CHATSDALE

CHATSDALE

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  1. Vacation Time Qs?

    CHATSDALE replied to NewmanFamily6's topic in General Nursing

    vacation time can vary some hospital will gie you so many vacation days a pay period, some will give you a set amount after the first year [this is being faded out in lieu of accumulating per pay...

  2. I signed a contract and now...

    CHATSDALE replied to debthern's topic in General Nursing

    a contract has to be legally binding on both parties, talk with whomever it takes to straighen this

  3. Breach of Contract?

    CHATSDALE replied to andreasl's topic in General Nursing

    was this a mistake by one of the supervisors or was this a change in hospital policy? have you talked with some of the other

  4. I miss patients

    CHATSDALE replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in General Nursing

    is there an agency that you could tap in on maybe there is another facilty that you could sign on as PRN you are right to want to keep skills up to date things change in nursing so

  5. HIV Needlestick

    CHATSDALE replied to drsrn's topic in General Nursing

    i had a stick while trying to close a sharps container...wasn't sure which resident the needle was used on but in that hall there were several so i had to go through same regimen that you are going...

  6. *Sigh* How do I tell my family?

    CHATSDALE replied to HisTreasure's topic in General Nursing

    what is the problem with your husband that would entail the need for a full time nanny? this is really expensive and i don't know if service pay will cover that much, and if your get someone who is...

  7. 4 : 1 nurse patient ratio for med surg???

    CHATSDALE replied to student456's topic in General Nursing

    yes, there is assistance, usually on a team there will be one rn plus a lpn or other rn, and one/two cnas you can do total care on 4-5 patients [depending on the status of the patient] i worked in a...

  8. Direct Entry Midwifery schools

    CHATSDALE replied to Kerrilyst's topic in Ob/Gyn

    my nephew had a midwife and a doula for their last child i don't know what training is involved but i agree with above posts that several years experience in a labor/delivery setting would be minimum...

  9. NP's calling themselves MD's

    CHATSDALE replied to shelly304's topic in General Nursing

    worked once with a nurse who was taking PA course..she said that it was the roughest class she had ever been in..she said that she and one other person in the class were nurses but that a batchlors...

  10. Can I be a nurse?

    CHATSDALE replied to browneyedgirl11's topic in General Nursing

    usually traffic offenses are excluded unless it was driving under the influence or if bodily harm, property damage however your BON or the admitting office of the school that youhope to attend would...

  11. Second opinion, how to ask doctor for?

    CHATSDALE replied to dcampbell's topic in General Nursing

    it is expensive to get a second opionion because the initial visit is always more expensive and sometimes all they do on first visit is order tests and xrays get a new neuro in another group and ask...

  12. Switched to dayshift, now cant sleep at night!

    CHATSDALE replied to chenoaspirit's topic in General Nursing

    i have always been a late to bed, sleep in in the am can't do that when you have to get up the next morning with a hard day ahead of you i have been where you

  13. HELP! Can I do this????

    CHATSDALE replied to nancypants's topic in General Nursing

    this is doable, better w/o working esp with children, probably the roughest two years of your life.. do you have anyone, family/ex, who can help with

  14. Being a patient where you work

    CHATSDALE replied to cupcake25's topic in General Nursing

    no, i really would not want to but once when i was scheduled for major surgery my insurance would pay for 80% and if i surgery done at other hospital i would have to fork over the other 20% but the...

  15. Acused of no compassion

    CHATSDALE replied to nurseofficegail's topic in General Nursing

    once another nurse were accused of keeping the med room after our shift..this was on a 3-11 shift in a ltc..we had little to do the last couple of hours except to clean and gossip which i can do while...

  16. Can RN's moonlight as LPN"s?

    CHATSDALE replied to haitianrn's topic in General Nursing

    joy, you are responsibile for any observation you acutually see whether or not you are assigned to that patient...if the distress is immedicate you are to initiate a code, if non-emergency then you...

  17. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    CHATSDALE replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    check the thread 'WHAT IS YOUR BEST NURSING GHOST STORY' it is long but it will scare you under the bed don't read if you are going to be alone tongiht boooooooooooo i enjoyed everyone of them

  18. Solving the Shortage

    CHATSDALE replied to 2bNurses22's topic in General Nursing

    pharmacists can't dx so they can't prescribe...not that they are unable to it is a legal thing same as an lpn cannot do an assessment but they are responsible for observations on their patients on...

  19. Can RN's moonlight as LPN"s?

    CHATSDALE replied to haitianrn's topic in General Nursing

    usually you can work in a lesser position than your license but you are held as noted before to a rn responsibility if the facility is willing to hire you and you are willing to accept a lower rate of...

  20. LPN job at plasma center?

    CHATSDALE replied to Blackcat99's topic in General Nursing

    they usually have a licensed nurse so that if a patient shows signs of distress i knew a nurse who did this a long time ago..i didn't think that they were allowed to buy blood anymore..i know that he...

  21. I want her fired!!!!

    CHATSDALE replied to HisTreasure's topic in General Nursing

    this in itself presents some problems, one of the biggest gripes of nurses who work in va or state hospitals are the aides and lazy nurses who have served a probation period and are now tenured and it...

  22. Pressure to join union

    CHATSDALE replied to holdensjane's topic in General Nursing

    it probably wouldn't be considered harassment if it is an individual nurse who asks you w/o a threat implied, if it is a steward or if there is undue pressure then it would be a different story most...

  23. I'm just trying to help you!

    CHATSDALE replied to jessiern's topic in General Nursing

    some people are really hard to work for if you want to make some effort to keep the workplace in some kind of pleasantry try a few things 1] talk to her in off times and become friendly with her on a...

  24. Co-Workers Read My Medical Files

    CHATSDALE replied to nurse7272's topic in General Nursing

    it is not in culture it is against the law some things you do for yourself, somethings you do for those who come behind you...if this is brushed away then the next person whom they are 'curious' about...

  25. Code Red/Code Blue/Code whatever....what do you have/what are they for?

    CHATSDALE replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

    dr heart - incident requiring cpr and code team dr fred - fire as in fire+red mr greengrass - security