VivaLasViejas ASN, RN

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    Spanish speakers PLEASE help!

    VivaLasViejas replied to ftr_bb_catchr's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I bought "Medical Spanish Made Incredibly Easy!" recently. Although I, like Deb, am pretty fluent, I figure I can always learn more that's of use on the job than the everyday conversational Spanish I...
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    bad med-surg day-wake-up call

    VivaLasViejas replied to lesrn2005's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I think you did a FANTASTIC job of handling all of that:kiss These are the kind of shifts that give M/S nursing a bad name........yet that's what we have to deal with, day in and day out. It's...
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    Have you noticed an increase in patients with type II diabetes?

    VivaLasViejas replied to Brian's topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

    As we all know, Americans are getting both older and fatter, so a corresponding increase in DM type II would make sense. I also think it's being diagnosed more frequently for a number of reasons, e.g....
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    New CPR instruction?

    VivaLasViejas replied to OURN83's topic in General Nursing

    I stand corrected. I read about these new guidelines in the newspaper this afternoon, and I'm really surprised that none of this was mentioned in the CPR class I took just this October. However, I...
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    Age when you had your first child?

    VivaLasViejas replied to sugabuga's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Who was it that said: "Having a teenager makes me understand why some species eat their young"??:rotfl: Aw, it's all worth it when they're a few years older and they present you with that first...
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    Wearing Gloves for Injections

    VivaLasViejas replied to BGSRN's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I don't wear gloves for SQ injections, but occasionally will glove up to give an IM to a patient with a known infection (e.g. MRSA, Hep C) or one who's just, well, dirty......you know, those...
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    Age when you had your first child?

    VivaLasViejas replied to sugabuga's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I was almost 24 with baby #1 25 with #2 (this baby was anencephalic:crying2: ) 27 with #3 30 with #4 32 with #5 Since I've had children in both my 20s and 30s, I can say that I definitely had more...
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    New CPR instruction?

    VivaLasViejas replied to OURN83's topic in General Nursing

    I'm wondering where the OP got this information. I just took the 8-hour CPR class for healthcare providers, and never was it mentioned that you're supposed to do 30 compressions.......the ratios have...
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    A Dear Abbey letter. What is your take?

    VivaLasViejas replied to Faeriewand's topic in General Nursing

    My first thought when I read this in our local newspaper was "How rude!" I NEVER expose patients' genitalia unless those areas are necessarily part of my assessment, and even when I have to do so, I...
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    Crocs Brand Shoes

    VivaLasViejas replied to Bipley's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    :rotfl: I have this issue with the shoes, too.........although I can trip over smoke:chuckle Doesn't stop me from wearing 'em, I just have to be more careful about picking up my feet. I just love it...
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    Does anyone love their job?

    VivaLasViejas replied to Lisa CCU RN's topic in General Nursing

    It's easy to confuse loving your work with loving your job........but they aren't the same thing. Me, I've never regretted going into nursing, and if I had it to do over again, I don't think I'd do...
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    Who else has to work Thanksgiving?

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

    I was scheduled to work today, but I've been out all week due to this stupid cellulitis, and since I'm not supposed to stand for any length of time, long hours of cooking are a big no-no as well. So...
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    Your dying wishes?

    VivaLasViejas replied to nurse4theplanet's topic in General Nursing

    During a recent discussion between several of us nurses in the break room, we were all talking about when we thought it would be a good time to die. I said: "About five seconds before my feet cross...
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    Cellulitis :-(

    VivaLasViejas posted a topic in General Nursing

    Well, so much for my three-month winning streak: on top of everything else I've had this year, I just came down with cellulitis. During our whirlwind visit to Seattle this past weekend, I was...
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    Microwave Endometrial Ablation?

    VivaLasViejas replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    I had mine done in 2002. At first, I thought it had failed, because I still had periods which were heavy and irregular, and they still went on for a week or more. But I never again had the kind of...
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    Crocs Brand Shoes

    VivaLasViejas replied to Bipley's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I started a thread on Crocs about a month or so ago........I love mine, and won't wear anything else to work anymore. My foot and leg pain have virtually disappeared since I started wearing them, and...
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    Feeling worthless right now.....

    VivaLasViejas replied to MarcusKspn's topic in General Nursing

    Marcus, for goodness sakes, DON'T beat yourself up over this!! I'm assuming yours is a 24-hour facility, meaning there have been other nurses who could have caught this. Don't blame yourself for the...
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    Nurses and nursing student, how do you talk to your PCP?

    VivaLasViejas replied to westcoastgirl's topic in General Nursing

    My PCP has been taking care of me for about 15 years, so he's seen me through welfare, nursing school, my first few years as a VERY stressed-out RN and beyond. We've become friends during this time,...
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    DON's going back to floor nursing

    VivaLasViejas replied to Monica RN,BSN's topic in Nurse Management

    I got out of management and back into floor nursing about 3 years ago, and the only real difficulty I had with the transition was re-learning to take direction.......especially from this one...
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    Percentage of Break Downs?

    VivaLasViejas replied to HappyJaxRN's topic in General Nursing

    FWIW, onconurseRT, I can tell you that I too am struggling with this realization.......and I've been a nurse for the better part of a decade. Nursing was, and still is, the one thing I've wanted to...
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    Medical terms in Spanish

    VivaLasViejas replied to nurse4theplanet's topic in General Nursing

    I didn't know you were fluent, Deb! WOOT!! Good for you.......it certainly does come in handy on the job, especially when you're one of the only people on staff who can tell a laboring mom to push...
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    Agism in nursing???? (furious rant potential)

    VivaLasViejas replied to chris_at_lucas_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Chris, I don't know what exactly transpired to make these people decide to hire someone less qualified than you, but I happen to agree with you that there is, indeed, ageism in nursing, just as there...
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    A Hard Lesson Learned

    VivaLasViejas posted a topic in General Nursing

    As we who have reached our middle years know, there are few things more satisfying than the realization that we have finally come into our own. It's not that we know everything, but we are wise enough...
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    A Hard Lesson Learned

    VivaLasViejas replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    You said it, CseMgr!! Now, the question is: If this is such a universal problem---and I know it's even worse in some areas of the country---WHY can't we get anything done about it? You'd think there...
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    A Hard Lesson Learned

    VivaLasViejas replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks, Steph.:icon_hug: Yanno, this is one of those dumb things we do at my workplace just because we've done it forever. The actual physical layout of our M/S floor is in an 'H' shape, with one...