~Mi Vida Loca~RN ASN, RN

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    You know you're in nursing school when....

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

    This is why I haven't allowed myself to go to the vending machines once!!! I don't have good self control and figured I was best to avoid that route
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    Grading system of Nursing Ed.

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

    So if 85% is like a C- what is a C? and are you saying since the 85% is a "low" (I am guessing C-) and you have to have a C does that mean you have to have a higher then 85% to pass the class?? What...
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    To those who live in Colorado

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

    I was up WAY TO LATE when I typed that, it hardly makes sense. I am glad you got the idea though
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    Grading system of Nursing Ed.

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

    We are on the same grade scale and our Dosage Calc exams we have to get 100% on but get 3 chances. Our clinicals and things that encompass those are pass/fail but they go hand in hand. You can pass...
  5. ~Mi Vida Loca~RN

    You know you're in nursing school when....

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

    I have more books then I could possible need and haven't even had time to open 2/3 rds of them. I find myself to going through all these books other then my actual textbook that would probably be of...
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    To those who live in Colorado

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

    PM me when you get here, I will personally welcome you to town!!!! (BTW I seriously would so please don't some psycho stalker) HAHAHA Just kidding! Well sortof but I doubt if you were this would be...
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    Possible ethical question about Clinical experience...

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to Studying24.7's topic in General Students

    It's all about perception. Maybe the student was so annoyed by seeing the nurse text period that the amount of time wasn't really what it seemed or it wasn't as bad as it is being colored here. Not...
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    Is Critical Thinking TAUGHT or just ASSESSED?

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

    You're welcome. I am glad I could
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    Is Critical Thinking TAUGHT or just ASSESSED?

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

    LOL I am the opposite, I am such an out of the box thinker and revolt against black and why so much that I actually like nursing exams better. I usually do pretty good on the multiply multiples and...
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    Is Critical Thinking TAUGHT or just ASSESSED?

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

    There is a book that is really good for nursing, in fact I can't tell you how many questions from it have come up on our exams. LOL it's called Prioritization,Delegation Assignment. It's geared toward...
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    Is Critical Thinking TAUGHT or just ASSESSED?

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

    I will try to give an examples, not sure how good they will be because it's hard to explain. But hopefully it will be easier to maybe understanding. 1) You are at the nurses station and see the tele...
  12. ~Mi Vida Loca~RN

    I have to vent - nearly expelled for 'inciting a riot'

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

    That really sucks, we are allotted a set number or days we can miss and make up each semester. I in fact took today off. We have a final on Monday and this week since it's the end of this class have...
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    To those who live in Colorado

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

    You just described a lot of my town, or how I feel about it anyway. LOL I have lived all over the country, and although I still think the Northwest is the most beautiful, I love it here for all the...
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    Is Critical Thinking TAUGHT or just ASSESSED?

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

    I think critical thinking is a thought process some just have, others have to be taught it,and some have it but need to learn how to better define it. If that makes sense. Some people I have seen just...
  15. ~Mi Vida Loca~RN

    You know you're Old School when...

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to snoopy29's topic in General Nursing

    Oh I see. Thanks for
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    You know you're Old School when...

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to snoopy29's topic in General Nursing

    Do they not do this anymore? I know we humidify the O2 a lot and do the pillows to keep from
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    Inappripriate things you've seen a CNA do?

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

    Silent patient- In your first post you said you were told you shouldn't lay next to them in bed for infection risks, I think that goes beyond infection risks, I don't see any reason why you should be...
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    Im / sq fail due to teacher misleading

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

    This is not the lesson that should have been learned, the lesson you should have learned is to always double and triple check your orders to prevent medication
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    Im / sq fail due to teacher misleading

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

    We had to deal with inconsistency in labs and checkoff's all the time which sucked and also varied by what teacher you get on your checkoff's and it usually wasn't the one that taught the skill. In...
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    Do you guys have Pyxis in your hospital?

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

    Reading this thread made me curious. Do the hospitals you work out use the carpojets sp? for the heparin also? or really in depth syringes for lovanox? Medwest4me- I don't know if it is the same all...
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    Do you guys have Pyxis in your hospital?

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

    I have only seen the day shift nurse have 4 once and that is when they are getting a new admit shortly before shift end when patients will be shifted around anyway. The hospital I am doing clinicals...
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    No One Dies Alone (NODA) Program

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

    I just heard a local hospital was getting ready to set this in motion finally and I would love to
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    Do you guys have Pyxis in your hospital?

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

    I should also add, the day shift nurses usually have 3 patients, very rarely 4, I do evening clinicals and my nurses have never had more then 4 patients but more typically it's been 3. I come on...
  24. ~Mi Vida Loca~RN

    You know you're Old School when...

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to snoopy29's topic in General Nursing

    I used it for my babies, in fact I have a some of it in the bathroom LOL. They aren't babies anymore but I use it in the winter when it gets so dry here and my 2 younger boys lick around there mouth a...
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    Do you guys have Pyxis in your hospital?

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

    The hospital I am doing clinicals at use pyxis and doing one patient at a time is policy there. It seems safer to me, we also have the eMar and scan all the meds. Insulin and wasting and another...