~Mi Vida Loca~RN ASN, RN

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    Attractive Students Being Hired First

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to bioniclewoman's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Those are the breaks, don't hate us super models. I kid I kid. I am far from a super model. LOL I don't know about hiring but at the hospital I do most of my clinicals at most of the younger nurses...
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    Patient modesty concerns pertaining to surgery

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to creinkent's topic in Operating Room

    I know this is an old post but " How do you handle pt that is concerned about students practicing pelvic exams on them without consent?" WHAT THE?!?!?!?! Please tell me this doesn't really happen?...
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    Can I still go to the gym regularly (Once I am nursing school)?

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to ARRR10's topic in General Students

    That is what we plan on doing now that the weather is getting better, we do a lot of bike rides and will be hiking and stuff. I rather be outside to then in a stinky gym. The people here in CO are...
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    Time of the month in light colored scrubs

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

    This thread makes me so glad I haven't had a time of the month in a couple years and never will
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    Dear future nursing students,

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to BeeFree963's topic in General Students

    I have to admit, the primary reason I went to work during my last pregnancy is because I loved being around the friends I had there. I didn't need to work, in fact I was on bed rest, (my job was a...
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    Funny or embarrassing moments in clinicals.....

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

    The thought of this just had me laughing. It probably could have totally been me Well in the right
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    Patient Etiquette

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to brown252's topic in General Nursing

    Whooops, I didn't notice that
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    Patient Etiquette

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to brown252's topic in General Nursing

    No it's not inappropriate at all. I could lecture you on waiting to get care but that is besides the point LOL. I have had male OBGYNS and Female, I have had males in the room when I delivered...
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    Took out wrong person's IV

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to jess17's topic in General Nursing

    I don't, I have come walking out of a patients room before and my co nurse who was right in the little cubby area in the hall asked me would I mind getting another BP or checking the Output or...
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    Funny or embarrassing moments in clinicals.....

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

    I almost lost my scrub pants once and it would have been mortifying for a few reasons. :| I have flown across a patients room, literally, my foot caught on the walker by the wall and I went flying....
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    Excited About Acceptance to Nursing School?

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to simplyashley21's topic in General Students

    I saw it on a friends facebook photos, she had some pretty funny ones. And yes, what happens in Vegas STAYS in
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    Politics of Nursing:Nursing shortage and violence

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

    1.How long have you been working as a nurse or are you a nursing student? Just finished my first year of nursing school (well in 5 more days) 2.Are you involve in nursing politics in any way? Not...
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    Can I still go to the gym regularly (Once I am nursing school)?

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to ARRR10's topic in General Students

    Even with a family (I have 4 kids myself) or work you can still do it. I don't let nursing school consume every part of my life. I still hang with my family, go out with friends, get on my treadmill,...
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    Excited About Acceptance to Nursing School?

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to simplyashley21's topic in General Students

    I am doing community and getting financial aide and federal loans (mainly to pay for childcare) and then bridging into a BSN program after. Anyway, I just wanted to say Congratulations on your...
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    Question I got wrong on my test!

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to Laurs14's topic in General Students

    I guess even though he has had N&V for 4 days and was just admitted we need to give it a few more days so we can get a baseline and get daily weights so we can really get the extent of the fluid...
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    Question I got wrong on my test!

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to Laurs14's topic in General Students

    Wait, you mean as a nurse, we need to look at the big picture and not just do what we are told to do. If the pt. said they weighed 150 lbs, then we need to use that to give us accurate knowledge of...
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    Question I got wrong on my test!

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to Laurs14's topic in General Students

    My saying why weight wouldn't work is by people saying that some are reading to much into the question for the turgor answer. In order to say that weight would be Ok, you would HAVE to read into the...
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    Words of Encouragement?

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

    I am shocked there is a nursing school that even allowed an open notes test. LOL But if I could get the 89% I needed on my Med/Surg final to pass the class then you can get
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    Colorado New Grads- Do you have jobs?

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to Work in Progress's topic in Colorado Nursing

    That is odd. I have met a few nurses at the hospital I do clinicals at that were working at nursing homes. They still started as new grads since the nursing home wasn't acute care but they got hired...
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    RN Program Competition

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

    I was just going to post that I really hope you don't put "I volunteer at old people places" on your application. It sounds extremely degrading. You would refer to it as a Long Term Care facility....
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    Words of Encouragement?

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

    I lost my focus on med surge, I couldn't miss more then like 7 questions on the final to pass. I don't remember how many questions were on the final I think 65. I missed the exact amount I was allowed...
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    Slightly discouraged from grades

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to semester1kid's topic in General Students

    In my Peds Class my grades have been 76.6%, 95%, 76.6%, 95% 84% 76.6% and 95% and our final is Monday :| My grades are so random, but I have terrible studying skills. I study for a couple of...
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    Which intervention cannot be delegated to the unlicensed nursing assistant?

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

    It would be
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    Question I got wrong on my test!

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to Laurs14's topic in General Students

    I already said that for a nursing school test I would say weight, but in real life it wouldn't work the way it was described in the question, which is why I said it was a bogus question. Weight can...
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    Things you would love to say to your fellow nursing students!

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

    Yeah I would say it more to students then patients. I have had mostly great patients the ones that got on my nerves more were in the post partum unit LOL I would have loved to tell the young girl...