~Mi Vida Loca~RN ASN, RN

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    To Swab or Not to Swab......

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to Testa Rosa, RN's topic in Patient Medications

    That was probably it than. I only heard about the actual story secondhand when the wipes were recalled from a local hospital. Very sad
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    To Swab or Not to Swab......

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to Testa Rosa, RN's topic in Patient Medications

    Yes AGAR, THANK YOU! LOL Had a total brain lapse. I am not sure if that is the same case, it was traced back to childrens hospital because peripheral and PICC lines kept getting infected and they...
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    Rewarded for med error?

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

    Does your facility practice "Just Cause" when it comes to med errors? I think that is the name of the policy. Although the hospital in Seattle that fired that 20 year nurse with no prior problems...
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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

    That's how I feel working days. Today I had to get up early to go to my new grad residency and it took all my might to stay awake. I was so tired and I got 8 hrs of sleep. I prefer nights and I love...
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    To Swab or Not to Swab......

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to Testa Rosa, RN's topic in Patient Medications

    This is what we were taught and what my facility does. Only swabs multi use vials with no tops. On a side note, did anyone hear about the infections in lines caused FROM the alcohol swabs? Major...
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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

    I suppose I was an exception to this. I had my children at age 16,20, 22 and 27. I was great at L&D. Although I have a high tolerance to pain and am a breather but I was an easy patient to have....
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    How many call ins?

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

    I think ours is 5 and you're toast (ok maybe not toast) in the rolling calendar year. I don't remember exactly how it works but I think it's per event. So if I got the flu and was scheduled 3 days in...
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    new grads and orientation

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

    The Docs have already got a "talking to" regarding it all. We are told once in a while is ok. We will see how it goes. Another facility that is the same company has done it for a few years now and its...
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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 think I missed it too. Seems to be the consensus that you can only post if you are venting you don't have a job. If you have a job you are lucky (couldn't possibly be because any hard work you did)...
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    new grads and orientation

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

    I guess, that still seems excessive for a really new grad though. We do the QM stuff also. Our scores are emailed out weekly or bi-weekly and we get bonuses every year if we meet certain scores....
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    Reality check :(

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to FLmomof5's topic in First Year After Licensure

    We did 1 semester of LTC clinicals and I HATED IT. Pretty much for the reasons listed above. Sorry you are having such a rough
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    Not immune to mmr

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

    If your titer came back not high enough then just go get the shot and get proof that you had the shot. You shouldn't have to have the titer again if you provide proof you got vaccinated after the...
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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

    My job hired me for the unit and because I was a new grad I was enrolled into their New Grad residency program. (which is 5 classes and 1 simulation day over a 12 week period). That starts a few times...
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    new grads and orientation

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

    It's crazy how much it can vary. I have never been in Childrens Hospital. We have one an hr away. But when I had my hysterectomy at a different one then the one I am working at I was in for 4 days and...
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    Night shift time management - new RN

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

    If the pain meds are due right around shift change time then the off going nurse is expected to have passed them out right before hand so that patients aren't requiring meds right at shift change. It...
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    new grads and orientation

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

    So it sounds like your orientation is very similar. I start my new grad residency classes tomorrow. It's one class every other week. Total of 5 classes and 1 simulation day on code situations. (not...
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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

    It's not bragging. People shouldn't have to hide their excitement of finding a job because it might hurt the feelings of someone who hasn't. It's exciting to find your first nursing job and in this...
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    Night shift time management - new RN

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

    Well it did sound bad. All the pt hear is "go grab the cow by room 56" or similar. WOW is workstation on
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    Common medications that has parameters?and should watch out for

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

    He was talking about her blood sugar level, 42 already needs to an intervention to get it UP and the insulin would have lowered it more. Add the amount of the insulin she would have most likely died....
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    new grads and orientation

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

    Mine is a bit different. I am on Peds and it's a small unit. 14 beds. We take adults to but it's very selective on the adults we will take and only if there is room. We are in low census season right...
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    Night shift time management - new RN

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

    We have the WOW's (formally known as COWS until a patient got offended). We also have PPID which is wonderful for night nurses. It's like a little handheld palm pilot. You scan your badge and enter...
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    Singled out nursing student

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to Blacksheep80's topic in General Students

    What exactly are you getting at with this statement? I don't want to misinterpret it. Are you implying that racism doesn't exist outside of
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    Are the "chest thumpers" new?

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

    I saw one and saw it used and thought it looked pretty brutal and like the patient was having an exorcism. Apparently they are extremely effective
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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

    :lol2::lol2: I swear this happened to
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    Desk job or Prison job? Help!

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

    I would do the jail. I am not a desk person and I did some clinicals at the local jail and LOVED IT! I didn't have any problems. In fact, when one inmate made a comment about me another inmate put him...