alem-tsahai

alem-tsahai specializes in med-surg, step-down, ICU/CCU, ED.

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1. What's your patient load?

   alem-tsahai replied to germsjackson's topic in Emergency

   We get as many as we get, meaning it can be as few as 5, and on a particularly bad night up to 12+ EACH! Completely unsafe, and the pt load depends on how busy the ED is as well as staffing. This is a level 1 trauma ED in NYC. Whoever posted that wo...

2. Is taking a few years off after graduating nursing school to do Peace Corps abad idea

   alem-tsahai replied to Cutieepie's topic in New Nurse

   It depends on what you want to do with your nursing career. If you eventually want to get into something like public health, become an NP or work somewhere internationally, then having PC experience can only help you career wise. Even if you "just" w...

3. Debts are the Whips and Shackles That Will Enslave You

   alem-tsahai replied to KeepItRealRN's topic in General Nursing

   Never say never. Once upon a time I thought the SAME THING, "I'll never default on my loans". Then life happened and through no fault on my part my loans defaulted. It was a true complete total mess that took me YEARS to undo. Life happens, sometime...

4. Am I a victim of discrimination or being too sensitive?

   alem-tsahai replied to TheFloorisCold's topic in General Nursing

   You aren't being discriminated against. You haven't provided any examples of possible discrimination against you. The others are being racist with their constant stereotyping though. You probably are being a little thin-skinned, but so are they! At ...

5. I am so confused...

   alem-tsahai replied to myebel's topic in General Nursing

   Wow, that's about the dumbest reason I've heard for being suspended in a long time. I'm very sorry to hear about that. Your DON is an idiot, and you need to start looking for a new job ASAP rather than worrrying about whether your DON will fire you o...

6. The big D---Debt.

   alem-tsahai replied to thislife's topic in General Nursing

   OP Wait the extra year and go to Charity instead. You sound so much like me when I was deciding between getting a cheaper ADN vs expensive BSN, and like you I chose the BSN route because I didn't want to wait any longer. I was also your age, 30, when...

7. overreacting or not, that is the question!?!

   alem-tsahai replied to luvmyhubbybunches's topic in General Nursing

   @kids, perfect post response! very rational, well thought out and sensitive. You have completely captured the reality of what's going on behind the scenes in your typical ED. To the OP, I hope everything is ok. I'm sorry you were hit with so many he...

8. Giving Beta Blockers to ICU patients who are on inotropes and/or paced

   alem-tsahai replied to OphirRN's topic in General Nursing

   ^^ great info suanna! I've seen beta blockers given to pts on positive inotropes plenty of times. It never made sense to me either, and no one was ever able to adequately explain it to me either. I worked on a Burn ICU when this was done (also MICU)...

9. I Wish I Could Get Away with It...

   alem-tsahai replied to flashpoint's topic in General Nursing

   OP, I'm sorry you had to witness that. Ugh, I would have embarrassed the crap out of her if anything. Absolutely trifling. And yeah I would have tipped off the school if I could. But the posters who are advising you to let karma/God do it's thing?? ...

10. Hey Rn's,,do you ever wish you had done physical therapy instead?

    alem-tsahai replied to northmississippi's topic in General Students

    nope. My gig suits me just fine...:)

11. Administration okays family's mental abuse of staff

    alem-tsahai replied to FoolsErrand's topic in General Nursing

    Huh??I'm sorry but since when did being treated with respect get to be considered "entitled"??

12. Seriously discouraged at this point and need some friendly advice...

    alem-tsahai replied to BellaRoseRN's topic in General Nursing

    Like some of the others posted, it seems like you've already answered your own question. Hey, nursing isn't for everyone and at the end of the day it's just a job, not a calling, so don't be too upset that it doesn't agree with you. Although, being a...

13. IV Gauge for CT

    alem-tsahai replied to EDrunnerRN's topic in Emergency

    At my old job the protocol was an 18g. This was at a small community hospital and they were absolutely inflexible about that rule. It was very annoying, since the majority of our patients were from nursing homes. At my new gig, a large level one tr...

14. Your Dream Emergency Department...

    alem-tsahai replied to LegzRN's topic in Emergency

    Plenty of ancillary staff around to take vitals, do urine dips, and toilet patients as needed so you can get your bloodwork and charting completed in a timely manner. Really that would be all I need... well, better nurse:patient ratios too...:)

15. Passed CEN!

    alem-tsahai replied to LegzRN's topic in Emergency

    Congratulations legzRN!!!!!!!:)