Vtachy1

Vtachy1

BNAT instructor, ICU, Hospice,triage

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  1. Patient with a Displeased Attitude

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

    I think you just have to do your best and know that her brain is not getting the circulation and blood supply it needs. She has mood disturbances maybe and you just have to really not take it to...

  2. RN's without APRN certifications working in capacity of NP

    Vtachy1 replied to WLQRN's topic in General Nursing

    As a hospice nurse we text our doctor and get orders all of the time, just because you don't see or hear them, doesn't mean they have not gotten verbal orders. I used to work for a general surgeon...

  3. What was the best thing about CNA school?

    Vtachy1 posted a topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Tell me what helped or what made you really love CNA school. What as something you liked or something that you

  4. What was the best thing about CNA school?

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

    That is really awesome thank you so much! Keep them coming if anyone else wants to add anything!! So glad there were things you liked about it. And also to hear about the things you did not

  5. Yesterday

    Vtachy1 posted a topic in Spirituality, Religion

    For the first time in 27 years of nursing, I met a person who said "I am an atheist" My heart did a 20 beat run of V-tach!! Yikes! I wonder if God has placed this person in my path for a reason. I...

  6. Quadrivalent flu vac

    Vtachy1 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I just saw a ridiculous story on the news on the quadrivalent. They are calling it "high dose". Its not "high dose" is it? It just has the 4 virus that they are trying to pedict. They were bashing...

  7. Why is medicare going to be nonexistent?

    Vtachy1 posted a topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Well, just got my grandma, who is 98 years old, (lives with me) bill in the mail for a simple office visit to the doctor. $48 for CBC $65 for CMP, $93 for a vitamin B12, $182 for a Vitamin D, $13 for...

  8. Wondering

    Vtachy1 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Have you ever taken care of a patient that survived a gun shot wound to the head:? How did it

  9. Why is medicare going to be nonexistent?

    Vtachy1 replied to Vtachy1's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Its ridiculous that he would order these expensive tests without asking. Just because medicare and her supplement insurance pays for it, is no excuse for the doctor to order it without asking us and...

  10. Why is medicare going to be nonexistent?

    Vtachy1 replied to Vtachy1's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    The doctor knows. He knows we want no hospitals unless we cant' get her comfortable or if somehting we absolutely could not handle at home. He knows our goals. Of course we have an advanced...

  11. Why is medicare going to be nonexistent?

    Vtachy1 replied to Vtachy1's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I don't remember saying that medicare was to blame. I am not sure how you came to the conclusion that medicare was to blame. I am saying that no wonder medicare is going to be bankrupt. All of the...

  12. Why is medicare going to be nonexistent?

    Vtachy1 replied to Vtachy1's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Medicare is the one that paid $400 for the bill. Thats only the tip of the iceberg I know that there are sooooo many treatments that are absolutely unecessary!! and bankrupting

  13. Under staffing Cna

    Vtachy1 replied to Iloveshoes55's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    This is a widespread problem. What are they going to do? It is worrisome. The population is aging, and no one wants to be a CNA, and I totally understand why!!! I teach CNA classes through a...

  14. 10 minutes and no emergency meds for seizure

    Vtachy1 posted a topic in School

    We have a kid that has had seizures all school year. He supposedly has a pediatric neurologist, but his seizure plan states that we are to call 911 for seizures lasting more than 10 minutes. Does this...

  15. Any PTSD from nursing?

    Vtachy1 posted a topic in Health, Stress Management

    Just wondering if there are others out there

  16. CNA classes

    Vtachy1 posted a topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Did you have the workbook along with your textbook? If so, did you do the workbooks in class

  17. How to handle bullying of your students by facility staff

    Vtachy1 posted a topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Has anyone dealt with mistreatment to your students? Have you filled out an incident report on one of the staff at your clinical site? I am wondering how the best way to handle it. I can't stand...

  18. How to handle bullying of your students by facility staff

    Vtachy1 replied to Vtachy1's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Nurse Bullying and Hazing - The Truth About Nurse Culture Not a very professional magazine but it describes the culture of staff at some

  19. 96 year old refuse treatment

    Vtachy1 posted a topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    I have worked in a general ICU 13 years. I currently work in hospice. So if a patient is 96 almost 97 years old, Having a cardiac event, increased SOB, edema of the feet, legs, and ankles, and has...

  20. 96 year old refuse treatment

    Vtachy1 replied to Vtachy1's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    DNR, no measures to give artificial feeding, no

  21. 96 year old refuse treatment

    Vtachy1 replied to Vtachy1's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    As a cardiac care nurse, is it going to be hard to keep her breathing easy and comfortable without the

  22. 96 year old refuse treatment

    Vtachy1 replied to Vtachy1's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    I can honestly say that I would not want lasix, if I were her either. Meds are and can be considered extraordinary and heroic measures. At 96, let nature do its normal and natural thing. Keep me...

  23. I heard today on the radio

    Vtachy1 posted a topic in Activism, Healthcare

    that Muslims can get out of the fine we get in the US for not having health insurance because "their religion says that it is gambling to have health insurance." So can I become Muslim and not get...

  24. Tell me how your instructors handled oral care in the lab

    Vtachy1 posted a topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Did you practice on each other? Did you practice on a set of dentures or on a model? What works best for you to learn best? Some of the CNA classes have a dad or an uncle or friend come in and they...

  25. Cheat sites/ instructor help

    Vtachy1 replied to night&day's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    So do you have a membership? Is it worth it to pay for it for us instructors? I have heard a lot about Mike, and almost joined but then I backed out. Just didn't know if its worht it or