VivaLasViejas ASN, RN

LTC, assisted living, med-surg, psych

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    What kind of learner are you?

    VivaLasViejas replied to RescueGrrl211's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'm definitely a kinesthetic learner---if I can't get my hands in it, I don't learn things as fast. I can read a book and follow instructions, but it's far better for me to see something done and then...
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    Baby Jesus as a NICU admission

    VivaLasViejas replied to SteveNNP's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Wow........this scenario definitely gives one food for thought, especially in an age when there is so much callousness in the world. Thanks for reminding us to be more caring and less quick to
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    Are you an introvert or extrovert?

    VivaLasViejas replied to jessi1106's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Flaming extrovert here. I'm at home in almost any social situation, although I do like my privacy and I have to have at least a little "alone time" once in a while. Sometimes my extrovert tendencies...
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    Probably a dumb question: "I have to pee even though I have a catheter in!"

    VivaLasViejas replied to NurseyPoo7's topic in General Nursing

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    Poll on new design

    VivaLasViejas replied to loricatus's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not happy with having even smaller avatars than before. Otherwise, it's growing on
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    Peg tube residual

    VivaLasViejas replied to EJSRN's topic in General Nursing

    If there's only a few ml's residual I'll put it back in, but 300 mls? Don't think so......if there's that much residual, something's not right and I'm going to hold the tube feeding until I...
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    What is your wish for Christmas ?

    VivaLasViejas replied to Keepstanding's topic in General Nursing

    My wish is for healing in this country. I want to see us come together and embrace our differences, as well as our similarities. There is so much to do to put things right after the last eight years,...
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    "You're not responsible"!!!!!

    VivaLasViejas replied to achot chavi's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Baloney like this is why I left assisted living......... too many of the companies that operate these facilities are so concerned with profits that they think nothing of risking a nurse's license. It...
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    How often do you get sick?

    VivaLasViejas replied to Flare's topic in General Nursing

    Wal-Mart makes ME sick,
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    Your a nurse--You should know better!!

    VivaLasViejas replied to racing-mom4's topic in General Nursing

    Or hovercraft parents who demand that their children be kept safe at all costs.......even that of childhood
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    How often do you get sick?

    VivaLasViejas replied to Flare's topic in General Nursing

    The first few years I was in health care, I got sick everytime I turned around. Now I've got an immune system that can fight off squirrels in the front yard---I have been sick, truly sick, only once...
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    Dementia Patient Frequent Faller

    VivaLasViejas replied to michael79's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I can think of a few.........but they wouldn't be appropriate for this forum, that's for
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    Your a nurse--You should know better!!

    VivaLasViejas replied to racing-mom4's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, what would the school nurse have done if you'd let the kids play dodgeball? Put you in front of a firing squad in the town square at high noon? Schools have become so politically correct over the...
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    Dementia Patient Frequent Faller

    VivaLasViejas replied to michael79's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Unless the rules about restraints and alarms are very different in the OP's state than the one where I live and work, these "reminders" are not OK in assisted living. Even in LTC, a seatbelt alarm...
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    What things do your family members do that drive the nurse in you nuts?

    VivaLasViejas replied to blondy2061h's topic in General Nursing

    Ummmm........you just described ME to a T!! I am hopelessly addicted to hot, spicy foods and Diet Coke. Unfortunately, as much as I love these things, they do NOT love me back, especially since my...
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    Calling all compassionate nurses... teach me

    VivaLasViejas replied to don_ia18's topic in General Nursing

    These are all well-written posts that I can't really add anything to, except this: Compassion is an ethereal quality which doesn't fit into any one description, and it's a lot like humility---if you...
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    Dementia Patient Frequent Faller

    VivaLasViejas replied to michael79's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    This gentleman indeed does no longer appear to be appropriate for ALF. But before anyone jumps the gun, you need to have him evaluated by PT and OT and get some therapies done and the right equipment...
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    What things do your family members do that drive the nurse in you nuts?

    VivaLasViejas replied to blondy2061h's topic in General Nursing

    They whine about little things---sorry, but I'm NOT impressed by your hangnail--- but don't tell me about the really important stuff ("Oh, you know, the other day I had some chest pain and nausea, and...
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    Do You Like, Love or Dislike Your current job?

    VivaLasViejas replied to lpnsider's topic in General Nursing

    Yep, that about sums it up for me also, except I'd probably still want to volunteer at the nursing home because I really do love my
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    Futile Care

    VivaLasViejas replied to Magsulfate's topic in General Nursing

    I"ve seen that happen more times than I care to count. I'll be in a resident's room when the family, who's been flogging their loved one's dying heart/brain/lungs/fill in the blank for years, leaves...
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    Back to patient care

    VivaLasViejas replied to smir953328's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I'm not a Texan, but I just returned to LTC bedside nursing after several years in progressively more responsible management positions, and it's GREAT!!!! I wish I'd done this a year ago........no...
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    "I Agree" button?

    VivaLasViejas replied to alyx's topic in General Nursing

    We already have those---they're in the
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    How does one "think like a nurse"?

    VivaLasViejas replied to olympia's topic in General Students

    How can you think like a nurse if you've never been one before?? Seriously, some instructors ought to be booted right out of their tenured positions and forced to go back into clinical practice, AKA...
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    "I Agree" button?

    VivaLasViejas replied to alyx's topic in General Nursing

    "Thanks" is really an all-purpose button, don't you think? It can mean "I agree", "Yep, you got THAT one right!", "I'm so glad you posted that", "Awesome post!", or "You ROCK" as well as "thanks"....
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    Holidays

    VivaLasViejas replied to SassyErRn's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Short answer: six months of sobriety isn't long enough to establish oneself as a non-drinker, and holiday parties are not a good idea this soon IMO. Long answer: New Year's Day will mark my 17th...