sasha2006

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1. Dissapearing Aids... the norm?

   sasha2006 replied to APP's topic in General Nursing

   :wink2:Thank you for sharing how hard CNA's do work. I worked as a CNA on a crazy busy Med/Surg floor for 5 years before working as an RN. I was biting my tongue reading the post however, there are lazy workers in every field. I worked as a CNA a...

2. Help!! I need free nursing journal articles

   sasha2006 replied to PickMePlze's topic in General Students

   Just go to www.nursingcenter.com There are articles from over 20 different nursing journals kept on the site; just look under ce connections (continuing education) and then choose how you would like to find the article (by journal, by specialty, etc)...

3. Any other students have bad nerves? (Serious question)

   sasha2006 replied to Terpole's topic in General Students

   I agree that the medications used to treat anxiety can be overused. Alot of people simply go into the doctor's office after seeing a commerical on TV for a medication that treats anxiety, thinking hey that's what i need. What i would like to add to...

4. Know any hosptials in Tx that will train you in a specialty?

   sasha2006 posted a topic in Texas

   Hi everyone! I am hoping that someone out there can provide some information for me. I have heard that there are hospitals in Texas that will train you in a specialty while paying you during this training period. Is anyone aware of hospitals that off...

5. need advice-student nurse with anxiety disorder

   sasha2006 replied to sasha2006's topic in Med-Surg

   thanks, your advice was great! sasha

6. Nursing & Depression

   sasha2006 replied to carpe_de_em's topic in Stress 101

   I feel sorry for the patient that you treat that does suffer from depression or anxiety. I hope that you don't use your own personal bias to influence proper care of a real problem. Depression and anxiety are actual disorders. Golfing and getting lai...

7. Share your spreadsheet for patient care?

   sasha2006 posted a topic in New Nurse

   I was wondering if anyone out there could post a link or email a copy of an organized spreadsheet that they use to chart down all their info for each patient on their shift. I have just started my clinical rotation in Med/Surg and have found that our...

8. Spreadsheets for routine patient care?

   sasha2006 posted a topic in Student Assist

   I was wondering if anyone out there could post a link or email a copy of an organized spreadsheet that they use to chart down all their info for each patient on their shift. I have just started my clinical rotation in Med/Surg and have found that our...

9. Any other students have bad nerves? (Serious question)

   sasha2006 replied to Terpole's topic in General Students

   I guess my first question is, did you have problems with anxiety before starting the program? Did you ever experience these symptoms in other situations? The reason why i ask is because if this is an ongoing issue there is treatment for anxiety an...

10. Has anyone else lost hair?

    sasha2006 replied to lizzybeth's topic in General Students

    I have had the same problem--my doctor told me it was alopecia. It is an autoimmune response from your body that causes the hair to fall out. Alopecia can be caused by stress, poor nutrition, etc. It is similiar to male pattern baldness. My new ha...

11. need advice-student nurse with anxiety disorder

    sasha2006 replied to sasha2006's topic in Student Assist

    thank you for the advice

12. need advice-student nurse with anxiety disorder

    sasha2006 posted a topic in Med-Surg

    I was wondering if anyone out there could offer some advice. I am a student nurse currently doing a rotation on Med/Surg and am finding that it can be difficult for me to concentrate and focus on occasion. I have been diagnosed and treated for a gene...

13. need advice-student nurse with anxiety disorder

    sasha2006 posted a topic in Student Assist

    I was wondering if anyone out there could offer some advice. I am a student nurse currently doing a rotation on Med/Surg and am finding that it can be difficult for me to concentrate and focus on occasion. I have been diagnosed and treated for a gene...

14. need advice-nurse with anxiety disorder

    sasha2006 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I was wondering if anyone out there could offer some advice. I am a student nurse currently doing a rotation on Med/Surg and am finding that it can be difficult for me to concentrate and focus on occasion. I have been diagnosed and treated for a gen...

15. Nurses struggling with mental illness

    sasha2006 replied to Severina's topic in Disabilities

    Perhaps with your experience, you could provide some suggestions for my situation. I am a student nurse with a generalized anxiety disorder and find it difficult on occasions to concentrate and focus during my clinical rotation. I need advice on ho...