VivaLasViejas ASN, RN

LTC, assisted living, med-surg, psych

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    What was your accomplishment at work today?

    VivaLasViejas replied to Thunderwolf's topic in Men in Nursing

    That IS an accomplishment........awesome job!! For my part, I won a round with an MD on behalf of a resident with chronic pain. The resident had asked the doctor for a change in her pain meds. The...
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    CNA's running assistive Living Facility

    VivaLasViejas replied to MJH's topic in General Nursing

    The acuity in assisted living---just like everywhere else in health care---has risen in recent years. I recently returned to ALF nursing after a 5-year absence, and in my building we have residents...
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    I'm happy to report...........

    VivaLasViejas posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'M EMPLOYED AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!! :bowingpur I interviewed for a DON type position in a local assisted living community last Friday, went in Monday to meet with the regional manager, and they called...
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    I'm happy to report...........

    VivaLasViejas replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    I feel the same way, Miranda.....thanks for your good
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    My 16-year-old wants a navel piercing

    VivaLasViejas replied to Zee_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Ohhhh, this brings back memories from when my girls were teenagers. Of course, back then I didn't know how to pick my battles, so I banned all piercings except earlobes........and wouldn't you know...
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    Too Old?

    VivaLasViejas replied to rhapsodyRN's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Question: How old will you be in six years if you DON'T go for NP?? I was 36 when I started my ADN program. The oldest member of our class was the age I am now. You are only limited by your own...
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    Job Interview Monday...Any advice?

    VivaLasViejas replied to *Renee*'s topic in General Nursing

    Now THAT'S a practical tip I'd never heard before:chuckle Makes sense though.........nerves tend to be on edge, and edgy nerves make for twitchy bladders. So glad my interviewing days are...
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    Am I losing it??

    VivaLasViejas replied to anitadifflife's topic in Nursing Career

    Welcome to my world.........at least, the way it was until a couple of months ago! I walked away from thirty bucks an hour and the best benefit package in my entire area nine days before Christmas...
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    Military Nurses: What do you think of Bush and the war?

    VivaLasViejas replied to baby_gurl0604's topic in Government, Military

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    Military Nurses: What do you think of Bush and the war?

    VivaLasViejas replied to baby_gurl0604's topic in Government, Military

    amen to most of the above. i do not support radical left-wingers any more than i do radical right-wingers, nor do i believe that 9/11 could have been prevented. i do think, however, that had we kept...
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    I'm happy to report...........

    VivaLasViejas replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you, my friends! :icon_hug: I've got to admit, my head is still spinning at the swiftness with which things have changed. I mean, two months ago I was a burned-out, stressed-out, micro-managed...
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    I'm happy to report...........

    VivaLasViejas replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, yeah........not only street clothes and real hours, but weekends and ALL major holidays off. The only major disadvantages that I can see thus far are being on salary, rather than hourly, and...
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    I'm happy to report...........

    VivaLasViejas replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks, everybody!! My first day didn't begin all that well---I was five minutes LATE because I got hung up by a loooooooong train, then I found out I wasn't supposed to wear a scrub top:imbar But...
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    After 3 1/2 hours of interviewing...

    VivaLasViejas replied to Tiny1Nisolet's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!! Best wishes for success in your new
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    Tiny Rant...

    VivaLasViejas replied to Alexsys's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with you there, alexsys! You definitely could have handled things a lot worse than you did---I know, I've seen it done, and by well-educated professionals at that---and you've obviously...
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    Tiny Rant...

    VivaLasViejas replied to Alexsys's topic in General Nursing

    "Shoo"? "Shoo"?! Wow.......the nursing shortage must be awful in your area, otherwise I can't imagine why that hospital would keep a nurse on staff who treats other nurses like something she'd scrape...
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    Break anyone??????????????????????

    VivaLasViejas replied to nursesue71's topic in General Nursing

    We all laugh about our 'pit stops' (or lack thereof), but it's actually a very serious problem, as holding urine too long can lead to UTI and/or pyelonephritis, kidney stones, and a stretched bladder...
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    Emerald Healthcare Staffing

    VivaLasViejas replied to tawill5's topic in Travel

    I'd rather be in San Diego too........I'm from there originally (well, I'm actually from the backcountry of North SD County), and I was told that they contract with the hospital that I was born in...
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    Emerald Healthcare Staffing

    VivaLasViejas replied to tawill5's topic in Travel

    That was for Central and Northern CA, nights on Med/Surg and stepdown units........those are the shortage areas. For that kind of cash, I think I could screw up my sleep patterns and live out of a...
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    Emerald Healthcare Staffing

    VivaLasViejas replied to tawill5's topic in Travel

    I'm glad to hear so many positives about this company! I got a call from a recruiter last Friday morning, and what they're offering me is enough to tempt me to take a 13-week venture to California,...
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    Military Nurses: What do you think of Bush and the war?

    VivaLasViejas replied to baby_gurl0604's topic in Government, Military

    I guess I should have clarified what I meant when I said my daughter has become a political agnostic: she says she has no OFFICIAL opinions of any kind as a uniformed member of the United States Army....
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    Military Nurses: What do you think of Bush and the war?

    VivaLasViejas replied to baby_gurl0604's topic in Government, Military

    Well, maybe not always........but I'm perfectly comfortable with the notion that an American can be one hundred percent supportive of our military men and women without being in agreement with their...
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    Military Nurses: What do you think of Bush and the war?

    VivaLasViejas replied to baby_gurl0604's topic in Government, Military

    :roll You are too funny.........surely the Army can't be so desperate for troops that they'd take an old woman like me! With all my aches, pains, extra tons and ailments, I'd probably wash out in...
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    How Long Do You Take To Answer Call Bells?

    VivaLasViejas replied to lisa41rn's topic in General Nursing

    That was my thought as
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    Military Nurses: What do you think of Bush and the war?

    VivaLasViejas replied to baby_gurl0604's topic in Government, Military

    [quote=luvmy2angels My sister is in the air force and has been for about 14 years now.I fell that most people in the military are supportive of our current administration (keep in mind this is just MY...