VivaLasViejas ASN, RN

LTC, assisted living, med-surg, psych

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    Here's One For The Doglovers !

    VivaLasViejas replied to jnette's topic in Nursing Humor

    BWAAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!! :roll I'm sorry, jnette, I shouldn't make fun of you when I'm forever stepping in it myself........I'm the graceful sort who can destroy an entire room...
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    Things nursing school FAILED to tell us

    VivaLasViejas replied to Debbie_LPN's topic in Nursing Humor

    More stuff they never told you about in nursing school........ The amazing ability of drunk and/or drugged people to get out of four-point restraints despite being held down by eight full-grown adult...
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    Nursing Journal of Jocularity

    VivaLasViejas replied to jahrn's topic in Nursing Humor

    I used to subscribe to JNJ, and loved it.....it was very sad when the people responsible for so many great laughs were killed in that MVA. I wish someone would bring the magazine back.......not only...
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    Numa Numa Dance

    VivaLasViejas replied to danu3's topic in Nursing Humor

    I gotta confess: I actually dragged my 280+ pounds out on a dance floor once---at my dh's company Christmas party, no less---and DID the friggin' Macarena. And liquor wasn't even involved. My daughter...
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    Numa Numa Dance

    VivaLasViejas replied to danu3's topic in Nursing Humor

    I saw this link on another message board; it was entitled "Some blithering idiot lip-synching to a Blink-182 song"......... :chuckle Wonder where it really did come
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    Patients Who Are Prisoners

    VivaLasViejas replied to Cameelrn's topic in General Nursing

    We rarely have patients in police custody, but when we do I go out of my way to NOT find out why. The few prisoners I have dealt with have been very quiet and polite, and I've never had a problem with...
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    Here's One For The Doglovers !

    VivaLasViejas replied to jnette's topic in Nursing Humor

    :rotfl: BWAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!! That looks like something my dog would do!!!!!!
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    when the patient is a person of much less than normal height

    VivaLasViejas replied to oramar's topic in General Nursing

    Providing a footstool---without comment---to make it easier to get in and out of bed would probably be much appreciated.
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    Lexapro

    VivaLasViejas replied to jaimealmostRN's topic in Psychiatric

    Ativan 1 mg. PO QHS does it for me. I started taking it when my perimenopausal night sweats were interrupting my sleep so frequently that I was turning into a forgetful, anxious, angry, psychotic...
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    Leaving Management Role

    VivaLasViejas replied to RNPATL's topic in Nurse Management

    Pat---I totally empathize with you!! Getting out of management and back into bedside nursing was the best thing I ever did for myself.......no more 24/7 responsibility, no more middle-of-the-night...
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    Lotus Birth...What do yall think about this?

    VivaLasViejas replied to JVanRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    That's about the most sensible post I've seen on this entire thread. :) Thank you for putting it so
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    Lexapro

    VivaLasViejas replied to jaimealmostRN's topic in Psychiatric

    Paxil has literally saved my life. :) I've been on it for 4 years now, and have only had to increase the dosage once. I get pretty weird if I run out of it and don't get to the pharmacy within a day...
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    Do you carry a clipboard

    VivaLasViejas replied to luvdancink's topic in General Nursing

    I used to carry a clipboard, but I spent so much time looking for the damned thing, or worrying about where I put it, that it was actually a hindrance to me. Now I just carry a 'cheat sheet' with all...
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    Tookie is putting her toe in the water

    VivaLasViejas replied to Tookie's topic in International Nursing

    Oh, wow........ANOTHER 'old' member who decided to come back today!!! YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (doing happy dance) We've missed you and Misti Z........so WELCOME BACK TOOKIE!!!!!! :kiss :flowersfo...
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    Do you use Spanish on the job????

    VivaLasViejas replied to mchup's topic in Indiana Nursing

    I'm fairly fluent, although I don't speak Spanish as well as I understand, read, and write it. I have a couple of friends on the housekeeping staff at work who keep me on my toes, as they will ONLY...
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    cardiac question

    VivaLasViejas replied to SABOOTHECAT's topic in General Nursing

    I think you should definitely have this procedure. You can't be too cautious when it comes to the heart, and since you have continued to experience chest pain despite 'normal' outcomes from previous...
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    Lotus Birth...What do yall think about this?

    VivaLasViejas replied to JVanRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Heck no.........that's one of the most disgusting things I've ever heard of. And if my daughter were to do such a thing when she gives birth this summer, I'm afraid I'd have to leave the scene before...
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    Would you have called?

    VivaLasViejas replied to jeepgirl's topic in Pediatric

    I tend to be pretty cautious anyway, but when it comes to kiddos I'm much more so.......I definitely would have called the second time, and a third and fourth time if I felt it necessary. I don't care...
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    Funny Overhead Pages

    VivaLasViejas replied to AngelaEbel's topic in Nursing Humor

    Years ago I worked at a hospital where we paged "Dr. Strong" whenever we had to deal with a potentially violent situation. That was the cue for every male in the facility to come to the scene and...
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    75 questions...scared!

    VivaLasViejas replied to Lahnurse's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    For what it's worth, I felt the exact same way when the computer shut off on me after 75 questions........but I passed, and I'm sure you will too. The vast majority of people who get the minimum...
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    I Did It Everyone!!!! I Did It!!!!

    VivaLasViejas replied to Guest26407's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!! :balloons: :w00t: I know you were pretty much sweating bullets.....but like another poster said, your screen name says it all!! Best of luck to you in your new...
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    Ethics of feeding tube

    VivaLasViejas replied to sharann's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    No, no, NO!!! There is no way on earth I would ever support putting in a feeding tube for someone who is capable of eating. So it takes them 2 hours to finish a meal---food is the only pleasure some...
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    Your least favorite patient.

    VivaLasViejas replied to errn7's topic in Emergency

    No kidding........I ought to know, huh? :chuckle Only difference is, I'm not on trial for something that could send me to prison for the next 20 years or so---that is, if there's any justice in the...
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    CPR after rigor mortis

    VivaLasViejas replied to HealinghandsRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Rigor mortis doesn't even set in until a person has been dead for AT LEAST two hours.......WTF is this teacher thinking??!!
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    Lotus Birth...What do yall think about this?

    VivaLasViejas replied to JVanRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    BLEEEEEECCCCCCCCCCHHHHHHHH!!!!!! I've got a strong stomach, but