CHATSDALE

CHATSDALE

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  1. Here Comes Ike!

    CHATSDALE replied to HouTx's topic in General Nursing

    lights on, better than gustav but we have had copious rain and wind all through the night and all day i live in central louisiana but my sil father lives in the houston area..i have heard damage to...

  2. Here Comes Ike!

    CHATSDALE replied to HouTx's topic in General Nursing

    they are going to have a problem with getting rid of water that comes in and doesn't have a way to drain out on the way to town this afternoon i saw big buses from prisons headed north flashlights,...

  3. A Frustrated Nurse Writes About Poor Conditions in Evacuee Shelters

    CHATSDALE replied to cpkRN's topic in General Nursing

    the media liked to throw the race card around during katrina but it was not factual the people in in the lower 9th ward were as a matter of fact about 90% black and they were hard hit when the levees...

  4. Restraints too Tight?

    CHATSDALE replied to laxxrickLPN's topic in General Nursing

    restaints. when used, must be loosed enough to allow nurses fingers to easily slide between wrist and restraint also restraints should be removed every 2/3 hours and patient

  5. dressing from the 3rd?

    CHATSDALE replied to Conqueror+'s topic in General Nursing

    your supervisor is par for the course i have been in nurses meeting [ltc] where we were instructed,verbally, not to date dressings or bed linen because we were due for state visit don stood in front...

  6. Here Comes Ike!

    CHATSDALE replied to HouTx's topic in General Nursing

    i love that ammo post...i pray that you don't need it if you are not in one of the lower parts of houston you should be able to ride this out if you have been thru really heavy rains and you have not...

  7. Here Comes Ike!

    CHATSDALE replied to HouTx's topic in General Nursing

    indigo, i am glad that you are not in the path of this one but i would be taking that five-day emergency pack and head in the other direction you are a brave

  8. Patient request you not take care of them?

    CHATSDALE replied to Cambria1023's topic in General Nursing

    this does happen to almost everyone sooner or later learn from it and don't let it get to you, parents are very amprehensive and they aren't good judges of who is or is not

  9. Should family members insist on being present for procedures?

    CHATSDALE replied to MG-NotANurse's topic in General Nursing

    my adult son had a daysurgery on a rotar cuff...they required that someone drop them off and that they not have access to car on discharge sooo, i was going to drop him off but the nurses called me...

  10. Here Comes Ike!

    CHATSDALE replied to HouTx's topic in General Nursing

    tex, thanks for that link..it is one of the best i have seen stay

  11. A Frustrated Nurse Writes About Poor Conditions in Evacuee Shelters

    CHATSDALE replied to cpkRN's topic in General Nursing

    all of these things might be true, the frustrations of the one nurse or the good feedback of the other katrina cannot be compared with gustav.. in katrina you had a lot of families split up d/t to...

  12. husbands that won't help

    CHATSDALE replied to tolerantgirl's topic in General Nursing

    i think that the hubby in the op is not going to change, sometimes they will change only for as long as they think they absolutely have to and then bit by bit they will slide into their old habits it...

  13. new nurses considering quiting?

    CHATSDALE replied to 1styearsucks's topic in General Nursing

    most people say it takes them a year to feel comfortable in their 'new nurses skin' if you feel that this is too much for you at this point in time see if there is not another floor or a different...

  14. RN can't find job, what gives?

    CHATSDALE replied to st4wb3rr33sh0rtc4k3's topic in General Nursing

    it is always so frustrating when you are having difficulty finding a job, one reason why i shifted to nursing in my doltage as suggested try everything that you can possibly qualify for, if you would...

  15. Here Comes Ike!

    CHATSDALE replied to HouTx's topic in General Nursing

    i do hpe that these will hit a less populated area..not that it will be better for those who are hit but just that the number who are impacted will be less and that will leave more to assist them by...

  16. Nurses and the 2008 election

    CHATSDALE replied to Brian's topic in U.S. Politics's Talk Politics

    do nurses have a more educated opinion than the general population?? you can keep informed of what is going on whether you are a truck driver, a realtor, a teacher or any other line of

  17. I have interview!

    CHATSDALE replied to JB2007's topic in General Nursing

    there are + and - in every part of nursing ltc very few get better and go home but you develop a friendship with the residents and their families but there are times when we feel like it is time to...

  18. Here Comes Ike!

    CHATSDALE replied to HouTx's topic in General Nursing

    just saw some tv about haiti and how much they have suffered over the summer this is just so heart rending, they have so little to begin with and now they are suffering w/o food, water and the...

  19. A Heartening Moment

    CHATSDALE replied to RenaissancemaN's topic in General Nursing

    the second patient even if very good hearted is not capable of determining whether a patient is capable of being fed or not if a patient aspirated or choked to death the responsibility would be the...

  20. Licensure

    CHATSDALE replied to kaejae's topic in International Nursing

    welcome to AN check with the bon of the state that you are wanting to work in USA they will tell you if your school is accredited and what steps you will take to be licensed hee god

  21. Nurses showing up late for work.

    CHATSDALE replied to justmanda's topic in General Nursing

    i was working with these nurses, oneof which had to get her children to her children no earlier than 7a in order to make up this hour she stayed an hour late and held up the nurse who came in at 2p...

  22. Hurricane Gustav Psyc Impact

    CHATSDALE replied to Bo Shoi Ming's topic in General Nursing

    i hope you are not having gator tail in that spaghetti/meatballs.poor little bubba parading around the neighborhood w/o a

  23. Southeastern LA Students - How are y'all doing?

    CHATSDALE replied to cpkRN's topic in General Nursing

    rapides parish here...some damage to houses, three deaths, two bad fires including a community playhouse and [avoyelles parish] a historic building in

  24. Hurricane Gustav Psyc Impact

    CHATSDALE replied to Bo Shoi Ming's topic in General Nursing

    got power back yesterday, my son [in pineville] still has not had any power since monday the storm was bad in central la but i can imagine what it was like down south..praise be to God we did have...

  25. Gustav

    CHATSDALE posted a topic in General Nursing

    everyone on gulf take care of yourself, just in case..fill up with gasoline and put your personal papers in a one place ready to move out if necessary above all STAY