calivianya BSN, RN

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    What annoys you most in your daily tasks?

    calivianya replied to mangi's topic in General Nursing

    Getting interrogated by patient families. It would be nice if there was someone to run interference so I could just focus on the
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    Quick advice on multiple unit offers!

    calivianya replied to parasalyne's topic in General Nursing

    I started in MICU and I am still there - albeit a different MICU. My personal opinion is that it is the be all end all of learning a little bit of everything, but I am very biased. You obviously learn...
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    6/11 WILTW Unsupervised Chalk Use

    calivianya replied to AspiringNurseMW's topic in General Nursing

    Usually not having PRNs on admit is not an issue for me, because a good amounts of my admits are unconscious. What aggravates me is when they extubate somebody and don't give me a set of PRNs. Hello,...
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    Stanford Rape

    calivianya replied to brandy1017's topic in General Nursing

    You don't have to label yourself a victim if you don't want to, but rape is when someone has sex with you without your consent. If you were unable to give consent, well... call it what you want, but...
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    6/11 WILTW Unsupervised Chalk Use

    calivianya replied to AspiringNurseMW's topic in General Nursing

    I will never understand this behavior. Never, ever, never. Even if you are looking at this from the purely selfish perspective, giving the PRNs is a good thing. Say Patient A has repeated admissions...
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    When to call a code

    calivianya replied to JenHRN's topic in General Nursing

    Exactly! Don't speculate - just do compressions. Even if that's true that the compressions would do more harm than good - that isn't something to take into consideration when someone's pulseless and...
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    Stanford Rape

    calivianya replied to brandy1017's topic in General Nursing

    They weren't appropriate for this situation, at least. The victim specifically mentions her younger sister making fun of her because cardigan she wore made her look like a librarian. So at least two...
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    Stanford Rape

    calivianya replied to brandy1017's topic in General Nursing

    I read through the victim's letter. Apparently, he tried to convince everyone that she did say yes. She doesn't remember anything, so it was a his word against hers kind of thing. Of course, if I was...
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    6/11 WILTW Unsupervised Chalk Use

    calivianya replied to AspiringNurseMW's topic in General Nursing

    I liked that one for support. That's terrible! I'm so sorry you're going through that load of
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    Is withdrawing life support ethical?

    calivianya replied to 8130's topic in General Nursing

    My personal opinion is that it is unethical to leave someone on prolonged mechanical ventilation and tube feeds, and withdrawing life support is the ONLY ethical choice. Let's say they are awake and...
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    Stanford Rape

    calivianya replied to brandy1017's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for saying this. I have been saying the exact same thing. Maybe it should be legal to shoplift because it only takes me five seconds to put that item in my pocket. Maybe it should be legal...
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    6/11 WILTW Unsupervised Chalk Use

    calivianya replied to AspiringNurseMW's topic in General Nursing

    I've got some of this going in my unit right now and it sucks. It's actually mostly on my side. I messed up and did some things that I shouldn't outside of work, and the other person involved has...
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    Med error...what to do?

    calivianya replied to kh2013's topic in General Nursing

    You covered your butt getting the MD order. If you had given a wrong dose of something harmful, the MD would not have agreed to give you that order. Honestly, I probably wouldn't even write that one...
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    Hard to not gain weight working nights

    calivianya replied to BHNurseKS's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I worked out on my nights off when I felt like it when I first started nursing. I guarantee there's at least one 24 hour gym in your city, so if you like working out, join it and just work out when...
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    anyone know of any other jobs

    calivianya replied to martymoose's topic in General Nursing

    At least even the rudest customers eventually walk away, though. That counts for a lot. If you're working in the hospital, you're stuck with the same jerk for at least 12 hours, though. I never got...
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    salary vs benefits

    calivianya replied to gwafuh_rn's topic in General Nursing

    You are really going to have to break down the numbers to figure it out. I have a particularly dense coworker getting all excited about an offer he got for something like $3/hr more somewhere else,...
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    Best quality care cannot be provided

    calivianya replied to uniqueguy34's topic in General Nursing

    You should transfer to ICU. You're already used to all the death and suffering, but some of our patients actually get better enough to go home for real. The ones that get to you are the ones that...
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    Best quality care cannot be provided

    calivianya replied to uniqueguy34's topic in General Nursing

    I can't even tell you how much I love this. The like button is not enough. I see plenty of my coworkers giving 100%... and they are all leaving and either transferring to different units, where I have...
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    6/4 WILTW: Oui jete' du Nursing???

    calivianya replied to LadyFree28's topic in General Nursing

    Oh yes. I've already sunburned once this year. It was Memorial Day, it was mostly cloudy, and I was only in the bright spots for like an hour. And I had SPF 100 on my hands/arms, collarbones, face,...
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    Difficulty Levels of NCLEX

    calivianya replied to Texasdude's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I've never seen any charts about the levels in NCLEX, and I imagine it would actually be tough to figure out exactly what level the question you are reading at the moment falls under, especially if...
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    6/4 WILTW: Oui jete' du Nursing???

    calivianya replied to LadyFree28's topic in General Nursing

    I love the religious excuses. /sarcasm. "But if God wanted him he would take him!!!" What do they think the patient's heart stopping was, exactly, if not God taking him? God took him, he died, and we...
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    Ever Feel Inadequate?

    calivianya replied to NotYourMamasRN's topic in General Nursing

    It's not hard to feel inadequate when you have so many patients. I don't know what your ratio is in your med/surg/tele department, but I bet it's probably too many. I like working in departments with...
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    Happy,In denial, overwhelmed, nervous and worried

    calivianya replied to JFLEURIM's topic in General Nursing

    Start applying for jobs. Be sure to ask what sort of orientation they offer during the interview - a good strong orientation is what's going to teach you how to do your job. The only way to feel like...
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    Filed 2 complaints with Corporate. What is the next step?

    calivianya replied to sarabellum1's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    We are our companies' worker bees. We are easily replaceable cogs in the machine. We are not important as individuals. There are always other warm bodies willing to take our spots. Nobody takes us...
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    Taking a year off after Graduation

    calivianya replied to Nursestudent103.2's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I agree with the people that say you might have trouble getting hired if you wait. Feel free to use the search bar and type in "stale new grad" or "old new grad" and you will find posts from people...