VivaLasViejas ASN, RN

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    Union- good or bad?

    VivaLasViejas replied to moongirl's topic in General Nursing

    I don't believe generalizations such as the above are at all helpful. Not all unions are bad. Not all management is good. There are too many variables involved to make sweeping judgments like this....
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    Anybody know a very good gynecologist? Pls help!

    VivaLasViejas replied to ccrn2b's topic in General Nursing

    oops........duplicate!:uhoh21:
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    Anybody know a very good gynecologist? Pls help!

    VivaLasViejas replied to ccrn2b's topic in General Nursing

    Of course, all of this depends on where you live and which OB-GYNs in your area are accepting new patients. Please ask your friends and neighbors for a referral, or check your local Yellow Pages. Good...
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    Passed NCLEX...Praise The With Me Everyone

    VivaLasViejas replied to RNKay31's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    i had a good feeling about this go-round, kay, especially when you said the computer shut off at 75. you've worked hard to get where you are........i wish you all the luck and happiness in the world...
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    Be Careful!

    VivaLasViejas replied to SNKerri's topic in General Nursing

    Come on folks, play nice. Seriously..........I should think that anyone with a halfway decent command of the English language SHOULD be able to discern between the personal use of 'you' (as in "I...
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    Is this going to be a problem?

    VivaLasViejas replied to dano's topic in General Nursing

    The best qualified person to answer your questions is, of course, your own primary care provider. I'm sorry, but we cannot offer medical advice on this forum, and you will need to consult with your...
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    Hey, Managers! What's up with the "weeding out" of good nurses?

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

    Sounds like you worked at the same hospital I did.:yeahthat: It also sounds like your experience made you the same sort of manager it did me. The way I figure it now, that assistant-department manager...
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    THIS Is Why I Love Geriatrics

    VivaLasViejas replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I'm glad to hear that. I forgot...........one of the staff members got some pictures, and there's this perfect one of the couple sitting by the table with all the decorations in view and big grins...
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    THIS Is Why I Love Geriatrics

    VivaLasViejas replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Here's a little follow-up: Paul and Sylvia were still on Cloud Nine today, so thrilled were they by yesterday's events. Sylvia said Paul ate more than she's seen him eat at one sitting in...
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    Communication a problem for nurses rock climbing the answer?

    VivaLasViejas replied to moonscar's topic in General Nursing

    :yeahthat: Frankly, if I wanted to suffer the tortures of high-school gym classes again, this newfangled, New Agey-type "fix" would be just the ticket. But I have long since left my teenage years...
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    Hey, Managers! What's up with the "weeding out" of good nurses?

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

    I agree, Leslie. At my last job, I was one of several RNs who were unfairly targeted and 'eased' toward the door, for no reason than being older and a tad slower physically than some others. I was a...
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    Hey, Managers! What's up with the "weeding out" of good nurses?

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

    Well, FWIW, Angie, I'm now a manager myself, and I think I'm a better one because of the things that have happened to me. When one of my staff is having problems, I prefer to sit that person down...
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    Hey, Managers! What's up with the "weeding out" of good nurses?

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

    I feel for you, Rehab, truly I do.............I went through pretty much the same thing at my last hospital job---I never did receive any write-ups, but it seemed like I was getting called into the...
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    Spacenurse: Critcial Care Preceptor & Nursing Activist

    VivaLasViejas replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in General Nursing

    Congratulations, Spacenurse! I too have learned much from you over the years...........you deserve this honor!:icon_hug: :flowersfo
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    Nurse-Writers

    VivaLasViejas replied to Elizabeth Hanes's topic in General Nursing

    I'm the same way.........gotta have a steady income. I can't handle the stress of never knowing when or if I'm going to sell an article. Fortunately, I love nursing too, and I think I'll eventually...
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    Nurse-Writers

    VivaLasViejas replied to Elizabeth Hanes's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a freelancer too, although I don't have a lot of time for it anymore........I mostly write social and political commentaries for newspapers, and occasional "personal experience" pieces for...
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    My patient, my hope!

    VivaLasViejas replied to Antikigirl's topic in General Nursing

    What an awesome story!!! You are a magnificent nurse and patient advocate......this is what nursing, at its best, is all about. Good for you---and GREAT for this poor sad, hurting woman, whose life...
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    Everybody wants something for nothing...pt's trying to "clean up"

    VivaLasViejas replied to Jo Dirt's topic in Home Health

    I have one question for the OP: Would your patients' behavior bother you as much if they were private pay? Or covered by traditional health insurance? I understand the need to vent, but can't it be...
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    question about cortison injections

    VivaLasViejas replied to natsfanrn's topic in General Nursing

    The person best qualified to answer your question is the podiatrist who gave you the cortisone injection. As a nursing message board, we are not able to give medical advice since it is not within our...
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    patients who LIE about their symptoms!

    VivaLasViejas replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

    Why on earth does it matter who pays for the AICD the patient needed? I hate to say it, but this thread is yet another that's headed for the scrap heap if this keeps up. We have had far too many...
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    (1st post) Just a question about respect(or lack there of)from co-workers at hospt

    VivaLasViejas replied to Trauma_Team_1's topic in General Nursing

    I was always so grateful to our lab techs for coming in and getting that hard stick, I forgot to be disrespectful to them. Seriously, I've never seen lab techs treated badly anyplace I've worked, nor...
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    Don't put that in your nose!!

    VivaLasViejas replied to whiskeygirl's topic in General Nursing

    My younger daughter used to put all sorts of paper products up her nose; the oldest once stuck a dime in there; the younger son put part of a houseplant in his. I used pepper on 'em to make 'em...
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    menopause twice in life??

    VivaLasViejas replied to after53's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Closing thread due to nature of original post (seeking medical advice, which is not within our scope of practice as nurses) and length of time since OP posted
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    501 ways to know you've been on allnurses.com too long!

    VivaLasViejas replied to Roy Fokker's topic in Nursing Humor

    AAACK!!! I've been busted!!!:imbar Oh well, nobody ever calls that I want to talk to anyway---when the phone rings at my house, it's either a telemarketer, a bill collector trying to dun my dd who...
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    Freaking out about Anatomy dissection...

    VivaLasViejas replied to luvmy3kids's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    We had to do cats, which repelled me at first because I'm a cat person. (Now my alma mater has actual human cadavers, which I would have vastly preferred.) But once we got going on the cats, they more...