VivaLasViejas ASN, RN

LTC, assisted living, med-surg, psych

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    please help...i need comfortable clogs for flat feet

    VivaLasViejas replied to quinnie50's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I'm a Crocs devotee, mainly because a) they're cheap, and b) they're light. Most "nursing" clogs are heavy, which is the last thing I need given the already considerable burden on my feet from...
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    Best. Stress. Relief. EVER.

    VivaLasViejas replied to Chewie_123's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I've been known to go to the range to do a couple hours of target shooting for the heck of it.......more often, I'll just go out back with the BB pistol my SIL gave me for Christmas a couple of years...
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    5 years today!

    VivaLasViejas replied to southernbeegirl's topic in Nurses Recovery

    WOOOOOOOOOT!!!:yeah: Congratulations, and God bless you!! "Keep coming back, it
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    Give me your view now plz!!

    VivaLasViejas replied to KPNL's topic in General Nursing

    :clphnds::clphnds::clphnds::yeahthat: (And this is from someone who doesn't wear scrubs in public,
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    Newborn Kitten Emergency- Anyone???

    VivaLasViejas replied to canoehead's topic in General Nursing

    I've been lurking on this thread, half afraid to find out that the little one didn't make it. (I can handle just about any human emergency.......it's animals I have the tougher time with.) But now...
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    Happy Earth Day!!

    VivaLasViejas replied to moonischasingme1's topic in General Nursing

    I feel so old................. The very first Earth Day took place in 1970, when I was in the sixth grade. For our school's contribution, student volunteers were asked to help pick up trash off the...
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    Social Service Director and Housekeeping Supervisor's Ideas About Resident Rights...

    VivaLasViejas replied to flashpoint's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Don'tcha just LOVE it when someone who's never set foot in a school of nursing tries to tell you how to do your job??:angryfire We have a social worker at the LTC where I work who actually tries to...
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    Vaginal triplets

    VivaLasViejas replied to Elvish's topic in Ob/Gyn

    In one word:
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    Are you concerned about contracting MRSA while working in healthcare?

    VivaLasViejas replied to Caligirl09's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sorry you have MRSA. I've had three outbreaks of MRSA cellulitis myself, so I know a bit about what it's like to wonder when (and where) it's going to raise its ugly little head next. However,...
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    Student Uniform - My Gosh!

    VivaLasViejas replied to Meg_student's topic in General Students

    I'm sorry.................how
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    Are you concerned about contracting MRSA while working in healthcare?

    VivaLasViejas replied to Caligirl09's topic in General Nursing

    Let's check those judgmental attitudes here, folks..........they're unnecessary and unhelpful. And I'm not just saying that because I've had MRSA cellulitis three times. No one "deserves" to be...
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    Stress Relieve During Shift

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

    Take a five-minute potty break and pray for patience.............No, seriously, that's what I have to do sometimes to stop myself from :trout: the patient or family member who's on my last
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    never been arrested but...

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

    Yes. And you must disclose it when you apply for nursing school, for licensure, and for employment in a nursing facility. I went through this many years ago when I was young and foolish---was charged...
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    Wasted Years

    VivaLasViejas replied to Magsulfate's topic in Nurses Recovery

    MgSO4~ How I wish I could reach out and hug you right now!! You are a precious child of God, and He doesn't make losers............please don't ever think of yourself that way again, OK? If there's...
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    Self-Assessment of Your Beliefs About Death and Dying

    VivaLasViejas replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    You've pretty much said it all, at least for me. Nice
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    Complaint of the day

    VivaLasViejas replied to BunnyBunnyBSNRN's topic in School

    Sounds like my two grandsons yesterday :rotfl: Cale, the 2-year-old, had barely gotten out of his car seat here at the house before he was telling me about how his brother Elijah bit him in the butt...
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    The real show was outdoors - what the White House Forum on Healthcare left out

    VivaLasViejas replied to NurseJanIAm's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    That's why I said I don't want government running it, especially not at the federal level. The feds need only to collect the taxes and then turn the money over to the states to be spent according to...
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    Warning-DNR forms are worthless

    VivaLasViejas replied to Blackcat99's topic in General Nursing

    That's pretty scary stuff. When I send out a resident to the hospital from my nursing home, I always send a copy of the POLST with them. Guess I figured it was actually worth the extra 15 seconds to...
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    The real show was outdoors - what the White House Forum on Healthcare left out

    VivaLasViejas replied to NurseJanIAm's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Basic health care falls into the category of needs, not wants. It's not a big-screen TV or a new car, for Pete's sake---it's a necessity, like food, water, shelter, clean air, and sanitation. Without...
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    Aging RN

    VivaLasViejas replied to feeds4's topic in General Nursing

    That's better advice than I gave you---I think JBudd is spot
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    ADON pay scale

    VivaLasViejas replied to Schmoo1022's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    Yep..........only the scars remain, and they're fading
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    Aging RN

    VivaLasViejas replied to feeds4's topic in General Nursing

    I know...........the system stinks on ice, and I'm sorry. You have my sympathies, as I'm the same age as you and have become increasingly aware that it takes only one wrong twist, one fall, one...
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    10 Excellent Reasons for National Health Care

    VivaLasViejas replied to herring_RN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I don't want "the government" to run healthcare. In fact, want the feds involved only in the collection of taxes for UHC. After that, my ideal system would empanel a group of healthcare professionals,...
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    Furious....abandoned by my TEACHER....

    VivaLasViejas replied to nerdtonurse?'s topic in LPN to RN

    It's going to be worth it. And it's not a lie.:) You caught a bad break. You got NO backup from your instructor. That was inexcusable, and I'm sure the administrator of your nursing program would...
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    Applied for ADON and DON is a new nurse

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

    RUN---do not walk---away from this position just as fast as you can. For one thing, if they were so desperate they had to hire a new nurse as DON, that says a lot about their ability to keep any sort...