calivianya BSN, RN

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    Considering dropping out

    calivianya replied to pavierre's topic in General Nursing

    I don't have student loans, and my goal is not to open my own business in the next few years. OP's goals are different from mine, hence why I don't follow my own advice. I pointed out the things I...
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    Patients taking selfies in clinical areas

    calivianya replied to whichone'spink's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    It's against policy for pictures to be taken at all in my hospital. Even by the patients, of themselves, in their own hospital rooms with nobody else present. I think it's less about those pictures...
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    Considering dropping out

    calivianya replied to pavierre's topic in General Nursing

    It depends. The nursing program I went to was a two year program that consisted of the junior and senior years - the first two years you were just a pre-nursing student and not in nursing school....
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    Considering dropping out

    calivianya replied to pavierre's topic in General Nursing

    I will disagree that you can't save enough to do what you want to on a nursing degree. It depends on the area you live in, but I make more than enough to live well, and I'm starting to throw a bunch...
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    ICU nurses!

    calivianya replied to aquille4's topic in Critical Care

    You sound a lot like me. I think you may be surprised in what you like more - you might actually like MICU better than STICU with that
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    11/7: what I learned this week: Trey Anastasio wants to weigh your head; Cerner is stupid

    calivianya replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    I learned a little gratitude goes a long way to making me feel less burned out. I had a package at the team leader office. I knew exactly who it was from when I saw the other nurse the got one. The...
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    ICU nurses!

    calivianya replied to aquille4's topic in Critical Care

    A lot of my patients (MICU) get flown in from outside facilities. I take report from the flight team fairly often. So, you will definitely be transporting a lot of medical patients - it would be to...
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    Hitler, an ICU charge nurse, receiving morning report

    calivianya replied to turnforthenurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    Definitely just spewed some tea all over everything. That was
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    Per Magnet Directives, Nursing first Cleans Bodily Fluids, then Housekeeping

    calivianya replied to taraytara's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I actually agree with OP - I think it's ridiculous that housekeeping can't touch bodily fluids. I would think if I signed up to clean things in a HOSPITAL, where there are nasty things everywhere, I...
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    had an AWFUL night

    calivianya replied to momof3al RN's topic in Medical-Surgical

    It always feels awful when people don't recognize your awesomeness. You were doing everything right with the patient who looked like he was having a MI - getting EKGs, getting labs, calling the...
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    11/7: what I learned this week: Trey Anastasio wants to weigh your head; Cerner is stupid

    calivianya replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    I learned that watching an EVD placed is BRUTAL! We have our own neuro ICU, so we almost never get true neuro patients that need neuro things like ventricular drains, but the neuro ICU was full last...
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    11/7: what I learned this week: Trey Anastasio wants to weigh your head; Cerner is stupid

    calivianya replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    Something about my luck, I guess, but mine almost always come in twos, too. It really does suck. I don't trust remote tele people - for exactly the reasons you describe. They are good at calling for...
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    Tension between Nursing Home Nurses and Acute/Critical Care Nurses! Lets visit!

    calivianya replied to downsouthlaff's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I just can't get over the part about not being able to suction without an order in the original post. I'm not picking on LTC nurses here, just this particular point, but... you seriously wouldn't...
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    11/7: what I learned this week: Trey Anastasio wants to weigh your head; Cerner is stupid

    calivianya replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    Did she tell you what all's compatible in the same syringe? That's my pet peeve. Had one once who refused to get her meds unless I gave them all together. Just so you guys know, Benadryl, Phenergan,...
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    11/7: what I learned this week: Trey Anastasio wants to weigh your head; Cerner is stupid

    calivianya replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    So silly. I would probably try to humiliate people who asked me that. "Why would my TV being broken matter? Is your sex life so boring that TV is more interesting than what you do in the bedroom or...
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    11/7: what I learned this week: Trey Anastasio wants to weigh your head; Cerner is stupid

    calivianya replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    I hate Cerner, too!!!! Extra exclamation points needed! It's the worst system I've used, hands down. My PRN job uses it and it's just so cumbersome and difficult to chart in. I'm going to have to...
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    Not having kids until 35

    calivianya replied to waiting4ivpush's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a big proponent of waiting, personally. My mother was a hair away from 40 when I was born - our birthdays are less than a month apart. I loved being raised by people who had their crap together,...
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    Encouragement needed - Frustrated and insulted by hourly rates

    calivianya replied to kemansha1's topic in First Year After Licensure

    $25/hr does seem low for the North. You could consider relocating to the South - my area hires new grads around $21-$22/hr, and cost of living is way less - so I probably have a ton more money left...
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    New Nurse With Large Disposable Income

    calivianya replied to LDAthleteNurse's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Just thought I'd add - sorry if someone else has already said this, I haven't read the whole thread - but even if you don't want to own a house for yourself, if you end up with a large amount of...
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    Encouragement needed - Frustrated and insulted by hourly rates

    calivianya replied to kemansha1's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Honestly, it depends on where you are, what type of schooling you currently have, and what type of schooling you are willing to get - and exactly what you mean by opportunities for growth. If you mean...
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    How do you deal with being called a "snitch" by your co-workers?

    calivianya replied to 1Jessie86's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I don't work with aides/techs, so I really don't know, but I have a question for some of the posters... You all really think it's acceptable for the bedside RN to be the one talking to the techs about...
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    Pension over tuition

    calivianya replied to MindeMalcomson's topic in General Nursing

    Go for the pension. Hands down. Hardly anybody offers those anymore. How much more schooling are you anticipating doing, anyway? If you're planning on going back for your bachelor's and DNP, it might...
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    Outside of Nursing..

    calivianya replied to waiting4ivpush's topic in General Nursing

    I am extremely unfulfilled with nursing. Had a great life until my boyfriend's child came back to live with him, and now I'm living on my own again. It was nice living with another person and having...
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    IV starts in arm with a DVT

    calivianya replied to freezin's topic in General Nursing

    Agreed with the others - you should d/c any access in that arm unless the physician specifically wants an IV in that exact vein to run tPA right at that site. I have seen that done before but it is...
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    "On my last leg"

    calivianya replied to TU RN's topic in General Nursing

    I have only ever worked ICU and we are a naturally suspicious bunch - I feel like you're not really going to have that good camaraderie with your coworkers until you've been there almost a year. Some...