VivaLasViejas ASN, RN

LTC, assisted living, med-surg, psych

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    Patient acuity measurement

    VivaLasViejas replied to lee1's topic in General Nursing

    We used to staff by patient acuity, then after the Cardinal consultants blew through, we went to staffing by the numbers alone. We were supposed to be creative with assignments, distributing the...
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    Would you marry your prison pen pal?

    VivaLasViejas replied to Blackcat99's topic in Correctional

    I have a brother-in-law who has married FIVE TIMES during the 20 years he has been in & out of prison (mostly in). What happens is that when he is out, he gets involved with some lonely woman at...
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    Itchy Ears

    VivaLasViejas replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    Nope, no psoriasis (thank God), and I know better than to put anything in the ear canal that's smaller than my elbow! I do have allergies, asthma, and I've had eczema in the past.........wonder if...
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    Medication humor

    VivaLasViejas replied to MamaT's topic in Nursing Humor

    Oh, so THAT'S why the Phenergan suppositories all say "REMOVE WRAPPING BEFORE INSERTION"...........
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    What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    VivaLasViejas replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    My latest poop story is pretty mild compared with the last several posts, but it was rather amusing......... Yesterday I admitted a 49-year-old woman for, of all things, bowel obstruction. Or as our...
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    Last Words before Induction.......

    VivaLasViejas replied to miloisstinky's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    From a patient's point of view: I've had nothing but good experiences with CRNAs. I've had a couple of anesthesiologists who were pretty good, too, but the nurse anesthetists where I work are the...
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    Is there such a thing as a "VIP" patient?

    VivaLasViejas replied to ButterflyRN04's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I refuse to kiss ANYONE's orifice. What I do for our so-called VIPs is no more and no less than what I do for everyone else........I'm nice to everybody. And since I've never had a single patient...
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    Defecation Eventuates

    VivaLasViejas posted a topic in Nursing Humor

    .......and other fancy ways to say "S*** Happens"......... 1) My superior has sent me on an untamed ornithoid journey without cause. (The boss sent me on a wild goose chase.) 2) Be advised that the...
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    Defecation Eventuates

    VivaLasViejas replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in Nursing Humor

    :rotfl: That's impressive.........funny how people who curse others never have the flair---let alone the vocabulary---to do it properly!
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    Defecation Eventuates

    VivaLasViejas replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in Nursing Humor

    This is freakin' HILARIOUS!!!!!!! :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: I love it!! Thanks,
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    How did you find out about allnurses?

    VivaLasViejas replied to cnelle101's topic in General Nursing

    I've been around this site so dang long I don't even remember how I ran across it........I know I lurked for a couple of years before joining........now I wonder what in the world I did with my spare...
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    I'm having a hysterectomy!

    VivaLasViejas replied to SouthernLPN2RN's topic in General Nursing

    Lucky you! A few years ago my then-insurance company denied me a hyst because I apparently hadn't suffered enough (you mean taking birth-control pills that made me psychotic, having two D&Cs, and...
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    Alcohol Withdrawl

    VivaLasViejas replied to zambezi's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, am I glad I never ended up in the hospital in full-blown DTs with nurses like some of these posters taking "care" of me!! :angryfire All that would have done was convince me (as if I needed...
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    "Are you saved?" How do YOU deal with these types of questions

    VivaLasViejas replied to porterwoman's topic in General Nursing

    OMG, that was the Baghwan Shree Rajneesh........his followers were called the Rajneeshees, and they named the town Camp Rajneesh, I think (that WAS a long time ago). He was one scary dude.......I...
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    Wish I Coulda Said It Out Loud!

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

    Yes, thank God, there are exceptions, and they are worth their weight in gold!! Here's an example: A while back, I had a post-CVA pt. whose systolic blood pressure had been climbing slowly but surely...
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    Discouraged Older Student

    VivaLasViejas replied to ChristinaV's topic in Nursing Career

    Christina, don't give up! Like you, I'm 46, and although I've been a nurse for a while now (8 years) I remember what it was like being a student. First it was CNA classes, where they wanted me to be...
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    "Are you saved?" How do YOU deal with these types of questions

    VivaLasViejas replied to porterwoman's topic in General Nursing

    Oops........my bad. :chuckle Obviously I'm not much of a historian either, or I wouldn't have goofed this up. Thanks for the correction, premnrs! Like you, I too have wondered many times throughout...
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    Are Your End-of-Life Wishes Clear?

    VivaLasViejas replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    OT: I take it you didn't get anywhere with your administration on that issue, Blackcat? Please, keep at 'em........I'm on the newly formed palliative care committee at my hospital, and minimizing...
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    Was I Right or Wrong?

    VivaLasViejas replied to Tizwit's topic in General Nursing

    I don't blame you for getting a wee bit testy over this. I would've done the same thing. Listening for and responding to alarms is EVERYONE'S responsibility, whether the alarm is coming from "your"...
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    "Are you saved?" How do YOU deal with these types of questions

    VivaLasViejas replied to porterwoman's topic in General Nursing

    You know, that attitude has always confused ME.........after all, the Catholic Church was the original Christian church, and if people really want to get technical, Christianity came directly from...
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    Giving mitomycin through the Foley

    VivaLasViejas replied to sharann's topic in General Nursing

    If you are in any way unsure about doing this, DON'T. At least not until you've checked with your state board of nursing, read your hospital policy, and talked to other nurses who have done this...
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    Need your opinion about restraint reduction

    VivaLasViejas replied to txspadequeenRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Don'tcha just love it when the corporate folks, who wouldn't know a soft belt from a hangman's noose, tell you how it's going to be? :angryfire It's one reason why I left LTC.......an increase in...
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    Are Your End-of-Life Wishes Clear?

    VivaLasViejas replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    And you both sound a lot like me..........I also want to be cremated, and my ashes scattered over the Oregon coastline at sunset. :) The beach is where I've experienced a number of the more profound...
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    Littmann Master Cardiology III or Ultrascope?

    VivaLasViejas replied to bigislandgyrl's topic in Cardiac

    Back in 1997 when I graduated from nursing school, I bought a then-state-of-the-art Littman cardiology stethoscope as a present to myself. It cost me somewhere around $250, and I couldn't hear squat...
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    "Are you saved?" How do YOU deal with these types of questions

    VivaLasViejas replied to porterwoman's topic in General Nursing

    Well put, callnurse! Bravo!!