calivianya BSN, RN

ICU

Member

  • Content

    2,418

  • Visitors

    38,354

  • Followers

    0

  • Likes

    92

All Content by calivianya

  1. calivianya

    Where to get these certifications?

    calivianya replied to nursebabyxoxo's topic in Holistic

    I would ask your employer if they even allow you to do any of that stuff. I had a job that let us do aromatherapy once, but you had to get checked off on it and the provider had to have an order that...
  2. calivianya

    So...What Kind of Nursing Task Do You LIKE?

    calivianya replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    Oh god, I pop patient zits whenever I get the chance. I love it when they're tubed, deeply sedated, no family's around, and they have a giant zit on their nose... I swear I've dug some blackheads out...
  3. calivianya

    is your immune system suffering?

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

    The only thing you didn't mention that I can find is how much you sleep per day. People underestimate how much sleep our bodies really need. I had terrible insomnia when I was younger (still do,...
  4. calivianya

    What is your dream unit?

    calivianya replied to guest769224's topic in General Nursing

    It's awesome. I got to practice inserting IOs in PALS using both the drill and just manual pressure, and the EZ-IO drill was way more fun. It works just the same way a power drill to put a screw in a...
  5. calivianya

    What is your dream unit?

    calivianya replied to guest769224's topic in General Nursing

    You wouldn't have to worry about peripherals working rapid, necessarily. At my hospital, the people who carry the RAT pager are all checked off on the EZ-IO drills. Someone crashing and has no access?...
  6. calivianya

    What is your dream unit?

    calivianya replied to guest769224's topic in General Nursing

    Full time rapid response. I think it would just be the best thing ever to be able to swoop in, stabilize people (or not), and swoop back out without having to take care of them for 12 hours. I meet...
  7. calivianya

    The aggravation of it all

    calivianya replied to kariace's topic in General Students

    I'd still be annoyed that I went through all of the hassle of humiliating myself for nothing, but maybe I'm just an ingrate. Totally feeling you on this one,
  8. calivianya

    Dear New Grad Nurse

    calivianya replied to ashrose1992's topic in General Nursing

    This. On a related vein - never complain in writing unless you have to. Especially don't do it on an exit interview. You may think you never need to work for that facility again while you're headed...
  9. calivianya

    This week, I have learned... (8/8)

    calivianya replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    That's been my experience, too. They are usually the coolest people. I had this one middle-aged HIV+ guy who just broke my heart a couple of months ago. He had the absolute best stories. Hitchhiking...
  10. calivianya

    Night Shift Woes...When Do You Sleep On Your Days Off????

    calivianya replied to BibleBarb56's topic in General Nursing

    It's really the sleeping until 2100 that's killing you, IMO. It's awfully difficult to go to sleep 12 hours after you woke up - or at least it is for me. One thing you could do is start setting an...
  11. calivianya

    New way of feeding residents in long term care nursing homes

    calivianya replied to busyrn92's topic in General Nursing

    Sometimes I complain about being treated like a waitress. It sounds like you and your staff are turning into waitresses for real! I got a headache just reading about your frustration. Do you have the...
  12. calivianya

    Med-Surg sentence

    calivianya replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in Medical-Surgical

    You really do need to go up the chain of command, too, with the whole sitter incident. It makes me mad now that you mentioned there were techs available but they had you sit instead.... you can do...
  13. calivianya

    Should I get my masters? 48 years old with 24 years experience

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

    I respect your point of view, and I wish more people valued education for education's sake. I used to believe that kind of thing myself. However, we have to live in the real world where formal...
  14. calivianya

    Med-Surg sentence

    calivianya replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Find out what the transfer policy is at your hospital before you even utter one whisper about transferring. I would dig through your hospital's P&P and not ask anyone. I doubt you are going to be...
  15. calivianya

    Nursing Rant: Am I wrong?

    calivianya replied to Gurlonthesun's topic in Rehabilitation

    I see your point. I would be a little irritated about being bumped out of my usual assignment, too, if I worked in that sort of environment. I just wonder if she still had to do some nurse manager...
  16. calivianya

    What is the least stressful high paying nursing specialty?

    calivianya replied to celtickimba's topic in General Nursing

    Private duty nurse for a lonely elderly millionaire who has certain types of problems requiring the applicant to be very skilled in massages. However, other job requirements might include having a...
  17. calivianya

    CPOT scale medication orders??

    calivianya replied to beleanor's topic in General Nursing

    We do exactly what you're looking for. :) The physician orders the pain/analgesia/delirium protocol, and then we can do everything below based on that order without ever calling anyone again. We can...
  18. calivianya

    So...What Kind of Nursing Task Do You LIKE?

    calivianya replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    I like assisting with procedures, too. I think I would be perfectly happy if there was a role where I was literally just a procedure assistant and followed the intensivist around to every central line...
  19. calivianya

    Most surprising/shocking/interesting thing you've seen

    calivianya replied to TexMex22's topic in General Nursing

    I saw a lot of necrotizing fasciitis at my last job. A lot. I realize now it was an unusual amount because I haven't seen it with any sort of regularity since then. I had at least four personally in...
  20. calivianya

    What if nursing doesn't work?

    calivianya replied to snow22's topic in General Nursing

    I can't speak for everyone else, but I can speak for me. If I got paralyzed from the neck down tomorrow, 60% of my income from my long term disability insurance would not be enough to pay my bills....
  21. calivianya

    What if nursing doesn't work?

    calivianya replied to snow22's topic in General Nursing

    A lot of people have said it, but three months really isn't enough. I won't say it takes a year to feel comfortable, because it doesn't - that's a myth - but it usually takes me a year before I feel...
  22. calivianya

    When celebs stop by to say hi

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

    I really think it depends on the patient's reaction. I don't think the first one is exploitation. The second one definitely
  23. calivianya

    So...What Kind of Nursing Task Do You LIKE?

    calivianya replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    I like that too... I like it especially when there is an extra amount we're pulling off per hour and I'm adding it in the running total. It's like watching money accumulate in the bank. I can look...
  24. calivianya

    New RN: Per Diem While Full Time

    calivianya replied to MissRis13's topic in General Nursing

    You'll be better served with a full year, but some places are pretty desperate and will take anything they can get. Especially if they are lower-acuity hospitals and you have high acuity experience. I...
  25. calivianya

    Overweight

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

    XS scrubs aren't really that small - scrubs are very forgiving. I am 40 lbs heavier than I was at my lightest and I wear XS scrubs. 13 pounds of those have been since I bought the scrubs in the first...