women is a bit of Latina blood, and of course I'm a flaming extrovert. But I love it---thank you,
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    What do you see?

    VivaLasViejas replied to Mrs. SnowStormRN's topic in General Nursing

    What a fun thread! Since I 'talk' to so many AN users on Facebook as well, I know what many of them look like, and I've even met a couple of them IRL. (Mi Vida Loca is just exactly as I'd pictured her...
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    Religion in the Room

    VivaLasViejas replied to SeeTheMoon's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    No one asked for THAT. ^ I don't think I've ever seen that much bigotry---let alone that many insults---against Catholic beliefs in a single sentence
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    Borders Books Liquidation Sale - Nursing Book Stock Up

    VivaLasViejas replied to DoGoodThenGo's topic in General Nursing

    Nursing books?? Heck no---I'm going for the
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    Becoming a Nurse with an Arrest Record then rehabilitation

    VivaLasViejas replied to DD214's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    You should be fine. You have been forthcoming about your past, and you obviously learned something from it.......this profession should be honored to have you join
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    Speeding tickets and employment

    VivaLasViejas replied to loveishope's topic in Texas Nursing

    Wow, I never heard of traffic tickets being anything other than an infraction, which doesn't have to be reported on the vast majority of applications. Where you get into misdemeanor territory in my...
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    fetal demise

    VivaLasViejas replied to Alibaba's topic in General Nursing

    :heartbeat:hug: This is SO not fair. Believe me, I've walked that same road and cried, screamed, raged, and cursed Fate for taking my full-term daughter 27 years ago. But please, don't beat yourself...
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    Religion in the Room

    VivaLasViejas replied to SeeTheMoon's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    As much as I talk to St. Jude (patron saint of lost causes ), he ought to be eligible for overtime
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    Brookdale and helpful certs

    VivaLasViejas replied to Imgointomakeit's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    That turnover rate should tell you something. In your place, I would very politely and respectfully decline the job offer and
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    Brookdale and helpful certs

    VivaLasViejas replied to Imgointomakeit's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Brookdale is in it for the $$$$ and nothing more, IMO. They pay their management well, but their "associates" get crap wages and they will admit anyone that crawls through the door, regardless of...
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    Cried at work... in front of a doctor!

    VivaLasViejas replied to scorpio82's topic in General Nursing

    It's funny; I never was terribly intimidated by doctors, even when I was new. Perhaps it was because I was already pushing 40 by the time I graduated, or maybe it was just that MDs are mere humans...
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    What is your favorite smiley?

    VivaLasViejas replied to Poi Dog's topic in Nursing Humor

    I miss the "stone" smiley.....and I'd love to have a smiley like my football site has that literally rolls on the floor