~Mi Vida Loca~RN ASN, RN

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    What is Med/Surge?

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

    Med/Surg deals with a lot of the Pathophysiology of the diseases and how your nursing care incorporates into that. At least that is how I have seen
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    What am I missing here?

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to roser13's topic in General Nursing

    I am not sure how it is at all schools, but at my school (both CC I went to) the pre reqs for the Associates degree for the RN required a minimum of 1.5 years of Pre Reqs that could not be taken with...
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    Where do you put your stethoscope?

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

    If the reason given was for safety precaution than I can understand the rationale at least. But unprofessional?? I would love to have the instructor come tell us why.
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    Done with 3rd

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

    I have to get a 64% on it. I mean I know it's doable and I have done better on them than that this far but man it's still stressful to think about. :| The final is all I have left to be done with 3rd...
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    Done with 3rd

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

    Monday is our last day of 3rd
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    Where do you put your stethoscope?

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

    How is it not unprofessional for Doctors to wear it around the neck but it is unprofessional for nurses. Makes no sense. I wear mine around my neck and I clean it after each use. I don't have enough...
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    Am I over-thinking, or are these just bad test questions?

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to chicken1's topic in General Students

    Actually educating is a huge role of the nurse, so is communication. A nurse should not be going into the patients room and hanging out for 15 mins without saying a word to the patient. It's perfectly...
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    telemetry

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

    This is all I have seen also. There are tele techs that are at the monitor station 24/7. Just had some recent problems with finding a few of them falling asleep or not calling in things they should...
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    For Fun--Kudos 2 Me...The "toot your own horn" thread

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to tammy1974's topic in General Students

    Some for clinicals, been doing lots of new stuff in Clinicals (and outside) Did my first Foley, now 3 female successful ones, one male, finally did a good IV (on my son) LOL and 3 successful blood...
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    For Fun--Kudos 2 Me...The "toot your own horn" thread

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to tammy1974's topic in General Students

    Now that I finally got clarity from my instructor on this and know it's legit I can post a new one. Got a Conversion Score: 99.99%...
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    Do nurses really "eat their young?"

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to Keko89's topic in General Nursing

    No way, the young ones are to rare, go to the 30's, they are just right. I am such a good "youngin" I will bring my own seasoning to make the job easier Joking aside, from a students POV. I think...
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    vent thread

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to K nurse-one-day's topic in General Students

    CNA's and Nurses are very different jobs. Not finding a job as an aide doesn't mean you won't be able to find a job as a nurse. The job market is bad right now. But you aren't starting until the...
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    Why Even go for your MA? Don't Understand...

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

    Wanted to add, on the plus side, my mom works 40 hrs a week, gets done at 5 and has holidays off, vacations and gets a fat Christmas bonus every year. For sure perks to each side, but I prefer to...
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    Do nurses really "eat their young?"

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to Keko89's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, I have chunks of skin missing all over me
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    Why Even go for your MA? Don't Understand...

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

    The education and things you do are very different. My mom is a cert. MA She went to school 14 years ago and back than at least where we were from, it was 18 months and that included the anatomy and...
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    What is the highest regular dose of Oxy that you have seen

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

    Sorry, I was tired and didn't want to type out each drug, I didn't even think about that aspect LOL This was the most pain meds I have seen so far. Well for home meds that is, pt. had joint pain....
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    Anyone regret ever having stepped foot in nursing school?

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

    Absolutely it's your program that can make or break it, or teacher and so on. Living on a single income is tough. I am same situation. My husband has been the only provider for a long time by choice,...
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    At Your Clinical Site

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

    I have had a really good experience with majority of the nurses I have worked with in a variety of different floors and places. There as been a very few that started off annoyed to have a student or...
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    vent thread

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to K nurse-one-day's topic in General Students

    I am confused, you say you are 18 months away from graduating nursing school, but than it sounds like you are not yet in nursing school???? I am also confused as to why you not finding a CNA job means...
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    Can anyone dumb down this Hesi thing for me?

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

    My instructor just finally emailed me back 2 days ago with an answer, he explained it in a way I finally understood it. I guess I really rocked the Pharm Hesi, With I could have said that with the...
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    Can anyone dumb down this Hesi thing for me?

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

    My school just switched to the Hesi test from the NLN. Psych was our first one and I just did the Pharm one yesterday. It was 55 questions and I missed 6, (I did better on this dang test than I did in...
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    Please enlighten me;is the cna allowed to insert urinary catherer in any state?

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

    I am in CO and I don't know what the state law is but I do know of my of CNA's that have put in Catheters not just in home health but at the hospital and the LTC facility as
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    Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

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

    To my patient today, You are on 130 mg oxycontin Q TID 30 mg Oxycodone Q TID Smoke pot illegally daily, along with a ton of other drugs. You have COPD and severe asthma but can't understand why you...
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    Anyone regret ever having stepped foot in nursing school?

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

    As far as the original question. I was very excited for nursing school, I waited a long time for it. I read horror stories here about it, but I was determined to go in with a positive attitude about...
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    Anyone regret ever having stepped foot in nursing school?

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

    Believe me I get your frustration, I was on the wait list for 3.5 years because my number finally came up, add 1.5 years of pre preqs I have waited for my spot for a LONG time. BUT unless you are a...