Chaya ASN, RN

Rehab, Med Surg, Home Care

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    worried about back pain.. what to do :(

    Chaya replied to penny77's topic in General Nursing

    I have more trouble with my back if I don't make time to excercise (and I DON'T mean at work). It helps me to do some kind of excercise routine on a scheduled basis that involves a gentle stretching...
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    oral vanco?

    Chaya replied to sweetieann's topic in General Nursing

    I ask them what their preference is. Most patients that have had to take it orally a time or two request I mix it with whatever is the strongest flavored drink we have on the floor, usually cranberry...
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    Adults Who Can't Swallow Pills

    Chaya replied to Medic946RN's topic in Emergency

    I'm not good with pills in general and I do the worst when I have to take one single large one. Two or three medium size ones give me less trouble. Something about my throat feeling the pill on the...
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    how is rehab nursing compare to Physical therapy work?

    Chaya replied to twinjeep97's topic in Rehabilitation

    Rehab is all-over physical assessment, management of meds, dressings, treatments, as well as execution of MD orders and actions recommended by PT, OT, Respiratory Therapist, Dietician, and Social...
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    Nurses with ADD/ADHD?

    Chaya replied to Metron's topic in Health, Stress Management

    [QUOTE=1blwise;2966446]My daughter is going to be a junior in high school this coming year. She has fairly severe ADHD. She is a smart girl, but without meds or when her meds need tweaking she is a...
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    Mutual Respect

    Chaya replied to mid2348's topic in General Nursing

    Good CNA's not only make my life easier and more pleasant-I have seen patients' lives saved more than once by an observant CNA noticing that something was "off" about the patient. Thanks for all that...
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    Evening shift and BAD eating habits!

    Chaya replied to RNcDreams's topic in General Nursing

    At my old job, everyone was assigned a time for dinner and it was expected that you be off the floor at that time. I didn't eat much after work at that job. Where I am now, you have to find someone to...
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    Just asking..

    Chaya replied to JMMagana18's topic in General Nursing

    Don't know what the job market is like out there but around here seems like almost all of the new hires in my facility over the last year have been CNA's-mostly from this
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    How do you get the nursing care done with hourly rounding & computer documentation?

    Chaya replied to medsurgrnco's topic in General Nursing

    The words I live by are "Life is about Plan B". I pretty much expect **** to happen at this point in my career, and am happily surprised when it doesn't! Usually I can work around it when I get 2-3...
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    Halloween Humor: There's A Dog Loose!

    Chaya replied to NurseAlwaysNForever's topic in General Nursing

    Talk about literally working like a
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    Positioning and male catheterization

    Chaya posted a topic in General Nursing

    Anyone had any experience with positioning a male patient other than lying on his back to place a urinary catheter? I was wondering if any other positioning would redistribute internal organs that may...
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    Positioning and male catheterization

    Chaya replied to Chaya's topic in General Nursing

    Yeow!!
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    Scared of vomit

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

    Seems for each nurse there's one bodily fluid that's a special challenge to deal with. I share your repulsion for vomit. Took me a while to notice that when I was at work and helping a patient who is...
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    Chocolate Anyone???

    Chaya replied to NurseAlwaysNForever's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, man, I should have known where this was going by the title. But I'm such a chocolate (the REAL thing) addict, I just had to read
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    About Incident Reports

    Chaya replied to Tweety's topic in General Nursing

    I find it shocking that a lawyer would have access to an incident report written by a staff member under the understanding that it was an internal document only. The implications of this are pretty...
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    Feeling unappreciated?

    Chaya replied to TraumaNurseRN's topic in Emergency

    As insane as M/ S gets, I doff my stethescope to you guys on the front line in the ER.
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    Hourly rounding... I have the time

    Chaya replied to DebRN06's topic in General Nursing

    I know what you mean! My problem is I loath falsehoods (or downright lying to my pts, if you will). I will not tell them they're going to get better if they're not or that I'm giving them their...
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    Lack of communication....This is NOT RIGHT!!!!

    Chaya replied to cute_cabbage2005's topic in General Nursing

    Clear case of abandonment on the part of the departing
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    First Shift on my own

    Chaya replied to casperx875x's topic in General Nursing

    Congrats on your first nite. (The first step of a thousand mile journey, etc) I looove when our CNA's stay on and move up to work beside me as an RN! (Shucks, they grow up sooo quick, don't they?) And...
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    We've all heard "staff according to acuity" long but want opinions

    Chaya replied to I<3H2O's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I would also include as high-acuity (ie labor intensive) the pt on aspiration precautions, especially if they require Ngt or PEG feedings-meaning 1:1 if also taking any PO's, or crushing all meds and...
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    The Patient I Failed

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

    Wow. Just.
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    Present at death

    Chaya replied to chirstine's topic in General Nursing

    I applaud you for carrying out what could have been merely an unpleasant and routine duty with true courage and
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    You need an order to remove a fecal impaction digitally right?

    Chaya replied to lashuna1028's topic in Geriatric, LTC

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    You need an order to remove a fecal impaction digitally right?

    Chaya replied to lashuna1028's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I've found this varies. I worked in a Rehab where it was up to the nurse's judgement if disimpaction was needed. I work in an acute facility now where we are supposed to get an MD order, the thinking...
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    Dealing with racist co-workers!

    Chaya replied to mytoon38's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Although my situation is not the same as yours I find I too have to deal with idiotic jerks repeating the same unbelievable comments over and over again. Grit your teeth; we are (involuntary) agents...