Shaka

Shaka specializes in Staff Nurse-OB primary.

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1. Do Nurses Eat Their Young?

   Shaka replied to Brian's topic in Relations

   I am not sure, any more, whether it is nurses eat their young or just each other period. There is a derision that I don't understand after being in the profession for 38 years. I have come to believe that it is a personal issue on the part of the "ea...

2. Physical Assessments: Do Any Nurses Do Them

   Shaka replied to romie's topic in General Nursing

   I am a long term nurse and have always done assessments. If I chart that I did one and didn't it is lying, number one, which is an integrity issue in my mind. I have to say that I don't wear a stethoscope around my neck. It gives me more stiffness in...

3. So you don't think you need to worry about swine flu . . .

   Shaka replied to Laidback Al's topic in COVID

   My thoughts on the swine flu: I believe we all need to do some research on information about the last swine flu panic. Though the statistics are presented to support fear and panic, it is only briefly mentioned in some published articles that the ind...

4. I do not care anymore

   Shaka replied to JB2007's topic in General Nursing

   I too have come to the place you are. I have taken over a year off after working for 36 years in this profession. Unfortunately, these feelings in me created a great amount of guilt, as I always felt my work as a service to humanity. I began to isola...

5. How Will Universal Health Care Change Nursing?

   Shaka replied to arelle68's topic in General Nursing

   If the truth be known, what are we going to do now. I have a Hopi friend who says the answer to all of the chaos that is reigning down upon us, due to our passivity and lack of integrity in the past........is to Pray. I am praying for all of us....I ...

6. Caregivers Taking Care Of Ourselves

   Shaka replied to twinmommy+2's topic in General Nursing

   I think we all should be aware of the changes that we are all facing in the coming months.....We have a choice if we only get organized and voice what we want. Information is out there and has been for a while now. The first major Codex rules are due...

7. Socialized Medicine the myths and the facts

   Shaka replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

   If all are following what is going on right now the latest is the injection of a "huge savings" in health care.......900 some billion will be taken from Medicare and Medicaid to pay for insuring all. The discussions and mental mastication of the heal...

8. Socialized Medicine the myths and the facts

   Shaka replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

   I appreciate the information Sharrie, I am not familiar with pounds vs dollars, maybe someone could convert it for me. Shaka

9. Socialized Medicine the myths and the facts

   Shaka replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

   I have several questions... 1) What are the salaries for health providers? 2) What are the waiting times for procedures needed, on average? 3) What are the working conditions...i.e. nurse/patient ratio, hours worked on average, acuity of patients car...

10. DFW area, Is this a fair pay for a RN with 4.5 yrs experience?

    Shaka replied to RNRebecca83's topic in Texas

    I am a 37 year RN and was making $29.85 after working there for 3 years....it was a rural setting that had a sign on bonus plus incentives to work overtime. The full time weekly hours were 32 and there was a $10.00 per hour for any hours worked over ...

11. Why do nurses take the fall?

    Shaka replied to Ploppers's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for being you.....responsible in your commitment to do the best you can in what you chose.

12. Caregivers Taking Care Of Ourselves

    Shaka replied to twinmommy+2's topic in General Nursing

    There are many things we can do for ourselves to maintain an attitude of peace about who we are and how we apply this to our profession. I have been studying and applying alternative modalities to do this for years now. I have been a nurse for 37 yea...

13. Home Remedies - Share Yours

    Shaka replied to cooliegirl's topic in General Nursing

    Another good remedy for insect bites............. Soak fresh basil leaves in vinegar for two weeks. This makes a tincture. Apply to bites or itching area. If areas are scratched leaving open areas this may sting a bit but the itching will be gone. Ap...

14. Home Remedies - Share Yours

    Shaka replied to cooliegirl's topic in General Nursing

    Instead of spending money for the expensive vaginal yeast products, try boric acid. Follow the direction for making solution.....1 teaspoon to 1 pint of water in boiling water. Douche with cooled solution two days consecutively. Repeat third day if n...

15. A few observations about the nurses I work with from a new CNA...

    Shaka replied to GaMBA's topic in General Nursing

    I am very grateful for this posting as it addresses the truth about what is happening to our profession. I the 37 years I have worked in the health care profession I have seen these changes happening. I have attempted to let others know of the dilemm...