Chaya ASN, RN

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    How to call a code?

    Chaya replied to EyesForward's topic in General Nursing

    Days and evenings we call the switchboard operator via special number which rings red "code" phone at the switchboard. The code is then announced on the overhead page system: three chimes, followed by...
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    Fears - Possibly Contraversial

    Chaya replied to sandstormsdust's topic in General Nursing

    Chances are when it happens to you, you will find resources you didn't know you had and handle it just
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    Hey I'm New!

    Chaya replied to Zipster's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    Welcome from another MA
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    terrified of illnesses or death??

    Chaya replied to Lzrd938's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, after we did OB in Nursing school I was terrified. If I'd known what your body goes thru and everything that can go wrong with pregnancy when I was younger I'd have had myself sterilized. OMG-...
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    Adults Who Can't Swallow Pills

    Chaya replied to Medic946RN's topic in Emergency

    Food bolus is definitely the way to go for two good reasons. First, you don't taste the pill at all. Second, a mouthful of cracker or whatever is slippery; no powdery pill sticking inside your
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    Nurses with children.....

    Chaya replied to SnowymtnRN's topic in General Nursing

    Zudy- Yeah, when I did need daycare most of the hospitals around offered it like 8-6; a few had 6:45-6P so IF you could work day shift only you could manage but not everywhere, and 15 min to drop...
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    Nurses with children.....

    Chaya replied to SnowymtnRN's topic in General Nursing

    We had a baby-sitting co-op in the town we lived in. Each hour of childcare per child could be exchanged for an hour's worth of sitting. Ours had the membership "capped" at 25 families but fewer...
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    Night from H E double hockey stick...

    Chaya replied to IloveSnoopy's topic in General Nursing

    Know what you mean, Snoop. Somehow the universe's just gotta balance
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    Help c wound care and dressing choices

    Chaya replied to Todd SPN's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    That't pretty scary Todd. If I recall correctly improper wound care is one of the biggies that NH's get sued for. There should be a clear written plan for each pt/resident's wound care acc. to...
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    Abuse Towards Nurses...

    Chaya replied to Headhurt's topic in General Nursing

    Ainz- I'm sure that barring other factors (ie- having to go to the facility your insurance co demands) the "customer base" or patient load would equalize over time. As patients left hospital X to...
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    Going back after maternity leave advice

    Chaya replied to teresab_2000's topic in General Nursing

    Never been gone for that long but when coming back after a long vacation I always feel calmer and more together if I pull out our policy-and-procedures stuff they gave us at orientation and ed...
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    Anyone else terrified for your parents/loved ones?

    Chaya replied to nervousnurse's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    There may be quite a gap between what is provided and what is needed. Staying home may depend onwhether there is someone else living there or able to come in several times a day. Will LTC ins provide...
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    Anyone else terrified for your parents/loved ones?

    Chaya replied to nervousnurse's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Had both my folks through a number of health-care institution both before and after I was in nursing. Get to know as many as possible of the caregivers who will be involved with your loved one. Try to...
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    CLEP Test Info

    Chaya replied to Coldfoot's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I used the CLEP test a few years back for credit in sociology which I needed as a prereq for nursing school. I would highly recommend it IF you have the self- discipline to make it work. CLEP testing...
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    Retaining workers key to solving nursing shortage

    Chaya replied to pickledpepperRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Am gnashing my teeth here cause I just read YET ANOTHER article on how to fix the entire U.S. Healthcare system; this was in the Boston Sunday Globe, was written by a Doc and MAKES NO MENTION of the...
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    father is dying of cancer

    Chaya replied to heatherbless's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    Heather: So sorry for what you are going through; I just went through this with my Dad a few months ago. My Dad lived alone so being the sibling living closest, also the one with a medical...
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    Made to look like an idiot. (rant)

    Chaya replied to MarcusKspn's topic in General Nursing

    If you truly believed your pt was in a potentially dangerous situation WHO CARES if the Doc whines. Always err on the side of the pt's safety. And always, always write a rational and very complete CYA...
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    Grades!!!

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

    Next time you will ace those science courses. Don't give up
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    Treatment of DVT's

    Chaya replied to askater11's topic in General Nursing

    I've been seeing Lovenox used for DVT's for the past few months. Scary at first but seems to be working
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    In One Sentence; if you weren't a nurse, you'd be a ________

    Chaya replied to OCCHCanada's topic in General Nursing

    Ol' fashioned country doc who practices independently and has cared for all her patients all their lives. (Think Dr.
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    Pacemakers and Nitropaste

    Chaya replied to Tweety's topic in General Nursing

    For the pt's safety and your peace of mind (and your butt) ask the doc for clear written AP and BP parameters. Don't depend on everyone to make the same decisions- this patient will be cared for by a...
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    boyfriends biopsy

    Chaya replied to EMTI19's topic in General Nursing

    Your heads must be reeling with the speed at which this is all taking place. Glad he is getting the treatment he needs. Keep your spirits up. I'll keep you in my
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    Just curious...

    Chaya posted a topic in General Nursing

    What specific tasks is each shift responsible for where you work? How universal is this division of labor? For example- At our 160 bed inpatient Rehab facility, Day shift is responsible for: filling...
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    Ow

    Chaya replied to laurasc's topic in General Nursing

    I hate when that
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    I am in tears! (long)

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

    Yeah, a lot of people don't "get" nursing, period. But YOU do; that's what counts. Stick with it (for yourself, not her). She'll come