Elodea Tiaga

Elodea Tiaga has 39 years experience and specializes in Psych/Ortho-neuro rehab.

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1. Any advice for anxious and socially awkward new nurses?

   Elodea Tiaga replied to Sweetme2's topic in General Nursing

   What do you do well? Shine at that. Is there another nurse that you could help with what you are good at? Set up a buddy system to help each other out. Reach out, give,

2. Physical Assault by Patient

   Elodea Tiaga replied to Kitkit24's topic in General Nursing

   A nurse instructor had been hit in the back of the neck by a patient with a diet tray; she could never move her head from side-to-side again. Another nurse had her leg broken by a patient during a...

3. What are the things that make you want to leave nursing?

   Elodea Tiaga replied to Red Shirt 6's topic in General Nursing

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4. What are the things that make you want to leave nursing?

   Elodea Tiaga replied to Red Shirt 6's topic in General Nursing

   Abused on all sides: from hospital administration, patients, unions, families, and sometimes even nurses. Mandatory overtime. Skeleton staff. Incompetent, lazy staff who won't/can't do their job, and...

5. What do you say when a patient family member is taking out their rage out on the world on to you? 

   Elodea Tiaga replied to BeatsPerMinute's topic in General Nursing

   Happened to me with a drunk father complaining about an incident on another nurse's shift. Stay calm. I said, "Let me write everything down so I don't forget and make sure we address All of your...

6. Turbulence and Turmoil in Nursing

   Elodea Tiaga replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

   I've been retired for 5 years, and I'm still having nursing nightmares. I've talked to other retired nurses, and they all have nursing nightmares. Retied, or not, the turmoil doesn't

7. Turbulence and Turmoil in Nursing

   Elodea Tiaga replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

   I can't think of any personality who should enter nursing. If you care about your patients, you're screwed. If you don't care, what's the point? I don't know of one female nurse who has not cried on...