Chaya ASN, RN

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    Not cut out to be a nurse?

    Chaya replied to Pookybean's topic in General Nursing

    Oh- the other thing that helps me with really nasty things is to remember that I'm just the care-giver here. The patient is the one who's living through the experience. Besides-you're the one who can...
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    Not cut out to be a nurse?

    Chaya replied to Pookybean's topic in General Nursing

    Megan and other posters: If you can handle being a MOM, there's NOTHING else you can't handle!
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    What do you Tell Someone Who Doesn't Believe Mental Illnesses Exist?

    Chaya replied to ChristineN's topic in Psychiatric

    I would use electricity as an analogy. It is only recently in human history that we have been able to detect and empirically quantify electricity. Does this mean it did not exist before we learned to...
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    Native Healing

    Chaya replied to nativehealer's topic in Holistic

    Definitely of interest both for my own benefit and to be more culturally accepting if I find I am caring for someone with these beliefs. Thank
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    Body Odor of Coworker or Pt.

    Chaya replied to TheCommuter's topic in General Nursing

    With patients, our CNA's are great! There are several who become increasingly insistent from night to night. If the person refuses to get washed up once, OK. The second night the CNA's are pretty...
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    Solve the mystery please?

    Chaya replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I've had this happen when there was a kink in the tubing attached to the cuff; like when I've stretched it too far to reach a pt sitting on the other side of the bed from the wall
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    Anyone who is over 40 could not have children and working in maternity or pediatrics?

    Chaya replied to Vivi's topic in Nursing Career

    I previously worked in the field of fertility. I was able to contribute my skills and knowledge to help many couple achieve a sucessful pregnancy. I actually found this especially gratifying on a very...
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    Need Advice ASAP-have been suspended

    Chaya replied to robinregisterednut's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Still not sure where you as night supervisor fit into the picture unless they are suspending basically everyone who worked with the lady in question on that night? Was there some action you took that...
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    Homan's Sign: Useful or Useless? What's your opinion?

    Chaya replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    I do it religiously cause it looks good on paper but in my experience no-one I've ever had a positive respose from has had a DVT while no-one with a DVT has had a positive
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    Thinking of quitting second job since May

    Chaya replied to JentheRN05's topic in First Year After Licensure

    First, your body is definitely trying to tell you something. Get off nights or you will be too sick to work, period. You'd really better think through the insurance thing very carefully, especially if...
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    Nurses eat their young?!

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

    All I have to add is you are moving into the experience bracket where less experienced nurses will be coming to you for advice and help. Stop the cycle! (No thanks. I don't eat baby
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    Is 'E.R' the tv show accurate?

    Chaya replied to AussieJack's topic in Emergency

    The ironic part is not false portrayal of the nurses' role- heck, as many have pointed out, there aren't any nurses. Well virtually. There might be one or two at any given time. So- in terms of...
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    Bleeding out

    Chaya replied to HappyJaxRN's topic in General Nursing

    How low was his BP when you assessed him for the float nurse? Was there a doc available and did you talk to him/ her yourself? Did the "docs who were aware" put anything useful in their notes? (I...
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    Chest pain.Nitro/oxygen questions.Art

    Chaya replied to tinyrita's topic in General Nursing

    1. We try to have a PRN order in place for a pt with a history of angina. We give 1 tab every 5 minutes for continued pain, up to 3 tabs. (also monitoring VS and maybe calling MD at same time dep on...
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    Sore feet! And what's a "corn" anyway?

    Chaya replied to vampireslayer's topic in General Nursing

    I would also recommend a podiatrist- they're the experts at this. I had a custom orthotic made and it has made all the difference in the world. I also buy my work shoes a size larger. At first I was...
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    What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    Chaya replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    Not as gross as most of these other postings but still a scenario only other nursing personnel could get a chuckle out of: LOL asleep in wheelchair after dinner. Post-CVA, she needs a lot of help to...
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    Help- a 4 year old with possible STD!

    Chaya replied to LoriAlabamaRN's topic in General Nursing

    As horrifying as this is, if her daughter is relatively healthy and has an intact immune system and unbroken skin it would be unlikely that she would "catch" anything from this exposure. I hope your...
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    I lost my HHA job already

    Chaya replied to following_faith's topic in Home Health

    You can get a new job. You can't get a new life if you get killed...No decision
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    Study in Thailand

    Chaya posted a topic in International Nursing

    Hope this isn't too off topic but my daughter will be spending the spring semester in Thailand and we have so many questions. We have received or looked up a lot of information but it would be really...
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    Everyday Ethical challenges?

    Chaya replied to Atlantean's topic in General Nursing

    Two things I run into pretty frequently: 1) patient is failing; everything that can be done outside of heroic measures has been done, and family won't make patient DNR. It's hard to continue to force...
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    Male and lazy?

    Chaya replied to DapperRN's topic in Men in Nursing

    Haven't seen that perception where I work. All of us regardless of sex, color, ethnicity give 100% + and run our butts off; unfortunately that is the basic level of
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    Is 'E.R' the tv show accurate?

    Chaya replied to AussieJack's topic in Emergency

    Two part answer- In terms of medical accuracy, I don't work in an ER but I don't find myself jumping up and shouting at the TV every two minute like I do with some other shows I could think of. BUT...
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    Repeat Visitors to Nurse's Office

    Chaya replied to assistantasnurse's topic in School

    As strange as it seems I learned the first thing to ask kids was if they had eaten breakfast. Some of the really little ones were hungry and they interpreted this as stomache discomfort. Then you need...
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    Lasix and Foley for female patients..automatic ?

    Chaya replied to carachel2's topic in Emergency

    I agree with KatieBell about keeping accurate I + O; with our CHF exacerbation patients this is a must! Ambulatory or not, we don't leave it to the patient to be compliant. We make every effort to get...
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    Get a Doctor's Note or 30 Days in Jail

    Chaya replied to CseMgr1's topic in Pediatric

    my son asked me if she was going to be expected to go to school throwing up, from now on, too. "Just take her on in and let her throw up on the Principal's desk", I sighed. "Maybe that will do, in...