VivaLasViejas ASN, RN

LTC, assisted living, med-surg, psych

Once a nurse, always a nurse!

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    So Mad I Could Just SCREAM.......

    VivaLasViejas replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    Update: I did manage to get a doctor's appointment for the lady after the EMTs called him on the phone and told him what the problem was. She had just been to see him the day before, and when he asked...
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    So Mad I Could Just SCREAM.......

    VivaLasViejas replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    My point
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    So Mad I Could Just SCREAM.......

    VivaLasViejas replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you, thank you, thank you ALL for your responses!!! I have a good friend who is a long-term care ombudsman........think I'll give her a call Monday and see what SHE feels about all of this. Yes,...
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    What type of exercise do you do??

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

    Pushing fifty is about all the exercise I get
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    I'm for Socialized Medicine and elimination of private insurance and HMOs.

    VivaLasViejas replied to FireStarterRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    This isn't a very good argument against universal health care. By law, we have to do a number of things we wouldn't do if we had a choice. Do we get to choose whether or not to purchase auto...
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    I'm for Socialized Medicine and elimination of private insurance and HMOs.

    VivaLasViejas replied to FireStarterRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Well, I'm your basic weirdo Libertarian, so to my mind, the less federal involvement the better. I know this is an odd stance for someone like me to take, a person who is moderate to conservative on...
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    Did anyone read the People story about Christina Aguilera?

    VivaLasViejas replied to rph3664's topic in Ob/Gyn

    2 posh 2 push. And to think that in MY day, women were actually proud to have their babies
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    I'm for Socialized Medicine and elimination of private insurance and HMOs.

    VivaLasViejas replied to FireStarterRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Neither am I. That's why I advocate a system of universal coverage that provides a basic package of health services for every US citizen and is administered at the state level. I think the states are...
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    I'm for Socialized Medicine and elimination of private insurance and HMOs.

    VivaLasViejas replied to FireStarterRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Health care is the one area where I don't trust 'the market' to do the right thing. I would like nothing more than to see all the multimillionaire health-insurance company CEOs and their...
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    Universal Health Care... what would this mean...

    VivaLasViejas replied to nurseyNJNYC's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    The issues keep getting confused because they are inextricably linked. Start a discussion about universal health care, and within minutes someone will inevitably object to it because a) someone,...
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    Universal Health Care... what would this mean...

    VivaLasViejas replied to nurseyNJNYC's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Sorry, I'm a little fuzzy sometimes, but I honestly can't recall having called anyone names here. And FWIW, the post I was referring to IS disturbing, at least to me personally, because it reflects a...
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    pt. acuity/ratio on tele floors?

    VivaLasViejas replied to surferbettycrocker's topic in Cardiac

    That's not only 'a bit much', that is UNSAFE. Seven or eight patients on titratable drips? It's a disaster just begging to happen. RUN, do not walk away from this job as quickly as you can find...
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    Universal Health Care... what would this mean...

    VivaLasViejas replied to nurseyNJNYC's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Will someone please tell me how not treating certain patients with certain afflictions is NOT denying them care?:uhoh21: Oh, I get it. Under this form of social Darwinism, we'll treat low-income Mary...
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    Hi, I'm Marla and I'm an Alcoholic

    VivaLasViejas replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I agree 100%---complacency is the addict's worst enemy. Even though I've been sober for so many years, I know that I'm only one sip of booze away from complete disaster.......I'm STILL afraid of
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    For Profit Nursing Homes

    VivaLasViejas replied to Simplepleasures's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Exactly!! My own facility is a locally owned and operated not-for-profit, and while the wages and benefits leave something to be desired, that's not all there is to the job. It's wonderful to NOT deal...
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    Frisky Residents! Some Questions

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

    Thanks to all of you who have posted so far. Naturally, the rumors have been flying like crazy, and several of my staff swear they've been scarred for life due to having caught this couple in...
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    Alli skinny pill

    VivaLasViejas replied to nurse79's topic in Health, Stress Management

    You're lucky that farting was the worst of it. I've known people to be unable to control their BMs from taking this stuff. If that's what it takes to lose weight, I think I'd rather stay the way I am....
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    Input Wanted... Older Nurses Phased Out

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

    I went through this when I was working in acute care. Of course, hospital administrators are smart enough to make it impossible to prove age discrimination, but to this day I'm sure that's what it...
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    My sister is on life support

    VivaLasViejas replied to realnursealso/LPN's topic in General Nursing

    I am so sorry. You and your sister will be in my thoughts and
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    A1c

    VivaLasViejas replied to jschut's topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

    Actually, it does help explain something for me. My recent A1c was 5.4, which I thought was odd given the fact that for two months my fasting blood sugars were in the 140s-150s regularly (I've been...
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    Frisky Residents! Some Questions

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

    We're a small facility (42 units) and don't have a social worker, and neither resident is on Medicaid so there's no case manager to bounce this off of either. Thanks to all who have posted thus
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    I don't want to be a CNA anymore.

    VivaLasViejas replied to Ms. Nurse Assistant's topic in General Nursing

    That was why I left LTC too, for several years. Now I'm in a position where I can actually affect changes in the way the sacred routines are performed.......it CAN be done, but only if management is...
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    Universal Health Care... what would this mean...

    VivaLasViejas replied to nurseyNJNYC's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    This is a very disturbing comment, coming from a healthcare professional. No one said Type II diabetics were 'victims', and I certainly don't consider myself one. Please don't judge people like me...
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    Universal Health Care... what would this mean...

    VivaLasViejas replied to nurseyNJNYC's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    This is the thing: I DON'T blame anyone else for what I've done to myself. No one held a gun to my head and forced me to eat until I ballooned to 354 pounds (at one point). I got diabetes because I...
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    Universal Health Care... what would this mean...

    VivaLasViejas replied to nurseyNJNYC's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    OK, I'll weigh in here as a newly diagnosed Type II diabetic: Yes, I know my disease is directly attributable to lifestyle. I got fat when I started having babies, drank like a fish for 15 years,...