la_chica_suerte85 BSN, RN

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    Lowest stress (still great pay) nursing specialties?

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to Aliens05's topic in General Nursing

    But then you might be missing out on all the fun!!! There are times when my shift is stressful and terrible and heartbreaking but if it's a chill day that is low-stress, I am B-O-R-E-D. I'm not...
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    A lot of tension between students and faculty in my BSN program

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to Lemon Bars's topic in General Students

    Haha, it sounds like you're going to my school (except we didn't have informatics). This seems very typical of nursing school, unfortunately. When they say that you will learn everything in the real...
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    Disappointed

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to nerdy student's topic in General Students

    Well, you could start by using the search function and seeing the many posts about the Kaplan entrance exam. That can give you an idea of who actually has taken the Kaplan entrance exam and can...
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    Nursing and Personality

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to TuesdaysChild's topic in General Students

    Nursing changes you. When I was trying to figure out my life, I was an INFP. When I figured out nursing was for me and had been in it a while, I took it again and am now an
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    What Am I Doing Wrong?

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to hennezzy's topic in General Students

    Being the president of your school's SNA chapter has little to do with academic performance. If anything, if you feel you are putting a ton of work in and not getting the results you expect, your real...
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    Thank you community college nursing program

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to menot's topic in General Students

    So, this is a troll and a bad one at that? Or is it more performance
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    new grad RN with 2 job offers, what would you do??

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to zumbaRN4's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Patience isn't going to pay your bills. Go for job #2. It's tele but if you want to move to Cardiac ICU or something similar you definitely have your foot in the door to train later on. And, as I'm...
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    What do you call the tracking device nurses sometimes wear?

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    Is it bad that, as a nursing assistant, I thought they were spiffy? If a call light was pushed and I didn't quite have time to get into the room and I was walking in that direction, I could see the...
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    Kicked off unit when Joint Commission arrives

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to Skittles767's topic in General Students

    I hope Ruby Vee's tale of having to defend herself for a slightly-less-than-ideal response to the fake fire started by TJC during the time of a very real code illuminates how serious it is when survey...
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    First week- will I die of boredom?

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to gypsierose's topic in General Students

    You completely forgot that you need to also be PATIENT. The thing that will be tested the most during nursing school is your patience. You may have overshot the expectation that it would be...
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    RN Graduate Establishes Dominance

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to nicmdavi's topic in General Nursing

    Um, well, if she failed the NCLEX 5 times and graduated 6 YEARS AGO, I'm not surprised that she knows nothing. Also, she's not a graduate anymore as others have said. Based on your post I would say...
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    Chlorhexidine patch on central lines

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to andiekae2's topic in Infectious Disease

    Yeah, I only ask because they started using StatSeal powder at my facility to minimize the need for dressing changes immediately after line placement and it's actually pretty nifty. Here's a link...
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    Chlorhexidine patch on central lines

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to andiekae2's topic in Infectious Disease

    I'm curious what your concerns are regarding the hemostat properties in the Bard
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    Are my fears warranted?

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to crazy4psych's topic in Infectious Disease

    Your fears are normal, but they're not warranted. This is something where a little bit of research can go along way in terms of recognizing real occupational hazards for healthcare workers. Here's the...
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    PAD question; nerves in blood vessels?

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to Plumrose15153's topic in General Nursing

    Well, if it's arterial, what kind of blood is carried in the arteries? If you cut circulation off to something and that blood isn't going where it should, why would it start to hurt? It's much more...
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    What's Rude?

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I think that when a patient is NPO and is really hungry and is an add-on for MRI and then the parents/family proceed to bring in a ton of food and eat in front of them (especially when it's the WHOLE...
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    What's Rude?

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Oh
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    The calm (day) before the storm (NCLEX)

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to MetalheadRN's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    You have to stop studying, now. Focus on enjoying life a little bit to help fully cement your calm status. People in my class who used UWORLD say it absolutely was key to helping them pass. Since this...
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    Worried about NCLEX... Been out of school 3 months

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to Axmann, RN, BSN, NREMT-B's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I had the same struggle as I waited for the ATT that seemed like it would never come. I was kicking myself in the butt about a lot of things I was missing either because I was burning out on studying...
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    Were you able to study and pass NCLEX while working full time?

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to Dianna11's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Because I had no idea when I would get my ATT, I studied from the time I graduated school until I couldn't take it anymore. My time frame went like this: graduated mid-June, got my ATT on a Monday at...
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    Too bad sweetheart, guess it's cold food for you..

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to overit013's topic in General Students

    I think this is common among psych clinical instructors. I think the bizarre experiences they have had have colored their experiences such that they really go to the extreme when demonstrating safety...
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    Weird Kangaroo Care Question

    la_chica_suerte85 posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Hi everyone! So, we all pretty much know that Kangaroo Care involves the parents holding their premature infant for as much as possible to promote growth and healing and positive outcomes and all of...
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    Homeless patient with pneumonia

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to tori-alba's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry, but, if you peek around the student assistance forum, you'll see that the way you posed the question came off very similarly to a homework
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    How do I peel pill packets without meds flying everywhere!

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to hs4zu's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    It must be my bad luck but the pill squished and all it's contents squished out as
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    Brand New NICU Nurse Needs Advice

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to BrandNewBabyNurse's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Yes, blessings to all chaplains! I think they have the hardest job because theirs is to confront the worst of emotional traumas and, for as much as my heart my hurt for another family, I can't even...