~Mi Vida Loca~RN ASN, RN

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    Experienced my first Crash clinicals

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

    It was very intense, there was no time to think during. I watched my CI go from teacher to code nurse mode, I ran with her to go get blood from 1st floor because we didn't have time to wait for the...
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    Experienced my first Crash clinicals

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

    actually 2 of them, both my patients (shut up lol) and within 15 mins of each other. Talk about intense. It was only my 8th shift for my hospital clinical. Also one of the patients that later crashed...
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    Would this be considered cheating?

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to computer101's topic in General Students

    We can not keep any of our tests for this reason. We get a 15 min. test review to get our test back and look them over (while all our stuff has to be put up like on test day) and then we have to hand...
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    change in RN programs in Northern Colorado

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

    Maybe it is 16 months, it has been a while since I had checked, I just knew it wasn't that long and planned on getting tuition reimbursement on it. What pre reqs are you doing? are you on the list...
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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

    "Are you crying? Are you crying? ARE YOU CRYING? There's no crying! THERE'S NO CRYING IN NURSING
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    Have you ever cheated?

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

    It's hard to think back that far but I am sure in JHS or HS I cheated at one time or another by copying a friends homework. Never did on tests, I was way to scared of getting caught, but now and again...
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    change in RN programs in Northern Colorado

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

    i am not hope but i go to frcc larimer campus and am in the nursing program. we just got the national certified, it becomes official in a few months. i can't offhand remember the name of it. i have...
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    Needing a Live-In nurse for my Mom, does medicade cover it?

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to roger32036's topic in General Nursing

    From what the OP wrote it doesn't seem any bit comical. Their mom is obviously going through a lot, which I am sure puts a lot of stress on them and they might not be in a position where they can...
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    Something I have noticed during clinicals re: Dr's and privacy

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

    Curious if this is common or has just been my limited experience. Being that I have been a patient so much, I think I tend to bring that with me into my clinicals and my schooling as a nurse, one of...
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    Moving to Fort Collins, info. please.....

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

    So are you working at LCDC? For our Muliti Cultural Project last semester I shadowed a nurse there. She hired on as a new grad from DSON. Anyway, it made me consider working there. I know most jail...
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    Moving to Fort Collins, info. please.....

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

    They now have contracts with the actual school. My semester is the last semester they did it with the actual student. There are I think 6 people in my class on contracts with PVH and the...
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    Something I have noticed during clinicals re: Dr's and privacy

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

    After reading this, I did notice that, also thinking back, I am almost certain the Dr. didn't wear gloves when he was doing this, he was doing a Thoracentesis. I can't say with 100% certainity but I...
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    One Doctor's debt, a cautionary tale

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

    That is something I can stand behind no doubt!!!! That is wonderful the community did that and that seems like a truly deserving
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    Failed Lab today...

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

    I am sorry. I am assuming it was breaking sterile field?? Our skill labs are run a little differently then most I think. They just made some changes with our semester. I got my first F though and then...
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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

    I have made some WONDERFUL friends in nursing school, I can't imagine not having
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    One Doctor's debt, a cautionary tale

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

    Maybe this is bad of me but I didn't feel sorry for her at all. Yes I have student loan debt. Yes I have fallen upon some very very very hard times. BUT my debt is just that, my debt, I knew what I...
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    Something I have noticed during clinicals re: Dr's and privacy

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

    I normally would be more then happy to be more assertive, but at the moment I am a very new student and figure I need to pick and choose my battles. I already had snapped at the Dr. a bit during the...
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    Something I have noticed during clinicals re: Dr's and privacy

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

    It actually wasn't as creepy as it probably sounds, he was elderly and a bit out of it and smiled tons (clothed LOL), he didn't act perverted at all. Just didn't have any sense of modesty. My husband...
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    Something I have noticed during clinicals re: Dr's and privacy

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

    I have no idea as to why, that is why I was trying to see if this was more isolated to what I was seeing or common issue all around. I haven't been in the room with any female docs yet to notice a...
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    What inspired you to become a nurse?

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

    Other nurses are what inspired me to be a nurse. Through many medical ailments I had some wonderful nurses and some horrible nurses, together they made me want to become a
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    Gum Chewing

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

    My give away that I am about to lose it is my leg starts shaking A LOT. I have had a few friends pick up on it and distract me too.
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    Gum Chewing

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

    I am so glad it isn't just
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    STNA's ... do you have to clean up a lot of poo-poo?

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

    The aides at the hospital I am doing clinicals at, do vitals, empty and measure the urine, turn the patients, assist with toileting, clean up a lot of vomit and stool. They do not do enemas, it's not...
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    Gum Chewing

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

    I am doing evening clinicals and we do a pre conference since we aren't done until 11:30. Well we were in the little report room and one of my classmates was clicking her pen repeatidly, I almost lost...
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    Gum Chewing

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

    I agree, I chew it also and I am careful with it as well, so many sounds annoy me that I would be surprised if anyone could tell from listening that I chew it and quiet honestly, seems I always...