calivianya BSN, RN

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    Online Nursing Schools vs Traditional Schools

    calivianya replied to canwil2082's topic in General Nursing

    I honestly don't get the stigma associated with online schools. I find online courses much more difficult than taking brick and mortar ones. I learn very easily by listening, so if you stick me in a...
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    How many graduates were in your graduating class?

    calivianya replied to micheleC's topic in General Nursing

    My class graduated 72. Don't let low requirements fool you. My BSN program had a 3.0 requirement, but that didn't matter because the year before mine the candidates were so competitive that nobody...
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    Nonsedated Pt's equal self extubations

    calivianya replied to RunninOnCoffee's topic in General Nursing

    This is great; I wish we did this where I worked. I think maybe I will start filing incident reports if my patients self-extubate now. Maybe that will bring some attention to how under-sedated some of...
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    Changes in language

    calivianya replied to kidzcare's topic in General Nursing

    I will be honest, I don't really know what a station wagon is, and I'm 26. I know it's a type of car, but I'm a little fuzzy on exactly what makes a station wagon a station wagon. I don't think I've...
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    Nonsedated Pt's equal self extubations

    calivianya replied to RunninOnCoffee's topic in General Nursing

    I have seen a lot of this recently. The worst part of it is that we have a NP who used to work as a critical care nurse, and she's the one who usually goes in and D/Cs a bunch of the sedation/pain...
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    Obesity: A disease or a lifestyle

    calivianya replied to TexMex22's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I've wondered this, too. I have never been addicted to anything like narcs/nicotine/alcohol, so I don't know what those cravings feel like, but I will tell you I have been so miserable with sugar...
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    Wear gloves during assessment?

    calivianya replied to future_nurse11's topic in General Nursing

    I've gotta say I agree with Pangea Reunited when she mentioned comfort for the patient as a reason to wear gloves. I would also be more comfortable if a stranger touching me had gloves on. In general,...
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    New Grad RN can't find a job

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

    I know a bunch of people who got hired in Atlanta. Several on the floor I worked on as a CNA, which was a hospital in NC, got jobs in Atlanta right out of school. You might have just started applying...
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    do you think a degree/ education is ever a waste?

    calivianya replied to Infofreak411's topic in General Nursing

    I think education is valuable in and of itself. However, if you rack up a ton and a half of student loans, and don't even get a job in the field you majored in, I think it's a waste of your time and...
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    Monitoring nurse rounds??

    calivianya replied to TeneshaO'Neal's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I used them at a previous job. I liked them. Like a PP said, they do turn the call lights off for you automatically (which I am always forgetting to do now because I never had to do it before), and...
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    To blood sugar or not to blood sugar. That is the question.

    calivianya replied to lkoch002's topic in MICU, SICU

    Yep, we check them. Everyone on tube feedings with us usually gets put on the glycemic protocol. If the patient is not diabetic, this can cause a lot of unnecessary work. If a blood sugar is ever over...
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    Taking Patients down to the Morgue

    calivianya replied to cd365c's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    We take ours down to the morgue unless the funeral home people are just amazingly quick. I've had some stroll up before I've had the chance to get the patient down to the morgue before, but that's...
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    Nursing ghost stories 😧

    calivianya replied to BIGT68's topic in General Nursing

    I met a patient that seriously made me question if she was possessed once. Just straight up creepy, held her head at weird angles, would smile this predatory, sinister smile, and had the most evil...
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    Most annoying reason for admission?

    calivianya replied to HakunaMatata<3's topic in General Nursing

    This reminds me of one I had once. The nursing home thought she had a UTI so they called the ambulance. The paramedic asked her to squeeze his hand and she did not, so he called in a code stroke. We...
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    Code Lavender?!

    calivianya replied to AnnieOaklyRN's topic in General Nursing

    We have talked about this at my work environment, but nobody has made a move to start the ball rolling. Code lavender, as I understand it, only happens after an event like a horrible violent death of...
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    Deciding between 2 schools

    calivianya replied to nursejackie821's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I would pick the Minneapolis one for a lot of reasons. Minimizing debt is important. Having family support is important. However, what is probably most important is the fact that the first time pass...
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    Wear gloves during assessment?

    calivianya replied to future_nurse11's topic in General Nursing

    I usually wear gloves at all times. You'd be surprised at the things even alert and oriented people stick their fingers in sometimes... better safe than
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    Tell me about your first RN job

    calivianya replied to Arizonachic's topic in Nursing Career

    Mine was a MICU job in a very isolated city. The best part was my coworkers, who were AWESOME, and the worst part was having no friends or family within a 400 mile radius. After a year, I ended up...
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    Pathophysiology behind this ABG??

    calivianya replied to tbear1206's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I think you're making it a little complicated. Whether the patient is getting better or getting worse depends on what her initial ABG looked like. Or, if that is the initial, to draw a second one....
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    Protonix in GI bleed

    calivianya replied to coleeliza's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Protonix shouldn't affect the BP. My first thought is maybe the patient was getting dehydrated with no IVF running. Also - it could just be something as basic as the patient being sleepy. If you are...
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    Most annoying reason for admission?

    calivianya replied to HakunaMatata<3's topic in General Nursing

    "Chest pain." That was an ICU admit for me once at one job, and it was only because he had a known heart condition. Cardiac enzymes were WNL every time they were drawn. Serial EKGs were WNL. The...
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    Since I can't see myself as how others see me...

    calivianya replied to MPKH's topic in General Nursing

    Smile! Smile a lot! Smile even when you don't feel like smiling! Smile at every single person who walks up to you! I got brainwashed into smiling all of the dang time at a hotel job. Like, we would...
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    Advice from RN's who've moved appreciated!

    calivianya replied to ceejRN's topic in General Nursing

    It's easier to endorse than to get a new license altogether, so you need to get your GA license while your KY license is active for the best results. The GA BON can take a while sometimes - I think it...
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    ICU pay differential?

    calivianya replied to Mr. Murse's topic in Critical Care

    I don't think anyone is saying floor nurses don't do these things. But, it is indisputable that there is more equipment in an ICU patient's room, and it's not too bad to explain to patients and...
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    Most Difficult Decision

    calivianya replied to _kelly_rn's topic in General Nursing

    If someone asked me that question in an interview, I would be totally stumped. I have no idea what I'd say for a work-related decision. I did move across the country for my first job, but I didn't...