VivaLasViejas ASN, RN

LTC, assisted living, med-surg, psych

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    The Circumcision Discussion

    VivaLasViejas replied to jmspeach's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I have two sons, the elder of whom is a "crewneck" and the younger a "turtleneck". The older boy was circumcised because most baby boys were in those days, and I didn't know any better so I signed the...
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    Can nurses wear skirts?

    VivaLasViejas replied to DaughteroftheKing's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know much about the religion, but I think they are sort of an offshoot from the Amish. However, they have all the modern conveniences; and here, at least, they are very successful in business....
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    Can nurses wear skirts?

    VivaLasViejas replied to DaughteroftheKing's topic in General Nursing

    I live in an area with a large Mennonite community, and I see nurses and aides in long (usually calf-length) skirts and head coverings all the time. Skirts aren't my cup of tea, but I certainly don't...
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    where do old nurses go?

    VivaLasViejas replied to insightful's topic in General Nursing

    Kewl! It'll be just like the '60s and '70s
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    where do old nurses go?

    VivaLasViejas replied to insightful's topic in General Nursing

    I'm game!! Should I bring my own Ativan
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    Universal coverage for pregnant women and children = 9 days of DOD spending

    VivaLasViejas replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Please remember to debate the topic under discussion, not other members. This thread has already proved to be a hot-button issue; in order for it to continue, the discussion must remain civil. If you...
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    Hormone Replacement Therapy

    VivaLasViejas replied to TrudyRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Two good ones: The Silent Passage by Gail Sheehy, and The Wisdom of Menopause by Christine (?) Northrup, MD. Also, you can always find good stuff in Ourselves, Growing Older (which is part of the Our...
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    Hormone Replacement Therapy

    VivaLasViejas replied to TrudyRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I am close to, if not actually in menopause (no periods since last summer; I love it!!), and I have made it through without hormones. I went back and forth with the idea for a while during the early...
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    So Embarrassed! Forgot to remove the saline lock!

    VivaLasViejas replied to pink2blue1's topic in General Nursing

    I once discharged a patient WITHOUT MD ORDERS!!! The doc had been in that morning to see the patient and told me she was planning to D/C her, but Stupidhead here took it as a verbal order, got all the...
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    I Never Remember....

    VivaLasViejas replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    How to hook up the TPN and lipids without fouling the
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    Giving Baths At Night. Agree Or Disagree?

    VivaLasViejas replied to kmwlpn's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    And we wonder why confused elderly patients get agitated and cranky........I have long been of the opinion that care tasks should NEVER be scheduled for staff convenience alone. I wonder how "nice"...
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    Strange experiences on the floor...have you had any?

    VivaLasViejas replied to Anjann's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I've never had the drippy-nose thing at work. However..........I have noted that whenever I catheterize a patient, I always feel I have to pee
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    I have patient gown dyslexia

    VivaLasViejas replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    I've gotta laugh at all this---I thought I was the only one who had trouble with all those snaps and strings and other dooflotchies on patient gowns!!! I've been working with the darned things for a...
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    What's It All About, ALFie?--Help and Support for Assisted Living Nurses

    VivaLasViejas replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I would never recommend starting a nursing career in ALF. At bare minimum, you need excellent time-management and assessment skills as well as a talent for managing other people, and these come only...
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    Do you encounter a lot of dishonest nurses?

    VivaLasViejas replied to Bala Shark's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know about anyone else, but I generally believe that if ONE person tells me I'm doing something wrong, it may or may not be true; but if two (or more) people tell me the same thing, I have to...
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    A New Twist on a Familiar Complaint: Toxic EMPLOYEES

    VivaLasViejas posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    We've all complained about toxic workplaces and toxic managers. Now that I've been a manager myself for a while, I realize there is a type of healthcare worker whom I never even knew existed when I...
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    A New Twist on a Familiar Complaint: Toxic EMPLOYEES

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

    That's just it, Steph.........only in our situation, it's the low-wage (and often low-wattage) employees who have us over a barrel, and they know it. How many smart, talented, educated people are...
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    A New Twist on a Familiar Complaint: Toxic EMPLOYEES

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

    That's the funny part of all this. A few weeks after this employee was hired, word started filtering back to me about how she bad-mouthed everyone and lied about all sorts of things; then she...
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    A New Twist on a Familiar Complaint: Toxic EMPLOYEES

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

    I WISH we had a policy like that one...........however, I have made it abundantly clear to my superiors that the employee in question will be considered rehireable only when Hell freezes over, or when...
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    Why do we put up with it? (sorry, longish)

    VivaLasViejas replied to miko014's topic in General Nursing

    You and me both! Sometimes I actually have nightmares in which I'm back working in the hospital, drowning in high-acuity patients, getting yelled at by managers who have NO clue as to what things are...
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    PRN ducolax suppositories, okay to give right before shift change?

    VivaLasViejas replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    All I know is, if I'm ever forced to live in a nursing home and someone wakes me up at the ungodly hour of 6 AM to deliver a 'silver bullet', he or she is going to be in for a bad time. How incredibly...
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    Please advice, Gallbladder problems

    VivaLasViejas replied to noni06's topic in Gastroenterology

    I'm really sorry, but it is beyond the scope of a nursing discussion board to offer medical advice or a diagnosis for your condition. Please seek the advice of a qualified physician or nurse...
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    Leave and say nothing,or leave and report?

    VivaLasViejas replied to eliseb's topic in General Nursing

    You should also be aware that you, as a nurse, are a mandatory reporter in all 50 states---that means you MUST report this "facility" to the proper authorities, or risk sanctions against your own...
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    The fatting of America.

    VivaLasViejas replied to tgibson3770's topic in General Nursing

    Folks, this discussion seems to be degenerating---again---into a finger-pointing contest. This is unproductive and creates anger and bad feelings. Therefore, I am closing the thread for a...
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    If you are drunk, don't drive!

    VivaLasViejas replied to chuck1234's topic in General Nursing

    Friends, it appears this discussion has outlived its usefulness. I am closing it for moderator and administrator