~Mi Vida Loca~RN ASN, RN

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    Seriously?!?! You gotta be kidding me!

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

    WOW, I can't believe anyone let that fly. What
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    Seriously?!?! You gotta be kidding me!

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

    You just reminded me of one. Pt presents with complaint of "my lady parts is closed shut", we all look at each other with that knowing "Maybe this isn't a bad thing and maybe we should found out how...
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    Seriously?!?! You gotta be kidding me!

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

    Wow not infected or anything huh?? That is crazy, especially the amputation. Did they give a reason for the higher acuity bed?? Like crazy white count and assumed cellulitis or something?? I would...
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    Seriously?!?! You gotta be kidding me!

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

    Oh yes very common. Or vomiting and you ask them how many times and how long "just once a few hours ago" Or it's abdominal pain for 6 months and all of a sudden at 1400 on a Sunday it became an...
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    Need help with HW!

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to Nursing_excellence's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Burn patients typically need a lot of fluid resuscitation and are also at risk for electrolyte imbalances, which in turn also makes them high risk for cardiac dysrhythmias. Of all the medical things...
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    IV Push med– do you always have to pull back for blood return?

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to missjune's topic in Patient Medications

    A lot of us are well aware of methods of how to get blood from an IV. I have used a 1mL syringe before when I knew they were a pt that was very difficult to get blood from and an even harder stick to...
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    Not today Satan, not today!

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

    This one isn't scary per say but was creepy none the less. A co-worker and I went to go clock out. As travelers this hospital had an old school punch clock for us since we weren't in the regular...
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    Not today Satan, not today!

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

    That was good! I mean obviously not at the time, but that got me HR a little elevated reading
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    IV Push med– do you always have to pull back for blood return?

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to missjune's topic in Patient Medications

    So now you feel it is only ONE part of the assessment, YET you have stated if you do not get free flowing blood then the IV is deemed not patent and a new IV needs to be placed. So why bother...
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    Need some advice from other nurses....please!

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to clh8987's topic in General Nursing

    Most of your learning is going to come when you hit the floor and as things come up. You'll drive yourself nuts trying to remember it all ahead of time. Just make sure during your orientation you put...
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    Dialysis

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to Burntout83's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    I am stuck on the part that you had to pay for training. :| That said I don't think 1 week is enough time to decide to leave yet. I think you should stick it out the 6 months
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    Workplace violence and hazards

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to mackjohnson1234's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I work in the ER where workplace violence occurs often. At one of my previous hospitals one of our docs got multiple bones in his face broke. I have witnessed a nurse get punched and kicked. I have...
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    Dealing with a dirty old man

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

    It's also the consequence of working with the drunk, the pervert, the inmate, the jerk, the tool and so on. Geriatric or "dirty old men" patients are probably the ones I get the least offended with...
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    Math requirement for RNs?

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

    So are they no longer doing Dosage Calculation in NS?? We had one every semester and had to get 100% on it. We had 2 tries to get 100% and if you didn't you were dismissed from the program. They said...
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    Allnurses needs nurses

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

    Exactly, I mean honestly I really thought I would be using calculus a lot more in life and that my knowledge of the state capitals was going to really come back into play! But of all the things we as...
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    Allnurses needs nurses

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

    Exactly, that's why I have 2 livers anyway. That way I have a backup.
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    Allnurses needs nurses

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

    That was one of the first threads I saw when I came back. I was like WHAT?!?! There are a few threads that I see the title and go pop some popcorn because I just know it's gonna be entertaining to...
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    Allnurses needs nurses

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

    Yup I have seen a lot of familiar names. It doesn't seem like it has been THAT long, but I was looking back and I was a part of this forum Pre-Nursing, Nursing School, New Nurse and now I have 6 years...
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    Allnurses needs nurses

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

    I think this has always been my same username. I don't recall ever changing it. I was a moderator for a while too before I went
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    Allnurses needs nurses

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

    They were awesome pens. I think I kept like 50 for myself.
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    Allnurses needs nurses

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

    HAHAHA I am supposed to have friends?? I thought that's why I come here. I remember Brian used to send me big boxes of pens to pass out at work to bring people
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    Allnurses needs nurses

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

    Well I just came back after like 3-4 years, is that not enough. :|
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    Religious Dilemma?

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to Avid reader's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    Depending on the patient and their behavior determines how I respond. Moving to the south and not being a religious person gave me a lot of issues. Especially because it wasn't that I didn't believe...
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    How well do nurses need to know anatomy?

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

    As long as you know where the rectum is you should be fine. As nurses we usually just focus on wiping rear ends from my understanding.
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    Notes in 3rd person style

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

    I am glad this topic got bumped, interesting read. I have worked at hospitals in CO, WY, MD and NC and had never seen "this nurse" used until I moved to NC. I always wondered why nurses typed that...