VivaLasViejas ASN, RN

LTC, assisted living, med-surg, psych

Once a nurse, always a nurse!

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    Most "Clueless" Thing YOUR Manager has Done

    VivaLasViejas replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I don't think that's necessarily true of all nurse-managers and nurse-administrators. Some of us who have come directly from the bedside know darn well what can and cannot be accomplished in X...
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    After 15 years - I may be one more nurse to add to the shortage

    VivaLasViejas replied to BrokenRNheart's topic in General Nursing

    Aw............:imbar And now, back to our regularly scheduled
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    After 15 years - I may be one more nurse to add to the shortage

    VivaLasViejas replied to BrokenRNheart's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks, Leslie. Like a cat, I always land on my feet somehow. That's probably because despite my tendency to depression, I'm an incurable optimist---I figure it's gotta get better, right? Besides,...
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    After 15 years - I may be one more nurse to add to the shortage

    VivaLasViejas replied to BrokenRNheart's topic in General Nursing

    I hear you.........I've been having a rough time of it lately myself, but then again, I've got a sister living with me whom I'm very worried about, work has been unusually stressful these days, I'm...
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    Squeemishness

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

    I used to gag even at the mere THOUGHT of vomit! Now I can handle just about everything.........except mouths and feet. Give me a staph-laden stage IV decub, rivers of poop, blood and guts any day,...
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    If they're paying 50k+ out of pocket maybe they *should* expect to be waited on...?

    VivaLasViejas replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

    I was just about to say the same thing, but you beat me to
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    Does anybody had seen a nurse with tunnel earrings?

    VivaLasViejas replied to Hacker-Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Moderator's Note: Please keep your posts respectful and on-topic. Several posts have had to be deleted because they were directed at other members or introduced a debate which is not germane to the...
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    info on apnea

    VivaLasViejas replied to catnip's topic in General Nursing

    I have CPAP and am (I hate this word) noncompliant for a number of reasons. Thanks for the link to the forum.........maybe I'll learn some tips and techniques to help me tolerate it
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    after patient dies, nurse perspective?

    VivaLasViejas replied to anangelsmommy's topic in General Nursing

    Please let me offer my condolences on the passing of your beloved son. Having lost a little one of my own 24 years ago this month, I know your pain all too well.........Most of us grow into adulthood...
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    After 15 years - I may be one more nurse to add to the shortage

    VivaLasViejas replied to BrokenRNheart's topic in General Nursing

    Zoeboboey, you said it!! As tough as I think I am, I too am apparently dealing with PTSD from my last job---the tightening in my gut, the lump in my throat, the pounding heart---every time I re-check...
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    Long Term Effects of Marijuana Use?

    VivaLasViejas replied to pagandeva2000's topic in General Nursing

    I'm with you there! I too am an ex-pothead. I stopped my recreational use when I realized that I could either a) keep using, or b) be a responsible citizen, have a nursing license, and make a living....
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    shocked by ER nurse!

    VivaLasViejas replied to ebear's topic in General Nursing

    I agree. As a nurse, I've been asked to assist with family members' care, and then there was the do-it-yourself telemetry when I was in the hospital once (the ICU nurses would call my room phone and...
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    Slander

    VivaLasViejas replied to 784RN's topic in General Nursing

    What Leslie said. You need to consult an attorney for any type of legal situation that could even remotely threaten your license and/or livelihood. It is far beyond our scope of practice as nurses to...
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    shocked by ER nurse!

    VivaLasViejas replied to ebear's topic in General Nursing

    Moderator's Note: Several posts have been deleted from this thread due to the fact that they quoted an offensive post that has also been deleted. Please don't take this personally.........it is only...
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    Surgery Complications with my Husband

    VivaLasViejas replied to Jo Dirt's topic in Operating Room

    :yeahthat: Closing thread now. Best of luck with your husband......sorry you're going through such a difficult
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    Patients who are too lazy to open their own splenda packets

    VivaLasViejas replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah..........just let me consult my crystal
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    Patients who are too lazy to open their own splenda packets

    VivaLasViejas replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    You know, I think a lot of this happens because the mass media have encouraged people to question absolutely EVERYTHING medical personnel do. Even Reader's Digest frequently publishes articles urging...
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    Going the happy dance!

    VivaLasViejas replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in General Nursing

    congratulations, viking!!!!:w00t::dncgbby::clphnds::dancgrp::chrs::ancong!: i knew you could do it!!!!!! welcome to the wild and wonderful world of nursing..........prepare to be
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    "Escorted" out of work

    VivaLasViejas replied to spaniel's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I have had this happen to me, the one time in my life that I was fired (from a resident-care manager position in LTC). I was actually RELIEVED to be out of that place, and I would have simply gone to...
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    Exactly HOW addictive do you think Ambien is?

    VivaLasViejas replied to justme1972's topic in Patient Medications

    My sister is going through a similar phase, only with her it's Fioricet, Ativan, nortriptyline, and Tylenol PM. She's nuttier than a squirrel on this combination, and I've tried everything I know and...
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    Can LPNs trim a diabetics toenails in MO?

    VivaLasViejas replied to nurse_wannabe's topic in General Nursing

    I wouldn't do it unless you have been trained in foot care, and even then I still think you have to be delegated for this task by an RN. Frankly, despite being an RN myself, I don't touch diabetics'...
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    How about a thread for baby names you liked?

    VivaLasViejas replied to Marie_LPN, RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I'm partial to timeless names---the ones that don't "date" a person. For boys, I like Benjamin, Christopher, Ethan, and most Biblical names; for girls, my favorites include Melanie, Sarah, Elena,...
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    Kidney Stones!!!!!

    VivaLasViejas replied to rgroyer1RNBSN's topic in Emergency

    Having stents was the worst part of the whole thing for me. Taking 'em out was about as uncomfortable as having a Foley cath D/C'd.....it wasn't fun, but they felt a lot better out than in! Some...
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    Kidney Stones!!!!!

    VivaLasViejas replied to rgroyer1RNBSN's topic in Emergency

    You all have my sympathies!! I have some sort of hyperparathyroidism that they can't find on scanning/CT/X-ray, but which has contributed to repeated bouts with kidney calculi that have so far...
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    No reimbusement if patient satisfaction score are low?

    VivaLasViejas replied to preemieRNkate's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    That's for sure.........as the bumper sticker says, problems cannot be solved by the same minds that created