~Mi Vida Loca~RN ASN, RN

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    New grads: ever feel like EVERYONE around you is finding jobs?

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to nurseypoo87's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I disagree and I am a new grad. I get it. How do you know you were one of the hardest working people? How do you know that most of the others weren't working just as hard or harder then you? It's all...
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    Seriously?!?!?!

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN posted a topic in General Students

    I just got word that the school I just graduated from is changing the grading scale. This new scale would turn 3 of my C's to B's and one of my B's to an A. So frustrating. Before anyone says it...
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    Where do you take temps??

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

    I do oral with that little red ended thermometer :| KIDDING! One health system hear primarily uses the forehead thermometer, I don't think they are very good at all, the ear ones either. Another...
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    Using alcohol to clean newborns' umbilical cord stumps?

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

    Just goes to show it varies with each kid, I didn't have any problems with my kiddo that I didn't use alcohol
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    Pearson Vue Trick - Does it Work Every Time? Part 2

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to Silverdragon102's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I'm sorry. From what I have seen posted you will get a summary or something of things that need improvement so hopefully you can focus your areas of study on those categories. I am not sure how it...
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    Pay difference Denver, CO Springs, Ft. Collins

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to Liz520's topic in Colorado Nursing

    I called and talked to the nursing director, I got a call back right away when I left a message. She was a very friendly woman. It's a pretty easy enrollment process and as long as you meet the...
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    Seriously?!?!?!

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

    BTW I have to totally laugh at my title choice. Today my 4 year old daughter was carrying something to the trash and dropped something. She goes "Ugh, Seriously?" I laughed and didn't even think about...
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    My novel and words of inspiration to share with current students & soon to be GN!

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

    I have no idea why the font came out so little. :| Probably because I wrote way to
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    My novel and words of inspiration to share with current students & soon to be GN!

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

    Well I have no idea why the font is so little. Probably because I wrote way to
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    My novel and words of inspiration to share with current students & soon to be GN!

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN posted a topic in General Students

    This is really long because I tend to really ramble when I get excited about something, but I think worth the read so stay with me. I was going to wait to post this until after I officially had a job,...
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    New grads: ever feel like EVERYONE around you is finding jobs?

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to nurseypoo87's topic in First Year After Licensure

    It actually seemed like really good advice to me. If their peers are all landing jobs, talk to them and find out what they are doing differently. I would absolutely do
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    New grads: ever feel like EVERYONE around you is finding jobs?

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to nurseypoo87's topic in First Year After Licensure

    It is exciting, when people are excited they want to share and you have to remember they aren't trying to rub your face in it. They shouldn't have to hide their excitement because someone else might...
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    Is this academic dishonesty?

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to Jessicias85's topic in General Students

    He might have just been excited for you. I tend to get really passionate talking about nursing and love talking with pre-nursing students. I am making a post right now that could probably be broken...
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    SNA

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

    You know now that you bring it up, none of the guys bought our shirts either, they were not girly at all either and really clever shirts. Maybe if you put a bottle of beer and a busty nurse on it they...
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    Seriously?!?!?!

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

    The CC here is on that same grading scale as your university and then the Nursing program has it's own grading scale. But although nursing has it's own Pinning Ceremony, you can also graduate with the...
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    Advise for upcoming clinical

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

    We did IVPB 2nd semester, but we didn't get signed off to do starts, blood draws, IVP and central lines and all that until 3rd. I did an IV on my teenager. LOL He was my first successful
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    Summer is here!!!!SN plz join

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

    No Bueno! I hope things get better for
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    Advise for upcoming clinical

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

    You don't learn only IV starts until the end of the second year or all of those? We learned all but IV starts first semester and then IV 3rd semester. Just curious if you were only meaning IV starts....
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    Is making friends in school important?

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

    Try and keep in touch after, meet up every few weeks or once a month for lunch or something so you can support each other through the transition of NCLEX, Job search, working as a new grad and so on....
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    Is making friends in school important?

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

    I don't think it gives you any sort of edge and I don't think you should go in thinking "Ok that one there, I will make her my friend." But I don't think it would hurt you at all. I had many friendly...
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    Pay difference Denver, CO Springs, Ft. Collins

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to Liz520's topic in Colorado Nursing

    I love WA. That will always be my
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    Compassion required???

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

    Well my family was military not medical, but they can be similar at times! Whenever I was sick I was told, it's the weather you're fine. I was waiting for the day I lost an arm or my skin turned black...
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    Advice From Nurses Needed.

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to smishra8's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Absolutely you can, and you have a wonderful attitude. I started my pre reqs in 2004, got on the waitlist for my program in 2006 and started fall 2009. It was a 3.5 year waitlist. But I stuck with it...
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    Compassion required???

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

    LOL Funny, I am a pretty compassionate person, but when it comes to my kids; if you aren't dying, brush it off and move on. I have been like this way before even considering nursing. It was also how I...
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    Advice From Nurses Needed.

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to smishra8's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I have no idea, it completely depends on your area. Here the LPN was easier to get into then the RN programs, I know of a few students that did there LPN first and then did a LPN-RN bridge program. It...