VivaLasViejas ASN, RN

LTC, assisted living, med-surg, psych

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    11 Things Your Nurse Thinks (But Will Never Tell You)

    VivaLasViejas replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    see, i'm the same way. i know how hard those nurses work, and i'm not about to bother them for something i can do for myself. i even chart my own i & o's and fix my own telemetry
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    do you work 8's or 12's in you LTC, and do the managers work 8's?

    VivaLasViejas replied to 4treasures's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    And management isn't just five 8's, it's being on-call 24/7 and getting calls in the middle of the night and working 60-hour weeks and being paid for 40. You may want to think twice about that
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    working out your notice on minimum wage

    VivaLasViejas replied to Caffeinated's topic in Nursing Career

    I've never heard of such a thing, and indeed wouldn't work for a company where this is the policy.
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    Can a nurse be on a pot card?

    VivaLasViejas replied to Shallow Water's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    That is great news!! My thoughts and best wishes go with
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    Anyone Certified As An Epic Analyst?

    VivaLasViejas replied to Brownms46's topic in Nursing Informatics

    BROWNIE!!! Good to see you
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    Need help with my judgmentalism

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

    And you will do just fine, as long as your mind---and your heart---remain open.:redbeathe The wise and wonderful Miranda said it all. I can't really add anything else, except this: please do pick up a...
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    Can a nurse be on a pot card?

    VivaLasViejas replied to Shallow Water's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I am not a veteran myself, but I am the daughter of a WWII veteran and the mother of two active-duty soldiers in the U.S. Army who knows a little something about stress disorders and substance abuse....
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    Only a third of nurses willing to have swine flu vaccine: poll

    VivaLasViejas replied to CityKat's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I'd take it if it were offered to me. But I'm over 50 and work with the elderly, so I'm not in a high-risk group for swine flu and I'm not stressing over it.........just give me my regular flu shot in...
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    Bumper stickers you'd like to see...

    VivaLasViejas replied to nerdtonurse?'s topic in Nursing Humor

    And the ever-popular "Nurses: Here To Save Your A$$, Not Kiss
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    Falls in Assisted Living

    VivaLasViejas replied to debblynn13's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Sometimes an ALF resident becomes so inappropriate for this care setting that they MUST leave the facility, whether they want to or not. In this case, the facility has the 30-day involuntary move-out...
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    Can you be a hospice nurse without being religious?

    VivaLasViejas replied to gypsygrlisu's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    What Leslie said. :yeahthat: That's one of the best descriptions I've ever heard of the difference between spirituality and religion.
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    Taking work home

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

    I used to take work home all the time. That, plus being on-call 24/7, was how I wound up working 60-hour weeks and getting paid for 40.......and why I was tickled pink to get back into floor nursing...
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    Have you ever had to supervise your friends?

    VivaLasViejas replied to Scrubby's topic in General Nursing

    It's been my experience that people can forgive just about anything and anyone........except a friend who rises from the ranks.:stone Years ago I was a CNA in a hospital, where I returned to work...
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    Staff Ratios at Nursing Homes

    VivaLasViejas replied to pat8585's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I'm the charge nurse for 30 residents on the 3-11 shift, with 3 CNAs and a med aide that I share with another unit. It works fairly well most of the time if 1 or 2 of the aides are good, not so much...
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    I Finally Did it...I Wrote to Oprah!

    VivaLasViejas replied to EmilyLucille523's topic in General Nursing

    While I don't necessarily understand why Oprah has so much influence over our culture, the fact is she does, and tapping into that might not be the worst idea on the planet. Count me in---I proposed a...
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    Is algebra used by nurses?

    VivaLasViejas replied to Coruscatedgirl's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Ummmmmmmm.....no, not really. Dimensional analysis is used for all sorts of dosage and drip rate calculations, but other than that, I've never used algebra in all my years of nursing. I would think...
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    your very first patient death.....

    VivaLasViejas replied to ndynrs's topic in General Nursing

    My first was many years ago when I was a student NA. It was toward the end of my first week on the floor, and I was sent in to feed a 93-year-old man who, I'd been told, was dying from renal failure....
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    Cost of CNA class

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

    My son's CNA class was $425, with books and CPR course included. I consider it an investment in his
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    Scary Old School Surgical Tools

    VivaLasViejas replied to Anxious Patient's topic in Operating Room

    {{{{{shivers}}}}}
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    Bariatric Surgery-Need Advice

    VivaLasViejas replied to MedSurgeMess's topic in General Nursing

    you can say that again!! right after i started losing weight, my hubby and sister found it. i mean, i've never seen my sister eat compulsively in her life, and here she was wolfing down bag after bag...
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    Bariatric Surgery-Need Advice

    VivaLasViejas replied to MedSurgeMess's topic in General Nursing

    It's fascinating to read all of your experiences with the different types of WLS. I'd been researching them and considering the idea for years, and in fact started the process last fall when I hit 357...
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    Bad Day

    VivaLasViejas replied to silentRN's topic in General Nursing

    I just got off the Shift from Hell myself, and believe me, you have my
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    A few well-timed vacations...

    VivaLasViejas replied to RuRnurse?'s topic in General Nursing

    You know what they say about what the mice do when the cat's away........ I've been having a ball this week while our resident care manager is on vacation---I changed around some med times so that...
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    Anyone have ultrascope?

    VivaLasViejas replied to NatsFan15's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Ditto for me. I couldn't hear squat with my $200 Littman, and I can hear EVERYTHING with my $90 Ultrascope. 'Nuff
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    Three Flu Shots This Year; Will You Get Them?

    VivaLasViejas replied to VORB's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I'm over 50, asthmatic, and I work with the elderly. Darned right I'm going to get the flu