VivaLasViejas ASN, RN

LTC, assisted living, med-surg, psych

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    A Hard Lesson Learned

    VivaLasViejas replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    The end of that one hall is where three of our four private/isolation rooms are located, which is why the super-sickies, the psych cases, and the VIPs are placed there. I agree, it's the worst area in...
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    A Hard Lesson Learned

    VivaLasViejas replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    Once again, you all have given me well-thought-out, compassionate feedback. Thank you so much---it's given me a great deal of food for thought, especially now that I've had time over the weekend to...
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    A Hard Lesson Learned

    VivaLasViejas replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    You know, just a couple of weeks ago I had a patient in that same room who started LOOKING like he was going to circle the drain, and I was able to intervene and get him to ICU, where we intubated...
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    A Hard Lesson Learned

    VivaLasViejas replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    Actually, I did get orders for stat CBC (which showed the H&H as 13.8 and 38.0 respectively, believe it or not) and Protonix 80 mg IV now (which took almost an hour for pharmacy to send up). The...
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    A Hard Lesson Learned

    VivaLasViejas replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    ((((((((all of you!))))))) Your support means the world to me, and I thank you all so much for speaking up and confirming what I felt: the situation was, indeed, untenable, and I did NOT get the...
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    Religion Needed to be a Good Nurse?

    VivaLasViejas replied to Kabin's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    Marie, out of all the posts in this thread, yours make the most sense, IMHO. In only a few well-chosen words, you have stated exactly how millions of red-blooded, God-fearing Americans (including...
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    California Nurses Inform the Public and WIN !!!!

    VivaLasViejas replied to maureeno's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Yep........who's the 'girlie man' NOW???:rotfl: BTW, it's great to have you back, maureeno!! WELCOME HOME!!
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    Religion Needed to be a Good Nurse?

    VivaLasViejas replied to Kabin's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    Well, if the past 5-6 pages are any indication, this thread is still popular, and there's been a lot of passionate and lively discussion. It's threatening to become heated again, so pleeeeeeeeeeeeeze...
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    Religion Needed to be a Good Nurse?

    VivaLasViejas replied to Kabin's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    To my own way of thinking, bigotry is the EIGHTH deadly sin (and a good deal worse than sloth or gluttony, IMHO). No one has the right to make another person feel inferior because of his or her skin...
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    CATS AND SCHIZOPHRENIA/ this is so stupid

    VivaLasViejas replied to RENAISSANCE RN's topic in Psychiatric

    Wonder what that doctor was smoking when he came up with THIS theory??? This is utterly irresponsible journalism.......no, not journalism, sensationalism. Shame on ABC and on 20/20 for showing such...
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    What do you live for?

    VivaLasViejas replied to Curious1alwys's topic in Psychiatric

    Folks, don't sweat the "Warn" icon---that's for staff use, so we can keep track of any warnings we issue. If you have 0%, it just means you haven't received
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    Religion Needed to be a Good Nurse?

    VivaLasViejas replied to Kabin's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    OK, is everyone cooled off and ready to resume this discussion? Good. I think this is a valuable topic, which is why I'm re-opening the thread. However, this is contingent upon your willingness to...
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    funny baby shot poster

    VivaLasViejas replied to jensmya's topic in Nursing Humor

    I remember this!:chuckle It was an ad for a tympanic thermometer, which brand I don't recall, but it said something like "It's two AM, your baby is sick and miserable.......and you're going to put the...
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    Too busy for break?

    VivaLasViejas replied to merae's topic in General Nursing

    Hmmmmm.......now I'M wondering if that's contributed to my 3 episodes of kidney stones :uhoh21: I know I've developed 'nurses' bladder' from holding it for hours on end---for most of my life, I used...
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    do staffs have a right not to send pt to hospital?

    VivaLasViejas replied to Ms.RN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    A patient who is A&O and who wants to go to the hospital has every right to be sent there if she wishes. Even if there's no obvious reason, your facility would be in BIG trouble if it turned out...
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    Religion Needed to be a Good Nurse?

    VivaLasViejas replied to Kabin's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    Folks, this thread has gotten too hot to handle, so I'm closing it for 24 hours for a cooling-off period and moderator discussion. I ask those of you who have gotten into the flame wars (you know who...
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    Too busy for break?

    VivaLasViejas replied to merae's topic in General Nursing

    What's a
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    Antidepressants and Sex Drive??

    VivaLasViejas replied to Curious1alwys's topic in Psychiatric

    I've wondered about that connection for some time myself. I went on Paxil about 5 years ago, and even though it helped me feel 100% better both physically and mentally, there was definitely a change...
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    POLL: Do you still use trendelenburg?

    VivaLasViejas replied to bluesky's topic in MICU, SICU

    We don't have a specific policy for this, but recently when my patient's BP went south, I put her in T-burg as I'd done many times before, only to be corrected by one of our hospitalists, who said...
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    What Gets to You??

    VivaLasViejas replied to mshooha's topic in Emergency

    I used to be a 'sympathetic vomitter' myself........even after I had kids. Now I can handle HUMAN vomit of any kind; I can clean up after an all-out, I-think-I-heard-the-patient's-SHOES-come-up...
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    Anybody Scared to be a Nurse re: Bird Flu?

    VivaLasViejas replied to land64shark's topic in Nursing Career

    I wish I knew the answer to that one. ~sigh~ I don't know that there's anything we can do about this thing except pray that it turns out to be like the infamous 'swine flu' of 30 years ago: a tempest...
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    What Gets to You??

    VivaLasViejas replied to mshooha's topic in Emergency

    One word:
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    This article insults nursing as a lower skilled job

    VivaLasViejas replied to Cheyenne RN,BSHS's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sorry, but I busted my patookis for four years to get that "2-year degree" and I refuse to be insulted by 'experts' who claim that people like myself are 'low-skilled' or 'not educated'. More than...
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    The new AMA TV propaganda drive me nuts.

    VivaLasViejas replied to epiphany's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I'm obviously in the minority here, because I think these ads are charming. I'm for ANYTHING that encourages the public to think good thoughts about healthcare professionals, be they doctor,...
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    The title "NURSE"

    VivaLasViejas replied to omega17632's topic in General Nursing

    The question has been asked and answered, multiple times. I think it should be crystal clear by now that legally, an LPN/LVN may call her/himself a nurse because s/he IS a nurse. Closing this thread...