CHATSDALE

CHATSDALE

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  1. Cardiac Monitor Tech position

    CHATSDALE replied to Marie-SC's topic in General Nursing

    basically just as it says to be able to monitor and identify strips and alert nurse to unusal

  2. Im About To Become An Rn

    CHATSDALE replied to reimundijanet's topic in Connecticut Nursing

    congrats on

  3. Wanting to Return

    CHATSDALE replied to 04/04/1950's's topic in General Nursing

    i would first update skills, take a refresher course, there are many jobs available for you many doors that will open to

  4. Prefering RNs to LPNs

    CHATSDALE replied to SunnyandIrish's topic in General Nursing

    if you can afford to go the rn route first it is preferable because it opens more doors than you could ever get as a lpn going to schooll as an rn is , at least in this area, is easier than going to...

  5. Am I going to die?

    CHATSDALE replied to 2bnurselovescoffee's topic in General Nursing

    sometimes they need to be reassured sometimes you need to address the situation head on ask if they would like to speak to a chaplain, ask them what they doctor has told them don't poopah over their...

  6. Help

    CHATSDALE replied to fabienneheuberger's topic in General Nursing

    GOOD ADVISE

  7. Do you have to be so greedy?!

    CHATSDALE replied to ooserrn's topic in General Nursing

    i have seen nurses like this but they are not the norm, usually they are their own worse enemy and they get themselves out of a job tell your newer nurses to hang in there, learn a lot and be an...

  8. CNA expired

    CHATSDALE replied to Malena7777's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    you need to check with your state licensure board log onto your state's web site and see if you can find someone to help

  9. When do you NOT want people to know you're a Nurse

    CHATSDALE replied to Nurse_Newbie's topic in General Nursing

    it doesn't make any differece they won't listen to you anyway i told my grandsn that his girlfriends father looked REALLY BAD and needed to go to er,,,,i was sharing some cake with another guest and i...

  10. Disturbance During Lunch/Break

    CHATSDALE replied to pagandeva2000's topic in General Nursing

    if you are on lunch and have someone covering for you, tell the aid and the ward clerk who to go to in an emergency then leave the floor for a lunch break, even if you don't want to eat, sitting down...

  11. Calling Docs by their first name...

    CHATSDALE replied to zamboni's topic in General Nursing

    tweety, that reminds me of the old story of the lady running up and down the beach screaming for a lifeguard 'MY SON, THE DOCTOR, IS DROWNING i think that people should be comfortable with what they...

  12. For Inactive Nurses desiring to return to the field

    CHATSDALE replied to live4today's topic in Retired Nurses

    i admire anyone who is willig to go back to work after a extended time out of the field but nursing really does change a lot in a short time so a refresher course is a good idea, gives you some hands...

  13. Hi everyone... I go to CCRI

    CHATSDALE replied to EkInRI's topic in General Nursing

    welcome to all nurses, i hope that you find a place in next

  14. Sex Discrimination or not?

    CHATSDALE replied to VAC's topic in General Nursing

    when i was a student there was a ruling that no female student could be in or during a tupr, orchietomy etc in surgeries considering male genitalia: however once there were returned to floor any nurse...

  15. Dirty needle stick...and I'm 20 weeks pregnant...

    CHATSDALE replied to tbr96's topic in General Nursing

    if this of any comfort, i have had two sticks from confirmed hiv+ and neither has given me anything except a lot of worry first time i was a single parent with a small child to raise and there was no...

  16. dishonesty in diagnosis

    CHATSDALE replied to the tooth's topic in General Nursing

    i vote for truth, if you lie then you are obligating all other staff members to lie to uphold your

  17. Homeless shelter staff administering medication

    CHATSDALE replied to KatzchenLSW's topic in General Nursing

    mixing meds together is not a good idea, some meds are given or held according to b/p, level of edema etc this is not something a nurse should do and certainly not something a untrained volunteer...

  18. phantom limb pain

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

    phantom pain can last for years i agree that the opiate pan meds don't bring much

  19. Intubation

    CHATSDALE replied to rnwithtof's topic in General Nursing

    in a hospital where i work the resp therapist would call in nurses to perform intubations on deceased patients before the funeral home came to pick up the

  20. Can I challenge the LVN exam?

    CHATSDALE replied to Blondie2008's topic in General Nursing

    most states have strict requirements on the amount of study that is required to take liscenure tests i am sure that some of the military have sufficient experience/knowledge to know what is taught in...

  21. I was thinking April 1st was not a good day

    CHATSDALE replied to student-with-no-life's topic in General Nursing

    congratulations, that is wonderful

  22. I got in!!!

    CHATSDALE replied to jess1018's topic in General Nursing

    congrats

  23. Kicked out of Nursing program

    CHATSDALE replied to leereynold218's topic in General Nursing

    if she is not allowed to retake a class it probably beneefit her to get into the bsn program if that is an option she hhas put in time and money, look into every opition, don't let this go down the...

  24. Becoming a Nurse..?

    CHATSDALE replied to ChristyGirl's topic in General Nursing

    1] bsn = rn 2] you will need prerequesites you will need to check with the school that you are applying to for the specifics 3] difficult to but a time on parttime to graduation 4]shortage is still...

  25. backstabbed at work

    CHATSDALE replied to NuHappyRN's topic in General Nursing

    there is something a new nurse that brings out the worse is some people, when i got my first nursing job there was a cliche that the rest of the floor called the B_____ bunchthey made my life...