~Mi Vida Loca~RN ASN, RN

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    Trying not to be Discouraged:(

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

    It's one bad shift out of many good ones. Don't let this determine how the rest of your orientation goes. You can't change people but you can change how you let them effect
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    Employment Drug Test Questions

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to booradley007's topic in General Nursing

    No worries, re-reading mine I don't think mine makes much sense either. LOL Time for bed for
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    magnet status: does it really mean a better place to practice?

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

    We have 2 magnet hospitals here. I did clinicals at both and just got hired at one. 2 different health systems 4 hospitals locally total. I talked to the nurses a lot about the 2 hospitals. 1 health...
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    Bitter dried up nurses that need to RETIRE

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

    So older nurses shouldn't be generalized but it's perfectly acceptable to generalize an entire generation of people if they are younger??? If you are between 30-50 you must be one of these terrible...
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    Employment Drug Test Questions

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to booradley007's topic in General Nursing

    I think it would be more expensive to have go through the hiring and training process of a new employee to then find out they are an illegal drug user or worse have something happen on the job. It's...
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    Employment Drug Test Questions

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to booradley007's topic in General Nursing

    I think drug screens are good. But I think they can also have a downside. It a nurse is on anxiety meds or narcs, it can be assumed they will divert drugs or they are an addict when this isn't the...
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    Employment Drug Test Questions

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to booradley007's topic in General Nursing

    It's dependent on your area. I had to do one for school and my new job I just got. For my new job the hospital has their own facilities to do the drug screens and blood titers and all that so I would...
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    Bummed....New RN no job :(

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

    You can try Jails, If I couldn't get in at the hospital I would have loved to work at our local jail. I shadowed there and did my focused clinical there. Ours was ran really well, the nurses have...
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    What would you do scenarios in job interview...what were yours?

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

    I just answer honestly. One I kinda made a joke after and thankfully they laughed. The interview was for a Peds unit but the questions were pretty hospital wide general questions. So the lady goes to...
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    Yikes!!! Just got my schedule.

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

    It's not going to be so bad now, only about 40 hrs. They realized what they did. It's bitter sweet, money would have been nice but my body is glad that it won't be that brutal anymore. LOL Anyway,...
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    Possibly moving to AURORA, CO!! Please respond :)

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to Sl1011's topic in Colorado Nursing

    My cousin is a realtor in that area. I don't care for Aurora much but she lives in Centennial, it's right next to Aurora and I think a nicer area with better schools. JMO If you can you should try to...
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    How to NOT gain weight in Nursing School??

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

    I posted this in a similar thread. I lost weight in NS. 60 lbs. I didn't read through all the replies yet but you can get through NS without gaining weight. Due to medical problems I gained a lot of...
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    ADN students, how much do you study?

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

    This is a very individual thing. I barely studied or opened my text books. I am just not very focused. I tried many times and it didn't work for me. I did go to just about every lecture. I can count...
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    Help with fainting please!!

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to VN33's topic in General Students

    I have the tendancy to faint a lot. Ever since I was a little kid. It's landed me in the ER before when I awoke in an ambulance while pregnant. I fainted 3x and knocked my head on the corner of a...
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    God, my feet hurt!

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to chall2011's topic in General Nursing

    Wanted to add since the Good Feet Stores are pretty expensive. They give a years worth of adjustments until what you have works good and a lifetime replacement warranty on the
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    Go figure.......

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

    Yea pretty much you find these types everywhere. We had one other girl that was like this, she was best buddies with on of these other girls. She passed though. This is how this girl was; Apparently...
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    Post interview

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

    How awesome is that!!! Congratulations! I got the job too, I start Monday! Take a deep breath; the boards are more mental then anything
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    God, my feet hurt!

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to chall2011's topic in General Nursing

    I went to the good foot store. I had a lot of issues and have an extremely high arch. Was expensive but worth it. They are the only feet I have so it's worth the
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    Nursing Diagnosis

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to spope9lpn's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    This movie gives some good psych social dx. examples. I always liked to think out of the norms with stuff like this. Unless it specifically said you have to have this or
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    Anyone ever have a famous person as a patient?

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to JRP1120, RN's topic in General Nursing

    I met Downtown Julie Brown when I was 12 at the airport As a student I was assigned to a VIP Patient. Wasn't famous outside of the hospital system and had a whole array of family that were Docs and...
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    If only!

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to esrun00's topic in General Nursing

    I know in most hospitals they don't allow this, but I have mixed feelings if it was right or not if offered. If someone feels you were that special to them and want to give you something I don't see...
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    How many use a car for class/clinicals?

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to citylights89's topic in General Students

    I am not sure what I would do without a car. I don't even go anywhere often (when I don't have school) yet if I don't have a car on the rare occasion it drives me nuts. My husband needed to use my...
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    Go figure.......

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

    or the bad apple can find itself not getting picked or roasted in an oven.
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    Is this normal?

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to butterfly134's topic in General Nursing

    For me, as I age I have gotten far more sensitive. When I was a teen or even early 20's not much phased me. Now I see a sad storyline or watch Extreme home makeover and the tears are flooding. So far...
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    Nursing school and weight gain?

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

    Just saw how old the OP