calivianya BSN, RN

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    2015 starting salary/hourly for RN

    calivianya replied to Linettea88's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I have been employed and offered positions in a few different states in the South and I've never gotten a full time offer that even came remotely close to touching $27.30/hr. It sounds like you have a...
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    Family Planning

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

    I don't have kids, so you can take my advice with a grain of salt, but it seems like you have the perfect setup for having kids right now. You can just work the bare minimum and stay employed and not...
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    RN never feels guilty when calling out

    calivianya replied to Sasha100's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I only feel guilty for myself. We only get three call outs a year before disciplinary action starts. I am terrified of using mine... what if I used one for something only a little horrible and then...
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    Hepatitis B titer low?

    calivianya replied to dreamchase's topic in General Nursing

    Hep B is still a bloodborne disease, so I would say you are not at unusually high risk of contracting it even if you are not immune unless you are exceptionally clumsy and get a lot of needle sticks...
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    That nagging feeling...

    calivianya replied to dudette10's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I had this particular patient multiple times - she was a frequent flyer. Another nurse had her that night. I stopped by the room to say hello and she stated she wasn't feeling right and was extremely...
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    Unsafe Practice by Coworker

    calivianya replied to EmpathyInAction's topic in General Nursing

    The way she giggles about "forgetting" to chart narcs is alarming to me. I would want a third person involved in every narc count so it can't turn into a your word versus hers kind of situation. Would...
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    How far do you drive to work?

    calivianya replied to pittnurse24's topic in General Nursing

    My commutes have been 5 minutes, 1 hour 15 minutes, 10 minutes, and I just snagged a PRN at 1 hour even. I tend to live close to my full time jobs but pick PRNs way out there. It really depends on...
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    Haldol IV?

    calivianya replied to RelleyRN's topic in Patient Medications

    Haldol either doesn't work at all or it totally knocks the patient out in my experience. I have yet to see someone alert and calm after receiving Haldol! I haven't seen any EPS symptoms with its use -...
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    CNA=Poop cleaner?!

    calivianya replied to BSNMomOf6's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I felt like that was all I did some days when I was a CNA. I fed people and then I cleaned up the results of feeding them. I did vitals, too, but that didn't take long. It was all of the feeding and...
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    Who teaches essential nursing skills?

    calivianya replied to Libby1987's topic in General Nursing

    I learned all of that stuff in the original post in my BSN program. I'd done quite a few Foleys/IVs/etc by the time I graduated. Now, you mention wound care... I learned how to do sterile dressing...
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    have you ever?

    calivianya replied to newnurse11491's topic in General Nursing

    That sucks about the patient. I would be upset, too. That being said, we all make mistakes. Some of them even look like the right decisions at the time, like you not calling the MD in this case. We...
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    Older nurses-what's your advice on working towards retirement?

    calivianya replied to RatherBHiking's topic in General Nursing

    I would say check this guy out: mrmoneymustache.com. He is my new obsession; gives great money management/retirement advice. I have decided to incorporate some of his principles into my life. He and...
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    Adequacy of orientation

    calivianya replied to Photofosterrn's topic in General Nursing

    My current job orients new grads for six months and experienced nurses for 12 weeks. 12 weeks was about the length of orientation I got at my first job, so you bet I was amused as a nurse with a year...
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    About paying off student loans

    calivianya replied to Libby1987's topic in General Nursing

    The average person that graduated BSN school with me has somewhere around 30-40k in loan debt. When I crunch the numbers assuming 36 hours a week x 52 weeks, I make 50,076 before taxes WITH my night...
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    Attention WEST COAST GRADS OR CURRENT STUDENTS

    calivianya replied to nurseB32's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Holy moly, that is a HUGE loan! There is a recent thread where someone with a $60k loan is paying back $800/month. I think with an almost $140k loan you could expect to pay back twice that, maybe...
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    Can we just agree, being honest is not akin to being "rude"?

    calivianya replied to SmilingBluEyes's topic in General Nursing

    One more random thought about rude honesty: I don't think most people continue to reflect on something another person's said when that person really offended them. Some people are willing to do this...
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    How much info can a roommate get?

    calivianya replied to Rexie's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    I think a better question with that scenario is why someone suspected of having the flu was placed into a semiprivate room, let alone a semiprivate room with an oncology patient. I might just write an...
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    I made a big mistake

    calivianya replied to Birdy2's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I wouldn't say you screwed up at all. If it was on his list, he had taken it the night before, and I had not gotten in report that he had a bad reaction to it, I would also have given him the
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    Can we just agree, being honest is not akin to being "rude"?

    calivianya replied to SmilingBluEyes's topic in General Nursing

    Honestly, there is a difference between being honest in a polite way and being honest in a rude way. I think some people have almost been in healthcare too long. We are so direct, and even rude, with...
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    Per-diem or Traveler

    calivianya replied to A_Flood87's topic in Travel

    Your husband needs to have a health insurance benefit for the entire family from his job if you are even considering per diem. Per diem employees do not get health insurance through the company they...
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    ICU RNs floated to floors?

    calivianya replied to jamisaurus's topic in Critical Care

    My first hospital was like that. It was a smaller (400-ish beds) community hospital. The 900+ bed facility I work at now doesn't float anyone. We have a corporate staffing office float pool that...
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    Unable to find nursing position 4yrs post graduation

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

    You might have to take a refresher course. Do that, and maybe some opportunities will open up for
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    Is it too early to apply to jobs?

    calivianya replied to Jen2010's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I don't know where you live, but I already had an offer in hand by this time of the year. There were places doing interviews in late February/early March. I'd say you may have started applying too...
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    RNs!!!! Did you fail Any classes???

    calivianya replied to dinah77's topic in General Nursing

    I never failed anything, I did earn a B+ in one class because of tardiness, but that's another story. We could get no more than 1 C per semester. You were on probation with two Cs or 1 D, and you were...
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    Drug seekers

    calivianya replied to SierraBravo's topic in Patient Medications

    Wish I'd seen this happen before. It's more likely to have management sit down with the nurse to have a talk about why the patient fired that particular nurse and how it's going to impact satisfaction...