tatara

tatara specializes in psychiatric nursing, med/surg adult care.

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1. Do people really look up at nurses?

   tatara posted a topic in General Nursing

   Have you ever came across those old censored/Mediaographic videos and posters with main characters dressed or identified as nurses? During the 70's, media greatly influenced the society to view the...

2. Gross Question....

   tatara replied to luvmy2angels's topic in General Nursing

   I often get to care for burn patients who can't afford regular debridement. I tell you, the smell haunts me even at sleep! I would spray cologne to a sheet of 4x8 gauze, line it inside my N95, and...

3. Update on Sally

   tatara replied to tatara's topic in General Nursing

   Yes. Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever. It kills many children (even adults) here in the Philippines. Cases peak during rainy/wet season when mosquitoes breed easily. In some cases, fever is the only...

4. Being a Nurse for a Killer

   tatara replied to Stickyrunner325's topic in General Nursing

   I think of lawyers who have to stand by the side of self-confessed criminals to defend them and their human rights. Nurses care, they don't

5. Update on Sally

   tatara posted a topic in General Nursing

   She passed away last night. Sally, that sweet little child with dingy Barney developed massive UGIB. Her platelet count dropped from 51 to 22 in just a matter of 6 hours. She was trasferred to PICU,...

6. Dingy Barney

   tatara replied to tatara's topic in General Nursing

   She passed away last night. Sally*, that sweet little child with dingy Barney developed massive UGIB. Her platelet count dropped from 51 to 22 in just a matter of 6 hours. She was trasferred to PICU,...

7. Dingy Barney

   tatara replied to tatara's topic in General Nursing

   I remember she was in good mood last night when I told her: " I see that you really love Barney, huh?" she suddenly she threw me a fierce look, with eyes blazing haha! My only concern is that Barney...

8. If No Luck Trying to Straight Cath, Obtain Urine Sample from the Wet Pad?

   tatara replied to Zen123's topic in General Nursing

   Urine C&S sample from wet pads? No way. Your effort will be useless. That idea from a supervisor? Are you sure she knows what she's talking about or did she read and understand the...

9. Dingy Barney

   tatara posted a topic in General Nursing

   Attachment to inanimate object, say a toy, is cute and acceptable to a certain degree especially among hospitalized children who are in a great deal of stress. Cuddling a teddy bear is comforting and...

10. Image Conscious

    tatara replied to noellepage2000's topic in General Nursing

    Sad but real. Those hypocrites may comment anything they want about me and with how I do my job. They can stay cool as long as they want and get promoted, I don't care at all. My patients are my...

11. Best advice

    tatara replied to whawk's topic in General Nursing

    Being a Nurse is a commitment. You will tirelessly be always giving part of yourself to the vocation. Once you get into nursing, no matter if you finish the program or not, even if you retire early...

12. Best advice

    tatara replied to whawk's topic in General Nursing

    I say, with all respect, please explore this site. Read on and you'll get answers. You'll be

13. My day was ok until

    tatara replied to litbitblack's topic in General Nursing

    What we do as nurses? We breathe life to patients. We don't just get tired, we die inside when as we care for others, we leave our children behind; when as we comfort the sick and dying, we get home...

14. New grad starts IVs!

    tatara replied to CCLOUD9's topic in General Nursing

    Venflon and

15. My daughter brought home head lice and...

    tatara replied to TreehuggerRN's topic in General Nursing

    They say it is but normal for happy, sociable kids to have head lice at some point during their childhood because prevention is sometimes close to impossible. They have to mingle, to play, to...