vashtee

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  1. HUGE mistake in clinical....

    vashtee replied to MattiesMama's topic in General Students

    I don't think your instructor handled this well at all. I understand her wanting to clarify to all the students that you should only perform care on a dysphagic patient with suction on hand, but to...

  2. Anyone have experience with Lap Band Surgery?

    vashtee replied to Keepstanding's topic in Health, Stress Management

    My mom had one done recently, and she is losing weight. I'm hopeful she will keep it off, but to be honest, I'm not sure she will because she isn't involved in a holistic program that addresses her...

  3. Need some good summer reads!

    vashtee replied to stellina615's topic in General Nursing

    I absolutely loved: Life of Pi The Secret Life of Bees (but don't bother with the movie) I'd also recommend: The Other Boyleyn Girl Water for Elephants The Kite Runner Right now, I am enjoying: The...

  4. Pajamas

    vashtee replied to Keepstanding's topic in School

    Considering the number of girls who come to school with too much cleavage or booty showing, I'd say pajamas are probably a more modest choice, anyway! I don't think adults are meant to understand a...

  5. Crappy Nurses Day

    vashtee replied to RunningWithScissors's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know if our hospital did anything or not. If they did, I didn't hear anything about it. Oh, well. Who

  6. New Grad, bad day.

    vashtee posted a topic in General Nursing

    Note: this is just a venting thread. I'm a new grad, started working on a DOU (step down from ICU) floor in early February. About 75% of the time, I feel good when I go home from work. I feel like I...

  7. What is a Medical progressive unit?

    vashtee replied to royewo's topic in General Nursing

    I work on this floor at my hospital, but it's called "DOU", or "direct observation unit". Many of our patients are downgrades from ICU, and some of them are quite sick. Sometimes they end up back in...

  8. Becoming Charge Nurse in less than a year?

    vashtee replied to Nurse 2009's topic in First Year After Licensure

    You and I graduated and started working at the same time. I work on a DOU floor and if they asked me to be charge, I would say absolutely

  9. New Grad, bad day.

    vashtee replied to vashtee's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks to you all for your support. Although I was certainly stressed out all day long, I think the little old lady continually trying to crawl out of bed pushed me over the edge. I just hope my...

  10. Am I Taking Nsg. School Too Seriously???

    vashtee replied to Etana85's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    I'm always glad to see students who take school seriously, so long as their relationships with their children are not negatively affected. If you are meeting your daughter's needs, then who cares...

  11. New Grad, bad day.

    vashtee replied to vashtee's topic in General Nursing

    Oh my gosh! Thank you for saying this! When I have tried to vent about this kind of thing before, I usually end up hearing something along the lines of "well, that's a pretty typical day". I am happy...

  12. Where are they hiring new grads in California? Anyone have any idea?

    vashtee replied to claireb's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Try hospitals in Bakersfield. They were aggressively recruiting back in

  13. "Your patient in 520 is in pain!"

    vashtee replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, the problem (as I understand it) is that giving ever-increasing doses of drugs to addicts doesn't help them in the end because use of narcotics trigger the development of new pain pathways, so...

  14. "Your patient in 520 is in pain!"

    vashtee replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    I don't mind the CNAs telling me my when my patients are requesting pain meds (it's only happend rarely, anyway, because I try to answer my own call lights). What I don't understand is why physicians...

  15. Why do a lot of nursing students hate med/surg?

    vashtee replied to mariposabella's topic in General Students

    I had 3 semesters of med-surg nursing lecture: beginning, intermediate, and advanced. The beginning med-surg class was in my first semester. I didn't hate my med-surg rotation in the hospital, but...

  16. Would You Prefer a Male Nurse?

    vashtee replied to djc1981's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I don't really have a problem with a patient preferring care from one gender or the other, but I DO have a problem with a patient threatening to make my day miserable and behaving with hostility...

  17. "Your patient in 520 is in pain!"

    vashtee replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    I had one this week like this. She was on the call light every 5 minutes to remind me that her pain meds were due in 40 minutes, then 35, then 30, etc., etc.

  18. Would you get the vaccine?

    vashtee replied to Aneroo's topic in Disaster Preparation

    ??? Which

  19. Would You Prefer a Male Nurse?

    vashtee replied to djc1981's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Meh, I don't really have a problem with the message deftonez sent. My instructors were all about learning to set boundaries while delivering professional care. Some patients are abusive, and...

  20. What is the chain of command?

    vashtee replied to vashtee's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks, guys! Haha! Diane - I know the definition of "chain of command". I guess I named this thread inappropriately! Anyway, I've figured it out. Thanks

  21. What is the chain of command?

    vashtee posted a topic in General Nursing

    This seems like a really dumb question, but it was never really explained to me when I was hired a couple of months ago, and I am struggling with people I work with not performing the roles I was led...

  22. Was this an appropriate order?

    vashtee posted a topic in General Nursing

    I had a doctor leave something like this on one of my patient's charts during the night shift (I'm on days): Please have Dr. ________ call me after he makes rounds in the morning. I'm a new grad, and...

  23. What I Wish I Knew Before Nursing School!

    vashtee replied to rollydrooly208's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with the previous post. Soon you will be so tired, you will wish you had these four weeks to relax. I think you should just enjoy them, and when school starts, just keep in mind that nursing...

  24. How do I break down all this info?

    vashtee replied to RNFinally12's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I don't know what you are studying, but I'd break it down into categories like this: Disease & etiology Most common symptoms how is it diagnosed (include the most obvious abnormal labs) most...

  25. Nurses with Arthritic Knees! What do you do for them?

    vashtee replied to billjeff1's topic in General Nursing

    I have knee problems, too, only my problem is that the groove that the patella sits in is too shallow, which makes it dislocate easily. I wear a brace on my knee when I am having problems, and pray...