la_chica_suerte85 BSN, RN

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    Allnurses needs nurses

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    For what it's worth, I used allnurses as a student as a way to practice and solidify the fundamental information I was learning in school by helping other students -- the resources posted by GrnTea...
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    Tell on yourself, if you dare...

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to audreysmagic's topic in General Nursing

    HAHAHA OMG this is the best thread
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    Tell on yourself, if you dare...

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to audreysmagic's topic in General Nursing

    Still new and I'm sure I've blocked the abjectly ridiculous things I have done so far because my gaffs are escaping me but, GOOD GOD, there are a lot of blood bag mishaps (and not just here, but from...
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    PIV usage for lab draws - POLL

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to dvmcafee's topic in General Nursing

    It's sort of policy (as in, we generally don't but can in a pinch) at my hospital to not draw off of PIVs but we work in the peds population and it would be great to not have to do q2h sodium levels...
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    Family videotaping patient care

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to freckles23's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Ugh, I hate it when people refuse to learn to press the call light and must venture out into the hallway to find someone and find no one at the nurses' stations at 2AM because we're all in other rooms...
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    Family videotaping patient care

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to freckles23's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I'm actually more of the idea that if they don't want me, that's 100% okay w/ me! I hate being the difficult families' 'favorite nurse.' That said, don't take it personally. I work in hemonc and we...
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    What does your nursing career repair bill say about you?

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to Beldar_the_Cenobite's topic in General Nursing

    That's an accelerated BSN and usually you go through those when you are going into a BSN as a 2nd Bachelor's. The process of getting through pre-reqs and getting into nursing school itself is very...
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    Don't do the physicians work!

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to ModernRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    You must have never had to deal w/ new residents or docs that couldn't care less about the specialty you work in and are just going through the motions to get through that rotation. We get...
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    Don't do the physicians work!

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to ModernRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    No, not 'LOL.' That was gross and it's use obviously distracted from the topic, hence people bringing it up. It you wanted to more effectively communicated your point, you shouldn't have said it.
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    IV Push dilution methods... Is my method wrong?

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to Axmann, RN, BSN, NREMT-B's topic in Patient Medications

    When I was first starting I would have trouble making sure I didn't accidentally inject any med from the syringe into the NS vial as well. Now, it depends on what I'm doing and how much time I have,...
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    Hmm...that's nice

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to DiplomaNurseRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    It seems like the ones that are actually RNs or LVNs seem to be the most reasonable and know not to say something that might make staff nervous. They seem to like to have the "colleague-to-colleage"...
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    What should I do - Abusive Instructor

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to neuron's topic in General Students

    ::shudder:: Having your hair drag through something (i.e. blood, wounds, feces, etc.) because you either didn't have time to put it up or chose to wear it down that day definitely is a good way to...
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    What should I do - Abusive Instructor

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to neuron's topic in General Students

    If you have a nursing student handbook, having your hair up is likely in the dress code. This is normal and kind of distills down to the idea that you do need to suck it up. You may feel that being...
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    The Truth..Bone Marrow Donation Painful? Possible?

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to SexyFloridaGirl's topic in Oncology

    They might not necessarily need to do it as a bone marrow harvest -- you can still definitely do it as a peripheral blood stem cell collection. The most involved would be requiring a PIV or a PICC for...
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    To become or to not become a RN that is the question.

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to NYCtrader's topic in General Students

    I second others' advice that at a minimum a BSN is the way to go. If you find that the accelerated route is the way to go, then do that. Doing a traditional 4-year BSN will make you insane, especially...
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    The Incontinence Epidemic

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to Keepstanding's topic in School

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    Can't approach from left

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to mursewanabe's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I was taught to approach the patient from the left because I am left-handed. However, if I overthink it, I jack it up and should have just don't it from the right. There are sometimes, though, when...
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    Nursing school makes you crazy but this is too far!

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to mtngirl07's topic in General Students

    She could also be FOS. Now, if this was a patient confessing this type of behavior, as an RN, interventions are warranted/legally mandated. As one student to another, the best someone can do is to...
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    I just witnessed my first clinical death

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to bayebeth's topic in General Students

    Peds hemonc nurse, here. I'm a new grad but worked on the unit I was in prior and we had several deaths over the summer prior to orientation so, when I went back and it didn't seem like it was ever...
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    Preceptor burnout

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to QuarterLife88's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    This needs 1,000 likes. Life happens and sometimes a preceptor might just not be having it all together to take a newbie under his/her wing. This is okay and it should be understood. If you're being...
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    Preceptor burnout

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to QuarterLife88's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    As a nursing assistant, I precepted a new float nursing assistant and I was surprised at how exhausted I was at the end of the day when all I really was doing was explaining things and teaching a...
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    I can't get "poop" taste out of my mouth?

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to Philly85's topic in General Nursing

    Cancer does indeed smell and it depends on where it is located that informs the smell (there are differences between an oral cancer and OB cancer, for instance, and I've heard that OB cancers are the...
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    Are nurses actually people too???

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to FuturePN's topic in General Students

    No, like it was mentioned, it is fun to get your more, I guess, adult scrubs? I work in a children's hospital and wore bright, distracting colors and scrub tops as a nursing assistant. I had a lot of...
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    SBAR Report-Nursing as a 2nd career worth it?

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to greenjellico's topic in General Nursing

    No, you should not expect to have to work nights (weekends and holidays, of course, but if nights aren't for you, you don't have to put yourself in a position where nights are mandatory). In school, I...
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    Hospitals make people sicker than they have to be

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to AliNajaCat's topic in Nursing News

    Where I work, we go out of our way NOT to bug the docs at night so saying that he gets paged for things he considers small is really annoying and is likely coming from his inability to relinquish the...