calivianya BSN, RN

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    Obamacare? what are your thoughts

    calivianya replied to nija315's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I'm surprised no one has talked about how much costs have gone up for us! I get that we are patient advocates, but how about us as relatively well-off professionals? Have any of you all done the...
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    Annoying female coworker conversations

    calivianya replied to kool-aide, RN's topic in Men in Nursing

    I get just as annoyed when my coworkers talk about their kids - and a good half of my night shift coworkers are men! Sometimes, though it is a little rarer, they can be just as bad as other women when...
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    Job commitments

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

    I get that only staying a year is job hopping. I have stayed at all of my previous jobs for at least 3-4 years, with the exception of the CNA job I took in nursing school, which I didn't keep because...
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    Job commitments

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

    A lot of those aren't really enforceable IMO. There are plenty of people where I work that have wiggled out of theirs without paying a dime, but still, take into account that there is a possibility...
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    Only a few weeks left of orientation

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

    Remember that you don't know everything (no one ever does), but even when you aren't with a preceptor you aren't by yourself. There will be someone working with you that you can ask if you aren't sure...
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    **POLL** New 1st Year RN Salary

    calivianya replied to Bell13's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Not necessarily on the rent thing... I am renting a 3b/2br house with a 1 car garage and a matchbox yard, and I am paying $795. There are houses in my neighborhood renting well over $900. We start at...
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    Triage Call Bell?

    calivianya replied to Esme12's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I think they are a good thing. It doesn't really matter in my ICU, but it helps a lot when I get floated to stepdown and have CNAs that can help with ADLs/water. Half of the time when the patients...
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    Should ICU get more pay than floor nursing?!?

    calivianya replied to francoml's topic in MICU, SICU

    I realize my opinion is unpopular, but I absolutely think ICU should be paid more than the floor, especially since we are floated everywhere. Just this week I have seen my MSICU coworkers floated to...
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    Which ICU should I choose for senior practicum?

    calivianya replied to nursingjudgment's topic in Critical Care

    I think it really depends on what you are the most interested in! Are you interested in the often hopeless elderly adults with ten zillion health problems (MICU)? Are you interested in working with...
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    post-resignation jitters

    calivianya replied to jcm09's topic in Nursing Career

    I have no idea what the job market is like in other countries, but in the US sometimes even experienced nurses have trouble finding jobs, so I'd say the best advice I can give you is not to resign...
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    Average age of nurses on your unit

    calivianya replied to francoml's topic in MICU, SICU

    Same here - low to mid-20s for most of the week. The weekend group maybe averages 30-35 and
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    Reporting Neglect in Home Health

    calivianya replied to Sherriblu's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Thanks for your perspectives. I guess I'm just coming from a different place - I had insomnia starting at a very young age. I slept less than 7 hours a day and didn't take naps even when I was still...
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    Reporting Neglect in Home Health

    calivianya replied to Sherriblu's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Maybe this is something I'm just missing, but what exactly should the mom have done with the two year old? If all of the outside doors were locked and the house was relatively childproof, is it really...
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    How to be a polite patient/family member

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

    Sorry, Semolina, I don't think you are a lunatic - that was more of a general rant about the generic "you" people of the world - not directed at you in particular, and I should have stated that. Maybe...
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    Local hospital now says "BSN or MSN preferred" for all bedside positions?!

    calivianya replied to Nola009's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    There were several MSNs at the bedside at the last place I worked. They seemed to enjoy their job and the pay raise/movement on the clinical ladder that came with going back to get their master's. I...
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    How to be a polite patient/family member

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

    I wish everyone would use the call bells. I feel like it protects the privacy of the other patients. Everyone deserves privacy while they are in the hospital, and a couple of nights ago I had a family...
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    Am I the only one who hates 12 hour shifts?

    calivianya replied to jdubs99's topic in General Nursing

    I really love 12s. I find I have plenty of time to get things done, when I feel motivated enough to do them. I'm usually home by 0730 and I spend a couple of hours talking to friends/family, watching...
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    Is nursing worth it?

    calivianya replied to 2016New's topic in General Students

    I'm not so sure it is anymore. If I hadn't had my parents helping me, and I had come out with student loans instead of being debt free, I probably would have said no. I also think it depends on what...
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    new nurse/graduate nurse

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

    When you first graduate, nobody knows how to give report, nobody does all of the skills right all of the time, and everyone is awkward with forming relationships with patients! At least, 99% of us...
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    Surviving my first RN job

    calivianya replied to panda025's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I am in total agreement with the poster who mentioned the moderately experienced coworkers. Those people ARE gold, and they can teach you a lot. The weekend crew at my job is mostly experienced nurses...
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    Easiest place to get a job?

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

    I got hired in rural Georgia. Going rural is a good bet for jobs, but my best advice is to at least pick somewhere relatively rural that's not forever away from big cities if you like city life. The...
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    Interview Questions About Ties to the Community

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

    I got a lot of those while I was interviewing for the job I have now. I just told them that the unit I was interviewing for was my absolute dream job and that I knew I never wanted to do anything...
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    Resume submission

    calivianya replied to souleater11's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    The hospital I used to work for did all of their nurse recruitment through a company based out of Wisconsin. This was a North Carolina hospital. So... unless you wanted to hop on a plane to Wisconsin...
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    Where should I go if I want to start in the ICU as a new grad?

    calivianya replied to firefly101's topic in Critical Care

    About half of my graduating class in NC started in NC ICUs... but the competition was still pretty fierce. I had to move to get an ICU job right out of
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    The *EXPERT* Beginner

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

    I think listening to nursing instructors' stories of what nursing used to be can make some new grads feel like experts. When a teacher tells you that they used to call the doctors about rhythm changes...