Chaya ASN, RN

Rehab, Med Surg, Home Care

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    Being Charge

    Chaya replied to longforseaair's topic in General Nursing

    bbqchick: I hear you. When I have to do charge, my feeling is "Just shoot me now"! The long and short of it is you CANNOT possibly do charge without at least one, and usually more, people getting...
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    Who transcribes med orders?

    Chaya replied to AHarri66's topic in General Nursing

    (Rehab) RN, LPN, or unit sec transcribes order. Orders transribed by unit secretary are left flagged and co-signed by nurse. Each nurse does a shift check on all her patients' charts. Night nurse...
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    Nurses Don't Accept Gifts

    Chaya replied to roxannekkb's topic in General Nursing

    Where I work, accepting any form of monetary compensation is a big no-no. I have accepted cuttings from a flowering bush, also a hand-made decoration with my name on it ( the pt's wife made on for...
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    Teen daughters 1st pelvic exam...

    Chaya replied to itsme's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Some clinics have initiated changes in recent years to make the patient feel more comfortable. In my more recent pelvic exams, the back of the exam table has been elevated so that I was in a...
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    2 Nurses needed???

    Chaya replied to BrandieRNq's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Had the same problem as HelllllloNurse and Janfrn..Unwritten policy is for two nurses to check insulin syringes before subcu dose BUT the night nurses do the greatest numbers of fingersticks (about...
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    Should nursing charges be separate from the room charges?

    Chaya replied to deespoohbear's topic in General Nursing

    deespoohbear: IMHO,The nursing shortage stems from the phenomenon that nurses are, on the whole, invisible in society unless you or someone you love is in immediate need of one. We must insert the...