VivaLasViejas ASN, RN

LTC, assisted living, med-surg, psych

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    should mushroom nursing schools be abolished or not?

    VivaLasViejas replied to name2be's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Why ever would you NOT want to close schools that turn out poorly prepared
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    'Unhealthy' nurses...bad examples?

    VivaLasViejas replied to fifi2323's topic in General Nursing

    I have a daughter in the Army too, Elisheva. How cool is
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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

    Nice to see some new "faces" on this thread!
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    I wanted to explain what happened to me...

    VivaLasViejas replied to LoriAlabamaRN's topic in General Nursing

    (((((((LORI))))))) I will keep you in my prayers,
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    'Unhealthy' nurses...bad examples?

    VivaLasViejas replied to fifi2323's topic in General Nursing

    Well, there are some who might say that poor grammar and negativity are bad examples too, but no one should presume that a nurse who is guilty of these things is unable to perform the duties of her...
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    Update on Gross Out Co-Worker

    VivaLasViejas replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    *snort*
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    'Unhealthy' nurses...bad examples?

    VivaLasViejas replied to fifi2323's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you!!! This is the most sensible thing I've read on this entire thread, and I congratulate you on this most excellent and articulate post. Having battled ETOH, cigarettes, drugs, and food during...
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    Update on Gross Out Co-Worker

    VivaLasViejas replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    And I can't believe we're still talking about
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    Lower Back Pain

    VivaLasViejas replied to ukbsktbll's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sorry, but these questions can only be answered by a qualified physician or nurse practitioner who has examined your "friend". This is a nursing website, and it is beyond the scope of our practice...
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    Career Day?! YIKES!

    VivaLasViejas replied to nurseingeorgia's topic in General Nursing

    :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:
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    'Unhealthy' nurses...bad examples?

    VivaLasViejas replied to fifi2323's topic in General Nursing

    We're straying a little far off-topic here, so please allow me to redirect it with a couple of thoughts: 1) Nurses are human, with the same sorts of hang-ups and quirks as everyone else. In a way, I...
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    How to say thank you to NICU nurses

    VivaLasViejas replied to she.lpn's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    You are a wonderful person to think of the nurses who cared for you and your son, especially during some of the darkest days a human being can ever face. Please accept my heartfelt condolences. My...
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    'Unhealthy' nurses...bad examples?

    VivaLasViejas replied to fifi2323's topic in General Nursing

    I could have written this exact post........except I don't drink either:wink2: What Miranda said is where it's at as far as I'm concerned, and if living a life that's useful, fulfilling, and...
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    "Male Problems" while nursing female

    VivaLasViejas replied to Pat_Pat RN's topic in Men in Nursing

    Sure we are. You oughta see the photo inside my locker sometime.:wink2: But you're right about the fact that when a woman is lying on a stretcher getting an EKG done, she is NOT thinking about what...
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    'Unhealthy' nurses...bad examples?

    VivaLasViejas replied to fifi2323's topic in General Nursing

    Well said! BRAVO!!
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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

    You really should research nursing salaries in your area to see if ALF wages are competitive..........Here, where hospital jobs pay new hires an average of $25 an hour and nursing homes around $21/hr....
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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

    "Wellness director" is only one of the many different titles for what is, essentially, a Director of Nursing-type position, only ALFs don't like to call it that because of its perceived association w/...
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    Calling All Managers (Who Were Once Abused Nurses)

    VivaLasViejas posted a topic in General Nursing

    Sorry about the unwieldy title, but Angie O'Plasty's thread on the all-too-common practice of 'weeding out' staff nurses has gotten me to wondering: How many of you have gone into management...
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    Calling All Managers (Who Were Once Abused Nurses)

    VivaLasViejas replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you, Angie, that's one of the nicest things I've heard all week! I was fortunate enough to 'inherit' a great staff for the most part. There are a couple of weak links, but overall they are...
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    Foley Phobia??

    VivaLasViejas replied to MQ Edna's topic in General Nursing

    The debate about Foleys is one of those in which the pendulum seems to swing from one extreme to the other, according to whatever theory is in vogue at a given time. Even during the relatively short...
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    A Medical Question:

    VivaLasViejas replied to GLORIAmunchkin72's topic in General Nursing

    No one said that frail elderly patients should be allowed to go on having loose stools indefinitely, or that they should be left to their own devices to take in sufficient fluids. It's just that...
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    A Medical Question:

    VivaLasViejas replied to GLORIAmunchkin72's topic in General Nursing

    Of course the MD can prescribe an antidiarrheal without having obtained a culture, but that's not always wise. Simple diarrhea caused by gastroenteritis usually resolves on its own within 2-3 days...
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    Largest baby

    VivaLasViejas replied to MemphisOBRNC's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I don't even want to THINK about having such a whopper by 'natural' childbirth........my last one (now 15) was 10 lb. 9 oz., and I was thankful to have a C-section. The largest baby I actually gave...
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    Low On Energy And Time!

    VivaLasViejas replied to nurse1717's topic in General Nursing

    Marie, have you ever thought about going into assisted living or long-term care as a director of nursing or health services coordinator? It is a lot of desk work, but you can also do some hands-on...
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    Largest baby

    VivaLasViejas replied to MemphisOBRNC's topic in Ob/Gyn

    in one word: ouch!!!!!!!!!!!