Vtachy1

Vtachy1

BNAT instructor, ICU, Hospice,triage

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  1. Quizlet or Study Blue?

    Vtachy1 posted a topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Which is your favorite or are there others that you like better to help students

  2. Why can't hospitals do better?

    Vtachy1 replied to ORNurseCOS's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    That's my whole point is that there are choices. Patients are not getting the choices. They are just following what is assumed they want and they aren't told how expensive it is and how the outcome...

  3. Why can't hospitals do better?

    Vtachy1 replied to ORNurseCOS's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Truly if hospitals want to do better they need to have lots of conversations with patients and families, they need to put palliative care into high

  4. Why can't hospitals do better?

    Vtachy1 replied to ORNurseCOS's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    And people need to be educated about the expensive and very painful treatments like CPR. Its not like on TV where you pump them a few times on the chest and they magically live happily every after....

  5. Why can't hospitals do better?

    Vtachy1 replied to ORNurseCOS's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    The real expense comes from all of the x-rays, scans, treatments, specialists, etc.... Do you know how much every bag of TPN costs? At my hospital 10 years ago they were $1400 per each bag. Some...

  6. Why can't hospitals do better?

    Vtachy1 replied to ORNurseCOS's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I am an old ICU nurse working in the ICU for 20 years. Doctors and all health care professionals need to paint an accurate picture with the truth and STOP the futile medical treatments. There is...

  7. Quizlet or Study Blue?

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

    They are both ways to get students to learn the material. I have used Quizlet and the students really loved it. I put in the definitions or study questions and they can take practice tests on there...

  8. What area do you work? and do you change clothes before you leave your workplace?

    Vtachy1 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Wondering how many change clothes because of infection control. Home health and hospice nurses do not change clothes between patients or hospice visits between nursing homes. As a hospice nurse I have...

  9. Is this a crazy idea?

    Vtachy1 posted a topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I have been PRN for almost 2 years. Got a new manager 4 months ago and lost 80% of our employees. Yeah, she is a rip! One of the only benefits of being PRN is that we don't have to do admissions. I...

  10. Tell me what you love and hate about instructors

    Vtachy1 posted a topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Need advice because I am just starting out. Tell me everything you possibly can because I want to make great CNA's. I love CNAs and want to start them off on the right foot. I think they are the...

  11. Tell me what you love and hate about instructors

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

    Was there anything about clinical that helped you learn better? Anything that your instructors

  12. Tell me what you love and hate about instructors

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

    Any examples of things they did hands on? I have purchased a few items so that they can do some hands on with heart and hemovacs. I brought in a foley and let them practice when we were studying...

  13. Burned Out and Have an Interview at Dillard's This Week...

    Vtachy1 replied to westieluv's topic in Nursing Career

    I am with you. I want out too. I have found a bit of a change for the time being and its working right now. I am teaching CNA classes. Do you know what I would like? I would really be happy being...

  14. Wound and pressure sore ideas

    Vtachy1 posted a topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    You all have such great advice!!! Did you have any good instructors that had hands on ideas for wound and pressure ulcers? I was trying to think of a way to make it hands on for them instead of...

  15. Another question for students and CNA grads

    Vtachy1 posted a topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Did your instructors use Iclickers in class? To ask questions and then you use the Iclicker to respond, it is anonymous but it shows how the class responded. I wonder if this would help them learn...

  16. All CNAs

    Vtachy1 posted a topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I am just now beginning to teach CNA classes. Please tell me what helps you learn the best and what motivates you to do great. Tell me what your instructors did that you loved. How did they teach?...

  17. Another question for students and CNA grads

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

    Awesome! I wish I could mentor under your teacher. What did she do that was amazing? I definitely want to be

  18. Yesterday

    Vtachy1 replied to Vtachy1's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    That is God’s job. Yes, we do have standards, we do enforce them, and we do fight for our stands. But unless God puts His fire in a person, nothing will change him. Its commical how some people...

  19. Taking orders

    Vtachy1 posted a topic in School

    I am used to working in hospitals and hospice. So when parents give you orders on a diabetic kid, like, give morning snack if blood sugar is such and such. The teachers just take their orders. Is...

  20. Mitrofanoffs

    Vtachy1 posted a topic in School

    Are you seeing a lot of these? I have two kids ages first and second grades. One has a ton of scar tissue, so tons of pain and tons of anxiety, and she is to cath 3 times during the school day. She...

  21. Tell me about yoga

    Vtachy1 posted a topic in Health, Stress Management

    Does it help with stress? Do you go to a class in a gym, or do a video, or what do you

  22. Health occ classes for high school students

    Vtachy1 posted a topic in Nursing Career

    Has anyone every taught health occ classes? It would consist of juniors and senior high school students. Pay is $230 a week. Not sure if I should try it or

  23. Who administers insulin

    Vtachy1 posted a topic in School

    If you do not have a nurse and do not have a parent available to come in every day at lunch, who administers insulin to severe LD or cross cat children? Teachers, aids, other adults who know how to...

  24. Who administers insulin

    Vtachy1 replied to Vtachy1's topic in School

    How do you find out your state laws regarding this? Our principals and secretaries administer meds but not insulin

  25. If a person codes at Walmart..

    Vtachy1 posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    And they do not have their POLST form on them, will the EMS listen to the next of kin, say patient's spouse? If she knows the patient's