VivaLasViejas ASN, RN

LTC, assisted living, med-surg, psych

Once a nurse, always a nurse!

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    Fake Nails

    VivaLasViejas replied to Coloradogrl's topic in General Nursing

    I see them all over the place at my LTC, mostly on the CNAs. I'm forever trying to get them to stop that---I'm grossed out by even the thought of the germs they're carrying home to their children, to...
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    Turned Down and My Position Given to a "Me Speaka No"

    VivaLasViejas replied to WoofyMutt80's topic in General Nursing

    :up:
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    Turned Down and My Position Given to a "Me Speaka No"

    VivaLasViejas replied to WoofyMutt80's topic in General Nursing

    This thread started out hot and has gotten nothing but hotter. I really hate to keep harping on the Terms of Service, but it seems that when a topic arouses passionate emotions, some members seem to...
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    how does hospice work in other ltc facilities

    VivaLasViejas replied to sasha2lady's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I love working with hospice nurses! I've learned a great deal about EOL care and pain management from them over the years, and some day, when the time is right, I hope to become a hospice nurse...
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    Bicitra

    VivaLasViejas replied to mugwump's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I've had Bicitra before every one of my surgeries, and it is NASTY. But it's like anything else, you take it straight up and toss it back, and it's over with in a second. Dilute it in juice or water...
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    Would being short a big disadvantage for being a nurse?

    VivaLasViejas replied to green_tea's topic in International Nursing

    I went to school, and later worked, with a nurse who was 4-foot-9 in her Easy Spirits. She actually had to get on a footstool to hang an IV. But she was smart as a whip and an excellent practitioner,...
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    NP discusses MJ on national TV ????

    VivaLasViejas replied to Misslady113's topic in General Nursing

    I was horrified. Just because he's dead doesn't make it OK for a nurse to air his dirty laundry in public, even if everybody else on the planet seems to be doing it. I'd be willing to bet it's a...
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    What do you think about universal workers in LTC?

    VivaLasViejas replied to Moogie's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Having seen it in action in assisted living, I'm not a fan. The concept itself isn't a bad one at all---one aide sees to all the needs of her "pod", or residential unit, including meds, laundry,...
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    OMG...not again

    VivaLasViejas replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I just love it when I drive by a school with a readerboard announcing: "Parent-Teacher Confernces Feburary 4th & 5th"
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    child violated at daycare (by child) what would you do?

    VivaLasViejas replied to randomperson's topic in General Nursing

    What llg said.:yeahthat: It is beyond our scope of practice to offer advice in this area, other than to suggest that you consult law-enforcement authorities and your local child protective services...
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    My son, my hero!

    VivaLasViejas replied to sissiesmama's topic in General Nursing

    Wishing you all the best, Anne. Good thoughts and prayers going out for
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    "How Can You Stand It?"

    VivaLasViejas replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    There's a lot of misconception about what we LTC nurses do, I think the main myth being that we 'lose our skills'. I don't know, it seems to me that when you're working with IVs, wound vacs, central...
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    RN assisted with Savana Redding drug search

    VivaLasViejas replied to hollyvk's topic in General Nursing

    I've never been a school nurse, but I have VERY strong feelings about the Constitution and I would never in a hundred years participate in, witness, or God forbid, conduct a strip search of a...
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    Time spent on resuscitation of a celebrity

    VivaLasViejas replied to DuluthMike's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think I've been in a code that lasted under an hour, except for my very first, which was an ancient ORIF patient whose BP tanked four hours post-op. I think I broke every rib she owned with...
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    scared.....misdemeanor for unpaid speeding ticket....

    VivaLasViejas replied to IHeartPeds87's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    I've been in a similar situation, twice. It was many years ago when I was young and very, very ignorant about the way the legal system works. My first time, I got a speeding ticket that I stupidly...
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    How Will Universal Health Care Change Nursing?

    VivaLasViejas replied to arelle68's topic in General Nursing

    This thread is seriously off-topic and has degenerated into yet another flame-fest between political factions. Once again: disrespecting, belittling, and otherwise slamming other members for their...
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    Things You'd Like To Tell Visitors . . . . and get away with it

    VivaLasViejas replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry, you must have mistaken me for a waitress---NO, I don't have napkins on my med cart, and NO, I don't have time to run all the way down to the kitchen to fetch them for you. Do you see this...
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    Obama's health plan takes shape

    VivaLasViejas replied to blue note's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Once again: for threads like this to remain open, please remember the Terms of Service and post your opinions WITHOUT aiming caustic or belittling remarks at other members. Thank
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    morbid question about post mortem care

    VivaLasViejas replied to vashtee's topic in General Nursing

    After postmortem care is done, I'll usually roll up a washcloth and gently tuck it under the chin to close the mouth as much as possible, then pull the covers up to the jawline. It makes the person...
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    I want to know what nurses think about socialized medicine.

    VivaLasViejas replied to ratchet41's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    And what a great post!! Although I am a moderate/conservative who happens to favor a single-payer health care system (not necessarily government-run, however), I salute you for your articulate...
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    HH Administrator Seeking Feedback About Productivity

    VivaLasViejas replied to CooperNurseRN's topic in Home Health

    Hey, can I come work for you?? You sound like an excellent employer. If I could find a home care agency like yours where I live, I'd already be working for them! Good on you for considering your...
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    I want to know what nurses think about socialized medicine.

    VivaLasViejas replied to ratchet41's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Moderator's Note: This thread is in danger of closure due to the large number of belittling, snarky, insulting, and inflammatory comments on the last 2-3 pages. At this time I would like to remind...
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    Risk Factors - A Wide Umbrella Under Which Many Stand

    VivaLasViejas replied to indigo girl's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Sure glad I'm over 50............:uhoh21: Age, in this case, is about the only risk factor I DON'T have. Sure hope they've got a vaccine up and running
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    Obama's health plan takes shape

    VivaLasViejas replied to blue note's topic in Activism, Healthcare

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    No nurse is going to answer this honestly but here it goes........

    VivaLasViejas replied to c_beshore_rn's topic in General Nursing

    :yelclap::yeahthat::tku::clphnds: