Chaotika

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1. Galen Louisville Roll Call July 2014

   Chaotika replied to alysbella's topic in Kentucky

   I'm still here, just lurk more than I post. Still at Galen. We also just got our ACEN accreditation; I got the email about it yesterday. This is a good program, but it's hard, it's also an accelerated program. The staff are really nice and always ope...

2. Low cost/Free Physical Exam, Immunization?

   Chaotika replied to Natasha A.'s topic in General Students

   I'm not sure about the Health Departments where you live, but that's where I got most of my immunizations done throughout my entire life. Family was skirting the poverty line growing up and a lot of my immunizations as a child were free. Now as an ad...

3. When A Nurse Needs A Doctor.....

   Chaotika replied to nurse2211's topic in Relations

   I haven't been in this situation yet, but it would seem to me that if you already have an established relationship (friendship, work with them etc) with a doctor or surgeon or even the other nurses, you would get better care from the people who alrea...

4. Why Do Nursing Instructors Rely So Heavily On PowerPoints To Teach?

   Chaotika replied to SarahMaria's topic in General Students

   The absolute worst are the instructors who have the canned ppt's and then talk above your head about every little thing in class. No explanation given, look at you like you have 5 heads when you ask a question, after saying "please ask questions...et...

5. To Nursing Students from a Clinical Instructor

   Chaotika replied to Can'tdragmeaway's topic in General Students

   New nursing student here, I am also holding on to this for dear life. Thanks so much for posting this :)

6. 2nd health care worker gets Ebola at TX Hosp

   Chaotika replied to RN2B123's topic in COVID

   I agree batmik, I feel all those things too. They don't say it was a nurse but like RN2B123 I'd almost bet that it is. The hospitals and initial organizations need to be taking care of those who are taking care of the sick, a.k.a. nurses. That poor l...

7. "Houston we have a problem" This just got very real

   Chaotika replied to Esme12's topic in COVID

   I love how they keep saying "she wore a mask, gloves, a gown" etc., super vague references but they don't list the type of PPE she had on in detail. Was it a surgical N95 mask? Was it sealed to her face? Was she triple gloved? Did she have a flimsy y...

8. Nursing and Anxiety

   Chaotika replied to Chaotika's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you, this is what I was looking for.

9. Nursing and Anxiety

   Chaotika replied to Chaotika's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks for your reply. I appreciate your kind words. I was really looking more for information about how it would affect my future in nursing employment wise. I know that I definitely need to go talk to someone, and I plan to, I just wanted to know h...

10. Nursing and Anxiety

    Chaotika posted a topic in General Nursing

    I've suffered with anxiety and depression for a very long time now, since my early 20's at least, and I'm now 33. I'm only in Nursing school, and we haven't had our first clinical round yet, but there's been something that's making me feel like I'm s...

11. Nursing and the Ebola Virus

    Chaotika replied to 0.adamantite's topic in COVID

    Thanks for clearing that up Mass. I guess the guy vomited all over the side walk at his sister/girlfriend whoever's apartment complex too while waiting for the ambulance. There's some body fluid nastiness for you. Wonder if they ever got that cleaned...

12. Nursing and the Ebola Virus

    Chaotika replied to 0.adamantite's topic in COVID

    So I've been doing some digging. Trying to remain factual, but I'm not going to lie, my head can't help but to do the "what if" dance, every time I see someone from over there dying, who's traveled. I'll try to lay it all out without jumping all over...

13. Nursing and the Ebola Virus

    Chaotika replied to 0.adamantite's topic in COVID

    So if she can do that, in such close proximity to those infected and not die herself, why are the healthcare workers getting infected and dying from treating the sick? Is it the sheer number of infected? Is it fatigue? It can't be said that it's poor...

14. Nursing and the Ebola Virus

    Chaotika replied to 0.adamantite's topic in COVID

    And now there's a CDC map of quarantine stations being set up in the United States ( Quarantine Station Contact List, Map, and Fact Sheets | Quarantine | CDC ) also a new Executive Order signed by the President stating a " Revised List of Quarantina...

15. On "dumbing down" résumés

    Chaotika replied to mclennan's topic in Career Support

    I don't have anything to offer other than it sucks that you're going to have to "dumb down" your experience just to get the kind of job you want. It's obviously only because of what you said, that they're afraid you're going to demand more pay than t...