VivaLasViejas ASN, RN

LTC, assisted living, med-surg, psych

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    Should assaults on medical personnel be a Felony Offense?

    VivaLasViejas replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in General Nursing

    I agree
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    How long did you Lurk before joining allnurses.com?

    VivaLasViejas replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    congratulations,
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    Non-Judgemental, does this often equal Enabling?

    VivaLasViejas replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    That's what I always say........if it weren't for drugs, ETOH, and stupidity, we'd have to go out and get REAL jobs:lol2: Seriously, though, EVERYONE has something---a bad habit, crummy genetics, a...
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    Culture Change In LTC?

    VivaLasViejas replied to RN 4 Life's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Moved to Staff Review for further
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    What kind of LTC resident will you be?

    VivaLasViejas replied to squeakykitty's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I'll probably be the kind who won't let anyone do ANYTHING for me because I've been an LTC
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    How long did you Lurk before joining allnurses.com?

    VivaLasViejas replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    "A few YEARS" wasn't on the list, but that's how long it took me to scare up the courage to make my first post! I'd been lurking on and off since 1997, when I graduated, but didn't have a computer at...
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    Well... I'm just about to do it...

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

    I have been there and know a lot about how you are feeling. Please feel free to PM me if you'd like; I'm a pretty good "crying towel". Otherwise, P_RN has given you most excellent advice, and I can...
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    I hate NEC

    VivaLasViejas replied to Sweeper933's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    (((((Sweeper))))) My friend's granddaughter died of NEC almost exactly a year ago. Poor baby had been perfectly healthy except, of course, for the fact that she was born three months early. She was...
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    Have You Had the "Sortavirus" Yet??

    VivaLasViejas posted a topic in General Nursing

    I coined the term for this nasty little sickness when I was deep in its miseries, probably as the result of a fever flash. The best way I can describe it is, it's 'sorta' like the flu, with body aches...
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    Have You Had the "Sortavirus" Yet??

    VivaLasViejas replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    I like your "cure"!!:fnypst: Yeah, this illness is weird, all right............it's like the 'bug' mutates or something. Just when you think it's safe to crawl out of bed and try to get back to your...
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    Have You Had the "Sortavirus" Yet??

    VivaLasViejas replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    Siggie, I love your "siggy" line!! I've gotta admit one thing good has come out of being sick on & off for the past couple of weeks: I've lost 12 pounds. Without even skipping meals (although my...
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    THIS Is Why I Love Geriatrics

    VivaLasViejas replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I'm glad you liked it. An update on Paul and Sylvia: Sadly, that anniversary celebration was indeed their last, as Paul passed away last July after a lingering illness. His wife still lives at my ALF,...
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    Gastric Bypass: trading one set of problems for another?

    VivaLasViejas replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    I've been lurking on this thread since weight loss, and the various methods of accomplishing it, is a subject of life-altering importance to me as a morbidly obese, asthmatic, hypertensive, and now...
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    Cheney would "probably be dead by now" if not for his federally funded health care

    VivaLasViejas replied to pickledpepperRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Thank you for clarifying
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    Cheney would "probably be dead by now" if not for his federally funded health care

    VivaLasViejas replied to pickledpepperRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    PLEASE tell me you didn't mean that women's suffrage is a
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    Hello! :) Hoping for some advice and trying to find anyone from Oregon

    VivaLasViejas replied to strawbrykiwi's topic in Oregon Nursing

    Welcome to Oregon Nurses!!! My information is probably sadly outdated, seeing as how I graduated over a decade ago, but I do know that being a CNA is an asset to anyone planning to become a nurse, and...
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    What MD speciality do you find the most difficult to work with?

    VivaLasViejas replied to nurturing_angel's topic in General Nursing

    I always found surgeons the hardest to deal with........especially orthopods and neurosurgeons! I'm not intimidated by them---I figure they put their pants on one leg at a time and are made pretty...
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    embarrassing question

    VivaLasViejas replied to misslo's topic in Ob/Gyn

    That is a question best answered by the medical professional who diagnosed and treated you. Please call your GYN with any concerns about your body or its functioning. Good luck to
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    Patient Beats Up Nursing Staff Member

    VivaLasViejas replied to pagandeva2000's topic in General Nursing

    I can't imagine working in a place where no one's got your back if something hits the fan. Several years back, I admitted a pt in acute ETOH withdrawal who had evidently gotten hold of some 'angel...
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    Discuss: 2nd Nursing Article Contest - win cash!

    VivaLasViejas replied to Brian's topic in News, Announcements

    Cool
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    Discuss: 2nd Nursing Article Contest - win cash!

    VivaLasViejas replied to Brian's topic in News, Announcements

    Are those of us who won prizes in the last contest
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    A deeper view of long term care and paying it forward

    VivaLasViejas replied to tattooednursie's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    What a beautiful post..........I'm wiping tears as I type this. You can come work for me at my ALF any time, sweetie. I am glad to know that someone like you will be there for me if I ever need...
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    A Generation of Wimps?

    VivaLasViejas replied to EDNewbie's topic in Emergency

    Oh, good..........so it's not just me! My specialty is geriatrics now, and part of the reason for that is having worked with so many whiney twenty- and thirty-somethings during my Med/Surg and OB...
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    I'm Over It, Already!

    VivaLasViejas replied to The Hated Consultant's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a DON in an assisted living facility, and I can't for the life of me imagine why LTC staff in need of consulting services would turn up their noses at those who are there to help them! The...
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    Tis the Season to be...

    VivaLasViejas replied to marjoriemac's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Oh, gosh, you mean it's not just MY residents and staff?! I noticed this same phenomenon last year around holiday time........the staff seemed to melt down en masse, and the residents were just...