VivaLasViejas ASN, RN

LTC, assisted living, med-surg, psych

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    NAI descent: Roll Call

    VivaLasViejas replied to Thunderwolf's topic in General Nursing

    1/32 Cherokee........does that count?:uhoh21: My hubby is half Apache
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    Upset!!! write up and patients marijuana

    VivaLasViejas replied to RNGINA's topic in Home Health

    Magnificent......and as far as I'm concerned, the most rational statement in the entire thread. Thank you for putting things so eloquently, and yet so
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    Welcome to the Stress Management Forum!

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

    Thanks, Dutchgirl.........I feel the same way, in fact that's why I asked our great Administrator, Brian, about starting this forum. Those of us who have been through burnout and lived to fight...
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    Welcome to the Stress Management Forum!

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

    Thank you for the intro, Deb!! Welcome, everyone, to our new Health and Stress Management forum! This is a place where nurses can come to discuss health and wellness issues as they pertain to...
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    Need advice, being called in to the DON on Tues a.m.

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

    I don't know what the ALF regulations are where you live, but here in Oregon the RN does all medical assessments. The LPN, the resident care coordinator, even the administrator can gather data on a...
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    The nightmare returns---Hunter Group is coming!!!

    VivaLasViejas replied to prmenrs's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    You have my deepest sympathies, Wolfie...........once those efficiency 'experts' start tinkering around with a hospital, things start going down the toilet really fast. We had Cardinal come in 2 years...
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    How common is this?

    VivaLasViejas replied to CountryGirl1's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Excuse me.........I thought slavery was abolished in the 1800s. RUN, do not walk, to the nearest exit and find yourself a job where you can practice safely and where there are ancillary staff to do...
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    Lurk, Lurk....................

    VivaLasViejas replied to jnette's topic in Home Health

    Jnette, I couldn't be happier for you!!!:yelclap: :w00t: There's just nothing better than finding your bliss, and then getting PAID for it to boot. So glad you're enjoying this........you deserve...
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    Offered a full-time supervisory position in HH....need opinions please...

    VivaLasViejas replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in Home Health

    Well, you & I have discussed burnout before, and you know what I went through recently myself---what would you advise ME to do in this situation? Follow your bliss.........as flattering as it is...
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    is it worth driving 20 miles to work to get paid 6 dollars more?

    VivaLasViejas replied to Ms.RN's topic in General Nursing

    Well, it looks like I'm in the minority here, but I'm going to say this anyway: NO amount of money is worth changing jobs for if you're happy in your current situation. About four years ago, I...
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    Help !!! Am I crazy or what???

    VivaLasViejas replied to scottib's topic in General Nursing

    First of all, let me tell you that you are NOT crazy!! Med/Surg is what's crazy, and so is giving a brand-new grad 6-7 patients:madface: I don't know that there is any hospital where you can learn M/S...
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    Working in SLC healthcare as a non-LDS??

    VivaLasViejas replied to ED_Lifer's topic in General Nursing

    I remember my mother's stories about moving to Utah in the mid-1940s with her first husband and trying to get a job there. She couldn't even find work as a waitress, because she wasn't LDS and didn't...
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    Why there will be no medicare money left for your kids/grandkids really.

    VivaLasViejas replied to annmariern's topic in General Nursing

    I warned my family long ago that if they ever put me through this sort of thing when I'm old and my body is worn out, I'll haunt them forever after I finally pass on. Not only do I not want to be an...
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    Need some support

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

    FWIW, it's not just you 'newbies' who get scared and disillusioned and depressed when a job goes bad or isn't a good fit. I'm an RN with almost 9 years experience under my belt who left my med/surg...
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    IV Drug Abusers

    VivaLasViejas replied to morrisonrn's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    Exactly what I was going to say.:) Seriously........these folks know their veins, and it pays to listen to 'em. I once had an admission who told me he'd used up all but ONE vein........in his right...
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    Dissed by DON? Opinions wanted!

    VivaLasViejas replied to yadda_yadda_yadda's topic in General Nursing

    [quote=krichardson1966 If this is the DON's method of "problem solving" (not holding people accountable for their actions...and instead, giving everyone the little 'slap on the wrist...let's all just...
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    I can taste that

    VivaLasViejas replied to monkeyman1000's topic in MICU, SICU

    I'm with your husband here. I too have have a number of recent surgeries and hospital stays, and for me, saline flushes taste/smell sort of like new plastic. It's not particularly unpleasant, just...
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    How do you cope with child abuse?

    VivaLasViejas replied to LNDRN19's topic in General Nursing

    This is why I've never worked ER or peds, other than taking care of the occasional kiddo with RSV or a hot appy. I've always had a soft spot for the defenseless (which in my mind also includes frail...
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    Very worried, (very long)

    VivaLasViejas replied to DSplendid's topic in Emergency

    I'm glad things are turning out well for you. You didn't do anything I haven't done in the face of overwhelming circumstances, and frankly, if I were your supervisor, I'd have quietly asked you to...
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    Too many injuries on job, need another job,? leaving nursing

    VivaLasViejas replied to applesRN's topic in General Nursing

    Have you considered working in assisted living? I'm the health services coordinator/assistant administrator of a 42-apartment ALF, and I love it!! Much of what I do can be done sitting down, and I can...
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    Upset!!! write up and patients marijuana

    VivaLasViejas replied to RNGINA's topic in Home Health

    Well said. I agree that this should have been reported to the clinical supervisor; I know I would have done so. But in the real world, a single marijuana plant is hardly the stuff of which crime...
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    Lost It at Work!

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

    Ya know, the older I get, the more difficult it is for me to tolerate stupidity. I don't blame you one bit for losing your cool. You're HUMAN. Let yourself off the hook, and if some manager wants to...
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    Upset!!! write up and patients marijuana

    VivaLasViejas replied to RNGINA's topic in Home Health

    Excuse me.........are we nurses here, or did I just stumble onto allcops.com?? What, exactly, was the OP trying to accomplish by reporting her patient's marijuana plant? This isn't about...
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    Excuse me, I wasn't talking to you!!

    VivaLasViejas replied to thumperRN's topic in General Nursing

    Ahhhhhh, families: you can't live with 'em, can't shoot 'em........ I have one resident at my new assisted-living community whose daughter is old enough to be my mother, and she and I have already...
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    Upset!!! write up and patients marijuana

    VivaLasViejas replied to RNGINA's topic in Home Health

    I have a different perspective. First of all, when you enter someone else's home you are a GUEST---not judge and jury. While you have every right to be concerned about interactions between the...