tatara

tatara

psychiatric nursing, med/surg adult care

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  1. How would you handle this?

    tatara replied to tatara's topic in General Nursing

    I actually do have regrets! They didn't lock the door and I was just away for like a minute or so! Grrrr! It honestly stressed me that night but I am now able to laugh about it. Really...

  2. Pinning Ceremony Question

    tatara replied to beebonnet's topic in General Nursing

    I recommend "Journey" by Lea Salonga. It's not that popular but is very very meaningful. Part of it goes like this: I have been to sorrow I have been to bliss Where Ill be tomorrow I can only guess...

  3. The other Angel of Crimea

    tatara posted a topic in General Nursing

    i feel compelled to let all nurses know that florence nightingale wasn't the only angel of crimea. if you are a nurse and you still haven't known mary seacole, please google it. she's equally...

  4. Entertaining Angels?

    tatara replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

    You have a gift, an extraordinary one! Have you heard of the third eye which everyone of us have? But mostly it is "closed". They say a person has to be desensitized to "open" the third eye so one...

  5. OMG The Doctors at my facility are out of control.

    tatara replied to eriksoln's topic in General Nursing

    Internal medicine. In our hosp we have IM, Pedia, Surgery, OB/Gyne residency training for doctors before they become fellows on their respective choice of specialization. After residency they will...

  6. Stethoscope colors...HELP!

    tatara replied to oguesswhat's topic in General Nursing

    Baby pink! Let us know which color

  7. OMG The Doctors at my facility are out of control.

    tatara replied to eriksoln's topic in General Nursing

    Cross the bridge when you get there. I think you have a good argument to defend yourself. Prepare though to apologize PRN, should you be called in for some explanations. As long as you are in good...

  8. Good patient?

    tatara replied to nrsman1's topic in General Nursing

    Where I work, there are no "good or bad" patients only "benign and toxic"

  9. Clueless Patients and The Problems They Cause

    tatara replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    An intubated 50 year-old man, on weaning day 2, pulled off the electrical cord of his mechanical vent from the socket! When I rushed in to check on him, he has this ready explanation written on his...

  10. Learn To Say It Correctly!!

    tatara replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    I got a little self-conscious now; how do you pronounce foramen ovale? frey-men o-va-ly? Seretide Diskus (inhaler) Dis-kas or Dis-koos? Oh I often hear many health providers, doctors even, say HIV...

  11. I'm guilty. It's about the condom catheter

    tatara posted a topic in General Nursing

    The time is 1:20 am, and I can't sleep. I am bothered by what I did with my patient's condom catheter. At first, I did what a good nurse should; I explained the need for the procedure, made the...

  12. I'm guilty. It's about the condom catheter

    tatara replied to tatara's topic in General Nursing

    He got a trim down there. He was then under the care of my senior nurse, an old strict lady up until he was

  13. Master degree nurses, I beg for your thoughts

    tatara posted a topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    anyone who has a master's degree in nursing? please share how your degree helped you in practice as a nurse educator. i really want to understand its significance before i consider enrolling to...

  14. How to get through this?

    tatara posted a topic in General Nursing

    I just talked with my mom over the phone. Celphone network was just restored after 5 days of no means of communication. Our place was devastated by typhoon which caused floods and landslides; its in...

  15. How likely is it as a new nursing grad I'd have to work nights?

    tatara replied to honeymist's topic in General Nursing

    You can't avoid night shifts in a hospital. You'll learn to be an owl sooner or later because you have to. You will be flexible because eventually you'll love being an owl, nocturnal that is! You can...

  16. Poor spelling in charting

    tatara replied to nrsman1's topic in General Nursing

    Lying on bed. -I'm sure, this is correct. Lay your head on my shoulders. - partially confident with this one. Lie down on bed. - needs more brain power to say if this one is

  17. Poor spelling in charting

    tatara replied to nrsman1's topic in General Nursing

    Indeed! I even opened a dictionary just to be sure (I even scribbled the word lying-laying ), and yes, just as I thought. You were correct after

  18. How to get through this?

    tatara replied to tatara's topic in General Nursing

    This site really helps to keep me sane. I haven't yet slept for more than 3 hours since last week. I took a break from work and has been logged in here to keep my mind busy since I can only do so...

  19. Poor spelling in charting

    tatara replied to nrsman1's topic in General Nursing

    English is not my primary language but that doesn't excuse me for making you shake your head on how "unnatural" I express myself in this site. Thank you guys for being considerate and understanding, I...

  20. ok something kicked in?

    tatara replied to erin01's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Take advantage of those great learning opportunities you have at work! Believe me, with what I have to go through every working day, where you at is heaven, a gold mine! Nurse forever! Go go

  21. What are you doing in your nursing care to address the nurse sensitive indicators?

    tatara replied to eas78's topic in General Nursing

    In the deal world where my clinical instructors back in college seem to have came from, all those are preventable/avoidable (and its true, they really are). But in reality with all the different...

  22. Flight of ideas

    tatara posted a topic in General Nursing

    (I love this site). I can't sleep. I thought I'd better practice my English by posting another thread. I’ve been trying to organize my thoughts for over an hour already trying to figure out what to...

  23. Mannitol: IV bolus or as side drip?

    tatara replied to tatara's topic in Patient Medications

    Most of the time it is being administered as IV bolus, as ordered. There were even some occasions that IV cath was ordered to be replaced with gauge18 just so mannitol can be administered that way....

  24. The other Angel of Crimea

    tatara replied to tatara's topic in General Nursing

    There were gossips that FN died of complications of Syphilis and not of

  25. Current issues in nursing graduate admissions paper

    tatara replied to RNinWI's topic in General Nursing

    What about the uniform? white crisp uniform and cap, or scrub suits? Not a very significant issue, I