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  1. What is the chain of command?

    vashtee replied to vashtee's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for your response. I wonder if your experience with being charge was typical of most hospitals? Also, I don't really see much of my manager. How would she know if I am doing a good job?...

  2. what can I say to a family member?

    vashtee replied to rnto?'s topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Yikes! I am suddenly grateful for the mother of my young suicidal patient. When she got to the hospital, she asked me to show her the copy of the suicide note her son left. I got her a copy of the...

  3. Any advice on decent and inexpensive areas to live in Los Angeles???

    vashtee replied to Ba2LaCa's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Los Angeles covers a lot of square miles. In fact, I believe it's one of the largest counties in the state. It would be helpful if you told us what school you were going to

  4. Was this an appropriate order?

    vashtee replied to vashtee's topic in General Nursing

    I understand the physicians are busy. I am busy, too. So is the ward clerk, and so are the CNAs. In fact, I have yet to see anyone involved in healthcare who isn't busy. If everyone weren't busy, this...

  5. Was this an appropriate order?

    vashtee replied to vashtee's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks again for all your responses. To clarify, no physician has complained (that I know about). For all we know, the doctor saw my sticky-note on the chart and made the phone call. I'm not really...

  6. Would You Prefer a Male Nurse?

    vashtee replied to djc1981's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Yes, I would. And did. My daughter's doctors are female, except her neurologist, who does not provide initimate care. Also, to clarify - I said that I wouldn't care who helped her if it were an...

  7. Would You Prefer a Male Nurse?

    vashtee replied to djc1981's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I don't really have a preference except if I needed some sort of intimate care, in which case I'd prefer a woman, but would grin and bear it if I had a male. I wouldn't allow a male to do intimate...

  8. Was this an appropriate order?

    vashtee replied to vashtee's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for your input. The thing is, I don't really know how the nursing heirarchy works. Will I be putting myself in a position to be continually harrassed if I complain about being admonished...

  9. Job opening says "RN Required"

    vashtee replied to LauraLiz's topic in General Nursing

    I got my job before I passed my boards. It's very motivating to know you must pass in order to keep your job. Those who waited to pass their boards before looking for work can't find jobs now. Go...

  10. Teaching kids to swallow pills

    vashtee replied to Purple_Scrubs's topic in School

    My daughter took Depakote sprinkles capsules when she was young. She started off with us sprinkling the medication onto her food. When the doc wanted to switch to a non-sprinkle form, we continued...

  11. Was this an appropriate order?

    vashtee replied to vashtee's topic in General Nursing

    Is the unit secretary the same thing as a ward clerk? We don't have a unit secretary; the ward clerk is the person who is supposed to input doctor's orders, answer phones, and call consults that the...

  12. Was this an appropriate order?

    vashtee replied to vashtee's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, that's exactly what I did, with the extra step taken by the night nurse to give a copy of the order to the ward clerk in case she saw him. The ward clerk was the one who made a big deal out of...

  13. Was this an appropriate order?

    vashtee replied to vashtee's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for your responses. FirefightingRN - that is pretty much my position. Thanks for confirming that I am not completely off in my thinking, even if it didn't serve me well at the time....

  14. How do you feel when you pass/fail Nclex/Hesi/ATI?

    vashtee replied to KAYBDT6's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Obviously, you are relieved and happy after you pass NCLEX. As for HESI and ATI, I don't even remember taking them. I took some sort of exam at the beginning of nursing school that I was told was...

  15. discharged a patient wearing telemetry

    vashtee posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm a new grad, and on the first day after my orientation ended (which BTW, despite what I was told when I was hired, was sooner than I was ready for) I did my first patient discharge to a hospice...

  16. discharged a patient wearing telemetry

    vashtee replied to vashtee's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks, but I've already been by the facility my patient was discharged to, and had no luck. I even called the ambulance company. Now I am thinking maybe the box was mixed in with the sheets and was...

  17. What to give to a male nurse

    vashtee replied to systoly's topic in General Nursing

    Nurses day? Wahoo!!! As a new nurse, I don't think I've even heard of this. When is

  18. Loaded gun

    vashtee replied to indianahope's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    What the heck? What kind of person keeps a loaded gun in a holster at their side, especially when they are sick? Very strange. Then again, I had a patient who came to the hospital sick as a dog...

  19. discharged a patient wearing telemetry

    vashtee replied to vashtee's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks again for you suggestions! I was called in to speak to the head of my department today. I was SURE she was going to ream me about the telemetry equipment, but she was very understanding, and...

  20. discharged a patient wearing telemetry

    vashtee replied to vashtee's topic in General Nursing

    I took the liberty of following your advice and driving over to the facility my patient was discharged to, and of course no one knows what happened to the box. The patient's daughter said she thought...

  21. I am a very young nurse. Will my patients be frightened?

    vashtee replied to youngandnursing's topic in General Nursing

    Enjoy it while it lasts. Your youth won't last forever, and then you will have patients who will be scared because you are too

  22. discharged a patient wearing telemetry

    vashtee replied to vashtee's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for all your replies - wow! I had no idea those boxes were so expensive! I was guessing a few hundred dollars. Darn. You don't suppose they'd fire me over this, do you?

  23. Sick on a holiday

    vashtee posted a topic in General Nursing

    Thursday, my throat became scratchy towards the end of my shift at work. Friday, it was actually sore. I told my charge nurse that if the census went low and someone needed to leave, I'd appreciate...

  24. Sick on a holiday

    vashtee replied to vashtee's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks guys. I actually don't know if we get holiday pay or not, especially since I waved the benefits package the hospital offered, and this was the first holiday I've been scheduled to work. I...

  25. I Worked A Movie Set as a RN!

    vashtee replied to Neveranurseagain's topic in General Nursing

    How did you get involved in something like that? It sounds like so much