Sadala ADN, RN

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About Sadala

Sadala has 10 years experience as a ADN, RN and specializes in Med Surg.


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  1. Sadala

    Desk to Travel

    I am about to start traveling. Just signed my first contract. I honestly don't think you'd have any problems at all finding travel work - particularly with your breadth of experience. ICU and ER experience is desired for travel. I've seen people ...
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    Odds of getting COVID as a healthcare worker

    Well at our hospital, they won't test nurses (even with high levels of exposure - like their spouse being ill with confirmed covid) unless they are symptomatic. I'm very uncomfortable with this.
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    Low census and COVID-19?

    You're not admitting them? Where are they going. How are you even able...
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    Advice please - PPE's for a patient who is a contact of Covid 19

    Truly, our preparedness for this has been the worst roll out since Windows 95.
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    Advice please - PPE's for a patient who is a contact of Covid 19

    I'm guessing they've approved that grudgingly since we're short on N95s. Not really on what we SHOULD be wearing to protect ourselves, our patients, and our families. I base this on the fact that we were first told that N95s were essential. But he...
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    Would you do that? New grad dilemma

    Contrary to a lot of other responders (meh, my computer underlines the word responders and I don't know why. It's bugging my OCD), I actually don't think its the worst plan in the world. IF you do a fantastic job in any capacity and are willing to ...
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    Bosses teenage daughter allowed to sleep in recovery bay

    I don't really get this. Keep in mind I'm med surg and not recovery, but... I was thinking that family members aren't allowed back during that portion of pt recovery because 1) pts might be unstable and they need close supervision with no distractio...
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    Multiple types of beds and mattresses

    Not sure all of the vendors from the Eisenhower administration are still in business...
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    Assertiveness

    If it's a med and the pt consistently is insistent upon having it at a different time then I see about moving the time on the MAR (if it's ok with the provider, etc)
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    How Do You Sign Your Narcotic Book?

    Oh, rrrrrrrrrrright. I just looked at the header and noticed which section I'm in. (being lost is typical)
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    How Do You Sign Your Narcotic Book?

    Ha! I don't do that. But when I read your post it reminded me... I was a clerk for a time and when I counted change I would count by five's. It was just easier to group the change by five's in my mind and get an accurate count. I find I do the sam...
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    How Do You Sign Your Narcotic Book?

    I was reading OP's post and thinking, "Wow. That's cumbersome..." Then I realized that really, I guess we do the same thing with a pyxis. You know, put an accurate count in, then scan the medication, have any waste witnessed by another nurse, and ...
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    So I kind of messed up

    I haven't read the whole string, so there may be updates I haven't seen before giving my response. That said, based on OP's original post my advice is to tell the school the truth when this hits the fan. I might even go to them in advance and expla...
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    0200 BP's - Dealing with Tired Rude Doctors

    We typically don't don't call on the overnight for a systolic under 180. Let me rephrase... I won't call for a systolic under 180. That said, the parameters are typically systolic 170 / diastolic 100 for hydralazine and labetalol prn's.
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    Is there a legal way to do this...

    call it under child abuse because you don't know if he has access to other children. You are a mandated reporter.