~Mi Vida Loca~RN ASN, RN

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    Current students or grads - How's your progress in Nursing school?

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to healthcare4life's topic in General Students

    My grades would make for a great grafting chart. LOL First semester wasn't bad for me. (granted although I shoot for A's I am perfectly content with A's and B's so if I get a B I still consider that...
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    How many people who start NS finish?

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

    Nobody has quit our program this far, but we have lost a few, first semester we lost I think it was 7 or 8. We started with 50. Today was our final for the first half of the semester and so far I know...
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    Student Nurses opinion in online chat VS. being reported to Board of Re

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to buddha619's topic in General Nursing

    Oh I agree,(they just made it a point to call out Facebook) I use Yahoo Chat and webcam with my kids to talk to their grandparents and husband to talk with, when he is out of town and stuff. I let my...
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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

    My teachers are great and most all the students are great, you need to understand, this is a vent thread. So yeah it's going to be negative. It's because people are venting. You can't tell me you have...
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    Stuck-up, know it all students?

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to student_nurse24's topic in General Students

    I will say here what I replied to your post there and will add, although I will vent about the rude annoying people in my class (that are not many in comparison to the #of students in my class) but...
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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

    This is just what your classmates are saying behind your back so they can be nice to you in person Ok seriously though, it's just venting. I have found some WONDERFUL friends in Nursing School....
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    Student Nurses opinion in online chat VS. being reported to Board of Re

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to buddha619's topic in General Nursing

    This person wasn't on facebook they were on a Yahoo instant chat. Their is nothing wrong with having a facebook and it has nothing to with needing validation of your self worth. Some of us know how to...
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    What did your friends major in?

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

    These threads might help lead insight into what you're asking also, there have been some really good discussions on pretty similar topics :)...
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    What did your friends major in?

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

    Sorry, not a nurse, still a student, I didn't realize the question was for ONLY nurses. I know a lot of nurses, and when I said fellow nurse I meant same career path I have chosen. Edited to add; Oh...
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    Good clinical day.....

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

    I had 4 kids at 3 different hospitals and the nurses and support was always their for me and resources were given if I needed help once I got home so it does exists LOL That is great, I have been able...
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    What did your friends major in?

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

    deleted since the OP was completely edited and changed from the questions originally asked, and my post no longer pertains to it at all
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    Student nurses do the darndest things

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

    Last night, well I guess we are on a new day now(I really need to get to bed) but Friday night I was full of all kinds of stupid errors. It was my last clinical for this class and I made up for the...
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    What are all of the duties of LPNs at LTC Facilities?

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to Rosejun62's topic in General Nursing

    Oh yeah, I forgot about some of these. My place I did clinicals at didn't have as much of these acute things like the NG tubes and IV's and trachs. But had the colostomies and
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    What are all of the duties of LPNs at LTC Facilities?

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to Rosejun62's topic in General Nursing

    I haven't read the replies yet but I did do my first semester clinical at a LTC. I first have to say, I cringe at the saying diapers in regards to adults. Anyway, I gained a lot of respect for CNA's...
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    Nursing Home will not accept deaf students into their CNA course

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

    I wouldn't have a problem with my family member having a deaf nurse for their care as long as there was a good means of communication to be had. Good lip reading for example. So that all my family...
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    Student Nurses opinion in online chat VS. being reported to Board of Re

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to buddha619's topic in General Nursing

    How does he even have your real information to report you to anyone? Did you really give some stranger on the internet you did not know your real name, school you attend and all that?? I don't see...
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    Which do your prefer, Class or Clinicals?

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

    What did you hate about them? Question more for anyone that hated clinicals but didn't say why. I am just curious (I totally get we are all different, I preferred class first semester, hands down!)...
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    Single mom nursing student without help-needing advice and encouragement

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to 2blessings's topic in General Students

    Hey there, semi single mom here. My husband works in another state from Nov to may and I have 4 kids. Mine are a little older (almost 14, then 10,8 and just about 3 years old), I also have no local...
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    You know you're in nursing school when....

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

    You know your in nursing school when you use medical speak in your facebook status and realize 95% of your FB friends are non medical people and have no clue what you're saying. you start making up...
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    Nurses with Vasovagal response problems?

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

    I don't know how it is else where, but at my hospital, you rarely ever see a nurse drawing blood. We have a phlebotomy team and an IV team. The only time I have seen a nurse draw blood was from a...
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    Grading system of Nursing Ed.

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

    I will have to tell my MN friends to stay away from there LOL I have one wanting to go into school there, but I am not sure of her location to this school. I have only layed over in an airport in
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    Nursing Home will not accept deaf students into their CNA course

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

    The nursing homes in this area have lights that light up outside the room when the call light goes off much like the hospital and a main like switchboard that is at the nursing station that goes off...
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    Grading system of Nursing Ed.

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

    What school do you go to, well if you're willing to
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    Which do your prefer, Class or Clinicals?

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

    WOW I am surprised you guys were placed on Oncology first clinical rotation. I had a Pt. transfer to Oncology and was supposed to be having surgery, I was allowed to go with her so I could watch, but...
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    Which do your prefer, Class or Clinicals?

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

    Thanks for the input. I have gotten to do a lot during my clinicals so I am sure that helps. I have no previous Aide experience. They didn't start doing requiring that until I was already on the...