cheyoda

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1. mandatory reporting

   cheyoda replied to farmgirlie9's topic in General Nursing

   I have had several CPS trainings as well as spoken to case workers. If your gut is telling you that something is wrong then report it. Case workers will then determine if it is a legitimate complaint. They will also see if there has been any othe...

2. This "us" vs "them" mentality....

   cheyoda replied to DL-SNUP's topic in Relations

   I had one really good nurse that I followed. She was an ICU/ED nurse. We had a full patient load that day. She was floating to the floor that I was on. It was amazing to watch her. She did not rush, she did not panic when things were not going a...

3. Why the disdain for LTC?

   cheyoda replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

   I saw a new grad nurse make several med errors in one day at an LTC after being trained for three days. It was scary. The LTC tried to cover for her, but it made me nervous that she was dangerous to her already frail patients. I have nothing again...

4. Domestic Abuse

   cheyoda replied to Yiggs's topic in General Nursing

   Be a safe person to talk to. If you not saying that the OP is not, but in general if people gossip a ton an individual in crisis will not come talk to you. Also when someone is in crisis any type of crisis it is not the time to lecture. A persons...

5. Domestic Abuse

   cheyoda replied to Yiggs's topic in General Nursing

   This is a good subject to bring up, because not many people mention it. If it is someone I know I talk to them like a friend and ask them if anything is going on. That they seem depressed lately. I always ask them how they got the bruises. I say ...

6. You don't work in anER. Get over it.

   cheyoda replied to Guest219794's topic in Emergency

   I volunteered at an ER that had two separate areas for the critical patients, and the other for the clinic type patients. The clinic type patients that were seen were back pain, ear aches, those that needed stitches or minor repairs, and those with ...