~Mi Vida Loca~RN ASN, RN

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    Religious accommodation means no Saturdays....ever?

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to momto6msn's topic in General Nursing

    and in this case the employers decided to still hire the nurse with her stating she needed Sat. off. They could have told her they were unable to accommodate or they could have just picked another...
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    Drawing blood

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to MF123's topic in General Nursing

    I have seen it. I have seen policies state that the tubing would need to be attached directly to a transfer device to go straight into the tubes, or you can use the other adapter and draw into a...
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    Memorial Day - Time to Thank Those that Paid the Ultimate Price

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

    To add to this, please also take a moment to remember those that never fully got out of battle mentally. Never came back the same and ultimately took their life. Newest research shows we lose 20...
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    Drawing blood

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to MF123's topic in General Nursing

    Right?? hahahaha I was just thinking the same thing. IF policy allows it, sure you can. However don't be at all surprised when the lab calls you saying none of your samples are usable. You're better...
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    Religious accommodation means no Saturdays....ever?

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to momto6msn's topic in General Nursing

    There have been multiple posts putting down the nurse and blaming the nurse. Those are obviously the asinine comments I was referring too. Replace religion and have the same OP vent and say the...
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    Am I too old to become an RN??

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to bananerz84's topic in LPN to RN

    Good grief we have a tough crowd here today!!!!! OP it seems as though your mind is made up. It can be scary to think of going back to school again in your 30's. I get it. I am going back to...
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    Lice policy?

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to momto5RN's topic in School

    I am at this point now, it doesn't even gross me out anymore and I have a good system. I am becoming a pro. My mom however keeps freaking out. She wants me to go cut the rest of my daughters hair off....
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    Addicts in the ED

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to amyjm333's topic in Emergency

    hahaha I have no idea either. Not even urban dictionary heard of it. That's cute though! Kids can be hilarious, my barely 10 year old overheard me on the phone the other day. She didn't know what was...
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    Nursing is not what it is made out to be..

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

    Dogs are so misrepresented. If a girl is mad at her man or feeling salty towards a boy she calls him a dog. Dogs are loyal, loving, protective, easy to train, smart, and easy to care for and bring joy...
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    Does it matter what state you take the NCLEX?

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

    Yes I am aware, I just wanted to not wait 3 weeks to take the test and 3 weeks was the soonest they had open within a couple hrs to us in CO. So I was letting the OP know that you can in fact take the...
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    Does it matter what state you take the NCLEX?

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

    You can take your NCLEX in any approved NCLEX testing center in any state. Your Lic. will be a Texas lic. and you would apply for endorsement for California and do whatever requirements they may have....
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    Big Trouble

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to Bentlysnurse's topic in MICU, SICU

    That was happening for multiple people though correct, not just you?? I mean that was everyone's first guess except it seemed to only happen to this poster and not only a handful of
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    Major move..need good honest advice!!

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to sah92183's topic in General Nursing

    You are going to get such a variety of opinions. With your son I don't know how possible this is but what I did was travel nursing for a year to get a feel for different places and decided where I...
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    Addicts in the ED

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to amyjm333's topic in Emergency

    Just to clarify I only said I wasn't going to get into the debate because I have found that ESPECIALLY in our profession, it's a wasted debate and I just find myself getting so irritated and disgusted...
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    Addicts in the ED

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to amyjm333's topic in Emergency

    Thank you!! :) I enjoy your posts as well, however every time I read your signature I always think it says you're in southeast Asia
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    Big Trouble

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to Bentlysnurse's topic in MICU, SICU

    Yea on this scenario I am not as quick to jump right into shadiness, too many factors going on. I truly can't tell if it's maybe fallout with precepting a new grad maybe trying to cut corners from...
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    Lice policy?

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to momto5RN's topic in School

    I will keep that in mind. So far we are having luck with that newest rid I got that was made for the super lice. It was like a mineral oil. No smell at all which was nice. But I am hoping she hangs in...
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    ESI question

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to peaches88's topic in Emergency

    We had a regular for chest pain for YEARS come in. We called him Santa Clause. Pretty sure he came for the food. He was always very nice and pleasant. The day his Toponin came back bumped I think we...
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    Addicts in the ED

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to amyjm333's topic in Emergency

    ^^^^ This! Absolutely you can look into what options and resources are available and gauge the patient to see if they seem like they are hoping for help or a referral to help. There are a lot of...
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    Inappropriate nurses?

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to hgraves64's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I really thought there was going to be some butt grabbing or something going on when I read this thread. It was very
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    First Dose medication alert and education

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to Rayrayaz13's topic in General Nursing

    I have never seen this pop up either. I am aware it's standard to educate patients on medication, my point was if we had to do pop up questions each time administering meds it would become a huge...
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    Religious accommodation means no Saturdays....ever?

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to momto6msn's topic in General Nursing

    I am baffled by people that feel it's a floor nurses job to staff a unit and handle ratios, and not the job of administration. It's one of the most asinine things I have seen in this thread. Could you...
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    Big Trouble

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to Bentlysnurse's topic in MICU, SICU

    So as others have said an error with time stamping would be consistent to that system for everyone or that computer to everyone. The only other ways I can see this as a possibility is if you are...
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    First Dose medication alert and education

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to Rayrayaz13's topic in General Nursing

    I have never heard of this. It sounds like a huge pain in the rear end though. Especially if I am trying to give 4-5 different meds at once to a patient in a lot of pain or angry and what not. That's...
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    Lice policy?

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to momto5RN's topic in School

    I was actually going to post in here to ask if your schools have been affected by this super lice. I raised 3 boys, and 1 girl without incidence. This past year and a half my daughter has gotten this...