~Mi Vida Loca~RN ASN, RN

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    Bedside report/hand off

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to winter_green's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    We do it. We do a little quick outside the room report for any behind the scenes info. Like if the family has been hard to deal with or this or that is going on. Then we hand off in the room...
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    What do you see?

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

    LOL that's the first thing that came to mind as soon as I read the title. When I worked in a daycare the kids made me read it every day and I passed it on to my
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    The Oversensitive... Vent!

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

    There is a way to be blunt, honest and not sugar coat things without being mean and nasty. I don't know why it's always assumed these things have to coincide
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    New Grad Orientations vs. Regular Orientations?

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to Lub-Dub's topic in First Year After Licensure

    A lot will depend on how your hospital/unit does it. I started on Peds. We have some adult overflow. (pretty easy patients) My director runs a few units. After 6 months she will have us Peds nurses...
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    What do you see?

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

    LOL I am about to post my picture to debunk any crazy ideas people might have.
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    What do you see?

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

    :| :| I use 10
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    What do you see?

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

    LOL I never realized that!!! Is it from seeing my pictures first or without that even??? I have seen pictures of about 15 members here I would say. No one ever looks like how I think they will. I...
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    What do you see?

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

    I see a brown bear looking at
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    Would You Marry or Date a Patient or An Ex-Patient of Yours

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

    Ok off topic I know but I just had to pay homeage to WA state as well. I lived in Kitsap County (Bremerton, Silverdale, Pt.Orchard) for 10 years (left in 2006) and had 2 kids at bremerton naval and...
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    Malpractice Insurance

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

    Not having a lot of money or assets won't keep someone from suing you. But not having any protection can ruin your financial situation further. Just in legal fees
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    Would You Marry or Date a Patient or An Ex-Patient of Yours

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

    I'm married to so it isn't an issue for me. I can see how it happens sometimes. Not everyone in the hospital is on deaths doorsteps dependent on someone to take care of them. I have had a few...
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    CPOE Computerized Physician Order Entry

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

    We just went to CPOE in our Facility and use Cerner they changed the ED program to First Net to flow with this. I can't remember the name of it before the change a few days
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    Nurses,if it ok to be scared of the hospital ER?

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to nobody067's topic in General Nursing

    If you are taking your moms medication, what is she
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    Your one stop for all the most popular pressing questions on allnurses!

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

    Problem with the search function is, someone searches, finds the post and posts in it. The post is bumped up and then everyone complains that old posts are being
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    Rewarded for med error?

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to Jenni811's topic in General Nursing

    They didn't tell us NOT to protect ourselves or that we can't. They were explaining the malpractice insurance and it was asked if we will need more then that. We were talking with Risk Management....
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    Rewarded for med error?

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to Jenni811's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, and I have also talked to some employees that ended up needing to use the ins. and they still work there and they have not had any problems and the hospital had their back. If you did something...
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    How many call ins?

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

    We have timers for lunch. It's not because we can't tell time, it's because we do our breaks a little different and lose track of time easy or forget to clock back in. (the nearest time clock swipe is...
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    New RN's...do you have a job ?

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to pat8585's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I agree, that is what I have tried to do. Inspire the current students or new grads. I feel fortunate to have a job. I know it's rough out there. But it also wasn't just handed to me. I went out and...
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    What's wrong with kids today? (and I'm not even that old)

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

    In reality though, all these terrible things or ways people act, are not the Norm. It's what is publicized the most because we feed off these terrible things. In Medford, OR a few days ago an older...
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    What's wrong with kids today? (and I'm not even that old)

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

    How do you think I now get by without having to clean. Between paying someone to come and deep clean when I can, and 4 kids, the cleaning is taken care of I have 3 sons and a husband. The yard is...
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    New grad wanting to switch to day shift

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

    I think it's because days are thought to be a position that you can only work once you have a lot of time under your belt. New Grads have to start at the "bottom of the barrel" working nights....
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    New grad wanting to switch to day shift

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

    We have actually had many new grads start at days. In fact one just finally got to switch to nights after 4 months which is where she wanted to be. I started my new grad residency classes today and...
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    doctors using to ER to adment ?

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

    I wonder if sometimes it has to do with the hassle the Hospitals will give the docs sometimes. I knew someone we will call "Si Vida Loca" They were pregnant and a high risk pregnancy. The Doctor who...
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    How many call ins?

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

    We can clock in 7 mins before. That is our cut off. We must take 31 mins for lunch. Our unapproved OT will be watched every 2 weeks and you can get written up for it so they implemented the 7 minute...
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    Rewarded for med error?

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to Jenni811's topic in General Nursing

    I didn't mean we can't be sued. I meant that with the insurance through the hospital it will usually be the hospital named in the lawsuit (you still have to take part in it all). To where if they find...