calivianya BSN, RN

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    NP or Physician for men?

    calivianya replied to ImTheCuteBoyNursesLove's topic in Men in Nursing

    In general, yes - doctors work longer and for less freedom. Definitely during training, especially. Four years of undergrad (need a bachelor's to get accepted to med school), four years of med school,...
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    This is not what I thought it was

    calivianya replied to OrganizedChaos's topic in General Nursing

    Haven't seen you in forever - hope you're doing
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    Furosemide med error

    calivianya replied to cutiep7's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    You almost always have to give the Lasix "late" in this case - in general, the provider has no idea what time you're going to be finishing up the blood and just throws the order in, assuming you'll...
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    This is not what I thought it was

    calivianya replied to OrganizedChaos's topic in General Nursing

    Haven't been here in forever - glad to see you landed a job! Sorry it sucks, though. Can't really advise about the knee pain beyond what everyone else has been saying (Danskos and Sockwells are my...
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    Leaving my comfy throne to go into LTC, comfort vs skills

    calivianya replied to MzLopez4real's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    +1 I'm personally of the opinion that the best job is the one you're good at, that's comfortable, that you get paid the most money for. I'll move so a higher paying job is more convenient before I...
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    Your FAVORITE job

    calivianya replied to chacha82's topic in General Nursing

    My current job, for sure. With a few exceptions - the clique people - my coworkers are great. Our intensivists are really great, too. Good coworkers, good doctors, high acuity... love my MICU. Just...
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    How to deal with a bully patient?

    calivianya replied to DesiDani's topic in General Nursing

    Since I was the first on who mentioned dumping on the travelers - to be fair, when I am charge, I end up spending half the night in everyone else's patients' rooms. In the case of the very difficult...
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    Did I harm the patient??

    calivianya replied to RN3468's topic in General Nursing

    I've placed an IO in a code situation before... but that's totally different, because it's last ditch, and the patient is pretty much already dead anyway (hence the code) so it's less pressure. What I...
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    Did I harm the patient??

    calivianya replied to RN3468's topic in General Nursing

    I agree that 99% of meds are given IV... but when I'm giving IMs to a patient, I'm giving a lot of them. I'm usually giving IMs to the totally out of control violent delirium/psychotic patients... so...
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    How to deal with a bully patient?

    calivianya replied to DesiDani's topic in General Nursing

    Rationale was none of the rest of us could stand him. He was with us for over a month and we just couldn't do it
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    Running into former patients

    calivianya replied to Volley88's topic in General Nursing

    Then I don't think you were inappropriate. I probably would have handled it the same way you did. In general, I don't drink with my patients - but I can think of one or two I would have made an...
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    How to deal with a bully patient?

    calivianya replied to DesiDani's topic in General Nursing

    We had a detoxing meth patient who just got out of jail for assault with strangulation and kidnapping. Demons and swastikas everywhere on his body, and outright violent with us. After he returned to...
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    New nurse having a hard time with coworkers

    calivianya replied to Me93RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Give it some time. I won't use the NETY phrase because everyone here hates it so much... but it wasn't until I hit about the 1 year mark at my current job that my coworkers became tolerable. Mine are...
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    "I Narcanned Your Honor Student"

    calivianya replied to EAGirl's topic in General Nursing

    I think my attitude here is just a product of the type of environment I was in during high school. The parents who had the "honor student" bumpers on their cars were typically the same people who paid...
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    "I Narcanned Your Honor Student"

    calivianya replied to EAGirl's topic in General Nursing

    I think it's hilarious. A dear friend of mine was a C student at my private high school, kept bouncing in and out of academic probation because she'd get occasional Ds... then she transferred out to a...
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    If you could redo it....would you choose nursing?

    calivianya replied to ICURNPA92's topic in General Nursing

    A plague to the profession? All of the people I've precepted say they like working with me because I'm enthusiastic and a perpetual learner. I stay on top of the latest journals in my specialty area...
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    30% of Nurses Leaving the Workforce - 2017 Salary Survey Results Part 2

    calivianya replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with NC being on the list of places feeling the shortage the most. For those complaining about not being able to find jobs as new grads... come here! 90% of the hires on my unit this year have...
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    If you could redo it....would you choose nursing?

    calivianya replied to ICURNPA92's topic in General Nursing

    Currently in the process of applying to MD programs so I'm glad you put that there. xD I don't regret being a nurse, though. It allowed me to get my foundation before going on to do other things. I...
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    Experienced RN's cannot get new jobs!

    calivianya replied to duca's topic in General Nursing

    Have you thought about moving? Plenty of areas of the country where they'd love to have nurses with experience, even older ones. We can't get any experienced nurses to apply here. We hired more than...
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    ED or ICU

    calivianya replied to spence41's topic in Emergency

    How about messy to the point it's nonfunctional? xD I can keep an organized work space, but not an organized house. I keep telling my fiance that we seriously need to invest in a housekeeper because...
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    Chewed out from family

    calivianya replied to Volley88's topic in General Nursing

    This is reason one of ten million why I work night shift. More often than not, I can convince people to leave, because "He's sedated and the ventilator is breathing for him now; he'll need you to get...
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    Frustrating... ED is Not Critical Care

    calivianya replied to bgxyrnf's topic in Emergency

    Our ED nurses are absolutely critical care nurses. My unit (MICU) stays full all the time. It's daily that there are vents on pressors being boarded down in the ED... and a single ED nurse might be...
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    Futile ressusitation

    calivianya replied to amzyRN's topic in Emergency

    Most CPR is futile. I'd say 90%, at least, of people that get their pulses back either code again within a couple of days and we can't get them back, get withdrawn on and die, or spend the rest of...
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    Renew ACLS?

    calivianya replied to ivyleaf's topic in General Nursing

    I would definitely renew it. If you struggle with rhythms, use this: SkillStat ECG Simulator It's how I learned my rhythms. They have a study option and then a game option where you see the rhythm...
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    Compensation for BSN?

    calivianya replied to SweetSouthernLove's topic in General Nursing

    One place I almost worked offered a $0.75/hr differential for a BSN. These unicorns do still exist. From what I understood from people I knew who worked there, it did not change their base pay - it...