CHAVNY

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1. Seven Hells: Vent

   CHAVNY replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in First Year After Licensure

   I am sympathetic to your frustration and there's lots of comments from all sorts of angles. I went from adult trauma to my dream of NICU. Not right away and not without frustration. So I want to...

2. SUNY To Close Long Island College Hospital

   CHAVNY replied to DoGoodThenGo's topic in New York Nursing

   Actually the nurses have stayed. Even until now. We are still

3. I feel like I'm too old for this

   CHAVNY replied to Lpn2014's topic in LPN, LVN Students

   Everything is relative, and sometimes when we aren't where we thought we would be in our master plan's time table, we feel old. (then we look back later and think I was SO young and SO gorgeous!! But...

4. Who reads your mantoux (PPD) test?

   CHAVNY replied to psu_213's topic in General Nursing

   Our facility requires employee health to plant and read. Its "policy". I have noticed anytime there has been some sort of issue, new hospital policy has been issued. There are all kinds of legal and...

5. Experiences with rude staff at clinical sites

   CHAVNY replied to SdntNurse's topic in General Students

   Don't forget the most important thing at stake is the health of the patient, especially if its a baby who can't speak their concerns. That isn't chastisement, I was bullyed on my first unit so bad...

6. 2nd Nursing Cartoon caption contest - win $100

   CHAVNY replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

   Not that tube, the speckled top

7. Can't Decide...which is better?

   CHAVNY replied to violet_violet's topic in General Nursing

   I agree LTC will help you with patient care, time management, and med administration that are similar to a hospital's. LTC can be affiliated with hospitals, or at least have a hospital they send...

8. Jehovah's Witnesses & blood transfusion

   CHAVNY replied to carebeth's topic in NICU, Neonatal

   No PMFB-RN, I am not quoting you in particular --that is why i did not cite your post in a quote box-- but put quotes only around the idiom. ( Just like I did with the other idiom: "wanted it".) I...

9. Jehovah's Witnesses & blood transfusion

   CHAVNY replied to carebeth's topic in NICU, Neonatal

   I am a NICU nurse. (I too did research on this topic for a school presentation, but received a totally different impression than mentioned above, impressions however are irrelevant) I work in a...

10. any words of wisdom?

    CHAVNY replied to brownbook's topic in General Nursing

    Someone once told me: "Just because people are starving in other countries, doesn't mean we don't get hungry." The intensity or gravity of our problems may pale by comparision to our patients, but...

11. help

    CHAVNY replied to AngelTM50's topic in General Nursing

    My heart goes out to you. Do not doubt yourself! Find a support group for family of cancer patients. It will give you a place to share what you are dealing with. There may be some practical tips...

12. How familiar are you with vents/trachs?

    CHAVNY replied to changeofpaceRN's topic in General Nursing

    Hi, Any suggestions on what manual and where to get it.

13. How do you feel when you see family members and their Note pads in hand

    CHAVNY replied to lpnflorida's topic in General Nursing

14. I need help guys!!! Nursing math questions :(

    CHAVNY replied to Shawn7997's topic in General Nursing

    CONGRATS on getting into Nursing School!! That took work. Don't be scared by the thought of algebra. Something that helped us is to realize we use it every day. If there is a sale and it says take...

15. Name the hospital and its Starting Salary!!!

    CHAVNY replied to amadime1's topic in New York Nursing

    Does anyone know the night differential for HHC hospitals, Bellevue in particular?