~Mi Vida Loca~RN ASN, RN

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    Only an ADN

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to latebloomer74's topic in General Students

    I haven't seen any BSN bashing????? In the ADN VS BSN debate threads I see bashing on both sides pretty equally, same with the LPN VS RN threads, but I haven't seen any bashing in this post. Maybe I...
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    Feel like such a failure..

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

    I am really sorry to hear that. We have to get 100% on ours too but we get 3 tries to do it. My second one I took all 3 tries, I was a wreck. The first mistake I made was one 75% of the class made and...
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    Breach of Confidentiality

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

    Could also be people hearing in the hallway if door is open. They do this at my hospital though and personally I hate it. One I hate doing it in front of patient, I mean really, what if I want to say...
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    sick! :(

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

    It's going around here too. My daughter is really sick, I had to miss yesterday (had an exam) to stay home with her, than today my husband stayed with her so I could go in and take the exam. We have...
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    Rank these classes by how hard they are

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to RevolutioN2013's topic in General Students

    A&P 2- Physiology one for us, was my hardest, than 1, than Micro and Psych and Sociology were a breeze for me. It's all individual
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    Vaginal Exams

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

    SANE is a nurse that deals with Sexual assault victims. (I am pretty sure that is the one I am thinking of) they are specially trained and gather evidence. We learned how to do them for our L&D...
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    Student Loan Debt. Where do you draw the line?

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

    I have to disagree with that, in fact, I have seen people that DO come from money devalue it's worth a lot more. Will drop tons on whatever just because they have it. I have seen it go 2 different...
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    Student Loan Debt. Where do you draw the line?

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

    If I am taking out a 200,000.00 debt, it better be towards a home. No way would I take that much out for anything other than that. (Personal debt that
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    GA, CO, or TX Which state has a higher pay rate for RN?

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

    Where did you get that info from?? I have seen a few states with much lower
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    High divorce rate among nurses? Why?

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to RevolutioN2013's topic in General Nursing

    Hmmmmm should send CSI over with the black lights to investigate, they can merge the
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    GA, CO, or TX Which state has a higher pay rate for RN?

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

    I only know my area of Co (Larimer county) and it's about 23-25 an hour for New Grads. Cost of living is higher than Tx not sure about Ga. The average price of a decent home in a decent area is about...
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    High divorce rate among nurses? Why?

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to RevolutioN2013's topic in General Nursing

    Never seen an episode, does Grey's Anatomy count My husband is under the impression this is what goes
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    High divorce rate among nurses? Why?

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to RevolutioN2013's topic in General Nursing

    Probably it's all the steamy love affairs that go on in the
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    High divorce rate among nurses? Why?

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to RevolutioN2013's topic in General Nursing

    or they might start treating their spouses like a patient. do the answer a question with a question type of thing, explore every feeling or little thing said, talk in a soft monotone voice all the...
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    Why do some people assume NS is easy?

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

    No I picked
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    Why do some people assume NS is easy?

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

    There is a post in the general nursing section where a nurse just posted about a new policy at her work that says the nurses must make the toast for the patients in the morning. Stuff like that right...
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    Opinions from experienced nurses

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

    Wounds are deffinitely "not my thing" but I was really impressed with the Wound Care nurse that talked to us, she for sure knew her stuff better than most of the regular nurses, my CI is an Acute Care...
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    Opinions from experienced nurses

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

    There has been a new debate going on in the student section about a topic and I am curious to know what those of you that have been working a few years or more think about it. I had never even heard...
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    Help im having IV problems

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to gropos01's topic in General Nursing

    I am the same, I have only tried 3 times but I get my flash and placement but when I go to advance the cath I blow it. My neighbor is an IV team member and is going to work with me. It is very...
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    Opinions from experienced nurses

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

    See I have seen it as a help as well. From what I have observed there has been no rule that the nurses CAN'T do any of these tasks. But I know for me, I am a really hard stick, I often get stuck...
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    Dear Precepting Student:

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

    Well from what I have seen they are a really good hospital to work for and personally I will work wherever I can find a job given the present state for new grads. But I believe the reasoning for this...
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    Dear Precepting Student:

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

    It really does depend on your area. We are taught the skills (if you want to call it that) in our program. Our program does have a good reputation at the local hospitals. That said, they briefly go...
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    *Vent* RN's make toast?!?!?!

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

    Funny I thought I was going to Nursing School, not Culinary school. Shoot I don't even make toast for my husband and kids
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    IV starts in nursing school

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

    We can't start them on each other at school. Nothing said we can't practice them on each other outside of school. My CI let me try to start 2 on her at the hospital. My neighbor works on the IV team...
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    Do you correct your professor?

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to RN9742's topic in General Students

    I agree with helix, their isn't really enough info to give good advice I don't think. Often times nothing in the medical field is black and white. At least in Nursing classes from what I have seen,...