calivianya BSN, RN

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    How to Get NIH Stroke Scale Certification

    calivianya replied to Kimberly_Madison's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    My job uses the trainingcampus.net one, too, so you're doing it right. We just do one of them each
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    ICU ingenuity? Tricks of the trade?

    calivianya replied to jamst149's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    We don't use heparin flushes for PICCs at my current hospital. They think the rate of HIT is too high or something. What happens is we use a crap ton of tPA to unclot our lines instead of preventing...
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    ratio's with induced hypothermia patients

    calivianya replied to **LaurelRN's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Because they're lower acuity ICUs and the TH patients are well and above the normal level of difficulty. My first ICU job was that. Getting a TH patient was something to brag and whisper about, one of...
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    Broke my foot - risking my job?

    calivianya replied to Mindylane's topic in Nursing Career

    Are you eligible for FMLA yet? That could help protect your job if you officially ask for FMLA leave. My job actually recommends we do that if we are going to miss more than 4 days. It doesn't have to...
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    Seeking some feedback on NC hospital nurse requirements

    calivianya replied to WCSU1987's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    Most NC hospitals prefer BSNs. Smaller and/or rural hospitals will hire with ADNs, but if you're talking about places like Duke, you're going to need a BSN for sure. You might get lucky and get a job...
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    Code Blue Systems

    calivianya replied to WillowNMe's topic in General Nursing

    Most of the places I've worked had a code button in the room. At one of the hospitals, pushing that button immediately opened a line to the unit secretary desk as well as turning the light outside the...
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    3:00 a.m. victory

    calivianya replied to Red Kryptonite's topic in General Nursing

    That is real satisfaction right
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    RNs with a Bachelor's in another field

    calivianya replied to TwistaKrista's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I really do agree. My bachelor's in Psych was way more rigorous than my BSN program as far as thinking goes. Nursing school was a bunch of memorizing with some critical thinking thrown in. There was a...
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    Physician Bullying of Nurses Reaching Epidemic Levels

    calivianya replied to DoGoodThenGo's topic in Nursing News

    I don't know; I just might believe it. I would say perhaps 1:4 or more hospitals are rural, and I would also say that nurses in rural areas are more likely to be bullied/abused by physicians....
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    Can you succeed in BSN programs without Chemisty?

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

    My BSN program technically required chemistry, but I placed out. I last took chemistry in high school in 2005, and took the AP exam then which got me credit for two semesters of chemistry. By the time...
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    Didn't follow through and caused med error

    calivianya replied to Fishingaround's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think what you did was horrible, by any stretch of the imagination, if the patient wasn't harmed. Yes, there was a med error, and yes, you technically were the cause because you did not chart...
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    Ventricular tachycardia

    calivianya replied to mialamia's topic in General Nursing

    You said the patient has a history of a-fib - you should trace out the person's strip and see if the "V-tach" is perfectly regular. V-tach is usually pretty regular unless it's torsades, which looks...
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    if you suck at nursing interviews, clap your hands!

    calivianya replied to WakeYourMindUp's topic in General Nursing

    The interview is the easy part. It's corralling five people to do your references afterward (two of which have to be supervisors, of course) that's the tough part. Getting five nurses to sit down and...
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    Scared!!!

    calivianya replied to novicenurse1384's topic in Critical Care

    A little bit of apprehension is healthy; a whole lot of fear is not. Don't be afraid! You are going to be paired with a preceptor for a long time before you get turned loose on your own. Just pay...
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    Day shift vs. night shift

    calivianya replied to EternalFeather's topic in General Nursing

    Welcome to nights! :) I have only worked as a nurse for two years, but I have worked nights in various positions for eight years now. I love it. ICU patients are not that different from day to night....
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    My patient died today

    calivianya replied to TU RN's topic in General Nursing

    Whoa! Common sense! Sorry, couldn't help myself. OP, losing someone is always hard. You clearly did everything you could. Blondy2061h is absolutely right that death is sometimes the best outcome. I...
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    As a single nurse were you able to buy a home?

    calivianya replied to pixiestudent2's topic in General Nursing

    Kids get emotionally attached to everything. I remember crying when my parents sold their nasty old station wagon when I was a kid, and there was hell to pay if my favorite blanket got lost. I...
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    Nurses cant do IO?

    calivianya replied to blackvans1234's topic in Patient Medications

    I've never had an ACLS class teach me how to place IOs... only PALS did that. We got to play with the Easy IO drill and all I could think about was how terrifying that was - that we literally have a...
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    ratio's with induced hypothermia patients

    calivianya replied to **LaurelRN's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    We never make ours 1:1... just treat them like a regular ICU patient. They're not usually higher acuity than any of the other patients on the floor, so I guess that's why they're not singled. We only...
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    References need to include 2 supervisors or above

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

    Is it presumptuous? Every RN job I've ever worked has used reference software. You provide the email, the company sends your reference the link to the form, and the person completes the reference...
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    How important is it to get clinical experience in the beginning?

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

    It sounds like you think the first job would be a good fit for you. Call that recruiter back ASAP and tell her you're
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    Low acuity nursing job???

    calivianya replied to wilsonra's topic in Nursing Career

    I would be interested in knowing if you quit! I also agree on asking for a new preceptor. She is clearly not the right fit for
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    Why does it take so long to find a job?

    calivianya replied to eris08's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I have worked with plenty of nurses who worked during ABSN programs and did well. Don't write off working altogether just because you're going for an ABSN program; it really is the best way to get...
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    Seeking advice from those who have completed a critical care nurse residency

    calivianya replied to BeatsPerMinute's topic in Critical Care

    If your residency is worth anything, you shouldn't really need many extra materials up front. Mine involved class time, and I have two 2" binders filled to the brim with power points from the classes...
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    Bad experiences after another,how to overcome and find my niche?

    calivianya replied to irishlynn5's topic in General Nursing

    Shadow, shadow, shadow, shadow, shadow. I have interviewed at eight places total (a couple more than once), and of those, only two didn't offer me a shadow experience built into the interview....