tatara

tatara

psychiatric nursing, med/surg adult care

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

    tatara replied to tatara's topic in General Nursing

    sexual harassment... yeah, I should have been more assertive of my rights as an individual. I don't know, but things about abuse and harassment isn't that easy to be raised in a male dominated...

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

    tatara replied to tatara's topic in General Nursing

    The patient is on IVF challenge. Fluid I & O is being monitored. He is post CVA with residuals, left hemiplegic and is incontinent. He refused IFC insertion, thus the order for condom cath. I...

  3. they see dead people

    tatara replied to tatara's topic in General Nursing

    When I die, I want to be a soul that comforts the weary and dying just as how nurses are to their

  4. they see dead people

    tatara replied to tatara's topic in General Nursing

    The soul lives on even after

  5. they see dead people

    tatara replied to tatara's topic in General Nursing

    I can't believe this extra-ordinary thing really happen around the world! I thought this is just due to the superstitious nature of Asians. Thank you guys! I will really google more of this...

  6. they see dead people

    tatara replied to tatara's topic in General Nursing

    Re: they see dead people Absoulutely sure it's a hallucination? What about the woman in the next room who wants her drapes closed because she is seeing the angel of death looking in.... an hour later...

  7. Patient or Client?

    tatara replied to jrw03282009's topic in General Nursing

    Nursing is service-oriented. Nurses are in the service of the sick referred to as the patient. Consumers who avail of services are called clients. Therefore, a patient can also be referred to as a...

  8. the rosary helps

    tatara posted a topic in General Nursing

    I work in a Catholic tertiary hospital, and I am into taking care of elderly patients. Many of them are too anxious over many bedside procedures like anticipated shot of fleet enema, change of NGT,...

  9. the rosary helps

    tatara replied to tatara's topic in General Nursing

    Here is an example how our catholic hospital respects the spirituality of patients: Upon receiving a call for admission of a Muslim patient from the ER, the receiving staff nurse is to remove the...

  10. the rosary helps

    tatara replied to tatara's topic in General Nursing

    Do you also instruct them on the various mysteries of the Rosary for meditation? **No, i mean not necessarily. The rosary comes with a guide, a small booklet, just in case. I coordinate with the...

  11. the rosary helps

    tatara replied to tatara's topic in General Nursing

    I mastered to make rosaries for my patients as a hobby because I was reared by my grandmother who was a devoted Catholic and together, we made rosaries for charity up until she got blind and die due...

  12. nurses from the Philippines: how are they in general?

    tatara posted a topic in General Nursing

    I like to know if you guys do have a Filipino colleague in the nursing service. There is a great percentage of BSN graduates from the Philippines who really target on working abroad particularly in...

  13. why enroll?

    tatara posted a topic in Nursing Career

    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. nurses from the Philippines: how are they in general?

    tatara replied to tatara's topic in General Nursing

    oops! I apologize... I just couldn't help but raise a brow when a keynote speaker specifically mentioned that nurses from Philippines are MORE caring and compassionate compared to other nurses from...

  15. I had my first clinical today & I cried in the pt room in front of everyone.

    tatara replied to Angels_wearScrubs's topic in General Nursing

    I can almost relate to your story. That's normal. Nurses do cry; we have our brains for knowledge, hands for skills, and hearts for attitude. Soon, you will learn to hold your tears and just let...

  16. Should I head for the hills???

    tatara replied to LostLilOne's topic in General Nursing

    you made me smile. That's reality. Stop and choose another course where your accumulated units can be credited. you can become a respiratory therapist, dental technologist, nutritionist,...

  17. How to deal with lazy and rude coworkers?

    tatara replied to tarahope's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I suggest that you make an anonymous letter addressed to the unit manager or the department head and complain. There's nothing wrong in being assertive, but I must also say that each time you...

  18. General nursing question

    tatara replied to LAROCCAMOM's topic in General Nursing

    I suggest you go over your institution's curriculum particularly the nursing program and ask for advice from those in the Health Sciences department. With what i know, before you can pick which area...

  19. General nursing question

    tatara replied to LAROCCAMOM's topic in General Nursing

    choose med-surg adult care. I have chosen that path and I have become a flexible nurse. I can function efficiently and effectively with minimal supervision during the first few days of orientation in...