~Mi Vida Loca~RN ASN, RN

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    Where are all of the "experienced nurses hiding?"

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

    If there is staff normally always around, or even if they are around at least a few times a day, maybe new topics in the general forum could be changed to having to be approved first. That way they...
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    Administering pain meds to narcotic seekers

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

    If pain was a 2 and Motrin was effectively controlling it than the nurses I have worked with would probably just try that again too, (if it was in the 6 hr frame). But I have never seen one of the...
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    Administering pain meds to narcotic seekers

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

    Very much agree. I had a patient that had PE, he was in a lot of pain but was trying to be strong. I tried to explain the importance of keeping his pain under control and how much harder it is to...
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    Administering pain meds to narcotic seekers

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

    I noticed with each kid the overall pain got less, ESPECIALLY "down there", but man those after birth pains with nursing, by kid 4 I needed some heavy stuff to nurse. (just meaning more than motrin)...
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    Administering pain meds to narcotic seekers

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

    That is great that they are doing this. Especially if the lesser one can end up being effective and the pt wouldn't have
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    Administering pain meds to narcotic seekers

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

    What the heck, she can't give for that pain rating?? I have never heard of such a thing. I am someone that has a high tolerance to pain meds myself. I have dealt with chronic back issues for YEARS....
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    LTC nurses--tell me about bed alarms...

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

    That is great!! I have a friend that was a teen mom and had a son with DS, not as severe as some kiddos get but still pretty bad. I wish they had something like that around her. She ended up in...
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    Happy Flippin' Nurse's Day

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

    What happens on Doctor day? Do they get to do pro bono surgery all day and get a veggie platter if they
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    LTC nurses--tell me about bed alarms...

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

    Do you have a respite care facility in your area? I have never heard of them until school here and I guess there aren't many, but it is a wonderful facility. I can't believe so many people know...
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    Possibly Failing

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to STL2008, RN's topic in General Students

    Don't give up yet, I walked out of my Med/Surge final needing to get like an 84 or 87%. Can't remember which now it seems like eons ago. (it was half a semester ago. Anyway, I had convinced myself...
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    Just accepted to nursing school, don't know what to do.

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

    Call your school and make sure what kind of CPR class they require, there are many different types, ours was a BLS one. You can get titers on most immunizations not just the varcella one. The...
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    LTC nurses--tell me about bed alarms...

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

    They sell foamy square mats that lock together for kids, they are pretty firm yet impact absorbent. Google Foam Mats and it will pull all kinds
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    Do you find the National type tests easier than your NS ones?

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN posted a topic in General Students

    We don't have HESI or NET or whatever else at our school. We do take the NLN at the end of each class. I have done ok on them before but it was pretty equal to how I did in class. The med/surge one...
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    Do you remember???

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to K nurse-one-day's topic in General Students

    It's a huge accomplishment to finally get in and start! There aren't many things that have this grueling process before they even START the program, and than they get in and it's a whole new world. I...
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    Do you find the National type tests easier than your NS ones?

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

    AWESOME that means I did answer it right with my best
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    LTC nurses--tell me about bed alarms...

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

    That's a great idea. I might still do the alarm so that someone still knows and can come make sure he is ok after. You just never know. But the mattress on the floor seems like a great solution to the...
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    LTC nurses--tell me about bed alarms...

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

    I'm not a LTC nurse but I have seen plenty of bed alarms in the hospital and my LTC rotation. When it was set it was very loud and constant until you shut it off. It was a big pad that went under the...
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    New Job and Pregnant

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

    How about plenty of notice if they are going to terminate the employee as well. I mean it seems fair enough, especially since it's expected for the employee to give ample time of
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    New Job and Pregnant

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

    Ummmmm aren't people giving their opinions? I don't see arguing, I see people giving their opinions on the question
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    New Job and Pregnant

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

    There is plenty of time to plan for maternity leave. Schedules usually come out a few weeks in advance. A mom will know her due date before that. There is a chance something can happen before the time...
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    New Job and Pregnant

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

    I wouldn't consider 8-9 months the very near future, if you are talking about someone just pregnant. You aren't leaving for good either, well some might not be, a lot of times people that need to work...
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    Do you remember???

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to K nurse-one-day's topic in General Students

    Yes, I got an email. I know I was getting in that semester but it still wasn't real until I got the email and it was official. I was on a wait list for 3.5 years. I screamed and I called everyone and...
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    Do you find the National type tests easier than your NS ones?

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

    I live an hour from Denver and never once was this mentioned in my Peds/OB class
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    New Job and Pregnant

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

    I would sleep just fine at night. I don't see where their is any fraud involved. You are being hired for a job. You are not doing some case study where they ask you if you are pregnant and you say NO...
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    Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I thought they were talking about another part of anatomy!