VivaLaVespaGirl

VivaLaVespaGirl BSN, MSN

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  1. Ever heard of CMs going BACK to bedside nursing?

    VivaLaVespaGirl replied to SDANG's topic in Case Management

    Yep. I am going back. However, I continued to pick up floor shifts on occasion to make sure I maintained confidence in my skills. I work with another CM who has been off the floor for 6 years and is...

  2. Dating while in nursing school?

    VivaLaVespaGirl replied to Beldar_the_Cenobite's topic in General Students

    You sound very entitled. As if you somehow deserved her attention simply for existing and being interested in her. She is not interested. She did not lead you on. Are you in the wrong? You are in...

  3. Final Nursing School GPA?

    VivaLaVespaGirl replied to nstepp5970's topic in General Students

    I went in with a 4.0 GPA, and maintained it relatively easily until the last two semesters. Honestly, just focus on understanding the material, maintaining a good work-school-clinical-life balance,...

  4. Is it normal that my school doesn't teach us IVs?

    VivaLaVespaGirl replied to Annie_1101's topic in General Students

    2016 grad... we absolutely learned how to do foley placement. In fact it, as part of sterile procedure, was one of our lab skill check-offs. We had an IV lab, but learning how to place IV's on...

  5. PVT August 2016

    VivaLaVespaGirl replied to GlammieRN's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I just took mine today....during the test I was praying for more than 75 questions because I swear I did not know the answers to any of them and every other one was a *******' SATA! Sure enough the...

  6. Where's my planner nerds at?!

    VivaLaVespaGirl replied to happyinmyheart's topic in General Students

    I like the Day Designer: The 2015 Collection – Day Designer It is expensive, but I like the way it is divided out for each day with a schedule on one half of the page and a to-do list on the...

  7. did well on a&p1 but got a C for a&p2!!!

    VivaLaVespaGirl replied to Sela2992's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    You need to speak with the nursing schools you plan to apply to in order to find out what their policies are regarding re-takes. The C will still appear on your transcript even if you retake it...

  8. The Official I Hate School Thread

    VivaLaVespaGirl replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    Ooooh...summery vodka drinks! I am currently avoiding pharm by drinking champagne and making plans to get back at it tomorrow. It is a 3 day weekend, after all. Would be rude to ignore

  9. Why do some nurses come across to be rude?

    VivaLaVespaGirl replied to mathboy's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Ahhh. Now I understand. Mathboy, was this the ER? How many people were ahead of you? How much more emergent were their issues? How many times had you complained about the wait being too

  10. Why do some nurses come across to be rude?

    VivaLaVespaGirl replied to mathboy's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Unfortunately, it is difficult to have a discussion about this topic if you refuse to provide any example other than nurses sometimes not responding to "how are you doing?". If you would really like...

  11. Why do some nurses come across to be rude?

    VivaLaVespaGirl replied to mathboy's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I wonder if perhaps you are unaware of the nursing role. The nurse is not there to provide sympathy; the nurse is there to provide expert patient care. Again, I would definitely love to know some...

  12. Why do some nurses come across to be rude?

    VivaLaVespaGirl replied to mathboy's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Mathboy, can you provide an example of rude behavior? If you are finding that the majority of nurses you encounter are rude, I wonder if there are some cultural or communication style

  13. Nurses have an Attitude Problem

    VivaLaVespaGirl replied to SunriseDay's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    SunriseDay, it sounds like you are having a hard time right now. I think you are aware that it is not beneficial to lash out at an entire population of people, particularly a population you are...

  14. Will I get into nursing school?

    VivaLaVespaGirl replied to Krystal-12's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    If you want to get into nursing school, you are going to have to make up some ground. Nursing school is competitive and grades are very important. Some schools only look at prerequisite GPA, others...

  15. Teamwork

    VivaLaVespaGirl replied to sarahalmadani2's topic in General Students

    Hi Sarah - It appears from your previous post, also looking for assistance with homework, that you are not from the US and english is likely not your first language. The comment on your previous...

  16. Therapeutic Communication question

    VivaLaVespaGirl replied to pumpkinspice's topic in General Students

    Hi ChristtineD. One bit of advice that will help you not only in this forum, but in your career going forward, is to always present your own ideas along with your questions. "Hey, I have this...

  17. What's your Fall 2015 schedule looking like?

    VivaLaVespaGirl replied to kingvonnBSN2017's topic in General Students

    I will be in my 3rd of 5 semesters... Med Surg II + Clinical Evidence Based Nursing Death and

  18. Tips for New Nursing Students

    VivaLaVespaGirl replied to tbbtpeach's topic in General Students

    Yes! I second so many of these things! Organization: I maintain 2 separate calendars: my work outlook calendar that syncs across all my iDevices and lets both me and work know when I am not...

  19. If you decided to be a RN, think again..

    VivaLaVespaGirl replied to kate_ibl's topic in General Students

    Given how many people apply to nursing programs each year (significantly more than most schools are able to accept) and how many people continue to reapply, I don't think that the nursing school...

  20. I'm in my program, second year but did not take one prerequisite? What should I do?

    VivaLaVespaGirl replied to beachlover1989's topic in General Students

    I think you could get in trouble for NOT taking it. Is it possible you were conditionally accepted to your program with the understanding that you WOULD take A&P? I have never heard of a nursing...

  21. Who establishes the rules

    VivaLaVespaGirl replied to quizzical's topic in General Nursing

    We are taught in our program to inform the patient of our intent, then to use the back of our hand to move breast tissue. Alternatively, we may ask the patient to do so if

  22. Passing cut offs

    VivaLaVespaGirl replied to vonricter222's topic in General Students

    Yes. It works the same at our school, though our cutoff is at 76%. Exams are averaged first and if you do not meet the 76%, the didactic portion is not even calculated. It makes perfect sense to me...

  23. SIGH*FAILING AVERAGE

    VivaLaVespaGirl replied to faithlovehope's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    1) Work with a tutor. Your school should be able to point you to tutors who are available to help you out. 2) Search for practice NCLEX questions on the internet and do a lot of them. These questions...

  24. Nursing School Horror Stories

    VivaLaVespaGirl replied to MR-RN15's topic in General Students

    I have just finished my first semester, and cannot report any horror stories either, but I was certainly prepared for them based on the posts on AN. I was fully expecting horrible professors, mean...

  25. Nursing school bloopers

    VivaLaVespaGirl replied to RookieRoo's topic in General Students

    I have had this experience as well! My very first clinical rotation I worked with a 76 year old patient who was not only a former nurse, but a graduate of my school of nursing! She was extremely...