VivaLasViejas ASN, RN

LTC, assisted living, med-surg, psych

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    Any conservative nursing journals?

    VivaLasViejas replied to offskooring's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    What an interesting question! I hope somebody here has some answers, as universal healthcare is an interest of mine, BUT I don't want the government to run it. My ideas for expanding access to health...
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    Nurse Managers working the floor

    VivaLasViejas replied to BlessedbyGod's topic in General Nursing

    I do whatever I can to NOT work the floor---that's why I've taken over scheduling! ---but for crying out loud, if there's no one available to help, I'll get out there and do it. I'm not above...
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    End of my first year.....time to move on????

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

    When the bad days outnumbered the good...........when management began nudging some of us older nurses toward the door with impossible assignments and harsh discipline for the inevitable small...
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    20 Ways to Maintain a Healthy Level of Insanity

    VivaLasViejas replied to luvmy2angels's topic in Nursing Humor

    There is a KFC here in my town where I've actually been asked "Is that for here or to go?".........and I was in the drive-through:uhoh3: Funny stuff!! I would have to add "Sit in your office and pop...
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    Need to vent...arghhh.. (*long post...sorry)

    VivaLasViejas replied to vamedic4's topic in General Nursing

    Vamedic, I PM'd you with a couple of suggestions. I wish both you and your wife the best as you continue to seek relief from these headaches. I've had them most of my life, at least until I went into...
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    traumatized by vermin

    VivaLasViejas replied to Multicollinearity's topic in Arizona Nursing

    I've been thinking about moving to AZ in the future..........maybe I'd better reconsider:eek: Guess I've forgotten about those 'critters' since I moved away from Southern California 18 years ago. I'm...
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    pre-employment drug testing?

    VivaLasViejas replied to nursewriter2's topic in General Nursing

    Personally, I feel that what people do on their own time is NONE of their employers' business, so I'm against drug testing in general. I think it's called for when there is a reasonable suspicion that...
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    Have you meet Jnette: "Goody 1 Shoe"

    VivaLasViejas replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in General Nursing

    Jnette has always been one of my very favorite people here. I'm so glad to have the opportunity to honor her, right here on the board! I appreciate jnette because she is both a seeker and dispenser of...
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    Job satisfaction

    VivaLasViejas replied to LydiaNN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm fortunate enough---at last!!---to be in the "Very High" satisfaction category. My job provides me with the opportunity to be as creative and autonomous as I want to be; while I wish it paid a...
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    How Do You Get Over.....

    VivaLasViejas replied to NICU-RN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Be the boss. I've never worked NICU, but I've worked in hospitals and LTCs, and a toxic environment is a toxic environment no matter where you are. Actually, I was only half-kidding: as an...
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    Croc shoes Worth it? Or forget it??

    VivaLasViejas replied to RNSacht's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know how I would've made it through my last six months of floor nursing if I hadn't discovered Crocs. Now I wear nothing else, even though I'm in management and don't have to spend eight or 12...
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    Andrea Yates R.N.

    VivaLasViejas replied to SkateBetty's topic in General Nursing

    I believe Andrea Yates truly is psychotic. However, society must be protected from people like her. Andrea Yates should spend the rest of her life in a secure setting where she is supervised at all...
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    Andrea Yates R.N.

    VivaLasViejas replied to SkateBetty's topic in General Nursing

    Yep, he did, and the word on the street is he married another woman who is quiet, shy, religious, and obedient. Hope we never have to hear of a second tragedy involving that
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    You might suffer from ADHD if...

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

    Eric, your siggy lines crack me UP!!! I like to call my random neural firings "midlife moments" or "sometimer's disease". I have a lot of them. Just today I spent at least 20 minutes running out from...
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    I'm sick of nursing unions!!!

    VivaLasViejas replied to lorster's topic in General Nursing

    And to whom would you be
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    Is using lidocaine really effective during venipunture?

    VivaLasViejas replied to digger's topic in General Nursing

    I questioned the effectiveness of lidocaine until a few years ago, when surgery started becoming a semi-regular occurrence for me. Now I don't let anyone near me without it---I'm a hard stick, with...
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    anyone love there job?

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

    I've been a nurse for 9 years, and I love, love, LOVE my job as health services coordinator for an assisted living facility. Yes, there are days I want to scream, but for the most part it's an...
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    Problem...Should I Go Back Or Not

    VivaLasViejas replied to HannasMom's topic in General Nursing

    I'm 110% with Weetziebat here. That dream says loud and clear what your subconscious already knows: it ain't gonna change. It almost killed my soul to leave my hospital job last December.......I loved...
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    ever been accused of abuse?

    VivaLasViejas replied to cuz_i_can's topic in General Nursing

    I second that emotion.:yeahthat: In fact, this topic is way beyond the scope of a general nursing discussion board, and the OP should seek appropriate legal counsel from a qualified professional....
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    A ? for Home Health Nurses

    VivaLasViejas posted a topic in Home Health

    I have a resident in my 42-apartment assisted living facility (ALF) who was in a log truck-vs.-bicycle collision over a year ago that nearly ended his life. He has had multiple surgeries, skin grafts,...
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    As the Stomach Turns: Drama in the Workplace

    VivaLasViejas posted a topic in General Nursing

    And I went back into management.......why?? In the interest of brevity: Three days ago I learned that my resident-care coordinator/lead medication assistant/lead caregiver has been diverting drugs...
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    As the Stomach Turns: Drama in the Workplace

    VivaLasViejas replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    You may very well be right, prmenrs. We've had some personal theft problems around the building as well.........and guess who was the first to point her finger at another staff member?:trout: I'm...
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    As the Stomach Turns: Drama in the Workplace

    VivaLasViejas replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks, Mary........you never know, if things get too weird, I might just take you up on that offer! Yes, we do keep the doors locked after 9:30 PM. Seems hardly adequate, but staff is at least aware...
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    As the Stomach Turns: Drama in the Workplace

    VivaLasViejas replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, I don't really care about being sued in this case, because she hasn't got a leg to stand on. But it never fails to irritate me that so many people who claim they don't make enough money to own a...
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    As the Stomach Turns: Drama in the Workplace

    VivaLasViejas replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah........Division 47 is pretty scary, isn't it? I've learned to live with it, but I'm also pretty fussy about whom I delegate to.........unfortunately, this particular worker came with the job, and...