Chaya ASN, RN

Rehab, Med Surg, Home Care

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    Sweet Dreams, Baby! Tell us about your strange dreams r/t nursing

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

    Wow, that must be the universal Nurses' Anxiety dream. Had a variation on that one a couple of times: end of shift, realized I had a pt or pts I hadn't known about. I always wake up feeling like I had...
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    Is buying a present for a pt. appropriate?

    Chaya replied to estrogen's topic in General Nursing

    Mandykal has the right idea. Especially as this gentleman seems to have no-one except the staff there, it would be totally appropriate for him to receive a gift from "the staff", plural. You could see...
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    I feel soo bad

    Chaya replied to Chicklet2's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Yeah, well that is one of the worst experinces to get through, and you've got it behind you now (FOUR times!!!). Remember, they are your patient even when they die- you can still provide them your...
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    Resignation Retention

    Chaya replied to retention's topic in Michigan Nursing

    There needs to be a culture of respect for my professional expertise and hard work. Equally important would be a competitive salary and adequate, affordable health
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    Reprocessing?!???

    Chaya replied to ortess1971's topic in Operating Room

    I recently saw an article about this in my area. It was pretty scary; there was a microscopic photo of some of these instruments showing encrusted layers of tissue/ bacteria or other crud that had...
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    Just went through a lay off, more trouble ahead. (sorry, long)

    Chaya replied to estrogen's topic in General Nursing

    Bottom line IMO is what will the staff reduction do to your patient ratios? Will you be put in a positon in which you are caring for so many patients that it endangers their health, not to mention...
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    "Your servers today will be..." Opinions please!

    Chaya replied to Nascar nurse's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    "Server"? Um, nope. I do NOT think
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    HIPAA-is it appropriate and necessary?

    Chaya replied to caromck823's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    IMO, it just generates a blizzard of ineffectual paperwork. I don't see that it accomplishes any of the goals it's supposed to achieve, at best. At the worst, I think it can create situations that...
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    Acute Rehab nursing

    Chaya replied to Butternut's topic in Rehabilitation

    Hi Butternut- At the place I work nights involves more paperwork, fewer sched meds and NO ADMINISTRATORS! (YAY!). We still have a few meds and IV's and do the AM glucoscans. Plus we give PRN pain meds...
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    RN made me cry today at work!!

    Chaya replied to jacob1's topic in General Nursing

    Um- a little of both? Try to keep clear on what's your problem and what is her problem. All you need to do is calmly do whatever you need to do to get your patient cleaned up and let her rave at you....
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    What do you live for?

    Chaya replied to Curious1alwys's topic in Psychiatric

    It always seems just when I want to chuck it all, we get a repeat patient (re-admission; in Rehab we get lots of these) who actually REMEMBERS me and expresses gratitude for past care. And I love...
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    Pet Peeves

    Chaya replied to sjb2005's topic in General Nursing

    relative of patient comes out to the nurse's station on our (36 bed!) unit and says "SHE" wants to get back into bed or wants to know if "MY DAD" has had PT yet. I just bite my tongue, then say "Which...
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    Pregnant and need advice (long...sorry)

    Chaya replied to kbclary4's topic in General Nursing

    "Bout the water thing- how bout a wedge or two of lemon, lime or orange squeezed into the glass of water? Not sweet but very thirst-quenching.
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    giving and getting report

    Chaya replied to WSU_Ally_RN's topic in General Nursing

    We do face to face, which I prefer, except for night nurse who are allowed to tape b/c they might have to give report to 4-5 different day nurses and then the hosp. would have to pay them for this...
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    looking for medication tray to pass meds

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

    Our unit doses of liquid meds come in a disposable plastic tray of ten. Makes a great holder for a med cup small water cup, syringe etc. I clean it between patient with an alcohol wipe and throw it...
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    Do you feel valued in your current nursing position?

    Chaya replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    Depends on by whom-I feel valued by my fellow nurses, my immediate supervisors and some of my patients and/or their families (not alway both together). However, Corporate views us pretty much in terms...
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    Triage Nightmare!

    Chaya replied to acutecarenp's topic in Emergency

    Nice catch, Tony! That is nursing at it's
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    Would you have called?

    Chaya replied to jeepgirl's topic in Pediatric

    Yep- that is what it means to be a patient advocate. If you haven't already, you will develop a sixth sense about when something just isn't right with your patients. Don't second guess yourself- let...
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    Name that part. Words patients use for their own anatomy.

    Chaya replied to JEHORAPHA's topic in General Nursing

    "Hoohah" for the female genitalia. I hear that a
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    Anyone want to share why nursing has been a POSITIVE career choice for you?

    Chaya replied to secondfiddle's topic in General Nursing

    I love working with the pts; seeing a majority of them get better and go home. There is enough intellectual challenge that I am never bored; each assessment of a new patient is a puzzle I can solve....
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    Saving your back in Rehab

    Chaya replied to germain's topic in Rehabilitation

    I work in a Rehab too. We are required to be checked off at "back school" once a year. Some of the tips i've learned: -make sure your feet are headed in the direction you're lifting, ie- toward the...
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    How many male nurses work on your floor/unit?

    Chaya replied to Thunderwolf's topic in General Nursing

    One works each shift but not all work every
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    Male Chest Hair and Scrub Tops

    Chaya replied to Thunderwolf's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe some enterprising person could design a scrub top that covers most chest hair but is not too restrictive to work
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    Male Chest Hair and Scrub Tops

    Chaya replied to Thunderwolf's topic in General Nursing

    Love the braiding idea- imagine the dress code saying "chest hair on males must be braided"...Seriously-except for (I think) justifiable reservations about pubic hair showing, hair is hair. We don't...
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    Is is weird to ask for more duties at work?

    Chaya replied to ava'smomRN's topic in General Nursing

    Great to hear from you again and that you're doing OK. You probably shouldn't ask for more secretarial duties but do ask to be more involved with clinical- type thing, like the phlebotomy. Our more...