calivianya BSN, RN

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    New grad working two RN jobs?

    calivianya replied to 01kiara's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Definitely keep both - they will be good
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    What brands of scrubs are the most comfortable?

    calivianya replied to cnamommyto2's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Definitely NRG by Barco. I'm also a big fan of the Urbane by Landau.... slightly firmer material, but more fitted so very comfortable for
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    Liberia: Nurses Abandoned Redemption Hospital

    calivianya replied to Been there,done that's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Ebola is actually not that easy to catch. A lot of its transmission is because of death rituals in Africa. I don't have a source handy - maybe check The Hot Zone by Richard Preston, written about...
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    From nurse to a doctor

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

    I went into nursing because I couldn't find a job that paid more than $10/hr after I got my first bachelor's degree. I am a product of this crappy economy - I went to nursing school just to have a...
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    Share Your Funniest Patient Stories...

    calivianya replied to Trvln Nurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    Okay, just remembered this thread so I copied this post I made from a preventing falls thread: Speaking of funny bed alarms... we have these fancy brand new electronic touchscreen beds (love them to...
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    working full time during nursing school?

    calivianya replied to Infofreak411's topic in General Students

    You can definitely work full-time. You just can't do it in a traditional 8-5. I worked an 11p-7a job five days a week for a long time, until clinicals interfered with that because I had to be at...
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    From nurse to a doctor

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

    Honestly, having patients die is probably the least stressful part of the job (at least for me). It's the rest of it. People treating the hospital like the Ritz-Carlton and expecting you to get them...
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    Scrub tops for petite with larger chest?

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

    I don't have a super-large chest, but I did have a set of scrubs once that I think would be perfect for someone who does. Try the Cherokee Flexibles - they have side-panels of really stretchy fabric...
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    From nurse to a doctor

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

    If you want to be a physician, I think you should just go ahead and go to medical school. Being a nurse and being a physician are two totally different things. All you are going to do is accumulate...
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    DNR- Do Not Treat?

    calivianya replied to GinaCat's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    A lot of the nurses at my facility act like this and it makes me so mad I could throw them through the window! DNR/DNI only applies when the heart/breathing stops if the patient/family still wants...
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    Leaving the nursing field after 3 years

    calivianya replied to Hacker's topic in Canada

    "You don't save a life, you extend it (sometimes a bit too far)." So true. So, instead of trying to talk the family into making that unresponsive pt. on the vent a DNR, we trach 'em, PEG 'em, and...
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    Walkie Talkie

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

    I don't find it offensive. Even if I was a patient and I heard it used about me, I still wouldn't be offended. What's wrong with saying that I can walk and talk just fine? I'd be happy to be a...
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    NP working as RN?

    calivianya replied to APei's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Thanks for the responses. Yeah, I have got to get out of Georgia. It's ridiculous. This thread has been an eye-opener about whether NP school will be worth it from a money
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    Well done! Nothing happened

    calivianya replied to brianbooth's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with you. Morale would be better, and we would definitely feel appreciated, if we got recognized for doing a good
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    cost of ICU per day

    calivianya replied to jonakuntz's topic in Patient Education

    It sounds like we work in very similar places, except that we don't take 3rd patients except in situations with inadequate staffing. I've taken three patients twice in the last year. Even if both of...
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    Base pay of RN BSN in LTC

    calivianya replied to RNinject's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    That sounds about right to me. I was a new grad in GSO last year - my classmates got hospital jobs around $21.25 an hour. If LTC is a little less, $19 is
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    Suggestions for an ICU hopeful SOS.

    calivianya replied to rtip's topic in Critical Care

    I disagree with the PP - a huge number of students in my graduating class got ICU right after graduation. I think there are at least 15-20 of us who went into intensive care, way more than the number...
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    CPR in Prone Position

    calivianya replied to Codeblue1982's topic in MICU, SICU

    You haven't worked anywhere that had nurses and RTs available at the same time? There is this myth that proning has to be done with special beds - it works just fine with regular beds, with several...
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    Side work for RNs

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

    Go to a staffing agency. I bet they can find you
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    NP working as RN?

    calivianya replied to APei's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I am a little thrown off by you lot's math. My hospital tends to give around $0.50 cent raises every year (one coworker with many years of experience stated he got $0.60 this time) so a base of...
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    How do I know if I will enjoy Critcal care

    calivianya replied to LeanneNis's topic in Critical Care

    I think you should ask to shadow in an ICU for a shift! See if your employer will set this up for you. At least that way you will know if you absolutely hate the
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    Hospital will not hire smokers

    calivianya replied to BSNbeauty's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I honestly don't think it's possible to hide the smell. I think smokers think they can, though. I have a real sensitivity to cigarette smoke so I'm biased. Last time I got on the elevator with a...
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    Do New Graduate Nurses Need a Formal Residency Program?

    calivianya replied to JPCummings's topic in Nursing Career

    I disagree that new grads need residencies. I graduated last year and went through one, and it was totally useless to me. Maybe it was the way my residency was done, but all it did for me was give me...
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    Hospital will not hire smokers

    calivianya replied to BSNbeauty's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    A BMI of 29 isn't going to set off anybody's allergies. The group of nurses that just went outside and smoked and have that smell lingering all over their scrubs, well, that's a different story. Let's...
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    Hospital will not hire smokers

    calivianya replied to BSNbeauty's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Everywhere I have ever applied doesn't hire smokers, so that doesn't seem new to me. I only graduated last year, though. All of the places I've done drug tests test for the presence of nicotine, too,...