Chaya ASN, RN

Rehab, Med Surg, Home Care

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  1. Chaya

    Student tried to poison teacher

    Chaya replied to Purple_Scrubs's topic in School

    How old are these little monsters anyway? Are we talking elementary, middle or high
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    HUGE mistake in clinical....

    Chaya replied to MattiesMama's topic in General Students

    I agree. How is it possible you were sent to do a potentially hazardous (to your pt) procedure with NO preparation as to how this SHOULD have been done safely?! In delegating this task to you, your...
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    Would you do it all over again?

    Chaya replied to ohcomeon's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, I would. I would trust my gut this time around , do it younger, and take advantage of the variety of opportunities to do critical care, travel nursing, etc. School would have been harder as I was...
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    The nastiest story that I have EVER heard! It happened to me!

    Chaya replied to lovegoddess1977's topic in Nursing Humor

    Yike!- I can just imagine the "incident report" for that
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    Wasted Years

    Chaya replied to Magsulfate's topic in Nurses Recovery

    OK, so you can never change the things that you did in the past and that can be a very bitter pill. But you CAN determine for the most part the direction you want your life to go in and how you choose...
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    Time saving tips for nurses when off work

    Chaya replied to systerm's topic in General Nursing

    Lists, lists and more lists. I'm always having something that I will need to do later occur to me out of the blue so that goes on a generic "running" list. An item for this list gets crossed off as it...
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    Do you give your 10 AM meds at 8 AM?

    Chaya replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Depends on the meds. In general I would aim to give both at 9 AM if they are given daily or BID. If one is Q4 hr or Q6 I would adhere to that time more strictly and keep the times spread out if...
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    Unused Clean Utility Products Wasted at Discharge (project)

    Chaya replied to NYCRN6's topic in Medical-Surgical

    When possible I will leave the extra supplies just outside a pt's room so they are close at hand if needed without being brought into the pt room. For smaller supplies such as dressing materials I...
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    Too Smart for Rehab Nursing

    Chaya replied to Lola77's topic in Rehabilitation

    I spent the first years of my career in a free-standing sub-acute rehab hospital. We got virtually everything I later saw in med/surg. Only real difference is now having an OR, Cath lab, CT,MRI etc on...
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    Did you ever have such a bad day, that you regretted becoming a nurse?

    Chaya replied to linda2097's topic in General Nursing

    Who hasn't? (What WAS I thinking?!!!) I just hang tight 'till it passes, as I know it
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    There's a Mousetrap In My Med Cart

    Chaya replied to 99percentangel's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    OK. So. What I keep coming back to is; when TPTB who come up with the number for the time limit in which you need to complete a med pass, how come the other half of the equation never crosses their...
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    Strange experience yesterday, feedback please...

    Chaya replied to LovingLearning's topic in General Students

    What you demonstrated was critical thinking. Numerous options, all with drawbacks, no single clear choice. You considered all the options, then put the patient's welfare first. If the nurse...
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    Code blue nurse's/ rapid response team

    Chaya replied to p123's topic in Critical Care

    Directed GI assessment: bowel sounds, palpation, presence of N/V, distention/ firmness, fecal
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    Were there any nursing skills that you didn't get to do in nursing school?

    Chaya replied to Plagueis's topic in General Nursing

    Never started IV's or placed an NG
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    unhappy and don't know what to do next

    Chaya replied to ChocoholicRN's topic in General Nursing

    I'd try to find out how often day positions come up in CC at your hospital. If you switch now, sounds like you'll be happier in your job plus you'll be all settled in before the next big change in...
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    Your Nurse has not been born yet

    Chaya replied to annmariern's topic in General Nursing

    Wow. It's an eye-opener when viewed from that
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    Should a nursing instructor tell a student they are not nursing material.

    Chaya replied to motivated2nurse's topic in General Students

    It is inappropriate for one instructor to make the sweeping generalization that a student is not nursing material and especially in any setting where this can be observed or overheard by fellow...
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    what do cnas do on med/surg floors@ hosptials?

    Chaya replied to jr3650sp's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    On our floor the CNA's are responsible for taking vital signs q 4H, bathing and bed changes, measuring and recording Input/ Output (including Foleys, colostomy bags and sometimes surgical drains),...
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    Evenings vs Days on Med-Surg floors?

    Chaya replied to MiaLyse's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Our ratio is about the same (1:4-5) but the 7P-7A nite people may get an admission bringing them to 6 pts. I don't think there is less work on eves; just the workflow is a little different. The med...
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    Does nursing have to be your "calling" for you to be a great nurse?

    Chaya replied to WantAccel.BSN's topic in General Nursing

    I let just that line of thinking keep me out of this career for the first half of my life. I finally got into nursing thinking I might like it and might be pretty good at it, and it feels right to me....
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    a first Foley insertion story

    Chaya replied to Teresag_CNS's topic in Nursing Humor

    Loved
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    vancomycin and peripheral iv's

    Chaya replied to newrn05's topic in Medical-Surgical

    PICC/ Central line is the preferred route; peripheral is accepted if necessary. Administration via midline is not an acceptable route. Will try to find the source for you; these recommendations came...
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    Giving Report

    Chaya replied to Psyched Out RN's topic in MICU, SICU

    I reserve a section of my "brain" sheet to jot notes for report as I go along throughout the day. I start filling it in as I take report at the beginning if the shift. Does the pt have a PICC? A...
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    Job Satisfaction

    Chaya replied to swimincatz's topic in General Nursing

    I mostly enjoy it b/c I never know what the day will bring, only that it will challenge me physically, intellectually and emotionally. (And simetimes I feel a bit apprehensive going in the door-for...
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    Is this odd to you too?

    Chaya replied to mom4josh's topic in General Nursing

    I remember seeing a couple of articles over the last year or so concerning ways to make the funeral industry "greener". I don't remember too many of the details but it seems such practices as...