Chaya ASN, RN

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    A patient's experience with RUDE nursing staff.. Should this be reported?

    Chaya replied to digoe74's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Talk about teachable moments. I think I would address a letter to all the clinical staff there and request that it be posted in the break room or shared w. all. I would just state that I had heard the...
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    Dad just doesn't understand...

    Chaya replied to kool-aide, RN's topic in General Nursing

    Speaking from experience w. MY family the ONLY time I get to see that look of dawning realization on their faces is after they've had extended personal experience either with their own hospitalization...
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    Do you do venipunctures as a nurse?

    Chaya replied to CassB's topic in General Nursing

    I was a direct-entry master and I do feel that basic skills were neglected. We were force-fed nursing theory and other pure academic "stuff" but no hands-on phlebotomy, IV starts, or how to place a...
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    Deathbed visions

    Chaya replied to SCRN1's topic in General Nursing

    I would guess they are perceiving the painting as some kind of a portal to another
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    A Pre-nursing Student who believes...

    Chaya replied to digoe74's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Two comments; First, there are a fair number of times when the nurse's evaluation/ assessment does involve bodily fluids. You might not have to clean up the vomit each time but you may well have to...
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    Do you bag your bodies naked?

    Chaya replied to mama_d's topic in General Nursing

    Deceased is cleaned and a pad placed beneath buttocks. Ankles are secured together , wrists crossed and secured together in front. The body is wrapped in a disposable shroud, then placed in the body...
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    Did anyone hate nursing school?

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

    Can't help you with most of the B* you are having to put up with in school-but patient contact time is your opportunity to start thinking like a nurse without any of the scary responsibility. The most...
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    I got fed up!

    Chaya replied to orlycst's topic in General Nursing

    Better to cut loose from a truly horrendous, no-win situation than to lose your license forever. Although I think I would have immediately checked in with my malpractice ins co. to see if there was...
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    I need 25 people to answer the following question....

    Chaya replied to ctyler98's topic in General Nursing

    Yes; would have done it earlier and not as a second
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    Brain surgery last week, then coming to ED for pain. Wait 4 hours to be seen.

    Chaya replied to happy2learn's topic in General Nursing

    Going thru the ED was fundamentally the wrong approach unless he called the surgeon or on-call coverage and was specifically told to report to the ED- in which case the family should make it known on...
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    What is the most difficult aspect about being an RN?

    Chaya replied to scott.andrew's topic in General Nursing

    Being all things to all people. First and foremost we are the front line and overall coordinater of care for our patients. Yes, I know- the MD orders it- but we see that it gets done. ALL of it from...
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    Telementry on med/surg floor

    Chaya replied to regularRN's topic in General Nursing

    Our Med/ Surg Tele floor has the capacity to monitor all beds although in general not all patients need monitoring at any one time. RN's are responsible fot printing a strip every 12 hr, interpreting...
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    I failed my nclex-pn on june 19

    Chaya replied to Mandy1105's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Sorry, don't have any concrete suggestions, just wanted to say hang in there. Two of the best floor nurses I ever knew failed their NCLEX the first time thru. Thank goodness they both picked...
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    "Can I take one of your patients for this one?" "No! And I resent your asking!"

    Chaya replied to Alnitak7's topic in General Nursing

    I don't take "trading" lightly. Our charges are pretty good about ensuring that the acuity of everyone's assignment is about the same and that the most difficult pts are rotated so that everyone gets...
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    Comfort Food After a L o n g Shift

    Chaya replied to EMSnut45's topic in General Nursing

    Gotta crunch on something. Peanuts, usually with hummus, crackers and cheese. Then I don't want to go to bed on a full stomach so I end up on allnurses and fall asleep in front of the
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    Family and PT reactions to male nurses

    Chaya replied to Warrior504th's topic in Men in Nursing

    In my experience it goes both ways. I've had LOL's that didn't want a male doing anything of a personal nature with them. I also recently had a gentleman who was s/p prostate surgery who wasn't going...
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    when crazy family member is also a nurse

    Chaya replied to rnto?'s topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    If they are just sounding off I smile and nod...if they are questioning why I need to follow hospital policy, f'rinstance, what it comes down to is that since I am the one on duty assigned to their...
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    looking for morale booster--kudos program

    Chaya replied to kdfranzen's topic in General Nursing

    My experience has been similar to massrn116. How about if the recognition write-ups were anonymous (even if the identity of the person was more or less known) and you posted them on a...
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    how to you deal with this?

    Chaya replied to HeatwaveRN's topic in General Nursing

    Major frustration-ya do wonder what she was thinking you were going to do. (Umm...sorry, my magic wand is in the shop?). You could almost argue her incompetent to make medical decisions for
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    What would you have done? *urinary retention*

    Chaya replied to Crux1024's topic in General Nursing

    Just what you did, assuming you were not timid about stressing the importance of it. Just out of curiosity, do you know what did happen on the next shift? Did the pt end up voiding or consenting to be...
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    Are You A Type "a" Nurse Or Type "b"

    Chaya replied to kellbell1's topic in General Nursing

    Interesting take on the situation. As for family dissatisfaction, as an eve shift RN I do find that it is usually between 1600 and 2000 that families are actually in visiting, each expecting you to...
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    Safe patient hand-off

    Chaya replied to nursej22's topic in General Nursing

    Med-Surg/ Tele floor here; we also get change of shift transfers (like arriving at 1845) waaay too often for it to be a coincidence. We are lucky enough on weekdays to have an eve Unit Coordinator to...
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    Abusive and Cruel Clinical Instructors: Why??

    Chaya replied to sallber's topic in General Students

    An instructor can be as tough and strict as they want as long as their interactions with students are conducted with respect. They shoud NOT be mutually
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    Do CNA's do ANYTHING other than bedpan work?

    Chaya replied to northmississippi's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Nosy RN jumping in here. At first,about all you will be able to do is try to keep up with the personal care stuff. However, as this becomes more automatic to you, you will be able to be more observant...
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    Communication Behaviors Associated with the Competent Handoff

    Chaya replied to annest's topic in General Nursing

    I guess it was random whether you were asked about a good hand-off or a bad one. I was asked about a handoff as the off-going nurse when I thought I did a good job (handing off). For me, the best...