calivianya BSN, RN

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    Very frustrated, need advice please!

    calivianya replied to hollywood7's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I wouldn't move anywhere until I already had a job lined up... but I think you've learned that the hard way. Is your family situation so crucial that you HAVE to be in IL right now? Can you move back...
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    Pharmacy or nursing school

    calivianya replied to kgy5926's topic in Nursing Career

    If I could do it all over again, I would probably pick pharmacy over nursing, but that's just my opinion. I am sure pharmacy is stressful, too, but it would be nice not to have to ruin my back to do...
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    Importance (or not) of social ties in workplace

    calivianya replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I think making friends and having real social ties at work is very important. Personally, I think the patients get better care when we are closer to each other. I have been guilty of not turning as...
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    I need a passion...

    calivianya replied to rearviewmirror's topic in General Nursing

    Until you can find something else, maybe try reading ER-related journals and research? I know that sounds nerdy, but I find going back to the science behind what I do, and behind the way I do things,...
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    What's the meanest thing a patient has said to you?

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

    Most of the rude ones I've had have been demented or confused, so what they say doesn't count. I did have a nasty as heck patient a few times - a chronic dialysis patient with a slew of other problems...
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    Pay grade: experienced nurse vs new grad

    calivianya replied to rehric00's topic in General Nursing

    You have a valid point, but unfortunately nobody in hospital admin cares. I've never worked anywhere that the experienced nurses made significantly more than the new grads. Hospitals will periodically...
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    COPDer de-satting? What do you do?

    calivianya replied to Krazziekid78's topic in General Nursing

    I would definitely focus more on getting his O2 sat up first. If he gets hypercapnic, you can always fix that with the BiPAP later. Although, if he desats that badly just from working with therapy,...
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    This week, I have learned..... (6/13)

    calivianya replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    Hallelujah, someone who understands what I have been going through the past two weeks! Going to general orientation, general nursing orientation, two days of computer training, facility-specific...
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    This week, I have learned..... (6/13)

    calivianya replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    I learned that one of our intensivists blushes very easily when we show him our crude humor! He is too
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    Didnt pass boards before deadline

    calivianya replied to L.A.W's topic in General Nursing

    NC is only one state away from you. I was just looking at the BON requirements, and all they say here is that you need to graduate from a nursing program to take the NCLEX - although you do have to...
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    CMC

    calivianya replied to francoml's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    I know this is old, but how did you do the second time around? What did you use to study? I am thinking about sitting for my CMC in the near future. I'm looking for resources
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    IV push failure - how I am failing

    calivianya replied to Brandazzle1's topic in Patient Medications

    I'm honestly curious, because your hospital's policy strikes me as a little scary. I get that there are risks to inserting peripherals for sure, but if you have a patient receiving a heparin drip...
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    IV push failure - how I am failing

    calivianya replied to Brandazzle1's topic in Patient Medications

    I just thought I'd add in that if the patient is on a critical drip (heparin, insulin, pressors, etc.) you should think about having a second line anyway for antibiotics, IV pushes, and anything else...
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    Planning to move to NC

    calivianya replied to blancas56's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    Charlotte isn't a half bad place to be if you want to stay in peds. Not a ton of cities have children's hospitals in NC, but Charlotte has two - Hemby and Levine. Charlotte is just a great place to be...
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    New Grad - Just got a job at Starbucks. Help.

    calivianya replied to NightWatch's topic in Nursing Career

    If you're only working part time, I'm assuming you're working 30 hours per week or less. If you look at the 40 hours between 9-5 Monday through Friday as being reasonable business hours to call people...
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    This week, I have learned... (5/30/15)

    calivianya replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    I learned some hospital systems really do have a heart as the one I just got a PRN at had us do a community service project during new hire orientation! I have never felt so good about getting a job....
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    This week, I have learned... (5/30/15)

    calivianya replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    Or if they burp. They say they're not nauseated, but then they burp and you have exactly 0.003 seconds to
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    This week, I have learned... (5/30/15)

    calivianya replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    MICU, actually, and we don't take any trauma patients because there is a level 1 trauma center next door. It is a major regional referral center, though, so we get some really sick people. The current...
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    Seeking new job; Less than 6 months experience

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

    The fact that you say attendance comes last and you have missed work a few times is scary. I would check your P&P immediately to see where you are in your attendance policy just so you know if you...
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    Places/states where new nurse grad is not saturated?

    calivianya replied to Water Lilly's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    There are a ton of new grad friendly places in Georgia. Anywhere on the coast or in Atlanta is going to have stiffer competition, but a lot of those places still hire new grads
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    First and second patient death

    calivianya replied to Pearl13's topic in MICU, SICU

    Death typically comes in twos for me. I had two patients die on a Friday the 13th this year, and then I had two die in the same week, but three overall this month. It's just going to happen,...
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    This week, I have learned... (5/30/15)

    calivianya replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    The boob story made me laugh, thanks! High ammonia levels really do cause severe brain damage and you can actually herniate if your ammonia level gets too high. My patient with an ammonia level over...
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    Nursing Student : Back Injury

    calivianya replied to meganec17's topic in General Nursing

    There are nursing jobs with less back involvement. I imagine MD office, school nurse, public health nurse, etc. don't require as much physical labor, but I could be wrong. However, these types of...
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    RT vs. RN? Is RT a useless profession?

    calivianya replied to AspiringRN27's topic in Nursing Career

    I like my RTs; they are awesome. How necessary they are depends on unit culture, IMO. My first ICU job, we might only have 1 RT for all of the ICU beds if they were short. They were managing 50...
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    Moving to Another Area - New Grad

    calivianya replied to oldsockventriloquist's topic in General Nursing

    You've got it right here. A lot of those types of places are desperate for help. I didn't bother to use a fake address or anything - the place where I got my first job knew I lived 400 miles