calivianya BSN, RN

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    Will my scars from cutting be a problem?

    calivianya replied to S.F Skylar's topic in General Nursing

    I don't have any interesting scars, but the hospital is always so danged cold that I am never without long sleeves under my scrubs, even when it's 100 degrees in the summer time. You would definitely...
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    Experienced floor nurse seeks ICU

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

    I disagree about not saying you're an adrenalin junkie... just don't say it that particular way. When you are really excited with what you are talking about, it shows. With so many people burned out...
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    I Want To Do Critical Care!!

    calivianya replied to PacoUSA's topic in Critical Care

    CTICU is hard to get your foot in the door of if you don't start out there as a new grad, it seems like. I applied to several with a little over a years' worth of MICU experience and my CCRN. The CCRN...
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    Looking to relocate for work. Atlanta?

    calivianya replied to VikkiPink's topic in Georgia Nursing

    Atlanta is a great city to visit, but I wouldn't want to live and work there. Here's why: Pay's low: low to mid 20s per hour for new grads Commute is awful: trust me both I-85 and the bypass are...
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    Breaking Nurse Residency Contract

    calivianya replied to Vincent12's topic in Nursing Career

    I broke my contract and my hospital did not come after me. I got lucky. I know some people who did have to pay theirs back. The new offer sounds like such a good deal that if you have the funds to...
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    Holidays ????

    calivianya replied to GGirll22's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    My hospital doesn't let anybody have any major holiday off. We have teams. Team 1 works Christmas Eve and New Year's Day, team 2 works Christmas Day and New Year's Eve. The next year, they switched. I...
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    New RN, 3 months experience, need advise...

    calivianya replied to Mentalageis16's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm going to address the sleep problem for you here, because lack of sleep impacts every other aspect of your life - your overall health, your productivity at work, your ability to learn new things,...
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    Not one to give up

    calivianya replied to lkoch002's topic in MICU, SICU

    It will get better! Being bounced around between preceptors is bad, gossipy work environments are bad, a lack of teamwork is bad... it just sounds like you are having a bad experience overall. You've...
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    Ugh. Rejected from dream job

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

    You are a good person, but being a good person doesn't pay the bills. Having a job you hate pays the bills, unfortunately. You never know - you might like some of those other units and stay more than...
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    Alarm Fatigue- peds specific

    calivianya replied to meanmaryjean's topic in General Nursing

    This isn't peds-specific, but allowing the nurses to customize the monitor alarms limits alarm fatigue, period. I had a lot less problems with alarms when I worked somewhere that alarms were...
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    MAGNET Designation

    calivianya replied to kgg6's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I just have personal experience to share, but I have worked at one Magnet hospital and two non-Magnet hospitals... and I will never work in a Magnet hospital again after this. I don't know if it's...
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    Networking within Nursing: Moving to a new city

    calivianya replied to AlexRPerrin's topic in General Nursing

    Meetup.com. :) I feel like I spam all the threads about people moving to tell them to look at meetup, but it's just so danged difficult to get to know people when you're not from the area that you're...
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    Can Psychology relate to nursing?

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

    I wouldn't recommend bothering pursuing a psych degree unless you come from a wealthy background or just like to spend money. I have a BA in Psych which I got before I went into nursing, and I don't...
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    zofran vs phenergan?

    calivianya replied to Nursetobe25's topic in Patient Medications

    Perfectly nice patient: Zofran Confused, sundowning, screaming, or violent patient: Phenergan Oh heck, who am I kidding - if I have a choice, I give everyone Phenergan because it works well and I work...
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    References

    calivianya posted a topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I know, I know... I should have gotten written letters from managers before I left previous jobs, but I didn't, so now I am here for advice! I have been at my current job for a little over five...
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    Hired at an employer I owe a medical bill to.

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

    The hospital system I work at will take it out of your paycheck, so... you might not have a choice on paying the bill if your employer is anything like
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    One year down, need a change, what now?

    calivianya replied to marshbrick07's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Meetup.com is awesome, just saying. In a city the size of Houston, you should have no problems at all finding cool things to do with other people. I bet there are hundreds of meetup groups in Houston....
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    New RN nerves i guess

    calivianya replied to <3adventure's topic in First Year After Licensure

    You definitely did everything right. Was the hydralazine by chance given around the same time as her scheduled BP meds? I only ask because I have never seen hydralazine drop someone that many...
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    Air to Bladder

    calivianya replied to NewlyGradBSN's topic in General Nursing

    I have never heard of that either. If you run into that resident again, could you ask his/her rationale? Say something like, "I noticed you flushed air into the bladder to remove a clot from a foley...
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    do you wash your hair every day?

    calivianya replied to Fruit Sucker's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Thanks for the heads up! I didn't even really think about alternatives for Wen. It's not too, too bad price wise for me so far - I look like I have a lot of hair since my hair is so long and has so...
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    Perfume at work?

    calivianya replied to fawnmarie's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    When I feel like I have to wear perfume, I wear an oil-based one that has very low throw, i.e. I'm the only one who is going to smell it. Most people are not aware that I wear any perfume at all. I...
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    do you wash your hair every day?

    calivianya replied to Fruit Sucker's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I put my hair up in a ponytail which I actively pay attention to keeping behind my head, so I don't feel like it really gets all that dirty. If by washing your hair you mean taking shampoo to it, it's...
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    for those who work 12 hour shifts, how long is your lunch break?

    calivianya replied to mee9mee9's topic in General Nursing

    They take an hour out of my check. Funny stuff, that - I definitely never take an hour. Sometimes I only take 15 minutes or less to
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    Coma scale

    calivianya replied to nowim clean's topic in General Nursing

    Yep, every patient every four hours. The good thing is you don't even really have to do much to assess it. If the patient's eyes are open and they are watching TV, that's a four. If you can talk with...
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    What grinds your gears about your coworkers?

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

    My last hospital had rules that made sense, too - the vented patients got bathed at night and the non-vented ones got bathed during the day. Sure, if you had two vents at night it meant you had two...