calivianya BSN, RN

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    New Grad Residence Advice

    calivianya replied to if133's topic in Critical Care

    My advice on taking a residency is not to do it, but it's a little late for that one. The good thing about residency is that they know you are new - that is why you are in a residency where they will...
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    Feminism, Nursing, and Gender

    calivianya replied to fakenurse's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    No idea whether these are tied to being female, tied to being a nurse, or tied to where I live, but... I am tired of patients making assumptions about what kind of person I am outside of work, and...
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    Most shocking thing you've seen another nurse do?

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

    I totally agree with you and I regret that I didn't do anything. I am still thinking about it and it was last August that this went down. Not that it would have mattered if I had - this nurse has...
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    New Nurses, please watch your diction and filler words

    calivianya replied to Wrench Party's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I feel the same way about how the locals talk where I relocated to. Everyone speaks a little differently - trying not to judge others based on their particular verbal quirks is important. I swear,...
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    need advice/opinions on where to relocate!

    calivianya replied to hellosun's topic in General Nursing

    Apply everywhere that sounds interesting, but VISIT THE PLACES YOU APPLY. I cannot stress this enough. Don't just come to your potential new city for the interview - come down a couple of days...
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    Nurses and Lunch Breaks in NYC

    calivianya replied to SonBSN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    An hour? Never heard of anyone getting an hour before. We get a 30 minute lunch break. I don't always take my full 30 minutes because it tends to interrupt my thought processes. I can almost always...
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    Levophed concentration and hospital policy.

    calivianya replied to calivianya's topic in Critical Care

    Oh yes, there are physicians coming out of our ears on day shift, but there are only two in the hospital at night - hospitalist and ER. The hospitalist service is not always consulted on every patient...
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    neuro checks on A&O patients at night

    calivianya replied to beeble's topic in MICU, SICU

    First off, there is no neuro team on call and there are no residents of any kind. We have two neurologists, but they round during the daytime, and they only round on neuro patients anyway. I am really...
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    Do you hear nurses will take over respiratory work?

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

    They usually call the physician directly, which is nice. Look, a specialty that actually communicates with doctors!
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    Do you hear nurses will take over respiratory work?

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

    No, knowledge is good. :) RTs assesses respiratory status (though we do that too) and do all respiratory treatments, whether the patient is on the vent or not. RT does not prescribe any more than...
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    What's considered "Job-Hopping" in nursing?

    calivianya replied to Nola009's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I don't get why everyone goes on and on and on about paid vacation time... if your hospital does self-scheduling and does 12s, you can take eight-day long vacations twice a month and never miss a...
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    Grammar Police

    calivianya replied to ICURN3020's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Text speak doesn't bother me as bad as straight up bad grammar/bad spelling. I was sitting with a nurse writing a long and detailed note in the chart one day, and I hate to say it, but... I read a bit...
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    Nursing Salary Survey 2014

    calivianya replied to TheCommuter's topic in General Nursing

    Just got a new job, but I think I am going to search for another before I actually start because of the pay... Geographic location: N Florida Pay rate: $20.51/hr (+$0.50 for BSN) In which area /...
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    Urine Test- St. John's Wort

    calivianya replied to Fun2beRN's topic in General Nursing

    Did you list the St. John's Wort on the list of medications you are taking before you gave your urine sample? Since it causes known false positives, you could be safe if you listed it. If you didn't,...
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    Lpn, adn, bsn, absn

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

    I noticed you tagged California in your post - what I have seen on here is that it can take a couple years in California to get a job as a nurse when you do already have your bachelor's, and if you...
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    What is the most overtime you've ever worked

    calivianya replied to BSNbeauty's topic in General Nursing

    The most I have ever worked in one week is 72 hours. I need at least one day off to do laundry. :) I currently work 3 12s at my main job and 2 12s at my PRN job per week, so I guess that doesn't count...
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    Most shocking thing you've seen another nurse do?

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

    When I was still precepting at my first job, one of the other ICU nurses had a patient who was due to be extubated that morning, but absolutely freaked out with sedation turned down. The physician...
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    Levophed concentration and hospital policy.

    calivianya replied to calivianya's topic in Critical Care

    I am jealous of where you all work. At both my jobs, only the ED physicians drop central lines on a regular basis - I saw a hospitalist try three times once, and butcher an IJ in the process. Surgeons...
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    Rejecting a job after accepting offer?

    calivianya posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    What's the best way to tell a job you won't be working for them after all? This is all very hypothetical right now. I just accepted a new job because my first job, which I have currently stuck out for...
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    Rejecting a job after accepting offer?

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

    Every job I've held so far, and every one I've applied to, has been on my dream unit - so that doesn't make the decision any easier. I signed a contract with the job I'm leaving, but I've been so...
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    Annual Pay Raises in 2014

    calivianya replied to Havin' A Party!'s topic in General Nursing

    From what I've heard about my facility, they usually give somewhere between $0.20-$0.60/hr. I think that is awful, but what do I
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    Scrub the Hub

    calivianya replied to ManNurseBear's topic in General Nursing

    We have little servers in all of our rooms with alcohol swabs in them. There is really no excuse not to scrub a hub on my unit because the swabs are right there in the room with you - there is no...
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    Is HR Lying To Me?

    calivianya replied to Colleen2515's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    How do you approach hospitals directly, then? I'm confused. Most of the hospitals I applied to, I applied through the hospital's website, and a recruiter called me (two different recruiters were in...
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    What can ADN nurses achieve with a BSN other than accumulating more debts?

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

    The place I did my preceptorship was trying to go Magnet, and they had all of their new ADN nurses sign an agreement that they would go back for their BSN within the next five years or face...
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    Scrub the Hub

    calivianya replied to ManNurseBear's topic in General Nursing

    There are no sterile caps stocked where I work. I wish we had some of those. Which do you think is better - scrubbing the hub on the same line and connecting it back onto itself, or connecting it to a...