VivaLasViejas ASN, RN

LTC, assisted living, med-surg, psych

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    Coworker quit/fired! Should we know what happened or not?

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

    Interesting story, Ruby........and I know what you mean about the promotions going to younger nurses. I was actually on the committee that established charge nurses (called 'resource' nurses) on our...
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    Where have all the experienced nurses gone?

    VivaLasViejas replied to mharrah's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Thank you, Wolfie.........I know you're right, and that it will all turn out OK in the
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    No I wouldn't recommend nursing

    VivaLasViejas replied to manuelvillanueva's topic in Nursing Career

    Well, I'm certainly an 'insider', having been a nurse for almost 9 years, but this post makes a whole LOT of sense to me. It's especially appropriate at this time of my own career, when I've just left...
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    Will This Job Ever Get Better?

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

    Run, do not walk, to the nearest exit!! NO job is worth what this one is doing to your health..........believe me, I know! I myself just walked away from one that paid almost $30 an hour for the very...
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    Coworker quit/fired! Should we know what happened or not?

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

    That was me......the nurse who got dumped on and dumped on until I finally couldn't take it for even ONE more day. I'll admit that I've got a mouth on me, and that I've done a lot of b****ing in the...
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    Coworker quit/fired! Should we know what happened or not?

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

    Since I'm in this position myself at the present time, I find this discussion very interesting, to say the least. I've been so wrapped up in my own feelings that I honestly haven't given much thought...
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    Where have all the experienced nurses gone?

    VivaLasViejas replied to mharrah's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Well, this is one experienced med/surg nurse whose body can no longer handle the physical strain or emotional stresses of trying to do way too much with too few resources and too little time. I walked...
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    working sick...need advice:)

    VivaLasViejas replied to scrmblr's topic in General Nursing

    I used to believe that there were only two circumstances that should keep me away from work: when I couldn't keep my head off the pillow, or out of the toilet. Now I know better.........I've been ill...
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    The intubated, tube-fed "scootcher"

    VivaLasViejas replied to Zee_RN's topic in MICU, SICU

    Just raise the knee part of the bed and put pillows under his legs.........that'll stop the 'scooching' quickly
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    I Did It---I QUIT!!

    VivaLasViejas posted a topic in General Nursing

    Well, this is it---I resigned this morning, and even though it won't be effective until January 3rd, I've worked my last shift in Med/Surg. I went in for a CT scan (kidney stones again) and started...
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    I Did It---I QUIT!!

    VivaLasViejas replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    I seem to be on a roll........tonight I also gave my dear but oh-so-aggravating elder sister an earful as well. She and my BIL have been crying poor all year long---she quit her legal secretary...
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    I Did It---I QUIT!!

    VivaLasViejas replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    Well, the shock of actually up and quitting yesterday has finally worn off......and this morning reality hit me with both barrels: "OMG, what have I done??" I don't have a job to go to. I no longer...
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    Other Great Careers in Healthcare

    VivaLasViejas replied to following_faith's topic in Nursing Career

    Thanks for the suggestions........having just quit a great-paying med/surg job because of the physical and emotional stress, I'd almost rather work at Mickey D's than go through that sort of thing...
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    I Did It---I QUIT!!

    VivaLasViejas replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you all for your support and kind words! I'm beginning to unwind now from this long, long day, and in my heart of hearts I know I did the right thing. I took a chance and filed for unemployment...
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    New at home health and lovin it....so far!

    VivaLasViejas replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in Home Health

    Dutchgirl, I'm so glad to know you're doing better, and that there is, indeed, life after Med/Surg.:chuckle I'm in the same place now that you were a few months ago---physically trashed, mentally...
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    Meds you hate to give....

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

    Yep......gotta love that Vitamin A!!!!!:chuckle Oh, I forgot, I really hate having to Narcan somebody---they come out of their lethargy swiftly, to be sure, but they almost always come out of it in a...
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    Embarrassing Incident/Klonopin?

    VivaLasViejas replied to calicamper's topic in Psychiatric

    I'm so glad this thread is here..........I've been having some pretty nasty anxiety issues of late myself, and it's been bad enough that I've considered taking a half-dose of Ativan during the day in...
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    What do you always try to put on an IV pump?

    VivaLasViejas replied to Aneroo's topic in General Nursing

    We usually don't have enough pumps for all patients, so we have quite a bit of discretion as to who gets one. Naturally, we put any patient at risk for fluid overload on a pump, as we do anyone with...
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    333 lb. Nurse?? Help, please.

    VivaLasViejas replied to grad2009's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I weigh over 300 myself, but I've performed my duties at higher weights than 333#, and indeed continue to perform them adequately even though I do have some osteoarthritis in my spine and knees, and...
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    What is wrong with me????

    VivaLasViejas replied to Curious1alwys's topic in Nursing Career

    Just for the record, you don't have to be a nursing student, or even young, to have trouble making decisions. I'm in the middle of a similar dilemma as we speak......an almost 47-year-old grandmother...
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    Meds you hate to give....

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

    I hate giving IV Lasix to anyone who is incontinent/needs 2 people to get OOB and/or doesn't have a Foley. I also have a deep and abiding dislike for Lactulose, GoLytely, and anything that produces...
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    Help Needed On Where To Look Next

    VivaLasViejas replied to MistyDreamer's topic in Nursing Career

    I'm in pretty much the same boat, Misty.......Med/Surg has just about ruined my health, and being the major breadwinner in my own household, I'm all but trapped in it as I can't afford to work where...
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    I'm tired of it! I had enough!

    VivaLasViejas replied to marshalbc77's topic in General Nursing

    OMG!!!!! Are you sure you and I don't work at the same
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    Hot Flashes!!!

    VivaLasViejas replied to Haunted's topic in General Nursing

    You sound just like me when I was going through the worst of it. I started perimenopause around 40, and it kicked into high gear just before I turned 43. Sleep through the night? Do we know any more...
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    My dad is dying.....

    VivaLasViejas replied to Curious1alwys's topic in General Nursing

    I am so sorry, thrashej.......:kiss I wish I had some words of wisdom for you, but I don't, so I'll tell you my own experiences with this disease. My own father died of the very same thing in May...