VivaLasViejas ASN, RN

LTC, assisted living, med-surg, psych

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    Taking a Pay Cut To Get Out of Nursing

    VivaLasViejas replied to PAERRN20's topic in General Nursing

    If I could find something that paid anywhere near what I make as a nurse, I'd quit in a heartbeat. I loved nursing for the first dozen years, but I'm getting too tired and much too achy to run the...
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    Nursing homes' bad reputation

    VivaLasViejas replied to luvmydogs84's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Moderator's Note: Please remember to debate the topic and not one another when responding to posts. Several posts in this thread have needed some 'cleanup' in order to bring them into line with the...
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    cruelest thing I heard a nurse say

    VivaLasViejas replied to work67's topic in General Nursing

    The rudest thing I ever heard a nurse say was to me, during my first induced labor when the contractions were coming every minute and lasting the entire time: "Now, you be quiet! It's not necessary to...
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    Do you think we are over regulated?

    VivaLasViejas replied to StNeotser's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I have to agree with you all on this one. I know that out of a typical eight hour shift in my facility, at least three hours are spent on documenting everything in triplicate. Which is three hours NOT...
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    Why can't a CNA just be a CNA?

    VivaLasViejas replied to gymnut's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    And garbage men are "sanitation engineers", janitors work in "environmental services", and bank tellers are "customer services representatives". I say, as far as commonsense English language usage is...
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    I never want to hear those words from you again

    VivaLasViejas replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Gee, are we in kindergarten here?? How condescending can your upper management be? Honestly, I thought it was bad where I work now. Of course, I'm only a lowly charge nurse, but I was hired "to...
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    What I Know About: The PITA Patient

    VivaLasViejas replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    I STILL think "little old lady" when I see
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    LTC to Med-Surg

    VivaLasViejas replied to JB2007's topic in General Nursing

    My experience was a lot like CheyFire's. In fact, I've made that transition twice, and gone back to LTC again both times when I got burned out on M/S. It can be done, it's just more intense and the...
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    This is like going to war...

    VivaLasViejas replied to Getreal2011's topic in General Students

    Beautifully stated, as always, Miranda. You nailed it!! I can't add anything except a reminder to all to PLEASE post as though you were speaking face-to-face to a group of your peers, or better yet,...
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    Stop being so miserable

    VivaLasViejas replied to mkhoaja's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    And all I'm going to say is: Please don't judge "miserable" nurses until you've walked a few hundred floor-miles in their broken-down Danskos.
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    Assisted Living Audits

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

    I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but talking to the administrator about additional staffing in ALF is almost always an exercise in futility. One reason is, they are almost never nurses themselves...
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    Major career and life crossroads

    VivaLasViejas replied to dthfytr's topic in General Nursing

    Some hospitals in my area (PacNW) hire nurses to follow up with discharged patients shortly after their procedures or inpatient stays. These nurses offer education, referrals, a shoulder to cry on,...
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    LTC Or Mental Hosp

    VivaLasViejas replied to dorrybnursing's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I"m afraid that this is only the beginning........my new LTC houses a number of residents in their 50s and 60s who are there mainly because of lifestyle choices that have contributed to early-onset...
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    A Lesson in Family, Ethics and End of Life

    VivaLasViejas replied to Tait's topic in General Nursing

    {{{{{{{{TAIT}}}}}}}} No words of wisdom, just hugs and prayers for you, your family, and especially your Grandma. May you all find peace, comfort, and if it's God's will, healing.
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    Public Health and birth control

    VivaLasViejas replied to Beebop25's topic in General Nursing

    Thread closed per OP
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    Need information on moving to Oregon

    VivaLasViejas replied to HeartOR's topic in Oregon Nursing

    Corvallis has a regional trauma center as well as a heart center, which is located right in the middle of the Willamette Valley. It has a small-town atmosphere combined with big-city services if...
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    Back braces...how come I never see CNA's wear them?

    VivaLasViejas replied to northernguy's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I think the main reason is that they just don't work all that well. In fact, they tend to give one a false sense of security ("I can do this lift, I've got my back brace on") which can be dangerous....
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    Struggles with finding a nursing job....

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

    Closing thread for moderator review due to multiple off-topic and attacking posts. PLEASE---if you wish to debate political hot-button topics, do it in AN Central where the political forums are...
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    Who can translate consents?

    VivaLasViejas replied to Goodyear's topic in General Nursing

    I totally agree with rn/writer here. As a fairly fluent Spanish speaker, I've talked women through labor and helped ER physicians determine the LOC of a farm worker who was crushed under a tractor,...
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    Nursing...recession proof??

    VivaLasViejas replied to FAMUNewGrad's topic in General Nursing

    For everyone's information, it's no picnic being an out-of-work experienced nurse either. I've got broad-based nursing and management experience plus an excellent reputation in the community, and I...
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    How many of you hate your job?

    VivaLasViejas replied to johnny depp23's topic in General Nursing

    I hate not HAVING a
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    Logic and Old Nurses

    VivaLasViejas replied to Flipper911's topic in General Nursing

    I agree. This thread really serves no purpose other than to create friction where there was none before, or where there has been friction in the past. There's nothing new here under the sun. Closing...
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    Calling briefs "diapers"....*vent*

    VivaLasViejas replied to cherrybreeze's topic in General Nursing

    Most of the residents where I've worked called them 'diapers' too, but I've always used the terms 'briefs', 'pants', and even 'britches', as in "Hey Ed, I think it's time to change your...
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    Diet Coke Commercial: Nurses are Extraordinary

    VivaLasViejas replied to s_david_a's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, I dunno........I'm a nurse, and I am positively addicted to Diet Coke! So I rather liked it.
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    So discouraged, can't get a job

    VivaLasViejas replied to loving2's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know if this is common in your area, but where I live there is a large regional medical center that posts what I call "ghost" jobs. You know, the ones you apply for, maybe even interview for,...