VivaLasViejas ASN, RN

LTC, assisted living, med-surg, psych

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    RN's required to be sitters???

    VivaLasViejas replied to anneRN96's topic in General Nursing

    When I was a hospital CNA I usually drew the sitting jobs. This was on night shift 7P-7A. I didn’t mind for the most part; I had one patient who was on a psych hold for attempted suicide, and we...
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    I'm thinking about going back on meds....

    VivaLasViejas replied to Sbhayes09's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Ditto. Do think about seeing a mental healthcare professional, even if what you're experiencing is "normal" considering the circumstances we find ourselves in these days. There's a reason you were on...
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    You've Gotta Know the Lingo

    VivaLasViejas replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Thanks Joe!
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    You've Gotta Know the Lingo

    VivaLasViejas posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    So this morning as I was enthroned upon the seat of wisdom, trying to decide what I was going to do with these precious 48 hours of weekend and instead thinking about work, it occurred to me that each...
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    Complaints of Complaining

    VivaLasViejas replied to mermer_rn's topic in General Nursing

    BTDT, got the battle scars to prove it. You do know this "no complaining" BS is exactly that, don't you? Please run, do not walk, away from this job. You're being treated more like a factory worker...
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    Misconceptions/truths about specialities

    VivaLasViejas replied to vintage_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Here's a couple: Nurse managers and directors have forgotten all about what floor nursing is like and all they care about is money. Little do people know what really goes on in the office, and...
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    Assisted "falls"

    VivaLasViejas replied to LibraNurse27's topic in General Nursing

    The rule I’m most familiar with is that any unanticipated change in planes is considered a fall and has to be documented as such, even if it’s just someone being lowered to the floor by
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    Had panic attack, past drug use, my Dr is reporting me to the board! What do I do?!?

    VivaLasViejas replied to Maryslamb77's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Before you can start to get your career back on track, you MUST get healthy mentally, emotionally and physically. Running around with untreated hypertension is always a bad idea, and it goes without...
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    Farewell Esme - In Loving Memory

    VivaLasViejas replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    I was wondering about her. I hadn’t seen her here or on facebook for quite some time. So sad to know she’s passed away. But she’s out of pain, and I know where she is, so hopefully I’ll get to...
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    Guns at the Bedside

    VivaLasViejas replied to rnrazzil's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I had a concealed-carry permit and kept my .38 in the glove box of my car. I worked night shift and there were any number of questionable characters out in front of the ER on some nights when I...
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    Passed NCLEX - but felt like you failed?

    VivaLasViejas replied to Casey_93's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    This was back in the bad old days of the '90s when you had to wait WEEKS to find out your results. I was a mother of 4 who went to nursing school in my mid-30s. It took me four years of hard work to...
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    Night shift new nurses-day shift classes

    VivaLasViejas replied to DrwngRN's topic in General Nursing

    You don't have to work the night before or the night after the training classes? That's pretty generous. I've worked in places where no consideration was given to night-shift nurses in the scheduling...
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    Help! Hospice RN under investigation for diversion

    VivaLasViejas replied to Rohr.RN1990's topic in General Nursing

    First thing you do is lawyer up. You do not want to face the BON alone. Preferably, you'll get one who has extensive knowledge of nursing practice. There's a group called TAANA which can refer you to...
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    Which job should I choose while in nursing school? CNA in hospital vs. nursing home?

    VivaLasViejas replied to vanessa123yaa's topic in General Nursing

    I was a casual CNA in a small hospital when I was going through nursing school, and I learned a LOT. In addition to taking vitals and performing ADLs, I was encouraged by the nurses to listen to lungs...
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    New GraduateWith 3 Incident Reports

    VivaLasViejas replied to Taito29's topic in General Nursing

    There are two kinds of nurses: those who have made med errors, and those who will. Don't let yourself get too worked up about these mistakes. You've learned from them, and like someone else already...
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    No Scott Toilet Paper?

    VivaLasViejas replied to Emergent's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I prefer Charmin mega rolls, but I haven't been able to locate any in over 2 months. I'm lucky if I can find generic TP, which is usually terrible but better than nothing. Right now we're using some...
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    Did social distancing collapse during the protests over the George Floyd killing in Minneapolis?

    VivaLasViejas replied to A Hit With The Ladies's topic in U.S. Politics's Talk Politics

    I was watching the rioting in Portland late last night on the news and found it rather ironic that most of the protesters causing trouble looting and setting things on fire, were wearing masks. Not...
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    Are churches safe?

    VivaLasViejas replied to Joe V's topic in U.S. Politics's Talk Politics

    I am a Catholic whose parish has been closed since mid-March. Our Archbishop gave us a dispensation from the obligation to attend Mass, which is still in effect despite the fact that the church is...
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    Recurring Nursing Dreams?

    VivaLasViejas replied to nurse82318's topic in General Nursing

    This.^^ I haven't worked in a hospital in 15 years, and I've been completely out of nursing for six. So why do I still have this same dream? Drives me
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    mediation with BON..What should I expect?

    VivaLasViejas replied to TXStrong's topic in General Nursing

    I agree. Lawyer up! The board of nursing is NOT your
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    New names for placebos!

    VivaLasViejas replied to MarkMyWords's topic in Nursing Humor

    Oral contraceptive of questionable effectiveness:
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    Nurse with mental issues?

    VivaLasViejas replied to Nurseunite's topic in General Nursing

    Bipolar I here, and I have no problem talking about my mental illness either. While I realize that disclosing to the people in your life is not right for everyone (and I advise against telling...
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    Personal trauma making me want to leave nursing?

    VivaLasViejas replied to Heartbeat2BLPN's topic in General Nursing

    I am so very sorry for the loss of your baby. I lost a newborn 36 years ago and I still ache for her. It's not something you get over; you get through it, you get past it, but you never, ever get over...
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    What is your "favorite" procedure?

    VivaLasViejas replied to NewRN'16's topic in General Nursing

    I was the Catheter Queen in my student days and was the first in my class to be turned loose on that particular skill. I also really loved being the nurse the other floors called on to start an IV...
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    Stop Hating on Psych Nurses

    VivaLasViejas replied to LibraNurse27's topic in General Nursing

    Actually, it's true that some people can "see" numbers or letters in color and taste colors and words. Others can smell letters or numbers. It's called synesthesia, and I have it. I didn't even know...