calivianya BSN, RN

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    What are the 3 most dislike RN duties in demand?

    calivianya replied to Natasha A.'s topic in General Nursing

    Dealing with hysterically upset family members. Maybe this will make me unpopular for being insensitive, but when we have a two people limit at a time, there are over 20 in the waiting room, and they...
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    The Controversy: Mandatory Flu Vaccines

    calivianya replied to Julie Reyes's topic in General Nursing

    I wonder if the people who protest the flu vaccine so stringently are the ones who don't watch people die from it. Maybe they just work in areas where that patient gets transferred to a higher level...
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    No babies for this NICU nurse

    calivianya replied to angrykitten's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    This is the thing that always makes me a little angry - the being called selfish for not wanting any or more kids. Seriously? Why do people have kids in the first place? Isn't it because THEY want...
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    ICU burnout?

    calivianya replied to infinitynotzero's topic in Critical Care

    I'm starting to think I work at one of the more ridiculous places for charting. Ours is similar to hawaiicarl's with some exceptions. - Pain q1h. - Full assessments q4h, focused assessments q2h. -...
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    My first arrest

    calivianya replied to CymruNA's topic in General Nursing

    If there aren't many people on the scene yet, you can always go in and mention you can take over compressions if anyone needs relief. If there are six or more people in the room already, they...
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    (8/29) This week, I have learned......

    calivianya replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    I can't even laugh at that any more because my unit ends up with all of the TFTB patients. I believe people who say true morbid obesity only hurts the obese person have never sat there trying to...
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    Nurse Slang Yo!

    calivianya replied to ladysushi's topic in General Nursing

    Nevermind. Clearly I'm being speshul
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    CPOT scale medication orders??

    calivianya replied to beleanor's topic in General Nursing

    I post my opinions too bluntly to be very specific about my workplace here. I think I've bashed it more than a few times on this forum. I work in NC. I imagine you do have problems managing pain in a...
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    I feel like an idiot at my new job.

    calivianya replied to BalancedInsanity's topic in General Nursing

    ICU people are just control freaks. We are. I give you props for working in a LTACH - that sounds like my personal version of Hades. You can have four or five people on drips/vents/etc? Ew ew ew, no...
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    Nurse Slang Yo!

    calivianya replied to ladysushi's topic in General Nursing

    Heading to Florida - dying, they called the morgue The Florida Room at that facility Mother's Milk - propofol The "garden party" bit made me spit water all over my keyboard, thanks
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    ICU burnout?

    calivianya replied to infinitynotzero's topic in Critical Care

    I totally agree with you. I want to come work with you if those are your facility standards - seriously. I didn't say any of that made sense, I just said it was normal in my facilities. My current...
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    No babies for this NICU nurse

    calivianya replied to angrykitten's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    No way, you are an awesome person for putting those nosy people in their places. I understand people, especially elderly people, just want to make conversation, but when it gets to the point that me...
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    Is there a test to determine which area of nursing you are best for?

    calivianya replied to Cola89's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like we got pretty similar results. My number one was substance abuse, with alternatives as HIV/AIDS nurse, transplant nurse, and domestic violence nurse. That stuff couldn't be farther from...
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    (8/29) This week, I have learned......

    calivianya replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    I learned that I can indeed complete 50 hours of required NEXT modules for my PRN job in under a week and a half. I also learned that NEXT modules are great for someone suffering from insomnia because...
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    Complex Regional Pain Syndrome

    calivianya replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    We have a pain management MD who admits to us for 5 day ketamine infusions for CRPS, so we see a fair amount of them at my ICU. They aren't ICU patients in any way. It makes for an easy night. They...
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    To ER or not to ER?

    calivianya replied to Nevada_RN's topic in Emergency

    I don't work in the ED but I am just browsing around out of curiosity. For the peds part - just find a hospital with a Peds ED. It's pretty easy to avoid kids if the ED and Peds ED are separate
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    Adenosine administration

    calivianya replied to sreynolds's topic in Emergency

    Technically speaking, ACLS protocol is PROTOCOL according to my hospital. As in, it's the same as any other standing protocol in the hospital, previously signed off by a MD as something ACLS nurses...
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    ideas for 8 hour shifts during nights

    calivianya replied to overtonis's topic in General Nursing

    When I worked inpatient rehab in a hospital, they had eight hour night
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    What Can You Say to the Family When Your Patient Dies?

    calivianya replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    I still don't know what to say to people. The deaths don't bother me, really - it's rare that I have one sick enough to die that I get to know at all. They're usually sedated, restrained, and have...
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    ACLS?

    calivianya replied to fedynaj's topic in General Nursing

    Agree with the PP - I'm surprised your ER doesn't require it. I've never heard of an ER not requiring ACLS for its employees. Ask around! Maybe they do offer it and you just haven't been around long...
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    could I still become a nurse?

    calivianya replied to sirpanykanen's topic in Nursing Career

    I think this alone is why you should turn away from the idea of nursing. Any reputable institution is going to be *very* difficult to plan around. I had three different jobs in nursing school because...
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    Do you get hit/spit on? Does body fluids splash on you?

    calivianya replied to KatFUTUREnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I had a crazy trach patient at one job who had perfect aim. She could hit someone from all the way across the room. I watched her hit one of my coworkers in the eye from her bed while he was standing...
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    Orientation for experienced RNs

    calivianya replied to tejon's topic in General Nursing

    I had a year of experience in my specialty when moving to my current full-time job. They oriented me for 12 weeks with a preceptor anyway. They orient new grads/people new to ICU as a specialty for...
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    RN vs BSN, is a BSN really worth it?

    calivianya replied to Upward_Bound's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Just find a cheaper BSN program. I got my BSN for under $20k. Go to a state school instead of an expensive private
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    NEW TO ICU

    calivianya replied to Nola504's topic in Critical Care

    Holy crap, your facility is terrible and you should leave ASAP. Really. Start putting applications in elsewhere immediately. Your orientation was terribly inadequate. Five weeks is NOT enough for a...