Vtachy1

Vtachy1 has 25 years experience and specializes in BNAT instructor, ICU, Hospice,triage.

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1. lorazepam with morphine

   Vtachy1 posted a topic in Hospice, Palliative

   Do you give both meds anymore? We used to always give them together on most all of our patients. Is this not a thing

2. A Dying Persons Tear

   Vtachy1 replied to ws582's topic in Hospice, Palliative

   I am an old RN and have experienced 30 plus years of ICU and then hospice so LOTS of deaths! And many many many patients do tear up in the end. My own mother was 44 years old when she died when I...

3. What is your procedure for passing ice water?

   Vtachy1 posted a topic in General Nursing

   What steps does your facility use and what type of place do you

4. Do you know of any nurses that changed careers?

   Vtachy1 posted a topic in Nursing Career

   I have a friend that has worked in a factory for 10 years after quitting as an

5. service dogs

   Vtachy1 posted a topic in General Nursing

   At your workplace, have you had healthcare workers that use service

6. Any Mormon/LDS nurses here? I need help?

   Vtachy1 replied to MaryFutureRN's topic in General Nursing

   Well, that was a disgusting read!!! I am appalled at all of the horrifying evil responses on this thread. I have been a nurse for 31 years, worked every single scheduled weekend. never once called...

7. What Would You Do to Fix the Failings of Healthcare Delivery ?

   Vtachy1 replied to RobbiRN's topic in General Nursing

   The focus should be on palliative, palliative, palliative. There are too many invasive, expensive, medical treatments. Living longer is not always the best. Also, I have a friend, whose husband is...

8. Sleep-night shift

   Vtachy1 replied to Vtachy1's topic in General Nursing

   See that is what I also did. Until it completely caught up with me and Got myself in a horrible place. I would LOVE to get 3-4hours of sleep. I would give my right arm for that! I usually only...

9. Sleep-night shift

   Vtachy1 posted a topic in General Nursing

   I worked 18 years on the night shift. For the last 8 years, I have worked day shift. So at noon today I have an interview for a night shift position. My question is this: Is there a sleeping pill...

10. New instructor need help!

    Vtachy1 replied to Green-eyedNurse's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    A lot depends on where you teach. Do you have a statewide CNA educators conference? I learned a lot from that and from my Train the Trainer class. Are there other instructors or is there a CNA...

11. Long Term Care Nursing is Lame

    Vtachy1 replied to purplegal's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I was an ICU nurse for 12 years, med-surg nurse for 7 years, hospice nurse for 5 years. I believe that the ideology and concepts of ICU are futile and unnecessary treatments that hurt people. There...

12. Why are nurses so mean to each other?!

    Vtachy1 replied to jwolansk's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Its been that way EVERYWHERE I have worked. Even at the schools when I was a school nurse, the teachers all hate each other too. I have learned that all women hate each other. Hopefully we will get...

13. How does it look when you are PRN?

    Vtachy1 replied to Vtachy1's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you so much for your responses! I loved PRN so much. I wonder why other businesses are so scared of working us 40 hours per week? Why can't I sign a paper or something if I don't want their...

14. How does it look when you are PRN?

    Vtachy1 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I was PRN in the year 2000 - 2009. It was really 40 hours per week, but I LOVED PRN because I was more in control, if my small kids had a doctor appointment, if they had a preschool event, I was able...

15. CNA scope of practice

    Vtachy1 replied to Vtachy1's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    The answer is: You check with the policy at your job. But you can tell them what their blood pressure reading is, and then if it is high or too low, you reassure them that you will tell the nurse...