VivaLasViejas ASN, RN

LTC, assisted living, med-surg, psych

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    Could this be stress?

    VivaLasViejas replied to Still Riding's topic in General Nursing

    Come on, SR............you know you've got to get yourself checked out, if you're sitting there crouched like a pig hugging a football, this is NOT something you want to mess around with. So GO,...
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    What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    VivaLasViejas replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    OMG!!!!! 'Booty dust'........now I've heard everything :rotfl: (The mental pictures are absolutely hilarious, BTW :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:
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    Could this be stress?

    VivaLasViejas replied to Still Riding's topic in General Nursing

    Still Riding...........Guess what, your body couldn't care less that you have finals coming up! :chuckle If the pain persists or gets worse, or if you develop a fever, nausea/vomiting etc., get...
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    4/22/05 Show 20/20 H2O myth

    VivaLasViejas replied to bellcollector's topic in General Nursing

    The so-called 'experts' may say one thing, but my kidney stones tell me something totally different. I swear, THIS time I'm going to drink a minimum of 2 liters a day........no more excuses! And I've...
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    inappropriate patient placement

    VivaLasViejas replied to butterflynurse03's topic in General Nursing

    You got THAT right. I smell a lawsuit in the making..........good thing the OP acted as she did, or the whole hospital could be in for some baaaaad publicity.
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    Long term care isn't for me - does this mean I'm not cut out for nursing?

    VivaLasViejas replied to secondfiddle's topic in Nursing Career

    Believe me, LTC is far from the only kind of nursing there is......the possibilities are almost limitless! Of course, in the process of becoming a nurse you'll have to 'do some time' in the nursing...
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    Unfair Discipline at Work...What do you Think?

    VivaLasViejas replied to flashpoint's topic in General Nursing

    If I were in your place, I'd tell the DON to go ahead and fire me if that's the consequences for NOT writing the letter. There's too many nursing jobs out there to put up with being treated like...
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    Ever experience a code after pronouncement of death of same patient?

    VivaLasViejas replied to IIAAII77's topic in General Nursing

    That's old blood from somewhere up in the GI tract. What happened to this lady? Was she ever treated for
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    Ever experience a code after pronouncement of death of same patient?

    VivaLasViejas replied to IIAAII77's topic in General Nursing

    This is eerily similar to what happened to my mother back in 1989........I wasn't there, so I didn't see it happen or even know about it at the time, but I was told about it later after all was said...
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    Scared of my kidney stone....

    VivaLasViejas replied to KatieBell's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Unfortunately, kidney stones left in only tend to grow, and they can damage the kidney itself if they get too large. You really DON'T want to leave them alone, even though you're not having a lot of...
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    Taking a job in a unit you don't really want

    VivaLasViejas replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I did that over two years ago......I wanted to work in OB, but there were no openings at my hospital so I took the Med/Surg job that was offered to me. The funny thing was, I ended up loving it, even...
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    contamination of primary line

    VivaLasViejas replied to sunlovin35's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    I agree.......better safe than sorry when it comes to anything related to IV access. Don't be too hard on yourself, just use it as a learning experience and move on.
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    We will not forget..

    VivaLasViejas replied to directcare4me's topic in Oklahoma Nursing

    I can't believe it's been 10 years.........I remember that day like it was yesterday. May the survivors, and indeed everyone who was affected by this terrible event, continue the healing process and...
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    Scared of my kidney stone....

    VivaLasViejas replied to KatieBell's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Conscious sedation? I didn't even know that was an option......I have to have a general, ET tube, the whole nine yards. Which is OK---I don't WANT to be awake for this particular procedure.
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    Skirts, anyone???

    VivaLasViejas replied to kellyo's topic in General Nursing

    No, no, no, NO skirts/dresses for me..........at least, not at work! When I was in management I often wore long skirts or dresses, but not now that I work the floor and often have to get my 300+ pound...
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    Anybody precepting students?

    VivaLasViejas replied to Ali_Oop07's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a fairly experienced preceptor. The very first thing I do is assess the student---where she is on the learning curve, what she likes/dislikes, what her strengths and weaknesses are, and what she...
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    How can you call sending out a virus that killed MILLIONS a mistake?

    VivaLasViejas replied to Roland's topic in General Nursing

    Excellent post, Roland.
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    G-tube medication question

    VivaLasViejas replied to dcoffee's topic in General Students

    Uh......I don't think the makers of Coca-Cola (or any other soda pop) ever intended their product to be used in this fashion, but I'm here to attest that it works! It doesn't de-gunk every clog, of...
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    Scared of my kidney stone....

    VivaLasViejas replied to KatieBell's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Well, I'm not going to tell you it won't hurt, but the pain CAN be managed, and you'll feel better once the stents are out (they stay in about a week or so). In fact, that first time you pee after...
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    what kind of safety issues do you all have in your hopsital?

    VivaLasViejas replied to lee1's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Patient lifting/transferring (especially bariatric pts.). Slick floors when they shampoo the hall carpets and then you walk into the patient rooms :angryfire . Pushing heavy beds over carpeted...
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    How can you call sending out a virus that killed MILLIONS a mistake?

    VivaLasViejas replied to Roland's topic in General Nursing

    I go back to my favorite of all of author Stephen King's works: The Stand, an apocryphal tale of good vs. evil that starts out with a flu virus---called Captain Trips---that gets loose in an Army lab,...
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    Questions re: Staff Coordinator

    VivaLasViejas replied to dekatn's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I wouldn't touch that job again with a thirty-nine-and-a-half-foot pole!! I absolutely loved staff development, but scheduling was the nightmare from Hell.........as it generally is in LTC. First, a...
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    Lap Choley This Thursday

    VivaLasViejas replied to SthRNBelle's topic in General Nursing

    Right back at ya, nurturing_angel!! Best of luck, and God
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    Osteosclerosis??

    VivaLasViejas replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you........Ironically, this time around the stones haven't bothered me very much, because they're too damned big to pass. One measures 15 by 9mm, another is 12 by 9mm, and several others are...
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    Osteosclerosis??

    VivaLasViejas posted a topic in General Nursing

    Does anyone know anything about this condition? I'd never even heard of it until the other day, when I printed out my lab work and KUB results for my own records, and the radiology report said I had...