AmericanChai

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  1. "Fired for NO Reason"

    AmericanChai replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Wow this post is scary to a nursing student! I hope to have a cheat sheet or cheat pocket book to help me in my first year of nursing . . but I'm also thankful that the hospital that has sponsored my...

  2. Have you ever had a pt that you knew in real life?

    AmericanChai posted a topic in General Nursing

    I was just wondering if this ever happened and what is the right thing to do. Let's say you are working and a person you know (friend, neighbor) is brought on to your floor. Would you accept them as a...

  3. Texas catheter help

    AmericanChai posted a topic in General Nursing

    I did a search before I started this thread . . I'm a student and had to put one of these on a pt today. In class we saw a video where you put an adhesive strip around the body part in a spiral...

  4. Texas catheter help

    AmericanChai replied to AmericanChai's topic in General Nursing

    In our textbooks and labs it's called condom cath, but on the pt. chart it said texas cath and that's what the nurses were calling it too. So I have no idea where that term came from. I wish I had...

  5. So You Want To Go To Nursing School? (circa 1960's 1970's)

    AmericanChai replied to DoGoodThenGo's topic in General Students

    Wow!! The first thing we learned in Block one pre-clinicals was how to wash our hands. The second thing was how to make hospital corners. This has actually come in handy because once the floor was out...

  6. Stop the nursing shortage insanity

    AmericanChai replied to PACNWNURSING's topic in General Nursing

    When I started doing pre-req's there was a big shortage. Now that I'm finally in nursing school there is not a shortage and I do know people who are smart (speak Spanish even- which in our area is a...

  7. How do you handle the smells and control your gag reflex?

    AmericanChai replied to MiahMSN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a block 1 student doing my first round of clinicals. So far I have been able to handle bm smells and wounds just fine, but for some reason pee really bothers me. Normal pee is fine, but you get...

  8. Texas catheter help

    AmericanChai replied to AmericanChai's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the personal insight. :) I was afraid to hurt him so I was not pulling so hard. The other nurse was more no-nonsense about getting it on. And yes he was lying supine and he was a somewhat...

  9. Texas catheter help

    AmericanChai replied to AmericanChai's topic in General Nursing

    That's a great idea to find the ped sizes! I think this particular patient was just really small and probably could have used the ped

  10. Texas catheter help

    AmericanChai replied to AmericanChai's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you! There was only this one kind and size available. From what I gathered the nurse had to put in an order for his personal supply of these and they were not taken out of regular stock (there...

  11. NO PRIVACY: HIPPA? What's HIPPA

    AmericanChai replied to daniedi77's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    I had a similar thing happen. I got some papers from my child's therapist. It was basically her OT/speech eval that I had asked for. The cover letter was for my child, but the entire eval was someone...

  12. Have you ever had a pt that you knew in real life?

    AmericanChai replied to AmericanChai's topic in General Nursing

    It's interesting to see your thoughts on this! I love this board because I get many points of view. The reason I'm asking is because of some situations I have heard of and what is acceptable and what...

  13. Patient doesn't know he's terminal

    AmericanChai replied to AmericanChai's topic in General Nursing

    Yes I heard it was resolved. I was more interested in the scenario than in the specifics of this case because I'm sure it happens a

  14. First loss...

    AmericanChai replied to ibambamama's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I have no personal experience-- just wanted to send you hugs. That must have been really

  15. Homeless-- where do they go after discharge?

    AmericanChai posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Today in clinicals there was a pt who had on their chart that they were homeless. They had been in hospital for awhile recovering and making progress. But what happens after discharge to such people?...

  16. Having another nurse check insulin doses & other med Qs

    AmericanChai replied to Plagueis's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a block 1 student and we were taught that insulin and heparin are high alert drugs, meaning you do indeed have to ask another RN to double-check math, the MAR, and watch you draw it up. I also...

  17. A Sister Never Forgets

    AmericanChai posted a topic in General Nursing

    I filled the anniversary of Adam's murder with busy things so that I would not have to think about it so deeply. How does one mark the day when everything changed forever? It has taken me most of my...

  18. How do you let go of the patients?

    AmericanChai posted a topic in General Nursing

    I just finished my second week of clinicals. We were at a long-term care facility. Both of the patients I was assigned to were wonderful people and they touched me, and I felt I made a difference to...

  19. How do you let go of the patients?

    AmericanChai replied to AmericanChai's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you SO much for your heartfelt answers! They really helped me. I will just have to prepare for the termination of the relationship as I first see them, that is a good idea. With patient #1 who...

  20. Pt in meeting when time for meds/ and ID pt with no bands on

    AmericanChai posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am in day 2 of clinicals in a long-term/sub-acute care setting. I was given the task of doing accu cheks for a list of patients. It took me awhile to find them all, as some were mobile and not...

  21. Crimes vs Torts

    AmericanChai posted a topic in General Students

    I'm having a hard time distinguishing between these with the examples given on some practice exams. What is an easy or very clear way to tell the difference?? One example given was a nurse feeding a...

  22. Ostomy care question

    AmericanChai posted a topic in General Nursing

    So I'm in Block 1 nursing school, just starting out. :-) Today we learned about ostomy care. I was just wondering how it's possible for someone to have an adhesive on their skin for months or years...

  23. What influenced you to go into healthcare?

    AmericanChai replied to Marissa2619's topic in General Nursing

    Lots of things-- my brother who lived with Cornelia deLange Syndrome My daughter who was born with life-long GI issues and uses a g-tube. My mom's a nurse. My step-mom's a nurse. I really enjoy...

  24. Ostomy care question

    AmericanChai replied to AmericanChai's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for letting me know! I'm glad that these patients have so many

  25. Negative Pressure Wound Therapy - does it really help ??

    AmericanChai replied to i.care's topic in General Nursing

    We just had a guest speaker come today and talked about that very topic! (I'm in nursing school). She's an expert on wound care. It was really neat to see the before/after photos and learn how it...