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    What age of patient's are the most difficult for you?

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to ddane94's topic in Patient Education

    YES!!! WHAT is this about??? I noticed this as well. Any teen/young adult who is s/p any surgical procedure acts like they a below the umbilicus amputation that was cauterized shut with a red hot...
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    Am I in nursing for the wrong reasons?

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to lieutenant dan's topic in General Students

    Also, going forward, I would like you to pay attention to the ages and personalities of the nurses you see in other specialties in compared to the rehab place you're at now. I went to a rehab place my...
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    Metabolic/Respiratory Alkalosis/Acidosis

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to mariok's topic in General Students

    Ok, just like with what the 1st reply said about ROME, this might help clue you in to what's going on. https://abg.ninja/abgbuilder This link has practice ABGs and you can put your own in and find out...
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    Am I in nursing for the wrong reasons?

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to lieutenant dan's topic in General Students

    This is because it was your second day and you're going through the rehab doldrums. The whole person aspect of nursing will come later as the initial patho/treatment excitement wears off and becomes...
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    First day of my Obstetrics Rotation!

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to JACSN's topic in General Students

    Oh man, I was so scared for my first day, too. I don't have any kids, I have very few (read: one) young child in my family and I my experience with babies and pregnant women amounted to making sure I...
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    Started the application process and seriously want to vomit.

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to Wuzzie's topic in Western Governors University

    I can't imagine the pressure to have to go back to school to get your BSN, especially as you are well-established in your career. I am getting my 2nd Bachelor's and I am simply sick of school. It...
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    Why don't nurses bond?

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

    Please
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    Why don't nurses bond?

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

    Ugh, I knew there would be flames :ahem: for that. There's a thread in my statement that more about the fact that nurses are meant to work relatively independently in terms of patient care. Because of...
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    How long is your commute?

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to the nurse who lived's topic in General Nursing

    I drive 45 mins - 1 hour an 30 mins depending on traffic. The 45 minutes is fine and the 1.5 hour-drive is rare so I can deal with it. I will gladly drive 1.5-2 hours if I can get a job at the...
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    Charging with a patient family member

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

    As a student I've been precluded from taking care of certain patients and that list includes people that I know personally. I don't think it would be any different in the NA position I'm in now. I...
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    Why don't nurses bond?

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

    I think it's because there are so many ways to approach certain situations and a lot of what some nurses do can be a little dogmatic. What one nurse does might be a complete abomination to another...
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    Does everybody want to be a NP?

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to Cola89's topic in General Nursing

    That is a new concept for me. I hear a lot of people talking about it because so many times I hear, "No more than 5 years bedside or you'll wreck your body." So, a lot of people think that's just the...
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    Do you agree this was unethical?

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to Nurse_CrystalRN's topic in Nursing Career

    Unethical? Maybe. She lied about having an interview but she was pretty brave and pretty cunning to work it out that way. Hopefully she's as good of a nurse as she came off in the interview -- it...
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    Cardiac Catheterization Care Plan Assistance Needed

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to la_chica_suerte85's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    ^^ Thanks for the input! It helps me clarify it a little bit better to think about that he was symptomatic even though there was very little for me to do at that moment intervention-wise. I will...
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    Interested in the medical field: Nurse or Doctor?

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to Klareh's topic in Nursing Career

    I was in your boat nearly 3 years ago and I chose nursing because I WANTED TO GET ON WITH MY LIFE. As you said, you like the schedule nurses can have so, given your family situation, you likely will...
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    General question about Foreigners

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to adamdunn's topic in Nursing Career

    Perhaps an arrangement made through an international dating service....if ya catch my drift.... Anyway, OP, you should probably just wait until she's over here and can do schooling here. It's a big...
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    Who really wants BSN degrees?

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to demford's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I will second the comments that you need your BSN -- either now or down the road. However, see if you can figure out what clinical areas (i.e. host hospitals) are taking ADN students from your school...
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    Just need some understanding....

    la_chica_suerte85 posted a topic in General Students

    Hi everyone, I've been randomly seeing a lot of gay-oriented nursing stuff come up. A random notice of the GALA CRNA Twitter feed kind of sparked a need to express myself and see if there are any...
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    Is this real? Vein light

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to ladysushi's topic in General Nursing

    I happened to turn to this as the exchange was taking place and I just....I just couldn't. I agree that we should be able to learn peripheral IVs by feeling instead of just looking for veins but...
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    Is this real? Vein light

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to ladysushi's topic in General Nursing

    Unfortunately, it's increasingly common to find people that are hard sticks. It sucks. Everyone has diabetes and/or is on dialysis and/or is old and/or freezing cold and/or dehydrated and/or has been...
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    Am I Too Old to Start School?

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to michelegie's topic in General Students

    Yeah, the route you described seems far too long than necessary if the end game is BSN. Get into a good school with a good BSN program and work it out. You could bridge (I don't know if all CSUs with...
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    Can I get hep C without a needle stick?

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to futurerntho's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Seriously. That sting the OP got on the elbow from the sanitizer was the sign that all the beneficial bacteria were being offed only to let the MRSA organisms take over and thrive in the...
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    Can I get hep C without a needle stick?

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to futurerntho's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    You only would have gotten HCV from this pt if y'all got along really well and decided to cement your everlasting friendship by getting matching goldfish tattoos and using the same needle. Also, you...
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    Best BSN fast track degree ?

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to emilyleah's topic in General Students

    How do you expect to spend as little as possible moving out of state with non-resident tuition rates? It sounds like you're all over the place. A fast-track BSN is killer. If you don't have mastery of...
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    Masters in Nursing for Non-Nurses

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to glopez92's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I considered an accelerated BSN-to-MSN type of program and I'm glad I chose to simply pursue a 2nd bachelor's and went BSN as a post-bacc. The accelerated pace might have been okay but I have heard,...