~Mi Vida Loca~RN ASN, RN

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    do nurses get employer sponsored pensionplan?

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to lily1289's topic in General Nursing

    Ours is like some others mentioned where the employers will match up to
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    What Colored Scrubs Do You Wear?

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to glutton4punishment's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    We have color coded scrubs at my new job. RN's are Navy Blue (any style and brand and fit we want) and if I wear an undershirt it's a black underarmour shirt and black
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    Another one, or two, bite the dust!!!

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

    40 hrs a week studying is reasonable???? HOLY MOLY GUACAMOLE (as my daughter would say). I am so happy I am naturally smart and didn't have to study 40 hrs a week to do well.
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    holiday pay this year-what??

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

    Everyone that has to work on the Holiday will get time and a half (not just the nurses). You won't get your differentials because the holiday pay goes off your base pay. We observe 6 holidays a
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    Dayshifters - do you take a breakfast break as soon as you get to work?

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

    No matter what shift I am working I would not feel comfortable coming on and immediately taking a break. I come to work ready to work. I make sure I get to work 10-15 mins early and I use the...
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    Number of beds and daily census

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to Lunah's topic in Emergency

    I am going to find out our norms my next shift. I know we say way more people then we have room for. By afternoon the waiting room is filled and all the beds and 3-4 beds in the hallway. We were...
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    ER computer programs

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to gardengal1's topic in Emergency

    Got to play with the MedHost today and so far I LOVE it. I am a very visual person and it looks very clean and nice to me. So much better than the main system the hospital is
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    New grad: ER or Med-surg?

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to Studentnurse418's topic in Emergency

    Our ED here doesn't really care if you have have med/surg first because they say the ED is such a specialized unit that everyone will need to have orientation anyway. Our ED here even uses different...
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    New grad: ER or Med-surg?

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to Studentnurse418's topic in Emergency

    Pretty personal choice but if it were me I would do the ED hands down. A 45 min. commute is nothing. Especially if it's 3 days a
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    Do nurses get holidays off?

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

    Can we get back to this talk about double pay??? :|
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    HIPAA.... violation or not....

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to brendasue's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Giving the middle name away was probably giving away an identifying marker. While I think the result for this particular case seems way extreme. You really have to be careful with stuff like this....
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    Another Rant About Rudeness/Bullying/Eating

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    One day I knew someone that stood up for themselves and it didn't end well for them at all. Never thought I would see it happen that way but it did. You just never know the pull some people have,...
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    Another Rant About Rudeness/Bullying/Eating

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    In my years of school and my 6 months of working I have only seen "bullying" firsthand once. It wasn't even outright bullying, the person was extremely manipulative and passive-agressive and when...
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    ER computer programs

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to gardengal1's topic in Emergency

    I learn MedHost tomorrow, it's what my new hospital uses. My previous hospital used Cerner/First net but I didn't work in the ED so I only used Cerner and I also used Meditech. After having...
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    Do nurses get holidays off?

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

    We only get time and a half for holidays. Hmmmmm for double time I might just volunteer for all Holidays and take the kids to do something fun with the extra money. I don't mind working Holidays,...
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    Casuals: Experiences and # of hours you work

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to Dove87's topic in General Nursing

    I have never heard of a casual worker, is that the same as PRN? So you weren't hired at a specific amount of shifts a
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    Vodka tampons?!?

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to Christy1019's topic in Emergency

    We learned about this in nursing school. Kids are getting very creative with drugs. We have lots of teen OD's in our
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    Do nurses get holidays off?

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

    If you have to work a holiday take it as a good life lesson to teach your kid. My children are proud of me and proud of what I do. If I have to work they understand. They are ok with opening presents...
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    Do nurses get holidays off?

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

    Usually. It has fallen to work one winter and one summer holiday and it's not the same each year. Not sure about my new job. But sometimes you can find people have different priorities and are willing...
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    crap...am I in huge trouble???

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

    This thread is cracking me up. We had a student that spiked and broke a blood bag and family came in right after blood got everywhere and nearly lost it thinking something happened to their loved
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    Salary to expect as a new grad nurse

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

    24.40 in
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    Questions About First Interview

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to springgarden's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    DO NO GO IN SCRUBS. Dress professionally, a tie even better. You want to look sharp like you are interviewing for Wall
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    NON-Nurses Giving Shots in MD Offices

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

    An old thread that was bumped but I wanted to say that the MA's I know got a heck of a lot more training and practice when it came to injections and blood draws then we got in our school and then what...
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    Just got the call...I'll be an ER nurse!

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to Prettyladie's topic in Emergency

    Very awesome!
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    Nursing students...I can't believe...

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

    So happy I read this. Reading all this I kept seeing "These little girls barely out of HS" yet the OP is 20.(which to me would be someone barely out of HS) Was making me feel super old. Part of that...