calivianya BSN, RN

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    why do so many nurses post that they love the med scanners

    calivianya replied to the nites's topic in General Nursing

    I have never had a problem with a scanner being slow or acting up, so I have absolutely no concept of what you're talking about. I'm also failing to see how comparing a medication scanner to a plane...
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    (8/29) This week, I have learned......

    calivianya replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    I always liked shifts where everybody was relatively inexperienced because those shifts were often way more collaborative and when everyone put their heads together, someone always came up with the...
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    (8/29) This week, I have learned......

    calivianya replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    My bowling abilities on alcohol look a heck of a lot like Starling's curve. Adding more alcohol continues to improve performance up to a point, at which point further alcohol intake no longer improves...
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    (8/29) This week, I have learned......

    calivianya replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    I managed to get that lucky last night with the crazy combative one referenced earlier. He ended up seriously hypercapnic midway through the night despite the BiPAP. There is nothing better in the...
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    What nurse life-hacks do you have to offer?

    calivianya replied to Purple_roses's topic in Nurses Rock

    They only let us use the arctic suns for patients on therapeutic hypothermia post arrest. If we need a cooling blanket for fever, we have to order it from central supply and it may or may not get...
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    (8/29) This week, I have learned......

    calivianya replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    Intubation: the closest thing to a real-life mute button. :) I learned that I apparently don't leave this forum when I can't sleep and am just waiting on time to pass to go to
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    Taboo: 10 Things Nurses Should NEVER Say!

    calivianya replied to Julie Reyes's topic in General Nursing

    I never have been superstitious, but I have never had two patients die on me in the same day until one Friday the 13th, and I haven't had it happen since. Wasn't the same shift - 0200 that morning and...
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    (8/29) This week, I have learned......

    calivianya replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I just laughed, so you gave someone a giggle. I don't think monitor techs have a sense of humor. I think they were specially raised in the monitor tech cave from birth, where humor is strictly...
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    What nurse life-hacks do you have to offer?

    calivianya replied to Purple_roses's topic in Nurses Rock

    I do this for drips that I didn't get to quite quickly enough and the fluid level dropped just a hair below the drip chamber. Will save you getting a syringe to pull that air out. Just spike a new...
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    Love AN...Too much...Goodbye

    calivianya replied to AcuteHD's topic in General Nursing

    You should probably look for those pets, too. They have this unfortunate habit of getting all still and gooey after you forget about them for a
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    (8/29) This week, I have learned......

    calivianya replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    I learned that if I can't get a hold of a physician for 45 minutes after multiple pages, and I can't get a hold of my team leader because she's busy in another room, and my patient is flipping his...
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    All CCRNs out there...

    calivianya replied to kimmini's topic in Critical Care

    Does your ICU offer reimbursement? You might want to ask - some of them have a fund for educational things and count your CCRN as an educational expense. That would definitely help with the costs....
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    Cardiac patient wants decaf

    calivianya replied to Moooey's topic in Nursing Humor

    I learned something new today, thanks! It's weird to think about all the stuff that could be hanging out in those blood
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    8/22 What I learned this week....

    calivianya replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    Be honest - you just don't want Farawyn to beat you to it and have a better thread than you
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    8/22 What I learned this week....

    calivianya replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    When they don't have the brain cells to understand what DNR means and/or are suspicious of hospital staff, IMO. Many people think that if they're a DNR we're just going to let them die and aren't...
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    Working OT helped me to pay....

    calivianya replied to BSNbeauty's topic in General Nursing

    You guys are both my role models right now. I can't wait until I'm as financially solvent as the two of you.
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    Ride Along Interview

    calivianya replied to kikiB's topic in General Nursing

    A shadow is a great experience to see how things REALLY work. You will be mostly observing. Be sure to use this chance to ask every RN you run into stuff like, "How long have you worked here?" "What...
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    From exuberant passion to fringing on defeat.

    calivianya replied to Shaska's topic in General Nursing

    I am guessing you live in a state with very fierce competition. It's extremely difficult for new grads to find jobs in my area, but nurses with two years of experience as a nurse don't generally have...
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    8/22 What I learned this week....

    calivianya replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    Well, that was the problem. I did get all enthusiastic and say
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    8/22 What I learned this week....

    calivianya replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    Funny, that sounds a lot like my night... except it was massive blood spray out of an ETT when the physician went to advance it a couple cm. A bunch of people were in OR scrubs after that. Note to...
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    LPN being scheduled to work as CNA....

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

    It was clear that you were hired to take patient assignments and not just resource? May sound like a silly question, but that sounds a lot like my employer up until recently. We had LPNs - they were...
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    BA in unrelated field first a bad idea?

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

    As someone with a BA in another field, all I can say is I put off making the money I'd make as a nurse for three years that I could have been working, and I regret that pretty deeply. I could be so...
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    Advice on ICU qualifications

    calivianya replied to angelique.obrie's topic in Critical Care

    I think you are fine. The 17 years of ICU experience should get people's attention. ICU is not a field requiring specialty education in the US like it is in other countries. Definitely make sure your...
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    New Grad Jobs in Jacksonville FL

    calivianya replied to RNdonut's topic in General Nursing

    You might just have to wait until December, unfortunately. Hospitals can pick and choose exactly what they want because there are more applicants than jobs now, especially in areas that are considered...
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    8/22 What I learned this week....

    calivianya replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    Either that or she's covered in poop and trying to share the love. I never have clean patients want to hug me. Clean patients don't like hugs. Poopy, vomit-encrusted patients like hugs. ...I learned...