calivianya BSN, RN

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    How did you become a Critical Care Nurse?

    calivianya replied to Ultraposh's topic in MICU, SICU

    Just saying - it costs a lot more when your new grads kill people because they don't know anything. I'm saying this as a new grad. My hospital said that it usually cost over $100,000 to train a new...
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    Able to finish all tasks in ICU?

    calivianya replied to luckynurse_1234's topic in MICU, SICU

    Some days are just like that! I focus on getting my physical tasks done. I figure I can always do my charting after I give report, if all else fails. I have been at work past 0900 charting before....
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    Don't People Have Bills To Pay?

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

    I am stuck at a job I don't like right now. The grass IS greener on the other side - it's not my imagination. I did my preceptorship in an ICU that had adequate techs for turning and bathing. It was...
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    Is this unrealistic?

    calivianya replied to HeartRN13's topic in General Nursing

    It's definitely possible. I've been picking up several extra shifts per pay period lately, so I usually work 4-5 12s a week, though I usually don't work more than 7 12s in a row. Invest in extra...
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    Is using quizlet to study NCLEX questions cheating?

    calivianya replied to GabrielstudentRN's topic in General Students

    That's ridiculous. Instructors should understand that students will use any available resource to study. It's not like you broke into a teacher's office and stole paperwork - you looked up free...
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    Female catheter tips

    calivianya replied to tsm007's topic in General Students

    I typically have my hand palm-side up once I have the catheter at the entrance to the urethra, so if it does slip, it tends to slip up on to the perfectly sterile, disinfected labia/privy parts area...
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    Got to use my neuro skills in real life!

    calivianya replied to RunninNurse's topic in General Students

    If you really got offended by people pointing out what you did wrong in the thread, let me tell you - it's a lot harder to take it face to face with your preceptor raising her voice and/or physicians...
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    RN Salary Survey 2013: Post here!

    calivianya replied to ItsColduphere's topic in General Nursing

    1. GA 2. 3. ICU 4. $20/hr 5. Evenings $2.25, nights $2.75, I forget what weekends are 6. Not a chance in the world! Rent plus my utilities comes out to right around $1100-$1200/month, so I'm...
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    Critical Thinking Development

    calivianya replied to Loving-and-Learning's topic in General Nursing

    You did recognize problems with the situation, which is good, but if I see a neuro change, I always do a really brief neuro assessment to see what that tells me. Even that quickie FAST deal for...
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    Ativan IVP vs Propofol gtt

    calivianya replied to General E. Speaking, RN's topic in MICU, SICU

    Propofol especially seems like it takes a really long time to get all the way out of the system if it's been going for a while. We know that lipid soluble things can build up in the body, so it makes...
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    Is it easier to get an ICU job is I already work at the hospital?

    calivianya replied to Xlorgguss's topic in MICU, SICU

    I'm definitely saying it depends on your hospital! The one I worked at as a CNA did not offer me a position in critical care. They offered me a med-surg position when they wouldn't take me in critical...
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    New RN needs advice

    calivianya replied to RescueNinja13's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I just have to ask - with your residency program, are you trapped in a contract that's too expensive for you to pay off, or can you leave if you find another job? Attempting to find another job would...
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    What aspect of nursing do you pride yourself in?

    calivianya replied to lgripe's topic in General Nursing

    I am really good at finding ways to explain things in a way that patients and their families understand. I tend to explain everything I'm doing when I do it, which is not the norm at my hospital...
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    ANA links to a study that says "times are good" for new grads!

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

    It's still true, even if it feels different. The fact of the matter is that the vast majority of my BSN class has jobs in nursing. I'd like to see what the rates are for getting jobs in psychology for...
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    Critical Thinking Development

    calivianya replied to Loving-and-Learning's topic in General Nursing

    That advice to always ask "why" is great! I don't know if you have any free time at work, but if you do - really think about everything that's abnormal with your patient and ask yourself why those...
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    Recent grads: How long did it take you to land a job?

    calivianya replied to Cynnie24's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    How long did it take you to land that elusive first job? - At least half of my class was hired before graduation, including me. Did you have previous healthcare experience? - Not prior to nursing...
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    Does anyone enjoy Nursing School?

    calivianya replied to Mommy_RN1211's topic in General Students

    I liked nursing school better than I like nursing, but I'm one of those people who really loves to learn. If you like to learn, you're in good shape - you will be doing a lot of that in nursing...
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    should interaction with patients be #1 reason for nursing?

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

    Work with unconscious people! If the patient is unconscious and isn't talking about all the bad decisions he/she is making, it's easier to be compassionate. It's when people open their mouths and talk...
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    My dream job called six weeks into the job I accepted

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

    You can always just go ahead and interview. You don't really have a decision to make until you have a firm job offer from your dream hospital. If they do offer you the job, though, I'd say take
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    8 months as a nurse and I am failing miserably

    calivianya replied to RN119's topic in First Year After Licensure

    You will definitely get better! What time are routine labs done at your facility, and can you run around like a chicken with your head chopped off and get everything else done before labs result? This...
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    Why does school have to be made to be (seemingly) unneccesarily difficult?

    calivianya replied to Guitarstrings's topic in General Students

    The truth is that nursing school is necessarily difficult. Nursing school for me was a lot easier than the first few months of being a nurse. It was a good warm-up. If you don't have all of that...
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    why so many negatives about nursing?

    calivianya replied to confusedstudent20's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'm just going to throw something out there for the hopefuls: I feel like the people with the true passion for nursing and for helping people are the ones who often burn out the fastest in a lot of...
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    I asked for Christmas off and they...

    calivianya replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    I'm completely agreeing with the poster who says to celebrate another day. Are we really so uptight as a culture that it's THE END OF THE WORLD if we don't have the actual holiday off? It's kind of...
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    Assistance needed: Could the nurse have done more for this ethical dilemma?

    calivianya replied to yellowmamba's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I'm sure that in some textbook it says we could do more... but in reality, the physician has the final say on what is and isn't done, and that nurse is going to have to work with that physician again....
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    Etiology of general anesthesia?

    calivianya replied to JoseQuinones's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Well, there's a lot of components to general anesthesia. There's pain management, sedation, amnesia, and paralysis. I don't know if your instructor wants you to go into that much detail, but with...