Chaya ASN, RN

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    Med not available

    Chaya replied to dotter's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    That's the best way I've heard of for dealing with this problem (starting with actually recognizing that a problem
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    Should I be feeling a "calling?"

    Chaya replied to Maryspam's topic in Nursing Career

    Hi MarySpam I too was intimidated for many years by the feeling that you need to feel an actual calling to the profession of nursing, even though I've always loved the study of physiology, had a...
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    How many of you were CNA's before you went into nursing?

    Chaya replied to Cryssi's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, was a CNA briefly my last semester in school so I could get more clinical experience. It also got me my current
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    Medication Errors? How many are allowed?

    Chaya replied to TKD momma's topic in General Students

    Whitney: Some of the med errors I know have happened at our facility: -similar sounding med, as temazapam/oxazapam -similar appearance of med; ie; tablet of same color or vial with same-colored label...
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    Nursing assitant levels

    Chaya replied to woolhatsue's topic in General Nursing

    We do have levels. Our upper level CNA's (especially the nursing students) can do glucoscans, change a dry,sterile dressing and some do perform intermittent catheterization, according to training/...
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    HIV positive graduate

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

    Can you think of any instance in which your HIV status would alter the way you carried out any of your duties? There's no reason for
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    Medication Errors? How many are allowed?

    Chaya replied to TKD momma's topic in General Students

    ITA. I have worked in environments where an error is dealt with by dismissing the person who made it before the end of the shift. I firmly believe that we should be looking to improve the process of...
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    Medication Errors? How many are allowed?

    Chaya replied to TKD momma's topic in General Students

    I wouldn't call that an error as such. If the patient didn't eat at all would it then follow he shouldn't get the med, period? All you could have done would be to alert the MD and get a formal order...
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    Are CNA's considered "Nurses"?

    Chaya replied to nursesherry's topic in General Nursing

    Tread cautiously, Sherry. Try to find from your state's scope of practice regulations if there is anything specific that a nurse can do but a medical assistant with other certification is not allowed...
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    Gift ideas

    Chaya replied to COwannabe's topic in Colorado Nursing

    Hand lotion! (We go through buckets of it when it's around, especially in
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    I have to be bathed by my classmate???

    Chaya replied to Saved_by_Grace's topic in General Students

    Can't picture you being embarrassed about ANYTHING, Tweety. Must have been many moons
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    Bad ER experience...what went wrong?

    Chaya replied to luv2yoga's topic in Emergency

    Meredith- Just wanted to add that head injuries can be ree-ally sneaky so don't assume your hub is out of the woods yet. There could be a slow bleed going on for hours or days that won't become...
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    I have to be bathed by my classmate???

    Chaya replied to Saved_by_Grace's topic in General Students

    We did not do sponge baths but I think that was due more to the messiness than out of modesty. We did do exams on each other in "lab" which involved stripping down to the underwear and putting a...
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    ER last night made me mad!

    Chaya replied to smk1's topic in General Nursing

    Haven't seen it. Do nurses exist on this
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    ER last night made me mad!

    Chaya replied to smk1's topic in General Nursing

    I guess the reason ER's portrayal (or lack thereof) of nurses peeves me so much is that I really do believe the media is an incredibly powerful force in shaping the opinions and behaviors of our...
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    ER last night made me mad!

    Chaya replied to smk1's topic in General Nursing

    Hey, it looks like the producers of ER (or more accurately ER Doctors) have heeded the complaints about how nurses are portrayed on the show-THERE NO LONGER ARE ANY NURSES ON THE SHOW AT ALL! (Except...
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    Med not available

    Chaya replied to dotter's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Yeah, well, my answer to that one has been "excuse me, but are you asking me to falsify a record?" They got the point, not that much has changed. Also, I feel no hesitation borrowing something like a...
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    How and when do you schedule your home health visits?

    Chaya replied to RN relief needed's topic in Home Health

    My thinking is in line with Chris. In my experience being eligible for homecare visits generally infers the person is homebound (except for MD
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    Male coworkers harrassing female staff...

    Chaya replied to Sgt_Chunk_Spelunker's topic in General Nursing

    This guy needs a little educating. Wonder how he'd feel if you backed him up against a wall, got right in his face, grabbed a handful of something personal and squeezed just a little too hard (OK, a...
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    Toxic Nurse Managers and how to deal...

    Chaya replied to Stitchie's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    The trouble with quitting is you can't always tell if what you're getting into is going to turn out any
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    Toxic Nurse Managers and how to deal...

    Chaya replied to Stitchie's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Hmmm...what to do with those lovely bean-counters, I mean people. Well, I find there's always an irate family member or two who is upset that Mom didn't get her water and "the call light's been on for...
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    My First Time W/A terminal Patient

    Chaya replied to Michelleroth1's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Sound like you really made a difference to him; he was lucky you could be there for him. Peace.
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    Happy Being a Nurse?

    Chaya replied to Hopegirl's topic in Nursing Career

    I have been a nurse for five years now (my second career). There are a lot of things I do not like about the structure of nursing but am happy in the basic
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    So what do you keep in your work locker?

    Chaya replied to Marie_LPN, RN's topic in Operating Room

    I don't have a locker but my bag contains: -Black and red pens, pencils (supply is often sketchy, no pun intended) -bandage scissors, stethescope, hospital ID -toothbrush, hairbrush (sometimes...
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    I Hate You, Heart Attack.....

    Chaya replied to mother/babyRN's topic in General Nursing

    Beautiful words! Thank goodness he was stricken before he went to sea and that you could be with him. An event like this can serve to make us know how precious our lives are-what a gift to realize...