~Mi Vida Loca~RN ASN, RN

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    Religious accommodation means no Saturdays....ever?

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to momto6msn's topic in General Nursing

    Or there is more to the story that we don't know about and the OP isn't aware of. Just from an HR standpoint alone she would not be able to collect full benefits and be considered a FTE .9 let's say...
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    Bullies

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to dream'n's topic in School

    Yea we ran into that too. I mean these meds alone take weeks to truly start working to even know if they are helping but insurance is pushing for d/c right away. My son was on one med and he was not...
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    Why did you become a nurse?

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to AspiringNurse0223's topic in General Nursing

    I wanted to marry a
  4. ~Mi Vida Loca~RN

    Why does everyone want to work in the icu

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to EDNURSE20's topic in General Nursing

    Ehhh I wanted ER not ICU. However, I am all for the new ER concepts popping up where the ER nurses are cross trained in ICU for the holdover of ICU patients we sometimes have. To me that's the best of...
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    Religious accommodation means no Saturdays....ever?

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to momto6msn's topic in General Nursing

    I was very surprised to hear how hmmm trying to think of the word I would use. Detailed?? Probably that's not right but anyway, but detailed things are with the rules. Our Pastor goes to Israel once a...
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    Medication error

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to Jsebastian0114's topic in Patient Medications

    Because I work in an area where I love placing IV's and I always have to be prepared for them to go south. LOL SO that's what makes sense to me. I already know after working in ER for so long I don't...
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    "Prestige" Nursing Schools

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to meanmaryjean's topic in General Students

    Exactly!!! This and your in hospital clinicals. NETWORK! People do not understand the power of networking. It's how I got my first new grad job, good job in an acute care setting in region that it was...
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    "Prestige" Nursing Schools

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to meanmaryjean's topic in General Students

    I wouldn't put anyone down for going to school. I think the only snide remarks was in regards to somehow thinking an IVY league education when it comes to being an RN somehow makes one a better nurse....
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    What goes on in an ED?

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to BlueBoxSearcher's topic in Emergency

    You give enemas?? I thought we were just supposed to just give lactulose when the patient is assigned a room upstairs.
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    Bullies

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to dream'n's topic in School

    At the end of the day we need better education and better facilities when it comes to getting the help. My son was in one that got high reviews, but he wasn't doing better in there either after the...
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    Religious accommodation means no Saturdays....ever?

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to momto6msn's topic in General Nursing

    Full time in acute care is generally 3/12 hr shifts a week. That is 3 out of 7 days. It's not unreasonable to think that there might be one specific day off a week you can have off. The unit is open...
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    When your patient codes. What is YOUR role as primary RN?

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to kaylee.'s topic in General Nursing

    I work in the ER so it's a bit different. If I could always pick my role I would just do compressions. I loathe being the scribe. But I will usually always have one of 3 roles and that's CPR, Meds or...
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    Bullies

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to dream'n's topic in School

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    Religious accommodation means no Saturdays....ever?

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to momto6msn's topic in General Nursing

    If this unit doesn't have any kind of back up plan, what happens if a person calls out? Like the unit has absolutely no plan B for any circumstance? If someone had to leave for a funeral, or broke...
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    Bullies

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to dream'n's topic in School

    If we look at how much stigma STILL exists with adults and mental illness, I am unsure why people are still always so surprised when it comes to children. With children they can't see the end game,...
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    Religious accommodation means no Saturdays....ever?

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to momto6msn's topic in General Nursing

    I don't feel you're valid in resenting your co-worker and I would make very sure that resentment isn't spilling into your work relationship with them. Not implying you would do it purposefully, but a...
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    Bullies

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to dream'n's topic in School

    Did I quote your post with my comment??? No I don't believe I did. I read this story a few days ago, when I read it originally they had not released how the child committed suicide. 8 year olds can...
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    Medication error

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to Jsebastian0114's topic in Patient Medications

    I know some units don't have heart monitors and why although it's still always so foreign to me because I am so used to almost everyone being on a 3 lead or 5 lead. I just have never heard of someone...
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    Bullies

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to dream'n's topic in School

    I think bullying is worse in the sense that there is a lot more avenues to bully that are permanent. It used to be you got bullied at school, maybe the person moved on, maybe they didn't but it was...
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    Medication error

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to Jsebastian0114's topic in Patient Medications

    Wow that seems crazy to me. In the OP especially since the patient was hypertensive and symptomatic and had IV meds ordered. But in the case you're speaking of I am curious, if it was an acute care...
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    What Can I Do With A BSN? (Without a license).

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to Chloe Price's topic in General Nursing

    I retook a lot of classes. I honestly just wasn't really into it when I did my pre reqs. My goal was to get to nursing school and getting the pre reqs out of the way was my way to do it. I was not a...
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    My coworker was high and got away with it

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to Volley88's topic in General Nursing

    I thought we used to have one a long long time ago. But that might have been another
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    My coworker was high and got away with it

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to Volley88's topic in General Nursing

    I love this thread. I wish the thread about the tall nurses wouldn't have been moved. Anytime they get moved to the other side that's the last I see of
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    Medication error

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to Jsebastian0114's topic in Patient Medications

    Was there a reason this patient had no IV? Especially since it sounds like it was an admitted patient and like this was an acute care setting? Every place is different so no one here is going to know...
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    Narcotics, benzo, phenergan etc...

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to empatheticRN's topic in Patient Medications

    There is no dosage on the Xanax of Zanaflex. However, I would like to point out that the bioavailability of PO dilaudid is not very much and can vary greatly. That's how you have sickle cell patients...