calivianya BSN, RN

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    Unsafe ED

    calivianya replied to HeartRN13's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I think what's even more unsafe than that is getting secondary report from the previous shift nurse who got report from the ED nurse, but then the patient doesn't arrive until after shift change when...
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    Med-Surg Albatross

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

    For me it was too many awake patients. Patients on med/surg are sometimes well enough to constantly want their pillows fluffed and for you to bring them more cups of water, and you may have up to 8 or...
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    Time Management Tips for New Critical Care Nurses

    calivianya replied to nursey246's topic in Critical Care

    These are great tips! :) I think some of this is definitely dependent on the culture in your facility. The physicians show up whenever they feel like showing up here - sometimes it's 0400, sometimes...
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    Appropriate orientation time for PRN ICU staff?

    calivianya posted a topic in Critical Care

    Just curious how long your ICUs train their PRN people. I landed a PRN job in a very small community ICU, and they are giving me two days of orientation before they cut me loose. It is a brand new...
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    Frustrated with Graduating in May

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

    Most of the people in my graduating class had jobs well before graduation (myself included), so it really is regional. If there are plenty of people in your class who already have job offers in hand,...
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    A Day In The Life

    calivianya replied to hopefull1n30188's topic in Critical Care

    I am doing exactly that. :) I just got a PRN job, and I'd been signing up for five 12s a week prior to that at my main job just to help get through my contract faster. However, they started calling me...
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    When All Else Fails... Assess Your Patient!

    calivianya replied to Episteme's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Maybe I'm an oddball, but the only time I think about the term "nursing diagnosis" is when I'm on this forum. And I'm a recent grad, so I definitely had a lot of exposure to this Nanda business...
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    A Day In The Life

    calivianya replied to hopefull1n30188's topic in Critical Care

    I got hired for an ICU job a couple of weeks before I graduated nursing school. It is definitely possible, tons of people in my graduating class had ICU jobs. You just have to apply a lot of different...
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    Student Nurse with a poop problem

    calivianya replied to Grrrse's topic in Men in Nursing

    I have seen experienced nurses stop and gag over particularly bad smells. It happens sometimes. It gets better... sort of... but the same smells that make you sick now may still make you sick in the...
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    Dizzy during circumcision

    calivianya replied to RavensNation's topic in General Students

    I would disagree with the poster that said maybe you're not cut out for that kind of nursing. Sometimes people get dizzy the first time they see things. If anything, I'd ask your maternity instructor...
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    The newest and coolest thing you've ever done

    calivianya replied to Christy1019's topic in General Nursing

    Oh jeez. We had those kinds of things at all of the hospitals where I did my clinicals. I learned to start IVs with them. I get hired for my first job as a new grad RN somewhere else, and we don't...
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    To Be (Monitored) or Not To Be (Monitored)

    calivianya replied to dianah's topic in Cardiac

    It's a money thing. I could easily see that happening where I work now. Management is trying to convince us that we do not need a monitor tech in our ICU because we are all RNs and can monitor rhythms...
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    fainting

    calivianya replied to NurseSN45696's topic in General Students

    I almost passed out a couple of times when I first had to do things with a mask on. I don't tolerate hypoxia well at all. I determined this because last time I went up to a higher altitude with family...
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    If no union in right-to-work state, then what?

    calivianya replied to callmecrazyRN's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    I like your optimism! I don't really think there are ways to change anything at all right now in right to work states. If your employer doesn't like what you're saying, they can just fire you. I think...
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    Bingo for Your Unit

    calivianya replied to HyperSaurus, RN's topic in General Nursing

    MSICU: - Transfer from floor - oversedation - 3rd day after admit, surprise DTs - Noncompliant dialysis patient - DKA: "I just wanted to party with my friends! I only had eleven drinks!" - Only...
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    Things you tell newbies

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

    Always look up your medications before you give them if you don't know what they do. Always, even if you don't feel like you have enough time. For one, it's good nursing practice and you could avoid...
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    The newest and coolest thing you've ever done

    calivianya replied to Christy1019's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the info! That shows you how long I've been doing this. I remember thinking how cool tPA was the first time I had a patient that had been tPA'ed and I got to see the improvement, but only...
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    New RN: Bullied + Depressed = Time to Quit?

    calivianya replied to irishlynn5's topic in Nursing Career

    Yep, it's true in the hospital, too. Sorry all of that happened to you! Regarding day nurses bullying night nurses: totally possible. There a couple of nurses on my unit that are unpleasant to give...
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    Is this what its like for everyone?

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

    Can you switch to a different unit in your hospital, or is the contract for that specific unit? Not all units are equally thankless, and if you can get your foot into an ICU where a lot of the...
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    what's the best area/specialty to go in to for new grads

    calivianya replied to Hailbop16's topic in First Year After Licensure

    If you have a passion, apply hardest for that! Being a new grad nurse is hard enough without working in a unit that you really don't like. You will learn more and your transition will probably be...
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    Traditional 4yr vs LVN-RN?

    calivianya replied to ramseyer's topic in General Students

    Definitely go for the BSN! You will have more options after you graduate and will be more likely to get a job. All of those other pathways sound nice at first, until you check to see that some states...
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    Help from Duke/UNC/Wake CICU(CVICU)

    calivianya replied to Cwoods's topic in Critical Care

    I applied at both Duke and Wake Med as a new grad to their ICU positions. I did not get a callback from either one, but there are a handful of my new grad classmates working at both facilities,...
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    Declaring death - a question...

    calivianya replied to Fyre522's topic in Critical Care

    That seems really sketchy. Who informed the staff about the morphine, by the way? That part seemed funny,
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    How do we educate the public on ways to afford medications?

    calivianya replied to Mrs Helleck's topic in Patient Medications

    Thanks for starting this thread. I have a prescription for something my insurance doesn't cover, and I just found a discount card available through the manufacturer's website that gets me a discount...
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    Should I apply for a per diem job now if I plan to be away for all of Sept?

    calivianya replied to adpiRN's topic in Nursing Career

    Just clarify what they want from per diem staff! The place I worked per diem as a CNA before graduating nursing school had the same requirements for CNAs as for nurses, and it was two shifts per...