calivianya BSN, RN

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    3/19 What I learned this week: more about employment laws than anything else

    calivianya replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    They are sensible about it at my FT job - only require witnesses in the computer for high alert IV stuff - IV insulin, IV heparin, IV dig, argatroban, tPA, that kind of stuff. They let the SQ stuff...
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    Mid-forties : Looking for a Specialty to Grow Old In

    calivianya replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    If you are worried about your aging body at all, I would not consider ICU. Only one ICU I have worked in had any CNAs at all - for the most part, it's total patient care - and with what seems like 99%...
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    Debriefing after death

    calivianya replied to city midwife's topic in General Nursing

    I don't work with children, so maybe there's a difference, but I've never had a debriefing after a death, and we have at least a few a week and sometimes a few a day. Some of them had been with us for...
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    Never Have I Ever Done That Before

    calivianya replied to JerseyTomatoMDCrab's topic in General Nursing

    You're not missing anything. We've moved away from them at my facility - I think the biggest problem was getting the families to be compliant with the PPE. Anyone on oscillator had visitors/nurses...
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    How did you deal with the stress of an out of state move?

    calivianya replied to AnnieOaklyRN's topic in General Nursing

    Finding new people helps. I highly recommend checking out meetup.com once you get to your destination. I did not have a fabulous experience relocating, but I moved to an area that was totally...
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    Some Beds have X-ray Sleeves

    calivianya replied to Nerd eNurse's topic in General Nursing

    The X-ray techs definitely use the sleeve at my job. It's weird - we have two ICU beds we use regularly, and our "fancier" bed does not have X-ray sleeves, but the bed I would prefer my patient not to...
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    What is the least stressful nursing specialty?

    calivianya replied to sakiohma's topic in General Nursing

    I will confess - I enjoyed a CNA better than I enjoyed being a nurse in some ways, and I didn't particularly enjoy CNA work. I enjoyed just having my job to do and being done with it, as opposed to...
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    Night walkers diet

    calivianya replied to mommywifern's topic in General Nursing

    Our cafeteria is open until 0400 so I eat a lot of food from the cafeteria. Taco Tuesdays are a must! We also order out a lot - Chinese, Japanese, pizza, Jimmy John's, etc. I like bringing those...
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    Tell me why you regret about becoming a Nurse

    calivianya replied to Want2BeeRN's topic in General Nursing

    This is exactly what I was going to say. I regret being a nurse because I thought I was going to be an educated professional and I was going to be treated like an educated professional in return......
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    The ICU nurse struggle

    calivianya replied to ddr436's topic in Critical Care

    I wish that was still true. Visiting hours in my ICU are 24/7, but only one person is allowed to sleep in the room and there can only be two people in the room at a time. We had such huge problems...
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    NG insertion Doctors VS nurses

    calivianya replied to BendyEm's topic in Critical Care

    I've never seen a MD put an NG/OG in, either. For that matter, we just ordered a device so we can drop post-pyloric feeding tubes, too, and confirm them at bedside. Formerly, only MDs could place...
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    Palmetto Health Virtual Open House 3/16

    calivianya posted a topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Back when I was a new grad looking for my first job, I applied in the Palmetto Health system - didn't get hired, but I still get their emails. They are having a virtual open house event tomorrow from...
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    prn/overtime addiction/survey

    calivianya replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing

    I can live off of 36 hours a week just fine. I'd live comfortably and have room for some extras, but not much saving. Besides, I'm taking classes right now so I have to pay tuition. I work a FT job...
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    3/12: what I learned this week: ALWAYS taper your SSRI

    calivianya replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    I have learned that coolsculpting is hardly the "painless" procedure with "no downtime" it is advertised to be. Well, I guess it depends on your area treated. My chin is fine and only annoyed me the...
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    What's it like having a flexible work schedule?

    calivianya replied to LucidDreamer's topic in General Nursing

    Getting exactly what you want is not unheard of. I got exactly what I signed up for this six weeks, but as you can tell from what I posted, we're so desperately short every single shift that...
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    How do you sign your credentials?

    calivianya replied to heather717's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I just sign as calivianya, RN on the paperwork that I actually have to sign. My name badge says BSN, RN, CCRN so that's enough recognition for
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    What's it like having a flexible work schedule?

    calivianya replied to LucidDreamer's topic in General Nursing

    It's at my hospital, which is offering high vacancy incentives in all departments because more than 30% of all the RN positions in the entire hospital are vacant. We need 17 nurses per shift on my...
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    3/12: what I learned this week: ALWAYS taper your SSRI

    calivianya replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    You know, I hate taking this in a political direction, but reading about the thousands you owe in taxes, ixchel... I only squeaked through by the skin of my teeth this year - got $20 back after you...
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    Coping with emotionally difficult patients

    calivianya posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi guys! I'm sure this has been done to death, but what is your personal strategy for coping with tough emotional situations? I have had a ton this past month, and they are starting to wear me down....
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    When to start applying for RN jobs?

    calivianya replied to g.elizabeth's topic in General Nursing

    You should start looking at least three months before graduation. The first round of interviews I went to happened in February before a May graduation. Places with new grad programs tend to fill those...
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    I want to be a nurse!!

    calivianya replied to LucidDreamer's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Nursing is indeed very flexible. I work 12 hour shifts and it's pure self scheduling - I can work those three shifts any days of the week I like. My schedule rarely gets rearranged. It is very easy to...
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    Coping with emotionally difficult patients

    calivianya replied to calivianya's topic in General Nursing

    I seriously doubt she's eligible - we can't get her off the vent either, so that's at least three body systems that are shot. I tend to see this job err on the side of absolutely ridiculous...
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    Words You Hate

    calivianya replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in General Nursing

    How about "incubate" instead of "intubate"? This is usually the family's mistake, but it's still hilarious. "They incubated Gramma last year!" It would be nails on a chalkboard for me if someone in...
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    Do Bachelor's Degrees Save Lives? - The Facts about Earning a BSN

    calivianya replied to Rasmussen University's topic in General Nursing

    That definitely depends on your area. My BSN program had a 97% pass rate the year I graduated. That same year, the two closest ADN programs were 86% and 91%. To be perfectly fair, though, the next...
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    From RN to Medical School

    calivianya replied to RNthenDoc's topic in General Nursing

    I'll be 28 next month, so not super young. I'm old enough to have two bachelor's degrees already and worked jobs through both of them, so I knew in advance what I was getting into where the workload...