CHATSDALE

CHATSDALE

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  1. Was I in the wrong here?

    CHATSDALE replied to locolorenzo22's topic in General Nursing

    congrats, welcome to a new side of nursing orders need to have been clarified, but to hold the lunch until you were better informed was not wrong, if she had needed to be kept npo and you had fed her,...

  2. Do you think anonymous means just that?

    CHATSDALE replied to BinkieRN's topic in General Nursing

    for the most part tphb know what the major problems are, inadequate staffing, which employees are not pulling their weight etc in the case of the buyout you have some nervous suits because new people...

  3. patient romance?

    CHATSDALE replied to nursiemellie's topic in General Nursing

    with many of the patients birth control was discussed with poa and md and the decison was made by them..this ensured that the family was aware of activity and that pregnancy protection was provided...

  4. patient romance?

    CHATSDALE replied to nursiemellie's topic in General Nursing

    this is a sticky wicket, a woman was infected with aids virus at a facility where i worked at...administrator had to call family and notify them about that..not a chore i would relish they had access...

  5. All critism and no thanks

    CHATSDALE replied to abbaking's topic in General Nursing

    i have seen a lot places like this problem is that things get bad a little bit at a time until you hate to come to work talk with immediate superiors if you get the plastic grin and 'we know that you...

  6. Nursing too gross for me?

    CHATSDALE replied to Pennfan's topic in General Nursing

    what you think you can do you will do what you think you can't do you will never be able to

  7. Happy News!

    CHATSDALE replied to Penelope_Pitstop's topic in General Nursing

    baby arianna has a [near] aunt waiting to love

  8. Death bed visions

    CHATSDALE replied to legend0710's topic in General Nursing

    i believe that people do see something as they are in the inbetween of life and death they did a cpr on my dad and he was angry because they brought him back from 'THAT BEAUTIFUL PLACE' this is what...

  9. will anyone ever hire me

    CHATSDALE replied to isadoragag's topic in General Nursing

    i know who dissappointing this has to be, it takes time and money to redo i would see if there are ways to protest this w/o coming across as antagonistic if you have to retake, suck it up and do the...

  10. I want her fired!!!!

    CHATSDALE replied to HisTreasure's topic in General Nursing

    i bet this man gets his way everywhere by being LOUD AND MEAN loud doesn't mean right but some people do this all the time and when they get their way the little light bulb goes on 'HEY THAT WORKS, I...

  11. Possibly offered 3-11 med/surg in hospital; HELP!

    CHATSDALE replied to mama_bird's topic in General Nursing

    i am not a morning person so i liked a shift that i could sleep as late as i liked and then go to work, usually went to bed late anyway, still do when my son was in school i had to work 3/11 for a...

  12. Need Advice- non supportive SO

    CHATSDALE replied to STA29's topic in General Nursing

    your choice in a career will last a long time, a so sometimes becomes a memory but you will probably always need to work so do something that you really want to

  13. bereavement leave

    CHATSDALE replied to BearyPrivate's topic in General Nursing

    nicky and beary, sorry for your loss, it is never easy even if you have seen a steady decline most facilities have a list of family members whose death qualifies for bereavement paid time, usually...

  14. I can't believe this! Help again Cardiac Nurses!

    CHATSDALE replied to RN75's topic in General Nursing

    usually any anticoag is not given preop if there is a choice..some patients will take an asa when they start hurting because that is what is recommended as an emergency measure but you would not want...

  15. Blood Exposure

    CHATSDALE replied to HelloNurse 24's topic in General Nursing

    if it is a couple of days from cut to exposure i believe that the risk is low definitely fill out a incidient report asap request a testing which usually covers about 6 months staggered out if same as...

  16. My son was denied health insurance!!!!!

    CHATSDALE replied to Little Panda RN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    incurance companies have to 1. pay overhead ie office space, workers, executives 2.advertisements 3 investigators to root out fraud 4.make a profit for those stockholders who are depending on income...

  17. If I may ask of you

    CHATSDALE replied to MedSurgeNewbie's topic in General Nursing

    absolutely

  18. crying abuse when being written up for neglect of patients

    CHATSDALE replied to adrienurse's topic in General Nursing

    like the advise i have been there myself and if you find someone who is aggressive they will take over the floor if you let them you are paid to work and they are paid to work..part of your job is to...

  19. am I going to be in trouble?

    CHATSDALE replied to Ms.RN's topic in General Nursing

    i had a state surveyer send me a registered letter once, it did not even state what they were going to talk to me about just a appt date and and office address scared me to death, i raked my brains...

  20. Shoeing horses to Nursing????

    CHATSDALE replied to Granite714's topic in General Nursing

    nursing is a physical job as well as mental be confident that this is the job that you are going to be happy with before you spend time and money it is not a job for everyone but very satisfing if...

  21. Any Nurse Anesthetist's here?

    CHATSDALE replied to prettyNpurple's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    look at the top of thepage there is a tab with specilities, click on advanced nursing and you will find a thread for n.

  22. I Did It!!!!...........

    CHATSDALE replied to yuyu75's topic in General Nursing

    THE First step is always the hardest,

  23. My sister was not taken care of in a nursing home

    CHATSDALE replied to Ginger45's topic in General Nursing

    patients that requestcertain meds are given the sing-song voice 'we can't give you anyhting but what the doctor ordered co-workers

  24. is it considered abandonment if no call no show?

    CHATSDALE replied to Ms.RN's topic in General Nursing

    a resignmation is alway better than a no-show i have had nurses call me and at 8p and ask me to but on the callin boat that she was quitting and she was due to come to work at 8am the kicker: a year...

  25. I need advice on what to do I am scared..

    CHATSDALE replied to Ms. Nurse Assistant's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    when you are looking at it 11 months in a long time but when yo are llooking back it doesn't seems so bad go for the lpn and when you get through you can do the bridge if you have a little time before...