VivaLasViejas ASN, RN

LTC, assisted living, med-surg, psych

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    How do you decompress?

    VivaLasViejas replied to BarrelOfMonkeys's topic in General Nursing

    On my hour commute to work from home, I used to pray and sing hymns of praise. But on the way home, I'd crank up the car stereo and listen to '70s and '80s music as loud as I could stand it, and sing...
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    Allnurses Clubs

    VivaLasViejas replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in News, Announcements

    Wow, how cool is this?? What a great idea!
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    Would this shirt get me into trouble in class?

    VivaLasViejas replied to FloridaLPN19's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Like others, I suspect the OP asked this question because she knows the shirt will probably not be accepted by her school and classmates, in which case she should follow her instincts and not wear it...
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    Lose vs. Loose

    VivaLasViejas replied to Kooky Korky's topic in General Nursing

    I forgot about "faze" and "phase". A phase is a period or stage of a series of events or a process of change in development; to faze is to disconcert or surprise someone. I see this mistake here quite...
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    Thinking about returning to nursing

    VivaLasViejas replied to setsuna92's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I'm so sorry things didn't work out for you in that job. It sounds like you were just in the wrong place at the wrong time, and there's nothing that could have been done about it. Thank you for...
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    The End of An Era

    VivaLasViejas posted a topic in General Nursing

    Well, I finally did it...sent in my request to the Board of Nursing to put my license into Retired status. I haven't worked in five years, so I don't have any practice hours to be able to renew my...
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    The End of An Era

    VivaLasViejas replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    Aw, thanks y'all. It's good to know that I still have something to offer. I've felt so irrelevant over the past few years; things have changed so much in the world of nursing since I left that I...
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    The End of An Era

    VivaLasViejas replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    I'm so sorry this is happening to you. No one deserves to be "put out to pasture" like that. I know what it feels like and it stinks. I hope you'll be able to stick around a while longer, because...
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    Lose vs. Loose

    VivaLasViejas replied to Kooky Korky's topic in General Nursing

    Diffuse and defuse are the ones that irritate me. You don't diffuse an escalating situation, you defuse it. You're not trying to spread the situation around, you're trying to reduce the danger or...
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    So what have you been doing while the allnurses.com upgrade was happening????

    VivaLasViejas replied to traumaRUs's topic in General Nursing

    I should mention that I've been spending a lot of time on Quora, which I got into about six months ago. It's a question-and-answer platform and is positively addictive, just like AN. We talk about...
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    So what have you been doing while the allnurses.com upgrade was happening????

    VivaLasViejas replied to traumaRUs's topic in General Nursing

    I've been checking every day. I've missed AN so
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    Do you miss bedside nursing?

    VivaLasViejas replied to anewsns's topic in General Nursing

    I miss taking care of people, but I found ways to do that beyond the bedside. I do NOT miss the office politics, the hard physical labor, the constantly changing priorities, the weariness, or working...
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    How to Create a Meaningful and Healthy Holiday

    VivaLasViejas replied to Carol Ebert's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Thank you for this article, and Happy
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    Salem/Corvallis Nursing

    VivaLasViejas replied to cheergirl33's topic in General Nursing

    You'd probably be better off by coming to Salem. There are different health systems here that might fit your needs, e.g. Legacy Health, Salem Health, and Kaiser Permanente. My son works for Legacy as...
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    Unemployment compensation

    VivaLasViejas replied to maestro62's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I would expect not to get unemployment benefits. You were fired for cause, and to say the least, the program frowns on it. I'm being realistic here because I have been on unemployment several times...
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    Are We Too PC?

    VivaLasViejas replied to traumaRUs's topic in General Nursing

    I've long believed this country is too PC. One of the most recent and ridiculous examples is the school principal who banned candy canes because upside down, they make a J which this woman said stands...
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    Force to change unit in the middle of shift

    VivaLasViejas replied to Anon143's topic in General Nursing

    As others have noted, an employer can definitely float a nurse to a different unit, and let you go if you refuse the assignment. Some nurses absolutely HATE floating, while others of us enjoy it. I...
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    Future nursing student worried about minor psych history

    VivaLasViejas replied to SheAintYourOrdinary's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I agree with Wuzzie. No good usually comes of disclosing mental illness at school or in the workplace. You seem really self-aware and that is what will save you when the inevitable happens and you...
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    Profanity in the workplace

    VivaLasViejas replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I can say that I never dropped an F-bomb in front of a patient, but sometimes when I was alone in the med room I turned the air blue with profanity. The feelings had to go SOMEPLACE, and it was better...
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    Working part time in nursing school

    VivaLasViejas replied to Udmert's topic in General Nursing

    I worked weekend nights as a CNA at my local hospital when I was in nursing school. The experience was very valuable, and the nurses took me under their wings from the beginning. They'd call me to...
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    Salem Health (Salem Oregon)

    VivaLasViejas replied to susiecruz1's topic in General Nursing

    No advice since my only experience with Salem Health is as a patient, but I just wanted to wish you good luck--they need good
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    Religion & Ectopic Abortion

    VivaLasViejas replied to Happy.Nurselet's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    Excommunication does not mean a Catholic is no longer a member of the Church. It means that the person is no longer able to receive the Eucharist, AKA Communion. This action can be reversed by a...
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    What can I do to ensure that one day I will become a labor and delivery nurse?

    VivaLasViejas replied to arichards488's topic in General Nursing

    I went into nursing school with the sole intent and purpose of becoming an L & D nurse. Instead, I fell in love with folks at the other end of life and spent most of my career in geriatrics. You...
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    As seen on TV

    VivaLasViejas replied to JBMmom's topic in General Nursing

    I love it when the ER docs are also the surgeons. And ya gotta laugh when you see them performing CPR on a patient who's fully conscious and talking, or when they shock someone in asystole, or when...
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    Religion & Ectopic Abortion

    VivaLasViejas replied to Happy.Nurselet's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    I deeply resent that my tax money is being used to pay for abortions in the state where I live. I don't mind helping to provide women with free birth control, and will gladly pick up the prescription...