Chaya ASN, RN

Rehab, Med Surg, Home Care

Member

  • Content

    932

  • Visitors

    12,653

  • Followers

    0

  • Likes

    25

All Content by Chaya

  1. Chaya

    Brian Short News

    Chaya replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    Well said. He created a world wide online community of nurses of an almost incomprehensible scope. So many times it was being able to freely discuss a sensitive and new (to me) issue with nurses from...
  2. Chaya

    Taboo: 10 Things Nurses Should NEVER Say!

    Chaya replied to Julie Reyes's topic in General Nursing

    I'm convinced it's the law of averages- if it's quiet it's because all the stuff that usually happens in a typical shift just hasn't happened yet. That being said, I will NEVER use the "Q" word before...
  3. Chaya

    So...What Kind of Nursing Task Do You LIKE?

    Chaya replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    Great forum! I love patient education when I can figure out how to get the info across so the patient understands it on their terms. I love to see that comprehension dawn on their faces as they come...
  4. Chaya

    Shoes?! Socks?! Tights?! OH MY!

    Chaya replied to Jacqueline.Damm's topic in General Nursing

    Yep, it's been a journey for me too. Started out fresh on the floor with a paycheck by investing in Real Nurse Shoes. Which resulted in agony at the end of each shift. Not just my feet hurting but...
  5. Chaya

    Reasons patients turn on their call light

    Chaya replied to diamondp17's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Assuming the person responding to the call light has those critical thinking skills that the call light offender is lacking and the responder has assessed for and eliminated any serious concerns...
  6. Chaya

    Reasons patients turn on their call light

    Chaya replied to diamondp17's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Uh Oh. A patient seeing little kids in their room, (especially late at night) sounds like it should be posted on one of those other threads about mysterious sights and
  7. Chaya

    Has anyone else "sensed" when something was wrong with a patient?

    Chaya replied to Norepinephrine's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    The last place I worked on an acute MS/ Tele floor and that "nursing instinct early warning" feeling was well respected. There was an on-call Critical Care Rapid Response team dedicated to early...
  8. Chaya

    Hospitals Firing Seasoned Nurses: Nurses FIGHT Back!

    Chaya replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    That's what it felt like for me at a former job...even wile telling myself I must be paranoid I felt Like they had me in their crosshairs and I was only delaying the inevitable (think nature shows on...
  9. Chaya

    What reality show do you follow?

    Chaya replied to Brian's topic in General Students

    All the weird medical anomaly shows on Discovery, etc: Man with no Face, Boy with 8 Legs, World's Largest Mom/ Dad/Man, My 600 lb Life, Fish Man, etc. Also the Hoarder type shows creep me out in an...
  10. Chaya

    Interesting or Different Anatomy:What have you encountered?

    Chaya replied to nursefrances's topic in General Nursing

    Not all that unusual but had a gentleman with hypospadia; his urethral opening was on the underside of his member about an inch or 2 below the tip. He had a foley but we had a policy of d/c'ing...
  11. Chaya

    start if care oasis time frames.

    Chaya replied to babs1963's topic in Home Health

    Our agency schedules 2 hr for a SOC. I find my patients who are newly dc'ed from the hospital are pretty well fried by that time so I even tho we are computerized I jot things down that might come up...
  12. Chaya

    If you could have one nursing superpower, what would it be?

    Chaya replied to Blue Roses's topic in General Nursing

    My super power would be a Harry Potter based variation on the being in 2 places at the same time theme...ya know how Hermione Grainger has that gadget that lets her dial time backward so she could...
  13. Chaya

    Dilemma; small local agency or large national company?

    Chaya posted a topic in Home Health

    I have experience in acute inpatient rehab and in med/surg. I have 2 offers in Home Health companies and I'm trying to decide between a large national agency and a local, single-office agency that has...
  14. Chaya

    Dilemma; small local agency or large national company?

    Chaya replied to Chaya's topic in Home Health

    Thanks to you both for your feedback. I went with the larger agency and just finished my first week. Most of my new co-orkers seem to think highly of it. There's a lot to learn but I'm excited-we'll...
  15. Chaya

    I am working on my Resume. I need some help :(

    Chaya replied to NursingBro's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    If I am sending an unsolicited resume to a facility, I will try to look up that info on their website if there is one. You can look for the director of HR, the staff recruiter or the nurse manager. If...
  16. Chaya

    Thoughts on potential job offer?

    Chaya replied to kjan's topic in General Nursing

    Definitely happens. Although I think the job market is becoming less tight out there, employers have definitely been dragging their feet with regards to actual offers. I can appreciate the fine line...
  17. Chaya

    Dilemma; small local agency or large national company?

    Chaya replied to Chaya's topic in Home Health

    One is salaried until you're out on your own, then per case. The other is an hourly salary. Both have a quota for the number of visits per week, differentials according to acuity of task or visit and...
  18. Chaya

    Patient Picking At Clothing/Bed Linens

    Chaya replied to 84RN's topic in Home Health

    I have heard "picking" described as a archtypical end-of-life behavior and have seen it on occasion in pts that were getting close (ie-weeks to
  19. Chaya

    When will people learn NOT to say the "Q" word...

    Chaya replied to OnlybyHisgraceRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Nothing wrong with noting a recurring correlation between 2 events, even if we can't explain it. It's not necessarily unscientific-just something that we don't as yet have the capacity to understand/...
  20. Chaya

    Nurse Dracula overqualified

    Chaya replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    Cuz' then they'd have to pay for
  21. Chaya

    When a patient states "something isnt right..."

    Chaya replied to turnforthenurse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I kknow I'm kinda cynical but spending a little extra time periodically re-assessing your pt, maybe advocating for a lab or two and paging an MD if need be takes WAY less time than running a
  22. Chaya

    Wearing Black Scrubs in Pediatric Hospital

    Chaya replied to Soliloquy's topic in Pediatric

    The cartoons on the scrubs make the difference-I'm sure the in-between age kids think they are very cool. I agree that judgement should be exercised in wearing all black, especially on certain units....
  23. Chaya

    When a patient states "something isnt right..."

    Chaya replied to turnforthenurse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Studies have been made to analyze the hours immediately preceding an arrest and see if there are any signs and symptoms that could be predictive of impending arrest within a timeframe in which...
  24. Chaya

    When will people learn NOT to say the "Q" word...

    Chaya replied to OnlybyHisgraceRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Yep-because it's a consistently repeating pattern in my experience (that and the full moon, too). I'm not talking about when it IS quiet to start and then makes up for lost time-just normally hectic...
  25. Chaya

    When will people learn NOT to say the "Q" word...

    Chaya replied to OnlybyHisgraceRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Kewl. I just alway figured once it was out of anyone's mouth we were