~Mi Vida Loca~RN ASN, RN

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    Not hired if you smoke?

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

    I think it's coming in CO near future. Especially since we are the skinniest state in the country. They aren't going to want to lose that title and will want to display how healthy we are in the...
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    Who is supposed to police the mean girls?

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

    I would always try to handle issues myself before going to management. Going to management and having them handle things at the beginning stages might just make things worse..If the issue is...
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    Not hired if you smoke?

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

    Allowing smoking on the facility property is taking away the rights of the patients there wanting to get healthy. It's a hospital. A place where the sick go to try and get healthy. They shouldn't have...
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    drug shortage ?

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

    My boss runs 3 units and one of them is Oncology and that is what she was saying too. She said it's really effected that
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    Controversial new policies at Baylor!!!!

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

    Our hospital is starting to slowly bring in their own docs that will be hospital employees but still work outside the hospital. We just hired 3 pediatricians that will work in the outside clinic as...
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    drug shortage ?

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

    We talked about this in a meeting today. Apparently some anesthesia drugs also are in short supply and they are having to decide who needs what more. We had a pharmacist come to our staff meeting...
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    Alaris pump: how does it actually only allow secondary line like meds to run?

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

    We don't have an Alaris pump but I have seen flyers that they are coming to demo them and we might switch to them but what you describe sounds like all the pumps I have worked
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    Would you be insulted if.....

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to MomRN0913's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I don't like the foam. It makes my hands feel gross so I just wash in the patients rooms. They all have sinks right inside the
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    Would you be insulted if.....

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to MomRN0913's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    No I wouldn't be insulted and I wash my hands when I enter the room so they are visibly seeing me wash my
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    question about drug testing

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to katielee08's topic in General Nursing

    Some people say wait until it shows then show proof. Personally, I would let them (the lab) know from the get go and show proof. It is supposed to just be between you and the lab. They only report...
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    Which schedule would use choose?

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

    This is a very individual question. Me I would do the 2 12's and work the evening shift. I am NOT a morning person. If the drive is a problem and you can pick your days I would pick them in a row and...
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    First day as an RN tomorrow...sick to my stomach

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

    It can be scary at first. Have confidence in yourself and be open to learning and things will come back to you. It's so much different then school. It's exciting and scary. ENJOY IT! Remember why you...
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    Become a successful Nurse if you hate A&P?

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to Enmc412's topic in General Nursing

    I loathed A&P and put no energy into it and passed with a C. I loved pathophysiology which I took later. I had a new appreciation for A&P later but it really had no interest for me. That said,...
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    what is a background check?

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

    They are typically looking for any criminal history or falsified information you
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    bad nursing care rant

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

    I got a patient last night that was transferred from another unit. Patient had C.Diff. Patient got there and the CNA went to get vitals and routine stuff before I got in there because I had 3 admits...
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    Gasp! An uninsured Nurse (rant)

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to optimist's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Ok I was going to try and not comment. LOL When you are talking about Ins. rates in 500+ dollar amount and that doesn't account for all the co-pays you sometimes have to sacrifice on not having it....
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    Gasp! An uninsured Nurse (rant)

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to optimist's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I won't comment on the Ins. part because I get it. But it was completely unprofessional for the lady at the docs office to treat you the way she did, I would have had to call her on it for rolling her...
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    Touching blood without gloves

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    This is how I would see the conversation. Nurse- "Doc, patient in room 4 has not gotten an IV. She is a very hard stick and the only way I can find the vein is taking my glove off to feel. No one...
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    How many new grad associate degree nurses have landed jobs recently?

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to Will Never's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I landed a job within a week of graduating. I also had my Licence within a week. I recieved an associates. That said I am one of only a few non-contracted students from my area to get a hospital job....
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    Will be off orientation next week...No confidence..Want to pursue degree in sthelse

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

    You just spent all this time and money getting your nursing lic. not all places are like that. Why not find another place to work rather then just throw away your
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    Touching blood without gloves

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    This is a completely different scenario then a needle stick. Here you are talking about someone with a compromised immune system that can pick up something from the air, contact, droplets and so on...
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    dover business college fails whole class

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

    Our school used the NLN and HESI but it did not affect our grades until last semester and it was a very very small fraction of our grade. They used the test to just see how we were progressing and if...
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    Touching blood without gloves

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    I would also gather that the reason for the gloves if it is in the company policy is because if the nurse got stuck or contracted something then it's a workplace injury and the company is going to end...
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    Touching blood without gloves

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    Ok I keep seeing people saying the Nurse might have this or that and none of that matters. EVEN IF the nurse didn't wash her hands. If she preformed the procedure properly she still would not pass...
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    Touching blood without gloves

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    I don't see anyone arguing that patients don't have rights. Obviously if the patient is uncomfortable with the nurse not wearing a glove then that should be respected. The disagreement seems to be...