Chaya ASN, RN

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    What would you think if you saw this patient?

    Chaya replied to coffeemamaRN's topic in General Nursing

    So sorry to hear the result. He and your folks are lucky to have your caring, insights and guidance at this
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    Dirty bed sheets/RN/CNA/UAP/CP

    Chaya replied to STUNUR321's topic in General Students

    Where I worked they were actually taken down and washed after patients on precautions were discharged and the room was
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    Jimmy Kimmel Thanks Nurses Who Saved His Infant Son's Life

    Chaya replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    Yep. Like they say-ONLY a
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    Injection Gone Wrong: Part 3

    Chaya replied to Brenda F. Johnson's topic in General Nursing

    Seriously! Justifiable or not, I feel the training a nurse receives in giving injections is more of a defined quantity: anatomical target areas, sterile/ aseptic technique, reaction and side effects,...
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    Flu Shot or Mask?

    Chaya replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    First, condolences on the loss of your friend. I think it important to focus on actual evidence so far as possible for the sake of clarity. (How quickly these discussions become polarized beyond the...
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    ER rushing patients to the floor

    Chaya replied to freckles23's topic in General Nursing

    Ah, yes, that change of shift dump. I do get it, really. I understand totally that it is necessary to free up space for incoming patients. However-and this should be a HUGE factor with the current...
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    A Waiting Room Christmas Story

    Chaya replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for reminding us what the spirit of Christmas is really about as well as the kind of gifts we should be focussing on. And thank you for the difference you have made over the years both to...
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    Murphy's Laws of Nursing | Life of a Nurse

    Chaya replied to Roy Fokker's topic in Nursing Humor

    Never use the "Q" word ANYWHERE!
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    Dr. told patient, "Nurses are STUPID".

    Chaya replied to Daetwin2's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    So-just a thought but shouldn't whoever the medical caregiver, whether PA or MD, have received/ had reported to them the most vital and timely info such as, for instance the patient received IV...
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    Whatever happened to going to school to be a nurse?

    Chaya replied to indish's topic in General Nursing

    I loved hands-on nursing. However, at one of my last positions, one of the questions posed in the written self-evaluation portion of our yearly evaluations was "what are your career goals and what do...
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    Whistle blower/terminated

    Chaya replied to CaliGena's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I wish you the best. You sound like a caring, responsible caregiver. Hang in
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    What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    Chaya replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    You would think by now I would know better than to even think there was nothing left that could surprise
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    Becoming a Nurse at 49?

    Chaya replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    I became a nurse at 50. For me, it was easier to study than it would have been in my 20's because I was steadier; more focused and less distractable in general than when I was younger. I found I was...
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    If You Give a Patient a Cookie

    Chaya replied to Mully's topic in Nursing Humor

    See, now I thought it was going to go something like "you'll have to do a fingerstick, and his glucose will be high, and you'll have to get the lab to verify it, and you'll need to call the MD for...
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    got fired/terminated

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

    Every application I've ever completed has specifically required the names of my supervisor and/or person I worked directly under for each position I've held, independently from names you would choose...
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    Do you think I did something wrong here? Advice?

    Chaya replied to ellebee87's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    "If it wasn't written down, it wasn't done." You can't be expected to read minds re: what previous doses were actually given but not recorded accurately (not to mention how future doses of warfarin...
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    Do you think I did something wrong here? Advice?

    Chaya replied to ellebee87's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    "If it wasn't written down, it wasn't done". (I'm guessing you've heard this a time or two). I don't know about your nursing curriculum, but mine did not include psychic divination of patient care...
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    Best quality care cannot be provided

    Chaya replied to uniqueguy34's topic in General Nursing

    I can't remember the details but not long ago saw a couple of studies that estimated that after administrative duties nurses spent like 60% of their time doing actual patient care. So 70-80% would be...
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    Would a person like me have a chance to finish the nursing program?

    Chaya replied to lyudmila777's topic in General Students

    Look up "Imposter Syndrome"; there's been a lot written about it recently. ( And it wouldn't hurt to watch the classic Wizard of Oz!) The coursework will be challenging but doable. Working in the...
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    Graduating in a Month - Will it be difficult to get hired if I wait 4 months?

    Chaya replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    Also look into whether you need to continue to work full time at your non-nursing job to become vested. You may need a minimum number of hours in each year you work in addition to remaining there for...
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    What is your Nursing Kryptonite?

    Chaya replied to Lunah's topic in General Nursing

    The denial mind set that goes hand in hand with addiction-of any sort. A patient lying to my face about when they last drank/ used drugs or what they really were eating the last few days doesn't hurt...
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    The film: Vaxxed.

    Chaya replied to macawake's topic in General Nursing

    Scary!
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    Words You Hate

    Chaya replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in General Nursing

    [Pulmonary toilet...] Second that. Can't help mentally inserting "in the" when I hear it. (Ocassionally, but I do hear it
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    Hospice: True Death Sentence?

    Chaya replied to jeastridge's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I so try to counteract the terror families feel at the term "hospice" and to emphasize that it is a different type of care that is at present more appropriate for their loved one and NOT a timetable...
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    Brian Short News

    Chaya replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    Yes; sometimes events-or people- hit us too close to the heart to be able to keep the professional distance we have trained ourselves to count on in order to maintain our professional