calivianya BSN, RN

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    getting a job in another state?

    calivianya replied to ceccia's topic in General Nursing

    I didn't really have much of a problem when I moved for my first job. They did require an in-person interview. I interviewed in another state recently and got that job - they required me to come in...
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    Would you take a $3 hr pay decrease for better ratios and working conditions?

    calivianya replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I already have a second job so I can save money and I work 60 hours a week because my pay is so low. I would just leave nursing altogether if I had to take a $3/hr pay cut. That would put me at...
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    Accused by a patient's family member of not assessing

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

    We are only required to do skin, falls, and IV documentation every two hours, but I always chart whether the family member is at the bedside. I don't trust those sneaky family
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    Caring for Obese Patients

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

    I did, actually, and I put that there was inadequate staffing to help turn and reposition the patient in the comments. Regarding respectful care - I have had many of my patients, obese and non-obese...
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    What's the biggest mistake you've ever made as a nurse? What did you learn from it?

    calivianya replied to Mini-Murse's topic in General Nursing

    You know... I have to say that I don't think that's your fault and that you can stop letting it hang over your head. I know it was scary, but you can't routinely expect patients to lie to you when you...
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    cost of ICU per day

    calivianya replied to jonakuntz's topic in Patient Education

    It's way too dang expensive, especially with all the floor patients I babysit. Last week I had a patient that I did nothing for all night long. DKA, but off the insulin drip for hours, MD just wanted...
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    Caring for Obese Patients

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

    You beat me to it! Also, if I have a coworker that has a problem with their patient's race, religion, sexual orientation, or color, I could switch with them and take that patient for them. No harm, no...
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    Just a bad shift...

    calivianya replied to 0.adamantite's topic in General Nursing

    Yep, this is the biggest problem with healthcare these days... cold food is more important than dying people, because people who die in the hospital can't complain about their care later. I guess...
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    I Need some kind of RN Career Counselor

    calivianya replied to Nurse J1112's topic in General Nursing

    This is actually not bad advice. I think one reason transitioning to the hospital has worked out for me so well is that I worked in a dry cleaner, a movie theater, and a hotel before then - and when...
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    Caring for Obese Patients

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

    Just playing devil's advocate - when the max assist patient is a tiny dementia patient that has gone septic at the nursing home and weighs less than 80 pounds, total care can still be easier than...
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    The Worst Hospital Visitor I've Ever Seen

    calivianya replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I just caught my patient having sex with her boyfriend recently. The joke was on him because even though he was really disruptive and disrespectful, my patient was HIV+. She had let all of us know...
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    How did you change?

    calivianya replied to openyourmind's topic in General Nursing

    I am doing exactly what I saw myself doing when I first applied to nursing school - working in an ICU. I think I am in the
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    Tell Me Your Best/Worst? - Nursing School, First Year, Career

    calivianya replied to native_texan's topic in General Nursing

    Regarding nursing school... nursing school was not horrible for me. I found my nursing classes easier than the 400 level research-article based psych courses I took when I got my first bachelor's in...
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    I Need some kind of RN Career Counselor

    calivianya replied to Nurse J1112's topic in General Nursing

    Quoted for truth. And I don't think you would much like ER nursing either - plenty of people treat the ER like their own personal drug supplier and come in with all kinds of BS complaints to try to...
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    How often are you accepted to your first choice assignment?

    calivianya posted a topic in Travel

    Hi there - I am thinking about starting to travel. I was just wondering how likely it is to get what I apply for, especially as a new travel nurse. I had a lot of trouble finding my first job as a...
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    HR vs Nurse Recruiter

    calivianya replied to lpark000's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Definitely ask. The places I have applied go like this: you apply, a nurse recruiter contacts you and interviews you by phone, the nurse recruiter passes your resume onto the nurse manager, you get...
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    Just got hired, now what?!

    calivianya replied to h.armitage89's topic in Nursing Career

    Congratulations! I hope you kept your class notes - reading over your med/surg notes will be helpful. Also, there is a med/surg certification exam, therefore there must be med/surg certification...
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    New grad dilemma

    calivianya replied to Newgrad1991's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    If you are really dead-set on the fellowship being your dream job, which it sounds like you are, take the Neuro ICU job... but then call HR in a week or so and see if they will let you push back your...
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    RN's what was your occupation while in nursing school?

    calivianya replied to mzsuccess's topic in General Nursing

    You'll be qualified to be a CNA II after your junior year skills lab in nursing school - the one where you put in foleys, start IVs, etc. Don't waste money paying for a program. You don't even have to...
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    Your Favorite Part

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

    I don't think you're going to hear many people talking about benefits or salary, because most places are cutting benefits like you won't believe as a cost-saving measure and our salaries suck compared...
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    How does your facility prevent falls?

    calivianya replied to GoldiesMom's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Speaking of funny bed alarms... we have these fancy brand new electronic touchscreen beds (love them to pieces, really, they are the best thing since sliced bread and they are probably what I am going...
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    Obamacare? what are your thoughts

    calivianya replied to nija315's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I don't get how this is possible. I worked for a magnet hospital as a CNA before I graduated nursing school and did all of my clinicals there, and I absolutely took care of more indigent/medicaid...
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    Nursing Salary Survey 2014

    calivianya replied to TheCommuter's topic in General Nursing

    I am going to be a couple hours away from Pensacola but I bet the pay is comparable. The hospital I got the $20.51 offer at starts new grads in the $19 and change range. North Florida is really,...
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    Leaving before 1 year is over

    calivianya replied to greyL's topic in Nursing Career

    As long as you don't leave every single job you get from here on out under a year, one job that you don't stay on a full year should not hurt your chances of getting hired other places. Go ahead and...
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    RN jobs with just under one year experience?

    calivianya replied to irishlynn5's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I started interviewing/applying with only 10 months and I have another job on the table already, and a couple of phone interviews with other possibles. 10 months is more than enough to land another...