VivaLasViejas ASN, RN

LTC, assisted living, med-surg, psych

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RNs entering all their own orders - no unit clerks?

VivaLasViejas replied to Town & Country's topic in General Nursing

Where I worked, if you DIDN'T put the orders in yourself, they didn't get done for hours. Our poor unit secretary would get bombarded with fifteen or 20 charts all at once---new admissions, post-ops...
Soy vs. Cow's Milk-Based Formula

VivaLasViejas replied to daisybaby's topic in Ob/Gyn

Wow. I raised four kids on soy formula, and every one of 'em grew up strong and healthy. I don't know if it was actually the formula that made them that way, but I do know they were sick less often...
rewards of working with criminally insane???

VivaLasViejas replied to NurseToby's topic in Correctional

You mean there ARE some?? I can't think of a population I'd be less likely to want to work with. I'm glad there are nurses out there who can and want to do this sort of work, because it sure ain't my...
Nursing diagnosis "altered energy field"

VivaLasViejas replied to paphgrl's topic in General Nursing

After moderator review, I'm re-opening this thread. It's evident by the five-star rating and the vigorous (if sometimes overly so) debate that this is a very popular discussion. We ask only that...
Nursing diagnosis "altered energy field"

VivaLasViejas replied to paphgrl's topic in General Nursing

OK, folks, it's time to give this thread a bit of a rest so the mods can review it. I'm sorry to do this, because it's obviously a popular discussion, but it's become too personal, it's way off topic,...
Are You A Type "a" Nurse Or Type "b"

VivaLasViejas replied to kellbell1's topic in General Nursing

I appreciate this information so much!! Now I know why management was often frustrated with me.......I'm so type B it's not even funny (although I am ALWAYS early for work, and I can be organized when...
MedicalZebra Update

VivaLasViejas replied to MedicalZebra's topic in General Nursing

Rick, you have my sympathies........your fiancee was a good person, and she added a lot to this board. She will be missed. You will be in my thoughts and prayers tonight. Bless
Nursing shortages? Not in my area!

VivaLasViejas replied to Antikigirl's topic in General Nursing

Not particularly encouraging for me either, as I'm looking for work right here in the mid-Willamette Valley and I have years of experience under my belt. Thing is, I won't work Med/Surg anymore, and...
Post-op Vag hyst patient with thigh pains

VivaLasViejas replied to sharann's topic in Operating Room

You know, I've wondered about that too........I floated to OB-GYN a lot when I was a hospital nurse, and vag hyst patients were almost universally painful post-op. I wonder if doctors ever really warn...
The Ban On Knit Pants and Shirts (take 2)

VivaLasViejas replied to Marie_LPN, RN's topic in General Nursing

I would have a difficult time accepting a ban on knit slacks, as I'm very large and these are the only pants I can wear comfortably, e.g. bend, stretch, squat down, etc. in the course of a day....
Nationalized Healthcare and Nursing Salaries

VivaLasViejas replied to ZASHAGALKA's topic in General Nursing

And that's a shame, mobilsurgrn, because EVERYONE deserves access to basic health care. Quite frankly, I think if we got the insurance industry and their multimillionaire CEOs out of health care...
doesn't like being a cna

VivaLasViejas replied to nursewannabee's topic in General Nursing

I'd never have become an RN myself if being a CNA in a LTC facility was the only entrance into nursing. It's a horrible, dirty, backbreaking job, and if your co-worker is being good to the residents...
kidney stones ? and the ER

VivaLasViejas replied to mommy2boys's topic in Emergency

You, too? Actually, it's been two laser lithotripsies in the past 9 months for me, but I keep forming these stupid things and each time they grow bigger and faster. You have my sympathies!! BTW: I've...
Nursing diagnosis "altered energy field"

VivaLasViejas replied to paphgrl's topic in General Nursing

Now THAT is arguably the most logical post in this entire thread.:) Congratulations, and thank
My ALMOST 5 year old refuses to poop on the potty!

VivaLasViejas replied to dreamBIG's topic in General Nursing

Whooooeeeeeeeee.........there is a HUGE control issue here, and it's the five-year-old who's in control. The question is, how to change the situation and get the child to do what the parent wants?...
The Magic of Touch: What's Happened to the PM Care Backrub?

VivaLasViejas replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in General Nursing

That is SO true, Renee.........patients aren't human beings anymore, they've become just so many widgets on an assembly line.:angryfire Even 10 years ago when I was a CNA, it seemed like I always had...
What is it about Med-Surg that you don't like?

VivaLasViejas replied to RazorbackRN's topic in General Nursing

I used to love my work in Med/Surg. It was the JOB that got to me.......the petty bureaucratic BS that came down at regular intervals whenever someone made a minor mistake or a patient/family...
Nursing diagnosis "altered energy field"

VivaLasViejas replied to paphgrl's topic in General Nursing

No, it was in reference to another post.......I was posting at the same time as danu3, and he got there first. Sorry about the timing, I was afraid somebody would think that, and I'm glad for the...
The fatting of America.

VivaLasViejas replied to tgibson3770's topic in General Nursing

Oh no, who dug up THIS old chestnut??!!:uhoh21: FYI: The OP was something of a 'problem child' who has long since gone to wherever such individuals go to when they have worn out their welcome on a...
Nursing diagnosis "altered energy field"

VivaLasViejas replied to paphgrl's topic in General Nursing

I have lived long enough, and seen enough unexplained occurrences---even miracles---to know better than to rule out ANY possibility. That doesn't mean that a 'possibility' can be called science. To...
Nursing diagnosis "altered energy field"

VivaLasViejas replied to paphgrl's topic in General Nursing

I just tried the same thing with mine.........a few minutes later, a strong hint of eau de poo was noted emanating from the hall. Looks like he feels the same way I do about this
Nursing diagnosis "altered energy field"

VivaLasViejas replied to paphgrl's topic in General Nursing

Oh, we still do........when I worked in the nursing home, it wasn't unusual for me to have to unclog toilets/shower drains, repair rips in wheelchair arm rests with Kerlix and tape, kick the soda...
I need help dealing with a difficult nurse

VivaLasViejas replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

Wait a minute.........this nurse had only one heavy care patient? Out of only four altogether?? On NIGHT shift?? And she complained about getting ONE admission?? If I'd had assignments like this on...
Nursing diagnosis "altered energy field"

VivaLasViejas replied to paphgrl's topic in General Nursing

Please remember to debate the issue, and not each other. Thank
Nursing diagnosis "altered energy field"

VivaLasViejas replied to paphgrl's topic in General Nursing

'S okay.:) I'd just noticed that this thread was becoming a bit ugly in its tone over the past few pages, and I thought a reminder to 'play nice' was in order. As you were,

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